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FIVE YEAR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PLAN <br /> FINAL REPORT <br /> supportive housing for formerly homeless families. Dove currently has another 8- <br /> unit apartment building under construction. <br /> Moreover, Dove directly administers a five-county domestic violence program, I� <br /> the Macon-DeWitt County Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, and a , <br /> neighborhood organizing component. Other collaborative efforts include: <br /> Homeward Bound, a transitional housing/supportive services program; Partners <br /> for Peace, a cultural awareness and diversity training program; and Macon <br /> Assistance Exchange, a church-based network of emergency financial <br /> assistance for rent, healthcare and other urgent needs. <br /> • Heritage Behavioral Health Center is the largest provider of community-based <br /> behavioral health care in the greater Macon County area. It serves approximately <br /> 5,000 people annually. Its current annual operating budget is $8.8 million, <br /> supporting approximately 180 staff. Heritage is accredited by the Joint <br /> Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, recognized by the <br /> Illinois Department of Human Services as a licensed provider of substance abuse <br /> services, and certified as a provider of Medicaid mental health services. <br /> Heritage has provided leadership in developing several supportive housing <br /> projects. In partnership with the Decatur Housing Authority and Homeward <br /> Bound, Heritage has created two Shelter Plus Care tenant-based rental <br /> assistance projects with a total of 32 units and has three Se�tion 811 housing <br /> projects that provide permanent housing for 50 clients. <br /> PAGE 37 <br />