Our Housing

Our Philosophy

Places for People believes that housing is a right and the foundation for sustainable recovery. When assisting someone with a history of chronic homelessness and untreated mental illness, we utilize a "Housing First" model, which means we address immediate needs of shelter and safety while beginning treatment of an illness.

"Places for People believes housing is a right and the foundation for sustainable recovery."

We have nearly 40 years' experience assisting with the housing needs of people living with serious mental illness. Our extensive experience confirms that most people want to and can live independently. Annually, over 80% of our clients live independently in the community. We recognize, however, that some people have specialized needs and benefit from specialized, supported housing. Thus, we feature an array of housing.

Housing Support

Places for People annually assists hundreds of people with serious mental illness who are living independently. Through our community support teams, we provide different things for different people to promote successful independent living housing. These services include:

Assistance with budgeting, including payeeship
Medication management
Assistance accessing entitlements, including rental subsidies:
- Supportive Community Living (SCL) is Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) voucher for consumers with a disability, to assist with living in an apartment or Residential Care Facility.
- Shelter Plus Care (S+C) is a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded voucher for people with a disability who meet certain criteria of homelessness.
- Supportive Housing Program (SHP) is a HUD-funded program providing case management and housing vouchers to families who are homeless and have a head of household with a disability.
Education about and/or assistance with activities of daily living, including cooking and cleaning
Coordination of donations to furnish apartments
Moving services for clients

Array of Housing

		WEST PINE GROUP HOME The West Pine Group Home opened in 1983 as the first psychiatric group home in St. Louis. It is a transitional facility, with on-site staff supporting clients to build the skills and confidence to succeed in an independent housing setting.

		EMERGENCY APARTMENTS Places for People's Morganford property includes 7 apartments for PfP clients and 3 emergency housing units to provide immediate housing for new clients who are homeless. Annually, 12 people use the emergency apartments, typically for brief periods while their community support teams find appropriate long-term housing. Within six months, 95% of people using these apartments are in permanent housing and engaged in treatment.

		CJ's PLACE CJ's Place offers safe housing and on-site support services for people who have been struggling with chronic homelessness and untreated mental illness, addiction disorders and/or HIV/AIDS. The building houses 18 single-unit apartments with a combined living room/bedroom and a private kitchen and bath. CJ's Place promotes recovery and healthier choices and, for many residents, provides stable housing and treatment for the first time in their lives.

		PLACES AT PAGE Currently under construction, Places at Page will feature 23 apartments with on-site community support services. Its residents will be people who want to live independently, who have some of the skills necessary to succeed in an independent setting, but who will benefit from accessibility of services. At least 50% of the residents will have a history of homelessness and all would be at-risk for homelessness without ongoing support.

		AFFORDABLE HOUSING Places for People owns and manages eight Affordable Housing apartments for people to address the shortage of available affordable housing. These apartments are supported, in part, by the Housing and Urban Development's Section 8 Program.