This a valuable part of ensuring a smooth hand-off in the transition to independence. In the interim, Seth and Kitty are able to check in and make sure appointments are not missed. While the team was able to get Jack and Jill access to a pharmacy and a methadone prescription, they have hit a roadblock in getting the prescription transferred to a pharmacy within walking distance of their house. Kitty and Seth drive the couple to their methadone appointment. Without a bank account the couple will be unable to pay rent and will loose their hard fought for home. Jack and Jill’s first rent payment date is fast approaching and the couple still haven’t been able to get the proper ID needed to open a bank account. Supports provided by the DOAP Transit Team don’t end when someone is housed they continue to work to ensure that the transition into housing is smooth and, most importantly, that housing stability can be maintained over the long-term. They’re meeting Jack* and Jill*, a couple the team recently found housing for. Much like Alpha House’s other outreach teams, Calgary’s vulnerable population know when they see an Alpha House van, they can ask for help. Each van is equipped with bagged lunches, first aid supplies, harm reduction supplies, and provides passenger transports (capacity COVID-19 dependent). Seth picks her up in one of the DOAP Transit vans. The team start their day at the Calgary Transit/Bylaw headquarters where Kitty is stationed. Kitty, a Peace Officer, was a police officer in the Netherlands for over a decade before immigrating to Canada with her husband. Seth, a DOAP Outreach Worker, has worked with Alpha House for a year and a half. A DOAP Outreach worker is paired with a Peace Officer from the Community Outreach Team as part of a mobile outreach program dedicated to Calgary’s transit platforms, including c-train lines and bus routes. The DOAP Transit (Downtown Outreach Addictions Partnership Transit) team is a partnership between Alpha House Society and Calgary Transit (Public Safety and Enforcement).
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