Mid-Barrier Program

The Mid-Barrier Program is for clients, both men and women, who are 18 or older, a resident of
Champaign County and actively unsheltered. Clients participating in our program must agree to
basic case management/care coordinator services and are held to such plans. C-U at Home’s
mid-barrier program is organized in four phases:

Phase 1, 2 & 3: Non-congregated Housing with Intensive Case Management
C-U at Home recognizes that clients seeking services from C-U at Home are facing a housing
crisis and enter our organization with that as their presenting need. Some of our clients are in
acute crisis while others have operated in a chronic state of crisis ranging from months to years.
The need for these clients to be in the right space and receive intensive case management
services the right space for clients is a trauma-informed space that allows clients to move from a
survival mindset to stability.

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The housing component has non-congregated living quarters that are open 24/7. This type of
housing allows clients to remain in a stable environment rather than operating in chronic
survival and crisis mode.

Clients in Phases 1-3 have access to their individual space, communal kitchen, shower, and
programming twenty-four hours a day, 365 days/year. Clients may be asked to leave the mid-
barrier shelter if they violate safety procedures, use substances on the property or refuse to
work within the case management system.

Allowing clients to utilize a consistent, non-congregate space rather than being forced to
operate in a consistent state of crisis allows clients to address their hierarchy of needs and move
toward stabilization.