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Mission Statement

Responding to the call of Christ to nurture life, Room At The Inn of the Carolinas operates housing and programs for homeless, single, pregnant women and single mothers with children offering them opportunities to have new lives of healthy, hope-filled independence.

Core Values

  • We respect the health, dignity and life of the mothers and the children, born and unborn, that we serve.
  • We have a preferential option for serving the poor and vulnerable.
  • We encourage and affirm the desires of the clients to have their families and significant others involved in their lives.
  • We recognize that diversity of stakeholders is a strength of our organization and seek to partner and collaborate with all people of faith and goodwill.
  • We seek to implement accepted best practices consistent with our values in all areas of the agency’s operations and service provision.
  • We understand that we are called to educate the community about the needs and contributions of the women and children we serve and to advocate on their behalf.

Program Outcomes for July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009

Maternity Home Programs

Room At The Inn of the Carolinas, Inc. operates two licensed maternity home programs in the Carolinas. These are:

The Nussbaum Maternity Home (NMH)

Located in Greensboro, NC. Fully licensed by NCDHHS, the Nussbaum Maternity Home provides maternity home services to up to six pregnant women with or without previous children.

The McGivney Maternity Home (MMH)

Located in Bluffton, SC. Fully licensed by SCDSS, the McGivney Maternity Home provides maternity home services to up to six pregnant women with or without previous children.


Outputs Achieved


NMH

  • Total nights of shelter provided to pregnant clients: 2,032
  • Total nights of shelter provided to children: 887
  • Total meals provided to clients: 8,757
  • Transportation trips provided for health, self sufficiency and other appointments: 1,184

MMH

  • Total nights of shelter provided to pregnant clients: 2,115
  • Total nights of shelter provided to children: 1,541
  • Total meals provided to clients: 10,938
  • Transportation trips provided for health, self sufficiency and other appointments: 873

 

Targeted Outcomes and Measures Obtained

80% of residents 18 years of age or older will increase their income:

NMH clients: 100% of clients 18 years or older increased their income;
MMH clients: 100% of clients 18 years of age or older increased their income.

80% of maternity home graduates will transition to permanent housing:

NMH clients: 100% of maternity home graduates transitioned to permanent housing;
MMH clients: 100% of maternity home graduates transitioned to permanent housing.

 

Maternal, Infant and Child Healthcare Program

Room At The Inn of the Carolinas, Inc. operates a Maternal, Infant and Child Healthcare Program for all residents of the maternity home programs. Services include: weekly counseling sessions; transportation to medical appointments; and health education classes.

Outputs Achieved

NMH

  • Healthcare related case management meetings: 384
  • Healthcare related transportation: 525
  • Health Education Life Skills Classes offered: CPR/First Aid (Infant, Toddler/Adult), Nutrition, Childbirth, Personal Hygiene, Parenting, Dental Hygiene, Anger Management, Family Planning, Housekeeping, Tenants Rights, Personal Safety, Cooking Class, Job Interviewing, Budgeting, Credit Management, Savings, Relationships, Healthy Start, and Parents as Teachers.

MMH

  • Healthcare related case management meetings: 818
  • Healthcare related transportation: 236
  • Health Education Life Skills Classes offered: CPR/First Aid (Infant, Toddler/Adult), Nutrition, Childbirth, Personal Hygiene, Parenting, Dental Hygiene, Anger Management, Family Planning, Housekeeping, Tenants Rights, Personal Safety, Scrapbooking, Job Interviewing, Budgeting, Credit Management, Savings, Consumer Credit Counseling, Relationships and Abstinence.

Targeted Outcomes and Measures Obtained:

80% of pre-natal appointments will be kept by each maternity home resident, as documented by weekly appointment record:

NMH clients: 100% of pre-natal appointments were kept;
MMH clients: 85% of pre-natal appointments were kept.

80% of babies born will have healthy birth weights (5.5 pounds or greater) as documented by medical records:

NMH clients: 80% of babies born had birth weights of 5.5 pounds or greater (11 of 14);
MMH clients: 100% of babies born had birth weights of 5.5 pounds or greater (11 of11).

80% of babies will be born drug free as documented in medical record:

NMH clients: 100% of babies were born drug free;
MMH clients: 100% of babies were born drug free.

80% of babies will have a five minute APGAR score of 8 or more:

NMH clients: 93% of babies born had APGAR scores of 8 or more;
MMH clients: 100% of babies born had APGAR score of 8 or more.

Child Development Programs

Room At The Inn of the Carolinas, Inc., operates two child development programs, which are located at our maternity home facilities. These are:

Joey’s Room

Located in the Nussbaum Maternity Home in Greensboro, NC. Joey’s Room provides childcare and child development services to the children of the residents of the maternity home and supported community living housing programs. Joey’s Room is fully licensed by the NC Division of Child Development.


The Lowcountry Nursery

Located in the McGivney Maternity Home in Bluffton, SC. The Lowcountry Nursery provides childcare and child development services to the children of the residents of the maternity home program.


Outputs Achieved


Joey’s Room

18 children received child development services.

The Lowcountry Nursery

0 children received child development services.

