Media Backgrounder and Quick Facts
Updated June 9, 2016
Headquarters: 130 S. Wabasha St., Suite 90, St. Paul, MN 55107
Contact Info: Kristi Hamilton, Director, Marketing and Communications at 651-925-8452 or
[email protected]
Founded: 1990, with roots going back to 1970
President: Grace Tangjerd Schmitt (see bio)
Operating Budget (2015): $11.1 million Funding largely provided by government grants, contracts and fees.
Ownership: 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, governed by a Board of Directors
Employees/Volunteers: 177 employees and 202 volunteers
Service Reach: Serving over 2,222 individuals a year across all service lines or nearly 900 individuals on any
given day throughout the Twin Cities metro area
Website: www.guildincorporated.org
Mission:
Guild’s mission is to help individuals with mental illness lead quality lives. Guild’s vision is for individuals coping
with mental illness to enjoy optimal health by having easy access to cost-effective mental health care and the
practical services they need.
Guild helps individuals:
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Secure safe, affordable housing and avoid homelessness.
Maintain optimum physical and mental health and avoid hospitalizations.
Obtain suitable employment or pursue their education.
Enjoy recreational and social activities.
Derive meaning and satisfaction from life.
People Served by Guild:
Since 1990 Guild has served adults 18 years and older who live and cope with serious mental illness –
diseases like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression. Many face additional challenges such as
chronic physical issues, isolation, poverty and substance use. In February of 2014, Guild launched Equilibrium
(EQ) services for youth aged 16 – 20. Mental illness affects one in every five families; one in every 17
Americans has a serious mental illness. On any given day, Guild staff and volunteers are out in the community,
serving about 900 individuals. The Guild team delivers services to people when and where they need them
most – in their homes, during a doctor’s appointment or even on the street. Since mental illness affects every
area of a person’s life, Guild integrates psychiatric treatment and provides the other supportive services they
need.
Services:
Most of Guild’s services are provided in the community, when and where people need them most. Guild also
has two offices, a community support drop-in center, and seven single-family homes –three for short-term
treatment and four with long-term housing.
Community Treatment Services
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Assertive Community Treatment*
Integrated Case Management and Care Coordination*
Community Access
Equilibrium (EQ) - services for youth aged 16 to 20
Residential Services
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Crisis Stabilization Residential Services*
Intensive Residential Treatment Services*
Long-Term Supportive Housing
Delancey Services (For people experiencing chronic homelessness)
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Delancey Street Program
Delancey Apartments
Employment Services
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Job Development, Job-Site Training, and Job Supports*
Rehabilitation Services
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Social Rehabilitation
Community Support Program Service Center
Assessment and Referral*
Illness Management and Recovery
Integrated Behavioral Health/Primary Care*
Family Support and Education
Outreach and Engagement
Service Coordination / Community Intervention
*These services are accredited by the independent accrediting organization CARF International.
Guild is an enrolled provider with Minnesota Health Care Programs and other health plans, including Blue
Cross Blue Shield, Health Partners, Metropolitan Health Plan (MHP), United Behavioral Health/Medica, and
UCare. Private pay options are also available.
History:
Guild’s roots go back to the early 1970’s when the Hastings State Hospital closed and The Guild of Catholic
Women (GCW), a volunteer organization, stepped in to provide housing for individuals leaving the hospital. In
1990, the GCW established Guild Inc. as a separate, not-for-profit professional organization to carry these
services forward.
Results:
In 2015, through our Community Access services, Guild responded to 699 individuals – each within one
business day - calling for help to address their immediate needs, navigate eligibility and access issues, identify
their options, and obtain the services they need. This was a 9 percent increase over 2014.
As evidence of the effectiveness of Guild’s work:
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74% of individuals who received community treatment services from Guild were living in their own
home and were able to maintain stable housing.
92% of individuals admitted for short-term crisis residential services stabilized their situation without
high cost hospitalization.
81% of individuals receiving Delancey Services maintained continuous housing for at least one year
within their first two years of participation. Many of these individuals had experienced chronic
homelessness – nine years or more.