[Occupymendocino] [Fwd: Report on Services for People in Transition]

[Lisa Matthews]

The name of it is the rapid rehousing program.

Lisa
On May 10, 2013 8:58 AM, <agnes at mcn.org> wrote:

>          This is an addendum to notes on Saturday's GA meeting on 4/4/13
> AW
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> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: Report on Services for People in Transition
> From:    "Sheila Dawn" <sheila.dawn50 at yahoo.com>
> Date:    Wed, May 8, 2013 6:05 pm
> To:      "agnes at mcn.org" <agnes at mcn.org>
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>
> >From Sheila Dawn Tracy
>
>        In a meeting with City employee, Jennifer Owens in late April,
> current services and the financing of those services for people in
> transition were discussed.
>
>      The City of Ft. Bragg currently gets grant money from the Federal
> gov't for the Hospitality House (HH), a non profit organization set up to
> provide food , shelter & laundry facilities to people without homes. The
> grants are for renovation costs only--operational costs are raised through
> fundraisers. The HH has to provide the City proof that they are serving
> the required number of clients through intake application forms.
>
>
>     In recent months, the H H has also taken responsibility for the
> administration for the Mendocino Coast Hospitality Center which is county
> funded. Located in the Franklin St. mall (near the DMV), the Center
> provides day services through a voucher system.
>
>     The Transitional House (located on Harrison St.) is also county funded
> through HUD monies. It's purpose is to allow clients to transition into
> independent housing. It requires clients to provide one third of their
> income for housing. It is also managed by HH.
>      The Red House, also County funded and managed by HH, is a club model
> for those with mental health problems. It provides shower facilities.
>
>     The City also receives grant funding for the operation of the Homeless
> Mental Health Prevention program. It is run by the Hospitality Center in
> collaboration with the Mendocino Coast Clinic. Clients are assigned a case
> manager who sees that medical,dental and psychiatric care are available to
> those in need.
>
>     The Community Housing Development Corporation receives Federal funding
> to provide low cost housing to those who meet eligibility requirements.
>
>      In regard to funding to provide security deposits for people without
> housing, Ms. Owens suggested that grants from private organizations could
> be researched through the Internet.
>
>     Federal grants usually require a non profit status, something that can
> be arranged by using a current non profit (such as Safe Passages) to be
> the 'umbrella' group under which funds would be administered.
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