St. Vincent's House PowerPoint Presentation

1
ST. VINCENTS HOUSE
Galveston Island, Texas
2
Community Renaissance
3
ST. VINCENTS HOUSE
Moving People From Welfare To Work!
The mission of St. Vincents House focuses on the
needs of a forgotten people the working poor and
those persons moving from Welfare to Work.
4
Fast Facts
Old Central/Carver Park Neighborhood Galveston,
Texas
Population 4,945 Low/Very Low Income 87 Median
Household Income 8,252
Source City of Galveston/Grants Management
5
Poverty Rate in St. Vincents Service Area
Highest in City!
6
Census 2000 New Data Places Island 8th in State
Poverty Rates!

• Over 12, 000 of Galvestons Citizens are
  classified as living in poverty. It ranks 8th in
  poverty rates in Texas.
• 47 of the children living in the Old
  Central/Carver Park Community where St. Vincents
  House is located live in poverty.
• 72 of Carver Park children younger than 5 years
  old live in poverty.
• Galveston has a high rate of citizens living
  below poverty level. It ranks 8th in the state.
• U.S. Texas Galveston County Galveston City
• 12.4 12.0 10.1
  17.8
• Galveston has a very high unemployment rate.
• U.S. Texas Galveston County Galveston
  City
• 3.7 6.1 4.3 10.5
• Source UTMB Department of Preventive Medicine
  and Health, Dr. Daniel Freeman United Way of
  Galveston

7
ST. VINCENTS HOUSE
Our Mission
St. Vincents Episcopal House is a social service
mission of the Diocese of Texas. It began in 1954
under the direction of Rev. Fred Sutton of St.
Augustine of Hippo as an outreach Ministry of
that parish.
 St. Vincents House provides daycare and early
childhood education for up to 100 children, 2-5
years of age from families of low to moderate
income. The intent is top quality childcare to
the working poor and persons moving from welfare
to the work at an affordable cost.
8
ST. VINCENTS HOUSE

• St. Vincents House supports its mission by
  providing
• Low Cost Child Care Program
• Transportation Services
• Free Medical Health Care
• Food Pantry
• Emergency Assistance and Referrals
• Community Outreach Services

9
Hurricane Ike September 13, 2008
10
Love for St. Vincents By New Years Day 2009
11
Costs of Everything
12
A Place Where Healing Begins
FREE CLINIC
In partnership with the University of Texas
Medical Branch, St. Vincents House offers free
primary care to those men, women and children who
might otherwise go without medical care or
treatment.
The Primary Care Clinic is staffed and
administered by volunteer UTMB medical students
and supervised by faculty members.
13
A Place Where Healing Begins
FREE CLINIC

• St. Vincents House Free Clinic four important
  aspects of primary medical care to the community
• Prevention and Wellness
• Screening
• Treatment
• Referrals, Information and Prescriptions

14

Well-Woman Clinic Fills Healthcare Gap in
Community

• The Womans Wellness Clinic
• When Every Monday at St. Vincents House
• Time 10 a.m. 2 p.m.
• Cost Free to Women of All Ages
• Services General health screening and education,
  treatment for infections, basic womens health
  problems, mammograms and family planning.
  Services are provided in cooperation with UTMB
  physicians and staff.

May 29, 2003 The Galveston County Daily News
15


Community Recognition Reveals Important of
Filling Community Needs
16
A Place Where Healing Begins
FREE CLINIC

• Services Include
• Physical Exams
• Vision Screenings
• Immunizations
• Screenings for
• Cholesterol
• Blood Pressure
• Blood Sugar
• Mammograms
• Bone Density Screenings
• Personal/Family Mental Health Counseling
• Occupational Therapy

17
A Place Where Healing Begins
FREE CLINIC
St. Vincents has WELFAIRS that offer these
services in an outdoor community festival setting.
18
The WelCare Initiative
Innovative Community Outreach!
Health Education Classes
Well-in-12 Calendar
Community Outreach Street Screening
Hope Mile Walking Track with Informational Kiosks
AND
19
Makeover
Featuring the Late Matt Stanford as Polish
The Makeover Video Health is currently
available to 25,000 households in Galveston
County via Comcast Cable and on our In-House
Network.
20
Touching the Lives of Island Residents

• Transportation Services
• The St. Vincents House Van is a Life Line to
  the community, delivering more than 2,100 meals
  in 2000 and making more than 3,500 pickups.
•  
• The Transportation Program provides a means for
  low income residents, senior citizens, medical
  patients and children of the area to reach much
  needed medical care, doctor and business
  appointments.
•  
• The Transportation Program also provides the
  delivery of hot meals to the elderly and disabled
  as an extension of Meals on Wheels.

