GROUNDWORKS COLLABORATIVE INC
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Mission Statement
Founded in 1979, our mission is to provide a safe space and ongoing support to families and individuals facing challenges of maintaining stable housing. Over the last 41 years, Groundworks Collaborative, Inc. was established in 2015 following the merger of the Brattleboro Area Drop In Center and Morningside Shelter. We provide ongoing support to families and individuals facing housing and food insecurities in the greater Brattleboro, Vermont area.
About This Cause
Groundworks Programs & Services – BASIC NEEDS MET WITH DIGNITY Groundworks Collaborative was established in 2015 following the merger of the Brattleboro Area Drop-In Center and Morningside Shelter. We provide ongoing support to families and individuals facing housing and food insecurities in the greater Brattleboro, Vermont area. We envision a community in which every person has their basic needs met, including a safe and dignified place to call home. Our programs include: • Groundworks Food Shelf – Providing supplemental food to over 1000 individuals per month, the Food Shelf is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9am—4pm, and on Tuesdays from 1pm—4pm for seniors only. • Groundworks Shelter – Our year-round, 30-bed shelter for families and individuals supports residents as they secure sustainable housing. • Seasonal Overflow Shelter – Open nightly from November through April, the SOS provides a warm place to sleep and a hot meal each night for those with nowhere else to go. • Day Shelter / Groundworks Drop-In Center – Open Monday through Friday from 7am—5pm and Saturdays from 7am—noon, the Drop-In is a safe place where our neighbors experiencing homelessness can come in out of the weather and access services such as email, telephones, a mailing address, laundry, showers, coffee and a kitchen to prepare a meal. • Housing Support Case Management – Our Case Management team works with over 100 area households to find and maintain stable housing. • Representative Payee Program – provides financial management to individuals receiving Social Security disability payments (SSI & SSDI) to ensure rent and basic living expenses are paid on time each month, maintaining housing and good financial standing. • HealthWorks – Our collaborations with the Brattleboro Retreat, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, and Health Care & Rehabilitation Services (HCRS) host a Licensed Mental Health Clinician, a Registered Nurse, and a Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor (respectively), each providing 16—40 hours per week of critical support to our clients. • ChangeWorks – Our advocacy team is made up of staff, Board, and community members promoting empowerment for individual needs and advocating for systems change.