Homeless Services

Pathways to Care

Mission Statement

Provide vital social services to people in need, regardless of their religious, social or economic background, to improve lives of individuals, families and the community.

430 Plumosa Avenue
Casselberry, FL 32707-2814
Phone: (407)388-0245

Pathways to Care (PTC) is a 40-bed, not-for-profit respite center dedicated to providing health, housing and hope to Central Florida’s most vulnerable homeless, providing short-term recuperative care and support services for homeless adults in need of temporary housing in order to recover from an acute medical illness or injury.

PTC opened July 1, 2003 as a licensed assisted living facility with an overall goal to support their residents to achieve greater health, self-sufficiency and housing stability. Clients are urged to develop and complete a social recovery plan devised to solve the root causes of their illness, homelessness, and joblessness. As such, PTC goals are far-reaching on an individual as well as a community level. PTC has specific goals for the coming year:

• Serve at least 230 poor, medically under-served adults
• Provide social services to 100 % of individuals referred to PTC
• Complete medical recovery for 67 % of the individuals referred to PTC

These goals are accomplished through PTC’s caring and talented nursing, case management, and resident life staff as well as through a large network of volunteers. The staff is knowledgeable about the resources available in the region and connects PTC clients accordingly. Staff and volunteers work one-on-one with clients to teach them life skills and self-care, educate them about their illness or injury and provide spiritual and social support on an ongoing basis. On average, PTC has a 68% success rate of relocating individuals with family or other independent living options through PTC’s links to numerous social service and housing providers and its strong community support network.

Pathways to Care became a program of CCCF in January 2007. Collaborating with various community partners, including local Catholic and Protestant churches, regional homeless agencies and hospitals that serve Orlando, Seminole and Volusia Counties, PTC is able to fulfill their mission to care for a particularly vulnerable part of the homeless population, serving the greater community at large.

Click HERE for the Pathways To Care web site.