21
Van Program at St. Vincents House
St. Vincents House was on call for victims of
Hurricane Ike and we continue to serve those who
need medical and food transportation.
Aaron Quiller
22
Touching the Lives of Island Residents

• Emergency Assistance
• St. Vincents House provides small grants to
  individuals and families in crisis situations
  such as pending evictions, utility cutoffs, or
  other household emergencies.
• Food Pantry
• Food Pantry provides canned goods and
  non-perishable food items to needy members of the
  community. At Thanksgiving, volunteers and staff
  provide food baskets with turkey and all of the
  fixings to community residents.
•  Referrals
• Working in conjunction with the networks of
  social service, health and charitable agencies,
  St. Vincents House provides appropriate referral
  information and contacts to Galveston agencies
  that are able to assist.

23
Enriching the Lives of Our Community..
Gospel by the Sea Concerts Featuring Dr. Bobby
Jones and The Nashville Super Choir June 29,
2002 and June 14, 2003 Over 1,500 filled Moody
Convention Center with Praise!
Executive Director, Michael Jackson with BEA
Gospel Star Dr. Bobby Jones
The St. Vincents Arts Ensemble debuted at this
performance.
24
Bringing the Community Together.
KTRK-Channel 13 Anchor Melanie Lawson Mistress of
Ceremonies
Gospel by the Sea June 19, 2004 Michelle
Williams Of Destinys Child
25
JOIN US!
Gospel by the Sea Benefit Concert June 12,
2010 Moody Gardens Galveston, Texas
Introducing NuFocus from Dallas, Texas
26
Our Quality of Life Center Grows!
Our Dream To create a Green anchor for
community revitalization.
Anti-Gang Project and the Arts
In Memoriam Matthew Stanford Director of our
NextStep Anti-Gang Program (State of Texas CJD)
Activities in 2004 2005 included Mural Project
at Premiere Theater painted mural on west side
of wall in cooperation with the Galveston Arts
Center (Texas Commission on the Arts Project
with CJD-State of Texas Play The Mind of a
Prize Fighter The Life of Times of Jack
Johnson (Feb. 2005).
27
Quality of Life Art and Hope Project Sponsored by
a Grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts
Marion Moore, Opera Singer Lola McCann, Singer/
Outreach instructor for Lyric Opera Company
Marion Moore
Art Exhibit at Frost Bank during Feb March 2005
In partnership with The
Galveston Arts Center
Arts Gala April 23, 2005 At Galveston Arts
Center Painting Sculpture Youth Choir
Houston Chronicle December 4, 2003
28
We Are Green Leaders in Galveston! We Have New
Energy Efficient Lighting We Recycle! We Are
Working Toward Solar !
29
Thank You For Your Support!
Recognized Community Efforts Throughout The Years

• Episcopal Foundation
• The United Way
• The Moody Foundation
• The Episcopal Diocese of Texas
• The Moody Memorial Methodist Endowment
• The Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund
• St. Lukes Episcopal Health Charities
• CDBG Funds The City of Galveston
• And many other churches, foundations, social
  service organizations, and committed individuals
  in our community!

30
We Need Your Financial Support! Our Neighborhood
Is A Vital Part of Galvestons Economic
Revitalization
31
ST. VINCENTS HOUSE
Our Commitment in Galveston
Hopeful Families Initiative
Positive Intervention in the Cycle of Poverty and
Despair
Please Support Us!
PowerPoint Presentation prepared by Marsha Wilson
Rappaport Grants Development