New Reach – Martha’s Place – CARF ACREDITED

Emergency shelter program (ESP): A safe and supportive refuge for homeless women ages 18+

New Reach operates two clean, safe, and supportive shelters in the City of New Haven. These shelters have the capacity to serve 18 individual women and 23 women with children every day as they work toward reestablishing permanent housing and long-term independence.

Last year, just under three hundred individuals were able to seek refuge in our shelters—47% of them were children. Over the last few years, as we’ve begun diverting families from shelter if they have any other option, we’ve noticed that our shelter guests have greater casework needs. The average length of time that an individual stays with us in shelter is 67 days, and a family stays slightly longer with an average stay of 106 days. We’re proud to say that, because of our experienced staff and intensive casework, 74% of our shelter guests moved on with a positive outcome to permanent housing last year—far better than the statewide average of 53%