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Renaissance is accredited by CARF International. CARF International accreditation demonstrates a program’s quality, transparency, and commitment to the satisfaction of the persons served. CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.1
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Our Impact
In 2022, we served more than 3,800 individuals and families in Chicago. 2,171 households were provided resources to prevent becoming homeless, 545 participants lived in the agency’s supportive housing, including 57 families, 630 people living on the streets and in shelters we connected to housing, healthcare, and other services, and 86% of housed participants received community-based integrated healthcare.
2022 Participant Outcomes
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94% of participants remained in housing for at least one year
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92% of participants achieved at least one of their stabilization goals
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100% of participants avoided unnecessary hospitalizations
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99% of participants avoided evictions
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99% of participants were not incarcerated
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88% of participants avoided psychiatric admissions
Renaissance Social Services and
Social Return on Investment (SROI)
Social Return on Investment (SROI) is a measure of the extra financial impact that programming has on the community. It is calculated by adding together all the costs of programming and then comparing them to the financial return created by those programming costs. Any SROI value greater than 1 means that the program is returning more in financial gains that it takes in.
For Renaissance programming, the SROI is significant! Take a look!
For every 1$ invested in our Permanent Supportive Housing program for individuals, $1.69 is returned to the community.
For every $1 invested in our Family Support Program, $1.62 is returned to the community.
And for every $1 invested in our Homeless Prevention Program, $2.84 is returned to the community.
Alternatively, put another way, for every dollar you invest in our programs, the community gains more than a dollar in real benefits!
Supportive Housing, Street Outreach, Homeless Prevention, and Mental Healthcare Saves Money and Lives, as seen in our 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 Annual Reports.
Our approach integrates comprehensive social and practical support with connections to health care services for chronically homeless individuals with behavioral health issues and substance abuse disorders.
8.75 years
The average amount of time our participants have spent homeless before coming into our program
50%
More than 1/2 of our participants also have a chronic health condition, and were at risk of dying if the didn't find housing.
52%
The average hospital visits during our participants' lifetime, with 6 ER visits in just 12 months prior to entering our program
50%
Number of our participants who also have a chronic health condition, and at risk of dying if the didn't find housing.
93%
Percentage of participants who have spent time in jail or prison: an average of 3 1/2 years of incarceration during their lifetime
Supportive Housing Outreach Team (SHOT) Facts
