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On July 5, 2010, Opportunity Place celebrated its first anniversary. That’s not a long time on the calendar, but it has been long enough to establish Opportunity Place as a major community asset for both Okaloosa and Walton Counties. Families come from Crestview, DeFuniak Springs and Santa Rosa Beach, as well as neighborhoods in and around Fort Walton Beach, seeking assistance that is available nowhere else.
Because Opportunity Place is linked into the corporate Homeless Management Information System, we can track our success in detail.
Adults Served: 132
Children Served: 119
Number Adults completing program: 123
Adults with employment at time of exit: 111 (90%)
Adults having secured benefits (Social Security, VA benefits, SSI) at time of exit: 7
Adults with secure permanent housing at time of exit: 100 (81.3%)
Adults moving into transitional housing at time of exit: 7 (5.7%)
Adults reconciling with families at time of exit: 7 – five reuniting with parents and moving back home; two single parents regaining custody of their children (5.7%)
 Adults with no known job at time of exit: 21 (17%)
Adults with no known destination at time of exit: 14* (11.4%)
Adults evicted due to non-compliance: 9 (7.3%)
Adults maintaining self-sufficiency one-six months post-exit: 108 (87.8%)
*One of these adults contacted us post-exit, and was assisted in gaining secure housing post-exit.
The numbers, however, are only a small piece of the puzzle. The heart of Opportunity Place lies in its staff, volunteers, and its residents.
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Okaloosa
Walton Homeless Continuum Care / Opportunity,
Inc.
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Opportunity, Inc.
(Admin Office)
203 Cloverdale Boulevard, Suite B
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Phone: (850) 409-3070
Fax: (850) 409-3071
info@okaloosawaltonhomeless.org
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Opportunity
Place
305 Lovejoy Road
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Phone: (850) 659-3190
Fax: (850) 659-3191 |
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Opportunity, Inc. All
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Inc.
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