Originally a component of the Day2Day program this is now a service of its own. Claims specialists use a best practice method to complete SSI applications for people who are disabled and homeless or at-risk.Securing SSI can mean an end to homelessness and more consistent health care resulting in a better quality of life for individuals with severe mental illness or other debilitating illness. The successful partnership with St. Elizabeth Medical Center/St. Luke Hospital for this service is being considered a best practice.

Because many referred clients lack secure housing and other resources, staff members refer these individuals to other services available in the community, such as emergency assistance, housing, case management, primary care physicians, etc. until such time as their disability income is approved. 

• Applications completed 67 in 2008
• SSI/SSDI Approval Rating: 71% (national average: 37%)
• Average days for approval determination: 60 days
  (national average: 120 days)