Comprehensive, recuperative care for individuals experiencing homelessness. MISSION: Provide quality, holistic medical care to adult homeless people who need a safe place to heal, while assisting in breaking the cycle of homelessness. Founded in 2003 and currently located on the third floor of the St. Anthony Center, a recently formed service hub at Liberty and Republic Streets in Over-the-Rhine, the Center for Respite Care is a 24/7, 20 bed, medical facility serving single adults experiencing homelessness with acute medical needs. They are referred to the Center by local hospitals and other medical facilities. Since inception, just over 1800 people have been recipients of the Center’s services. Together with providing daily medical recovery support for the clients’ acute diagnosis, the Center also engages clients in intensive case-management, addressing barriers to discharging to a secure, appropriate, permanent setting. In the last fiscal year, the case management team achieved 601 community resource connections on the clients’ behalf. These included negotiating issues concerning housing, identification, job training, job placement, and the like, along with community support for chronic health / mental health and substance abuse needs. 78% of those discharged entered permanent housing, treatment or specialty programs, or other stable environments. To learn more about the Center’s mission visit us online www.centerforrespitecare.org.