Charlie Corretto This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. Catholic Charities of Fairfield County

   www.ccfc-ct.com/news_day.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/18/2005   Last Visited: 7/18/2005

   Catholic Charities Case Manager Charlie Corretto is struggling to understand the caller. The voice on the other end of the phone is agitated. Corretto calms the woman down and begins to understand that the caller has received a letter from her landlord and fears that she may be evicted.
   
   The risk of losing housing is huge for a person suffering from mental illness. Though many people who suffer from serious mental illness are highly intelligent, they often lack the confidence and the social skills to handle routine needs. Case managers partner with them to walk them through the bureaucratic maze of social and medical services. However, had the woman experienced a significant housing crisis, the Case Management program would have been able to help with a $1,000 security deposit voucher and other assistance to find a new apartment.
   
   In this case, Corretto explains that the landlord is simply turning the water off to make repairs, and the woman feels much better about things.
   ...
   Charlie Corretto, a member of the Intensive Family Preservation program, is hoping for a quiet evening when the beeper sounds. Two elderly brothers are fighting. The caller tells Corretto that his brother has ordered him to leave the house and that he's afraid of being homeless.
   
   Corretto gets the other brother on the phone and he agrees to wait until morning and talk things over. If he can't get the men to work things out, Corretto will do everything he can to ensure the brother is not homeless.

2. 2. Catholic Charities of Fairfield County

   www.ccfc-ct.org/news_day.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/17/2005   Last Visited: 7/17/2005

   Catholic Charities Case Manager Charlie Corretto is struggling to understand the caller. The voice on the other end of the phone is agitated. Corretto calms the woman down and begins to understand that the caller has received a letter from her landlord and fears that she may be evicted.
   
   The risk of losing housing is huge for a person suffering from mental illness. Though many people who suffer from serious mental illness are highly intelligent, they often lack the confidence and the social skills to handle routine needs. Case managers partner with them to walk them through the bureaucratic maze of social and medical services. However, had the woman experienced a significant housing crisis, the Case Management program would have been able to help with a $1,000 security deposit voucher and other assistance to find a new apartment.
   
   In this case, Corretto explains that the landlord is simply turning the water off to make repairs, and the woman feels much better about things.
   ...
   Charlie Corretto, a member of the Intensive Family Preservation program, is hoping for a quiet evening when the beeper sounds. Two elderly brothers are fighting. The caller tells Corretto that his brother has ordered him to leave the house and that he's afraid of being homeless.
   
   Corretto gets the other brother on the phone and he agrees to wait until morning and talk things over. If he can't get the men to work things out, Corretto will do everything he can to ensure the brother is not homeless.