Serving the community since 1984

q       50,381       People were served                                                     Office visits                   21,267

q       14,039       Men                                                                             Off site visits                   2,772

q       12,883       Women                                                                        Phone calls                   45,679+

q       12,268       Boys                                                                            Units of service             79,487+

q       11,191       Girls                                                                             Units Co-Dependents     12,803

q            81         pregnant women

EMERGENCY HOUSING/SHELTER PROGRAM PROVIDED

q       51,000+                 nights of shelter were provided for individuals/families in need

q         5,686+                 people received Emergency Shelter placements

q           419+                  Emergency Rent payments were made for individuals/families

q         $22,932+             utility payments made

q       $6000,000+           in requests for rental assistance were received

q       $229,334+             in emergency rent payments were disbursed

q       $287,740+             in emergency housing payments were disbursed

 ALCOHOL/SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTERIM COUNSELING SERVICES

q   3,000+ individuals were assessed for alcohol/substance abuse related issues

q       500+  were admitted to the Better Way Interim Counseling Program

    280+  were provided with transportation to/from detox or inpatient treatment programs

 2,800+ nights of emergency subsistence shelter were provided through our housing program

 250,000+ meals were provided through our food programs

  500+ individuals were provided with emergency food certificates for local supermarkets

 1,500+ individuals were provided with emergency meal vouchers for local restaurants

  100+ individuals were tested for HIV

 500 individuals were provided with emergency clothing

□ 150+individuals were provided with shoe certificates

 2000+ individuals were provided with advocacy services

□ 650 self help groups sessions were provided for clients

□ 100+ referrals for medical service were made from our Street Outreach and Mobile Soup Kitchen

    Vehicles

□  Countless referrals were made to other service providers for this special need population.  Especially to

     Mental Health Providers

 ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAMS

q       250,000+ food items distributed to families, individuals and other service providers as needed

q       1,000,000+ meals served to those in need.  (total)

q       97,000+ meals served from our Mobile Soup Kitchen-Disaster Units at our feeding 5 sites.

q       160,000+ meals served at SHIP's Galley I in Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Somerville

□    6,000 meals to victims of Hurricane Floyd

q       10,000 meals served to the recovery workers at Ground Zero-World Trade Center

q       20,000 Holiday Meal Dinners on New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day

q       2,209+ Meal Vouchers to local restaurants were provided at a cost of over $20,000

q       32,000 meals provided through SHIP-to-Shore Emergency Food Service to the hungry in the cities of

      Asbury Park, New Brunswick, Bradley Beach, Belmar, Neptune and Plainfield

q       35,000 other meals were provided to those in need in the Somerset County region

 HIV/AIDS EDUCATION/TESTING/PREVENTION PROGRAM (non funded)

q       4,500+ people infected or affected with HIV/AIDS were assisted

q       36 clients and friends were received into eternal rest. (they will be missed)

q       150+ individuals were pre- and post-tested for HIV/AIDS at our Drop-in-Center in Somerville.  In

       partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ.

    $2,000.00 was distributed to help survivor families in need with burial cost assistance.

 GROUND ZERO - WORLD TRADE CENTER 2001 & 2002

During the aftermath of the World Trade disaster of 9-11, SHIP once again responded to the call for help from the Emergency Service Units Command Center at Ground Zero.  We provided over 10,000 gourmet meals to the uniformed service workers.  The Mobile Soup Kitchen - Disaster Unit visited the red zone in Ground Zero every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from October 2001 to mid January 2002.  Police and Fire Departments from throughout Somerset County escorted the MSK and support vehicles, carrying volunteers to the site each time we served meals.  SHIP raised $75,000.00 and spent more to cover the cost of operations

 HURRICANE FLOYD DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT - 1999

During the aftermath of the recent Hurricane Floyd the Mobile Soup Kitchen – Disaster Unit responded to the call for emergency meals.  SHIP’s staff and volunteer crews provided over 6,000 meals to the affected county residents who were displaced or unable to prepare meals because of the disaster.  Staff and volunteer crews worked every day for the first fourteen days after the disaster struck.

Donations received totaled $11,606.94.  Payments were made to 26 families or individuals affected by the disaster.  The payments varied from a low of $250.00 to a high of $1,000.00.  A total of over $11,606.94 was distributed to those in need of this emergency assistance.

 More than 20,000 personal items and household items were distributed and over 1,000 pieces of new clothing were also distributed to those in need.

q       14,000+ Individuals were provided with advocacy services.  This includes interventions, which resulted in

       clients being provided with services that may have been originally denied by other service providers.

q       396 Clients were provided with Flu and Pneumonia vaccinations through cooperation with the Somerville

       Health Department.  The cost of the shots was covered by donations to SHIP.

q       546  Clients were seen at the Saint Peter’s University Hospital Community Mobile Health Unit. The vehicle

       visits our Galleys and Mobile Soup Kitchen Sites.  Clients were provided with Blood Pressure Screenings,

       Blood Sugar testing, and Flu Shots.  Thirty one clients were referred for medical follow up regarding

       medical needs identified.

q       574            Families or individuals were provided furniture and/or household items.

q       12,276       Household items were distributed to those in need

q       73,500       Articles of clothing were distributed to 27,689 people.

q       $9,120       In shoe and/or clothing certificates distributed to 480 people

q       157            Individuals were provided free eye examinations, frames and glasses.

q       28,000+     Hospitality packs were distributed – including: razors, shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothbrushes

                        and toothpaste, etc.

q       907            Individuals provided employment assistance.

q       309            Utility payments made.

q       14,000+     Direct agency advocacy interventions provided.

q       877            Individuals provided transportation assistance.

q       208            Emergency pharmaceutical payments were made for clients in need.

q       21,960       Our Christmas Gift Program distributed gifts to 10,188 adults, 5,939 boys, and 5,848- girls.

                       Christmas gifts were distributed to clients and agencies located in Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer,

                        Middlesex and Monmouth Counties.

□    58              Haircuts at area salons

□    55              Emergency Showers

□    25              Donated Motor Vehicles given to clients in need

□ $12,307        Cash payments to hurricane disaster victims

□   200+           Clients in need of medical care were referred to providers

NOT BAD FOR A HOST OF VOLUNTEERS AND A PAID STAFF OF 2 FULL TIMERS AND 1 PART TIMER.  GOD BLESS THEM ALL.

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