Pine Street Inn Inc

Permanent supportive housingpine street's supportive housing program provides the largest single share of permanent housing dedicated to homeless individuals in the city. the goal of the program is to ensure that individuals with a long history of homelessness have a permanent home and gain greater levels of self-sufficiency over time through individual service plans. the program encompasses more than 1,100 units of housing and the clinical support services needed to stabilize chronically homeless and disabled individuals in that housing. in fy25, pine street's housing program supported 1,188 individuals in housing with 98% of those individuals retaining their housing. forty-one tenants reached self-sufficiency and moved on from psi's supportive housing to independent community-based living. this created an opportunity to offer housing to 41 new tenants within our existing housing portfolio.

Housing placementpine street inn partners with both public and private funders in delivering housing placement and stabilization services. in fy25, 350 individuals from the street and shelter were housed through these services. our services are based on evidence-based models, innovation and ongoing research, which leverages all possible resources to bring individuals out of homelessness as quickly as possible. our housing placement services start at the front door with triage where we work with individuals immediately to resolve their housing crisis. for individuals with more complex housing barriers, rapid rehousing services provide housing search, income maximization, placement and community-based stabilization services. for chronically homeless individuals, a special housing navigation team works in conjunction with the city of boston continuum of care to engage and match individuals with the availability of permanent supportive housing.

Workforce developmentpine street inn's workforce development programs include food services, job training, employment services and social enterprises. these programs are designed to provide educational and training opportunities to gain skills and employment. the program prepared, shipped, served and delivered 1,265,000 meals, or over 3,400 meals a day, for pine street inn shelter guests and other human services providers, engaging 116 shelter and re-entry participants in a food service training program. additionally, more than 50 guests participated in housekeeping training programs. the programs continue to expand and enhance its educational curriculum offerings in financial literacy, digital literacy and interpersonal and life skills, which are so important in getting and retaining employment in these times. furthermore, the workforce development program has expanded service offerings that include cori seals, clothing referrals, identification needs, and housing pathway referrals. approximately 61% of trainees participated in internships with 58 job placements with an average hourly wage of $19.62.pine street's residential addiction services program provides intensive round-the-clock support and structured individual and group behavioral health and wellness counseling to homeless individuals leaving detoxification centers. the goal of the program is to help participants prevent relapse and gain momentum towards permanent housing. more than 285 individuals participated in the post-detox program in fy25.