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Michael Finocchi, who took over as executive director of Shelters of Saratoga in August, stresses the need for case management services to help clients straighten out their lives\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BY JILL NAGY<\/p>\n

Shelters of Saratoga, with a new executive
\ndirector, is moving in some new directions.<\/p>\n

A family shelter is at the top of the list of
\nprojects for the Michael Finocchi and he is also
\ndeeply involved in Code Blue, the emergency cold
\nweather shelter program inaugurated last winter.
\n“I was shocked to find no shelter for families,”
\nhe said.<\/p>\n

The Department of Social Services places
\nfamilies in hotels, usually far from downtown
\nand with no reliable public transportation, he
\nnoted, where they are unable to get to a store or
\nlook for a job. Most crucial, he said, “they are not
\nsafe places for kids.”<\/p>\n

“Everybody recognizes the need for a family
\nshelter,” he said, and he envisions a location close
\nto the existing homeless shelter on Walworth
\nStreet, with access to the case management
\nservices that are provided there.<\/p>\n

Code Blue was instituted within days after a
\nwoman froze to death outdoors one night last
\nwinter. The program now guarantees a bed for
\nanyone who needs it when the temperature drops
\nbelow 20 degrees (including wind chill factor) or
\nmore than 12 inches of snow are forecast.<\/p>\n

The Salvation Army will provide space this
\nwinter and local chefs will donate food for an
\nevening meal. The Salvation Army already serves
\nbreakfast. Shelters of Saratoga is the fiscal agent
\nfor the program and Finocchi is on the board of
\ndirectors.<\/p>\n

Shelters of Saratoga operates a shelter at 14
\nWalworth St. in Saratoga Springs for people 18 or
\nolder. It also has seven small apartments nearby
\nfor people transitioning out of the shelter into
\nconventional housing. The organization also does
\noutreach to families residing in hotels, including
\ndelivering “care packages” of toiletries, water,
\nand other amenities.<\/p>\n

When children under 18 arrive at the shelter,
\nthey are connected with other services, according
\nto Cindy Harrington, a coordinator at Shelters
\nof Saratoga. In addition, there is a drop-in center
\nfor teenagers.<\/p>\n

The organization began in 2010 with an RV
\ndoing outreach to chronically homeless people
\nin the Saratoga community. Today, the 32-bed
\nshelter houses more than 450 people a year,
\nmost of them for 30-40 days. It services Saratoga,
\nWarren and Washington counties, with the bulk
\nof the clients coming from Saratoga.<\/p>\n

The shelter houses people who are homeless
\nfor a variety of reasons: loss of a job, loss of a
\nhome, mental health or substance abuse problems.
\nThe only people excluded are violent felons
\nand sex offenders, Finocchi said.<\/p>\n

There is “zero tolerance” for drug or alcohol
\nuse in the shelter and everyone is expected to
\npitch in with chores, Harrington said. “This is a
\nplace where they can catch their breath and plan
\nfor the future,” she said, and receive help finding
\nhousing, a job, or writing a resume.<\/p>\n

Finocchi emphasized the need for case management
\nservices to assist clients in getting their
\nlives back on track. Residents of the shelter meet
\nwith a case manager twice a week. That need
\ncontinues after people leave the shelter for an
\napartment and he encourages case managers to
\nkeep in touch and check in regularly for at least a month with “graduates” of the shelter.
\nMost of the support for Shelters of Saratoga
\ncomes from community contributions.<\/p>\n

“This is a very generous community,” Harrington
\nsaid, both with money and with time as
\nvolunteers. The organization is currently in the
\nmidst of a fund drive with a goal of $31,000. Other
\nfunding comes from government grants and rent
\npaid by the Department of Social Services. The
\nannual budget is $1.3 million.<\/p>\n

Finocchi has been with Shelters of Saratoga
\nsince August. Before that, he managed programs
\nin Schenectady and Troy. “There are different
\nchallenges wherever you go,” he observed, “but
\nthe need is the same.”<\/p>\n

Shelters of Saratoga has a website, sheltersofsaratoga.org. They can be reached by telephone at 581-1097.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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