Targeted Outcomes and Measures Achieved

80% of children will reach developmental milestones at appropriate ages as measured by case management documentation:

Joey’s Room: 100% of children reached developmental milestones at appropriate ages;

Lowcountry Nursery: n/a % of children reached developmental milestones at appropriate ages.
Emergency Shelter Program

 

 

Emergency Shelter

Room At The Inn of the Carolinas, Inc. operates an emergency shelter program in our Amy Elizabeth Disney House located in Greensboro, NC. Two beds are available for homeless, pregnant women who are waiting for admission into the Nussbaum Maternity Home program or who had graduated from the Nussbaum Maternity Home program and are waiting for permanent housing to become available. Emergency shelter services are not available in SC.

Outputs Achieved

(No targeted outcomes for this program have been developed)

13 women and 7 children were sheltered with a total of 408 nights of shelter and 1,224 meals provided. Other services including case management, transportation, and material/financial assistance were also provided to these clients.

Supported Community Living Services (College-based program)

Room At The Inn of the Carolinas, Inc. operates supported community living services for maternity home program graduates who are pursuing an Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at an accredited college or university on a full-time basis. This program integrates aspects of other agency services such as the child development, self sufficiency and aftercare programs. Housing is provided at the following agency facilities: Amy’s House (1 family), the Backyard Ministry of Cherry Street United Methodist Church (1 family), the Samaritan House of the First Church of the Brethren (1 family).


Outputs Achieved


Amy’s House

  • 517 nights of shelter were provided to maternity home graduates
  • 606 nights of shelter were provided to children of maternity home graduates
  • Total nights of shelter provided: 1,123

BYM of Cherry Street United Methodist Church

  • 138 nights of shelter were provided to maternity home graduates
  • 150 nights of shelter were provided to children of maternity home graduates
  • Total nights of shelter provided: 288

Samaritan House of First Church of the Brethren

  • 206 nights of shelter were provided to maternity home graduates
  • 412 nights of shelter were provided to children of maternity home graduates
  • Total nights of shelter provided: 618

McGivney Maternity Home

  • 0 nights of shelter were provided to maternity home graduates
  • 0 nights of shelter were provided to children of maternity home graduates
  • Total nights of shelter provided: 0

Targeted Outcomes and Measurements Obtained:

80% of families obtain/remain in safe housing as measured by case management records
Amy’s House: 100% of families obtained/remained in safe housing;
BYM: 100% of families obtained/remained in safe housing;
Samaritan House: 100% of families obtained/remained in safe housing;

Dixon Self Sufficiency Program

Room At The Inn of the Carolinas, Inc. operates a self sufficiency program for the clients of the maternity home and community supported living programs. This program incorporates case management, transportation, financial/material assistance and life skills education in the following topics: Job Interviewing, Budgeting, Credit Management, Savings, Consumer Credit Counseling, Housekeeping and Tenants’ Rights and Responsibilities. Financial assistance and transportation are provided to maternity home clients who are enrolled in educational/vocational training programs. This program is based at both the Triad and Lowcountry maternity home locations.


Outputs Achieved

(No targeted outcomes for this program have been developed)

NMH

  • 203 self sufficiency case management/counseling sessions were conducted
  • 219 self sufficiency related transportation trips were provided to clients

MMH

  • 818 self sufficiency case management/counseling sessions were conducted
  • 354 self sufficiency related transportation trips were provided to clients

Pratt Spiritual and Character Development Program

Room At The Inn of the Carolinas, Inc. operates a completely voluntary program for the clients of the maternity home programs to help them develop self-esteem, positive outlooks, and stable relationships with members of their own faith community. Clients earn points on a weekly basis for participation in activities related to their own spiritual and/or personal growth. Points are earned for a variety of activities including: attendance at their local faith community worship services; involvement in local volunteer activities; improvement in program compliance and attitude; and achievement of personal goals. Points may be converted to financial assistance upon graduation to assist the client with deposits for housing, utilities or for personal needs.

Outputs Achieved

NMH

  • 100% of maternity home clients participated in this program

MMH

  • 100% of maternity home clients participated in this program

Aftercare Program

Room At The Inn of the Carolinas, Inc. operates an Aftercare program for all maternity home program graduates. Case management, counseling, material and financial assistance are available for all maternity home program graduates for five years after the birth of their children.

Outputs Achieved

Group meetings supervised by program staff were conducted quarterly in both the Triad area of NC and the Lowcountry area of SC. A total of 34 maternity home program graduates attended at least one of these meetings during the Year.

Support services were provided as requested to program graduates.

Targeted Outcomes and Measurements Achieved

Program graduates will maintain housing stability as self reported:
90% of program graduates maintained housing stability as self reported at meetings held in the Triad area of NC;
69% of program graduates maintained housing stability as self reported at meetings held in the Lowcountry area of SC.

Aftercare program participants will maintain education/employment as self reported:
80% of program graduates maintained education/employment as self reported at meetings held in the Triad area of NC;
53% of program graduates maintained employment as self reported at meetings held in the Lowcountry area of SC.
31% of program graduates maintained education as self reported at meetings held in the Lowcountry area of SC.

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