Bartlett house
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MISSION STATEMENT
Bartlett House addresses homeless issues by providing for emergency food, shelter and medical referrals first, then one-to-one comprehensive case management to break the cycle of homelessness. We are committed to providing shelter that meets a persons basic needs in an atmosphere where people are treated with dignity and respect.
FUNDING AND SUPPORT
This agency is funded in part under an Agreement with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families, Office of Social Services. Additional funding is provided by United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties, private contributions, FEMA, West Virginia Emergency Shelter Grants Program, Monongalia County Commission and private foundations.
Oct 6 A New Beginning
BARTLETT HOUSE GETS FACILITY
Homeless could move in by spring
by Tracy Eddy
The Bartlett House officially has a place on West Run Road.
The nonprofit closed on the property Tuesday and is now working with its architects to finalize design plans for a long-term housing facility to serve the area's homeless population.
Melissa Giggenbach, president of the Bartlett House's board of directors, said the homeless shelter's officials are excited about the explansion.
"We're happy to be furthering the mission of the Bartlett House," she said. "Which is to end the cycle of homelessness."
There will be 20 units on the building's top two floores - the building has four stories total.
Four two-bedroom units will be reserved for homeless families. The units will be transitional, which means the families can stay there for up to 24 months.
There will also be 16 on-bedroom units for homeless individuals who have full or part-time jobs and can live on their own, but still need a support system to stay on the right track. Those units would offer more permanent housing.
Executive Director, Keri DeMasi said the facility's doors could be open in late April or early May.
But first, the building needs to be renovated, which inccludes finishing the apratments, making the entire building comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and installing an elevator tower.
Construction could start as early as November.
The project could cost $3 million, and according to a press release from the Bartlett House, about $1.5 million of that went toward buying the building.
The Bartlett House received grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the West Virginia Housing Development Fund, as well as tax-exempt bonds from the Monongalia County Building Commission to fund the project.
The Bartlett House also plans to re-do the first two floors of the building and move its residential program there. But work on that project won't start until funding is available.
The residential program is for homeless families and individuals who need support and assistance to find work and/or affordable housing.
Currently the Bartlett House serves 36 people with its residential program, DeMasi said, but once the move is made, the program could serve up to 40 people.
Giggenbach said the Bartlett House plans to launch a capital campaign to raise funds to cover the cost of finishing the building's first two floors sometime in the spring.
The downtown shelter, on University Avenue will remain open.