Our Impact
Because of friends like you, Rosie’s Place can provide hope and unconditional support to women struggling with homelessness and poverty. Over the past year, we:
- Ensured that no woman faced crisis alone, helping 2,664 guests remain housed through eviction prevention services, an increase of 32% from the previous year.
- Fought hunger in our community by serving 187,000 nourishing and well-balanced meals, a 23% increase from the year before and an average of more than 500 meals daily.
- Our Food Pantry provided groceries to 8,800 women, an 8% increase over the year prior with an average of 323 guests served a day.
- Provided welcome and sanctuary to 152 women through our 20-bed shelter. Of the women who stayed with us and sought housing assistance, 29 moved into permanent or transitional housing with our help.
- Helped our guests navigate a complex legal system by assisting 1,200 women with legal aid and resources related to immigration, housing, employment, family law and CORI sealing through in-person visits and our Legal Helpline, an increase of 14% from the previous year.
- Enrolled 340 English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students in 658 on-site and virtual classes. Students also learned in computer labs, through teaching phone calls and by using app-based educational software through their phones.
- Broadened access to opportunity and stability by working with 430 guests and placing 27 in jobs. An additional 78 women entered and completed job training programs—more than twice as many as the previous year.
- Prevented the upheaval of eviction by supporting 70 newly housed women and women at risk of eviction through regular home visits and consistent contact with property owners and management companies, keeping 100% of the guests served through this program healthy and housed.
- Launched a new Behavioral Health program and held one-on-one counseling sessions and hosted support groups for 130 guests. Our Recovery Navigator assisted 41 guests struggling with substance use disorders in pursuing sobriety.
- Our Employment Specialist provided 700 sessions assisting guests with job searches and applications, resume writing, and building interview skills. And now, we are also helping guests to navigate unemployment benefits and seek work in new fields.
- Our Housing Stabilization program helped 100% a caseload of 58 guests to remain housed and stable this year and 60 women received regular visits through our Friendly Visitor program.
- Our Wellness Center welcomed 2,500 guest visits for health and medical assistance. We now screen each guest who visits us for COVID-19 symptoms, performing an average of 90 medical screenings daily.
- Through our Public Policy program, 300 women were empowered to learn more about their rights and take actions that foster change on issues that affect poor and homeless women.
Our Programs & Services
- Emergency Support - We offer meals 365 days a year; a food pantry with non-perishable items and fresh produce; showers, laundry and lockers; overnight beds for up to 28 days; and providers for health and wellness care.
- Ongoing Support - Multi-lingual Advocates offer one-on-one assistance with short- and long-term issues. Expert help is provided by our Legal Program, Recovery Support Navigator, mental health, employment and housing search specialists. Through our Public Policy Program, we engage guests in the fight for social justice. Our Women's Education Center provides women with free ESOL, literacy and computer classes.
Who We Serve
- Many of the women we assist are working but simply can’t make ends meet.
- Some are newly homeless, while other women have been living on the streets for years.
- We serve women as young as age 18 and as old as 80.
- Approximately one-third of our guests are accompanied by children.
- Some of our guests are living with severe health problems or have hidden disabilities such as substance abuse disorder or mental illness.
- Our guests represent a wide variety of ethnic groups, including African-American, Hispanic, Haitian, Chinese, African and white women.
- We provide compassionate and comprehensive support to more than 13,000 women in need every year.
Our Staff & Leadership
- Rosie's Place employs a staff of 98.
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The Board of Directors at Rosie's Place brings the diverse areas of expertise, perspectives, resources, networks, and ideas that Rosie's Place needs to grow and thrive. Our Board is comprised of 15 members. These individuals are also part of six sub-committees including our Strategic Planning and Governance Committees.