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May 16, 2002                                                       Barbara Poppe      (614) 221-9195

 

COMMUNITY SHELTER BOARD ANNOUNCES

FUNDING AND OFFICERS FOR 2002

 

 

COLUMBUS, OH – The CSB Board of Trustees approved 2002 allocation amounts for shelter programs at its meeting on March 25, 2002.

 

Agency                        Program                        Recommended Funding

Family Shelters

   Catholic Social Services   Holy Rosary Barbara

   Bonner Family Center   $280,391

   Homeless Families Foundation   Family Shelter    $116,505

   YWCA   Interfaith Hospitality Network   $856,206

Women’s Shelters

   Faith Mission   Nancy’s Place   $178,787

   Friends of the Homeless   Rebecca’s Place   $249,155

   YWCA   WINGS   $52,119

Men’s Shelters

   Faith Mission   Faith Mission on Long Street    $308,755

   Faith Mission   Faith Mission on 8th Avenue           $450,000

   Friends of the Homeless   Men’s Shelter   $451,950

                       

Emergency Services for Public Inebriates

   ADAMH/Maryhaven                    Engagement Center                          $205,000

 

 

“We look forward to working with our partner agencies again this year to provide quality services and facilities for community members experiencing a housing crisis,” said Barbara Poppe, Executive Director of the Community Shelter Board.

CSB also named a slate of officers for one-year terms of office for the Board of Trustees.  Timothy T. Miller, Crane Plastics Company, was re-elected as Chair; Floyd V. Jones, The Columbus Dispatch, was re-elected as Vice Chair and elected as Chair Elect; Joyce B. Link, Bricker & Eckler LLP, was re-elected as Secretary; and William Wright, Deloitte & Touche, was re-elected as Treasurer.

The Community Shelter Board, established in 1986, is a non-profit intermediary organization which coordinates community based efforts, fosters collaboration, and funds services to assist families and individuals in Central Ohio to resolve their housing crisis.  The Community Shelter Board allocates $7.0 million annually to support programs at 15 agencies.  Last year, these programs served more than 11,000 individuals.  The Community Shelter Board is funded by the City of Columbus, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, the United Way of Central Ohio, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Sate of Ohio, and other public and private donors.

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