<p>The name of it is the rapid rehousing program.</p>
<p>Lisa </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 10, 2013 8:58 AM, <<a href="mailto:agnes@mcn.org">agnes@mcn.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
This is an addendum to notes on Saturday's GA meeting on 4/4/13<br>
AW<br>
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Subject: Report on Services for People in Transition<br>
From: "Sheila Dawn" <<a href="mailto:sheila.dawn50@yahoo.com">sheila.dawn50@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Date: Wed, May 8, 2013 6:05 pm<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:agnes@mcn.org">agnes@mcn.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:agnes@mcn.org">agnes@mcn.org</a>><br>
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>From Sheila Dawn Tracy<br>
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In a meeting with City employee, Jennifer Owens in late April,<br>
current services and the financing of those services for people in<br>
transition were discussed.<br>
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The City of Ft. Bragg currently gets grant money from the Federal<br>
gov't for the Hospitality House (HH), a non profit organization set up to<br>
provide food , shelter & laundry facilities to people without homes. The<br>
grants are for renovation costs only--operational costs are raised through<br>
fundraisers. The HH has to provide the City proof that they are serving<br>
the required number of clients through intake application forms.<br>
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<br>
In recent months, the H H has also taken responsibility for the<br>
administration for the Mendocino Coast Hospitality Center which is county<br>
funded. Located in the Franklin St. mall (near the DMV), the Center<br>
provides day services through a voucher system.<br>
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The Transitional House (located on Harrison St.) is also county funded<br>
through HUD monies. It's purpose is to allow clients to transition into<br>
independent housing. It requires clients to provide one third of their<br>
income for housing. It is also managed by HH.<br>
The Red House, also County funded and managed by HH, is a club model<br>
for those with mental health problems. It provides shower facilities.<br>
<br>
The City also receives grant funding for the operation of the Homeless<br>
Mental Health Prevention program. It is run by the Hospitality Center in<br>
collaboration with the Mendocino Coast Clinic. Clients are assigned a case<br>
manager who sees that medical,dental and psychiatric care are available to<br>
those in need.<br>
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The Community Housing Development Corporation receives Federal funding<br>
to provide low cost housing to those who meet eligibility requirements.<br>
<br>
In regard to funding to provide security deposits for people without<br>
housing, Ms. Owens suggested that grants from private organizations could<br>
be researched through the Internet.<br>
<br>
Federal grants usually require a non profit status, something that can<br>
be arranged by using a current non profit (such as Safe Passages) to be<br>
the 'umbrella' group under which funds would be administered.<br><br>
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