Community Shelter Board

2002 Housing Resource Center

Competitive Application

 

·         PREVENTION/SHELTER DIVERSION/OUTREACH

·         HOUSING RESOURCE SPECIALIST

 

 

The Community Shelter Board has announced this year’s Housing Resource Center Competitive Request for Proposals.  Funding is available in two program areas: prevention/shelter diversion/outreach and Housing Resource Specialist.  Application for funding may be used for new programs (programs not currently funding by CSB HRC funds) or to expand existing HRC funded programs.  Program descriptions and criteria are below.

 

Prevention/Shelter Diversion/Outreach (The average grant in this area is $15,000 - $45,000.)

Prevention: The goal of Prevention is to provide relocation assistance, case management, service linkage, budget counseling and mediation services to individuals and families who are in imminent risk of homelessness and without resources.  The program should successfully reduce the number of emergency shelter beds needed by preventing at-risk families and individuals with services that stabilize housing, prevent entry into the shelter system and provide services needed to maintain housing. 

 

The target population for Prevention is low income families and individuals with stable incomes who are at risk of becoming homeless due to an eviction notice, code enforcement notice to vacate, utility past due/shutoff notice and overcrowded living situations.  Requests for assistance must be related to housing crises and households served should be at 50% or below of the Area Median Income as defined by HUD. 

 

Programs must partner with Lutheran Social Services’ Homeless Prevention Program in order to access financial assistance for households as needed.  A letter of support from Lutheran Social Services must be included in the pre-application submission.  Agencies currently providing prevention services to clients are encouraged to apply.  Lutheran Social Services may apply for additional funds for direct client assistance.

 

Shelter Diversion: The goal of the Shelter Diversion program is to provide front-line intervention to individuals and families seeking emergency assistance by providing a preliminary assessment and problem-solving to divert clients from accessing the emergency shelter system.  This model has been successfully developed and implemented by the YWCA Interfaith Hospitality Network.  The program should reduce the demand for shelter beds by helping at-risk individuals and families find options other than entering emergency shelter.

 

Programs must partner with Lutheran Social Services’ Homeless Prevention Program in order to access financial assistance for households as needed.  A letter of support from Lutheran Social Services must be included in the pre-application submission. 

 

The target population for the Shelter Diversion program is individuals and families seeking emergency shelter.  Requests for assistance must be related to housing crises.

 

Successful applicants must agree to work closely with other agencies selected for the shelter diversion initiative and CSB to routinely share and discuss challenges and successes in implementing this initiative. 

 

Outreach:  The goal of Outreach is to provide relocation assistance, case management, service linkage and other services to individuals who are living on the street.  The program should successfully assist individuals move off the land and into appropriate next step housing and provide recipients with services that stabilize housing.  Eligible agencies must have a Community Shelter Board S.E.E.D. Fund Contract in place at the time of application.  Financial assistance for this program is available through the Community Shelter Board S.E.E.D. Fund.

 

The target population for Outreach is men and women with identified special needs that have been chronically homeless.  The criteria for special needs are as follows: severe and prolonged mental disability; chronic substance abuse; persons with long-term health disorders; long-term unemployment.  The criteria for chronically homeless is as follows: meets the HUD McKinney definition of homeless; has spent a cumulative total of 120 days on the street and/or in shelter; has had four separate episodes of living on the street or in shelter.  Episodes must last for a minimum of 7 days and be separated by a minimum of 30 days.

 

Housing Resource Specialist

Housing Resource Specialist: The goal of the HRS program is to assist homeless individuals and families exit the shelter system by providing housing counseling, referrals for financial assistance, referrals for supportive services, linkages to neighborhood resources, post-placement and follow up services to keep them from re-entering the shelter system.  The Housing Resource Specialist assists individuals and families who are homeless to locate and maintain stable housing by providing services such as housing planning that includes referrals to landlords; preventing movement between shelters by providing access to services offered by all shelters; advocating on the individual’s behalf to secure financial assistance; and linking the individual to supportive services in his new neighborhood.  The Housing Resource Specialist also prevents recidivism by providing aftercare services to individuals and families who have exited the shelter system into permanent housing.  The average HRS grant is approximately $30,000 to fund one FTE position.

