Sojourner Truth House Day Center Program
Sojourner Truth House provides a day center program to homeless women and women with children residing in local Gary shelters. We take a holistic approach to address physical, mental, and emotional needs. We understand that participants have real barriers, and we work with them to find the path back to independence and wholeness.
Our classes help people identify the root causes of financial and emotional struggles—whether it’s parenting, addiction, mental health, job issues, or education. We offer wrap-around support to help overcome these challenges. While on-site, participants get fresh meals, rides to appointments, access to laundry, and more during the day.
STH staff and volunteers welcome everyone with a smile and treat each person with dignity and respect. Participants receive one-on-one support and help setting personal goals. This helps us identify their most urgent needs and connect them with the right tools, resources, and referrals to start rebuilding their lives and moving out of homelessness.
Sojourner Truth House Participant Outreach Programs-
Transitional Outreach Program Participants (TOPPs)
Both staff and clients acknowledge that simply obtaining housing is not always the end of the story. There may continue to be obstacles to overcome as formerly homeless women work toward renewed wellness, wholeness and self-sustainability.
The Transitional Outreach Program Participants (TOPPs) is designed to address the spiritual, mental, social, financial and personal challenges of clients who were homeless and have transitioned into their own homes.
The goal is to equip participants with the skills and resources needed to maintain self-sufficiency and make positive contributions to the community. They can attend therapeutic and life skill classes that teach them how to move toward a life of stability and prosperity.
Permanent Supportive Housing Program
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is a HUD-funded program that follows the Housing First model. This means that our clients are housed first and then they are encouraged to address the issues that might have contributed to or caused their chronic homelessness. New clients come to the PSH programs through referrals from local shelter providers. We work with clients to find the right housing for them within the limits of the funding that is available. Participants of the PSH program work towards goals of achieving and maintaining permanent housing, achieving greater self-determination, and increasing their income and non-cash benefits.
Gateway Permanent Supportive Housing Program
Gateway, a HUD-funded program, uses the Housing First model. This means that our clients are housed first and then they are encouraged to address the issues that might have contributed to or caused their chronic homelessness. New clients come to the Gateway program through referrals from local shelter providers. We work with clients to find the right housing for them within the limits of the funding that is available. Participants of the Gateway program work towards goals of achieving and maintaining permanent housing, achieving greater self-determination, and increasing their income and non-cash benefits.
Services for the Community
Gary residents can access our food pantry, which is one of a few in the area that also provides personal care products. Our pantry service also includes a Clothes Closet for women, providing basic clothing needs. Other services include basic health screenings and referrals to local clinics. Having access to these basic services helps bridge the gap for clients as they work through temporary life challenges. During the registration process, our interviewers serve with the utmost dignity and respect and may identify other needs such as job loss, homelessness or other temporary financial setbacks and hardships and can refer to other agencies that help in meeting intermittent emergency needs.
*Pantry hours of operations are Tuesday through Thursday – 9am until 11am and 1pm until 2pm. First come, first served.
