Rob became homeless in 2017 and bounced around from shelter to shelter for years. In April of 2021, he entered the Sanctuary Bed program and began seeing our LCSW, Matt. Matt and LaToya (his Case Manager) made sure that he had his Common Assessment completed and updated.
They advocated for him to get a voucher. In August, he was referred to the Wellspring ACT PSH project. LaToya supported him in his housing search, and Matt continued working with Rob to maintain his mental health.
Rob says about LaToya and his experience at SVDP:
I was at Ozanam 13 or 14 months. I’m not going to say it’s been easy because it hasn’t, especially during a pandemic. But LaToya has made things a lot easier for me. She is the best Case Manager I’ve had. She helped me in any way that she could. She took her job seriously and really wanted to help us.
LaToya doesn’t treat us any differently because we are all human. As she always says, “I’m no different from y’all.” That’s what I really liked about her.
LaToya was always willing to help me, whether it was apartment hunting or taking me to doctors’ appointments. I liked that she also stayed in contact with my case manager Danielle at Wellspring, so we would all be on the same page. That helped a lot.
I just want to thank LaToya and St. Vincent de Paul Louisville for giving me the opportunity to get back on my feet again and helping me get my own apartment so that I no longer have to be homeless and can become a productive member of society.
I would recommend this place to anyone wanting to get back on their feet. They offer a lot of resources. While it’s not your home, the staff definitely make you feel at home. I appreciate everything that you all have done for me and I can’t thank you enough. Continue doing what you’re doing because you have a gift for this.
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