Sheffield Place Mission
“To empower homeless mothers and their children to heal from their trauma and become self-sufficient.”
History
Established in 1991 as a community response to the growing population of homeless mothers and their children in the Kansas City area, Sheffield Place has assisted more than 1,600 families in making the difficult journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Empowering the families to heal from the severe, chronic, and continuous trauma they have experienced is the first step in the process of self-sufficiency.
What makes Sheffield Place unique?
What makes Sheffield Place unique among homeless serving organizations is the commitment to serving families with multiple barriers to success (mental health, addiction, low educational attainment, Children’s Division involvement, and felony convictions among others). The agency embraces Trauma Informed Care (TIC) and trauma recovery as the first step in healing and provides intensive mental health and addiction recovery services delivered by licensed, master’s level therapists and experienced case managers.
Once families stabilize in the residential program and transition to housing in the community, they receive ongoing case management, therapy, and other supportive services for as long as needed and at no cost through the aftercare/outpatient program.
In addition, Sheffield Place owns and operates 9 units of housing in the neighborhood. Families may rent these houses based on a sliding scale. The families continue to receive case management and other services and may stay in the houses for as long as they desire.
In these ways, Sheffield Place demonstrates its firm conviction that the underlying trauma of each client’s life must be addressed for healing and self-sufficiency to occur.
Photo Tour of the Facilty
These photographs provide a tour of Sheffield Place, including the lobby, one of the three kitchens, a living unit, laundry room, children’s program area (Project HOPE), backyard play area, and vegetable/flower garden.
