Center of Opportunity Campus • June 2019 – Present
Lives Changed.
Futures Restored.
Since opening the Center of Opportunity, GRM has walked alongside our guests — providing safe shelter, meals, recovery, employment, and a path to a flourishing life.
Six-Year Outcomes • 2019–2025
What Changed
in Our Community
Every number below is a life rebuilt — a job held, a key turned, a night of safety, a recovery walked.
1,088,846
Meals Served
2,063
Residents Who
Started a Job
Started a Job
2,508
Guests in
Stable Housing
Stable Housing
731
Recovery Program
Graduates
Graduates
551,342
Nights of
Safe Shelter
Safe Shelter
20,428
Unduplicated Guests Served
1,387
Children Served
1,088,846
Total Meals Served
Community & Economic Impact
Economic Impact &
Community Cost Savings
Your investment transforms lives and generates measurable returns for our entire community.
Estimated Total Community Impact
$139 – $141
Million
In annual economic and social savings, based on verified research from NLIHC, Gateway Foundation, Mira Health, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
$103M
Local Economic Activity
$21.4M
Reduced Public Benefits
$8.6M
New Tax Revenue
0
Guests Served
0
Moved to
Self-Sufficiency
Self-Sufficiency
0
Jobs
Secured
Secured
0
Transitioned to
Stable Housing
Stable Housing
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Employment Impact
$133M+ Total Societal Impact
2,138 job placements generated $21.4M in reduced public benefits, $8.6M in new tax revenue, and $103M in local economic activity using standard economic multipliers.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023
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Housing Savings
$4.6M /year
2,598 individuals in stable housing save an estimated $1,768 per person per year in reduced crisis service costs.
National Low Income Housing Coalition, 2024
Net savings per person housed annually
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Workforce Development
0 Jobs Secured
Brand new job placements through workforce development, averaging ~25 placements per month across six years.
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Industry Certifications
300+ /year
Certifications earned annually in Culinary Arts, Logistics, Building & Construction Trades, and CDL through community college partnerships.
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Housing Stability
0 Housed
Transitioned from homelessness to stable, permanent housing — more than one person every single day for six years.
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Families Preserved
0 Children
Served through family-centered programming, keeping families together and preventing family separation.
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Nationally Recognized
17 States Have Studied This Model
Government and nonprofit representatives from across the country have visited to study GRM’s whole-person, Treatment-First approach to moving people from crisis to stability.
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Research-Backed
Same or Lower Cost
Assertive community treatment is more effective than standard care and often costs the same or less due to reduced inpatient services.
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Data: Center of Opportunity Campus, June 2019 – Present ·
Economic projections: NLIHC, Gateway Foundation, Mira Health & BLS.
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