 

The target population for the HRS program is individuals and families living in homeless shelters and those who exit shelter into permanent housing.  Services may not be provided to households exiting transitional housing nor households exiting shelter into transitional housing. 

 

Programs must have a Transition Assistance inter-agency agreement in place with Friends of the Homeless in order to access financial assistance for households as needed.  A letter of support from Friends of the Homeless must be included in the pre-application submission. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due Date: Friday, April 5, 2002 5:00 p.m.

 

 

Submit one (1) original and four (4) copies to:

Lisa Ann Robertson

Grants Administrator

Community Shelter Board

67 Jefferson Ave.

Columbus, OH  43215

 

Project Title:

Name of Lead Agency/Organization (project sponsor):

Mailing Address:

Contact person:

Telephone:                                                    Fax:

If you are submitting a project on behalf of a group of agencies/organizations.  Please list any agencies you intend to propose as subrecipients, subcontractors or collaborators, if known:

 

Please read the program descriptions above for more information on these initiatives.

 

q      Prevention/Shelter Diversion/Outreach

If prevention, which component?

q      Prevention

q      Shelter Diversion

q      Outreach

 

 

q       Housing Resource Specialist

 

Have you requested CSB funding for this project in a previous year?	q      Yes       Year:_______
	q      No

 

Threshold Questions	Yes	No
A)       Are you an incorporated non-profit organization and have you received IRS 501(c)3 status?
B)      Are the activities eIigibIe for assistance under the specific program from which funding is being requested?
C)      Is the project designed to help participants achieve permanent housing and self-sufficiency (as opposed to meeting basic emergency needs)?
D)      Does the project clearly propose either new or expanded activities?
E)      For Outreach and HRS program applicants, will the homeless persons served by your proposed project meet the HUD McKinney definition of homelessness?
F)       For Prevention applicants, is a letter of support from Lutheran Social Services provided? (Please attach.)
G)      For Outreach applicants, is a letter of support from Friends of the Homeless provided? (Please attach.)
H)      For Outreach applicants, do you have a current S.E.E.D. Fund Agreement with the Community Shelter Board? (Please attach.)

 

Please use only the space provided below.

A.  General description of the project, including its geographic location and population served:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.  Services to be provided, including quantified project outcomes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.  How will the project be managed/administered?

·          Describe the intended staffing design.

·          Describe your agency’s administrative capacity to develop the project.

 

 

See the descriptions of target populations above for additional information on the categories listed below.  Check all that apply.

 

A. Persons Served

(Project must serve the target population described for the initiative for which you are applying)

q      1. Families at risk of homelessness

q      2. Individuals at risk of homelessness

q      3. Homeless men and women living on the street

q      4. Families staying in shelter

q      5. Individuals staying in shelter

q      6. Families exiting shelter into permanent housing

q      7. Individuals exiting shelter into permanent housing

Describe below the specific population and number of persons to be served by the project:

 

 

 

 

 

B. Effective Use of Community Resources

(Project must address all of the following)

q      1. Collaboration with and accessing resources from community-wide service systems appropriate to the consumer population. Identify specific service systems below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

q      2. Collaboration with other parts of the sheltering system and service continuum. Describe specific collaboration activities below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

q      3. Reasonable costs to the community for the number of persons served and the type of housing and services being provided. Identify cost per person served and/or cost per unit below (show calculations):

 

C. Priorities for Innovative Service Delivery

(Project must address three of the following, #4 is required)

q      1. Providing services for those with the greatest needs and the greatest difficulty accessing the current homeless system.  Describe below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

q      2. Reducing dependency on the shelter system, repeat incidences of homelessness and chronic homelessness. Describe below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

q      3. Filling a gap in services that are needed but not widely available. Describe below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

q      4. Including homeless persons in the design, implementation and evaluation of programs and services. Describe below:

 

 

 

 

Please indicate the estimated amount for which you are considering applying as well as the total budget for each activity. You can use a range if you are unsure at this time.

 

 

	Amount of CSB Funds to be Requested	Total Activity Cost (CSB and Other Funds)
·         Salaries and Wages	$	$
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