The Gathering Inn

To meet people where they are, inspire hope, and walk alongside them on their journey to sustainable housing.

To end homelessness in our community.

Goal One: To accommodate internal growth, TGI is developing organizational processes and structure and KPI indicators. Investment in infrastructure accommodates current growth and prepares for future growth.

Goal Two: Significant attention surrounds the presentation of The Campus of Hope Project proposal. This program will consolidate programs to one location, increase outcomes, and scale financial resources.

Goal Three: TGI pursues expanding our Interim Whole-Person Care Program to serve more medically fragile adults facing homelessness. Also, we seek expanding our permanent supportive housing to outlying counties.

In 2021, The Gathering Inn contracted with Projectivity Solutions to develop our master process and organizational structure. In addition, they facilitate leadership training within the executive and leadership teams along with provide individual strength-based behaviors, driving forces, and competencies assessments for each person on the team. Additionally, management and staff coaching are provided on an as needed basis. The Gathering Inn's agreement with Projectivity Solutions along with ReWild Group, who will provide in leadership training, exceeds a $100,000 investment over the course of three years. The desired outcomes are not only to build a stronger foundation and to improve what we currently do, but also to set the stage for future growth. and cultivate transformational leaders.

Answering the call to provide transformational impact during a year of social isolation and discouragement left The Gathering Inn determined to provide richer resources through expanding our Whole Person Care Program and hiring a director of behavioral health. The following is an account from our guest Laurie who benefitted from ICP upon two hospital discharges. "It is hard to imagine the depth of her loneliness as she was directed to the street corner where only a bus stop awaited. Having just been released from the hospital in a wheelchair, recovering from an ankle injury with only a backpack in her possession, Laurie found herself homeless, vulnerable, and despairing. Isolated from family and friends, she experienced four long days on the streets. Threatened by the nighttime, she drank coffee under the shelter of a gas station and tried to stay awake. The pain in her ankle was excruciating and intensified as she waited to find a safe place to sleep. As one could imagine, when space opened at The Gathering Inn, Laurie’s life improved as she found the security and assurance for which she longed. A safe and clean environment where she gained acceptance and helpful resources provided her with a refreshed peace of mind. Case managers and mental health therapy helped Laurie remove barriers to housing. She was determined to live independently again. Progress halted when Laurie fell and sustained fractures in her other foot. Finding herself back in the hospital, she remembered the isolation she faced upon her former discharge. But this hospital departure would be different; Laurie was part of The Gathering Inn Family. Laurie was discharged to TGI's Whole Person interim Care Community. Today Laurie’s recuperation continues; She is healing physically and emotionally. Her wheelchair remains a faithful tool, but she is mostly impowered by the fact that her housing applications move closer to being accepted each day."