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RE: APPROVE EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2001 AND
AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS,
DIVISION OF HOUSING
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with an Emergency Shelter Grant
Application for 2001 between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board
of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Greeley/Weld County Housing
Authority, and Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing, with terms and
conditions being as stated in said application, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said application, a
copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, ex-officio Housing Authority Board, that the Emergency Shelter Grant
Application for 2001 between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board
of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Greeley/Weld County Housing
Authority, and Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing be, and hereby is,
approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized
to sign said application.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 30th day of April, A.Q., 2001.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD CNTY, COLORADO
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Robert D. Masden
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WELD COUNTY
EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT
APPLICATION
2001
2001-1134
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION
APPLICANT FORMS I
ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS II
CERTIFICATION OF CONSISTENCY WITH CONSOLIDATED PLAN III
ATTACHMENTS
PROJECT DESCRIPTION CONTINUATION A
MANAGEMENT CAPACITY CONTINUATION B
EXTENT AND URGENCY OF NEED CONTINUATION C
PROJECT IMPACT CONTINUATION D
1.Applicant(name and Address) 2.Project NO.
Weld County
PO Box 130 3.Amount Requested 4.Date Received
Greeley,CO 80632-0130 $49,300.00
5.Name and Title of Local Elected Official or Authorized Agency Representative 6.Name/title of contact Person for Application
Glenn Vaud,Chair Pro-tem,Board of Commissioners Weld County Thomas Teixeira,Executive Director
7.Si stige of`Authoized Representative 8.Date 9.0346 No. 10.Fax No.
3/30/01 970-346-7660
60 970-346-7690
ext.6540
11.Municipality/County Weld County 12.Nonprofit 13.Federal I.D.No. 84-6000813
14.Service Area Weld County 15.Population est 183,000
16.Project Description&Activities
Weld County has administered the Emergency Shelter Program for the past several years. The following local agencies serve as
the delivery system for the homeless services:
Greeley Transitional House
A Woman's Place
Catholic Charities,Inc
17.Line Items 18.Operations 19.Essential Services 20.Homeless 21. Other
Prevention (Administration)
Direct Staffing S 2,000.00
Case Management S 11,750.00
Utilities S 14,000.00
Supplies S 3,300.00
Maintenance S 5,000.00
Insurance 5 2,300.00
Security Deposits S 2,700.00
Transportation S 250.00
Rental Assistance $ 6,500.00
Subtotal $ 26,600.00 S 12,000.00* 5 9,200.00* $ 1,500.00*
23.Total ' ., $49,300.00
Source: Amount:
City of Greeley $ 10,000.00
United Way $29,750.00
Colorado Trust $ 3,000.00
Weld County $ 11,000.00
Total$53,750.00
A Woman's Place
SHELTER REPORT •
25. BEDS(incl. Basinets) 20 20 35*
26. SLEEPING ROOMS 5 5 9*
27. TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED 37 75 100*
28. TOTAL PERSONS IN FAMILIES 175 215 270*
29. TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SERVED 70 35 50*
30. SHELTER NIGHTS(See instruction page) 4109 4800 6500*
31. MEALS SERVED 11760 15000 19000*
CLIENT PARTICIPATION REPORT
32. Paid hrs. p 0 0
33. Una hrs. 0 0 0
34. Other Volunteer Hours 0 0 0
CONTINUUM OF CARE/SERVICE COORDINATION
35. Emergency Shelter X CON
36. Transitional Housing Greeley Transitional House
37. Permanent Housing(with services) Greeley Center for Independence
38. Permanent Housing(without services) Greeley Housing, Weld Co. Housing
39. Soup Kitchen Salvation Army
40. Clothing X r Day Adventist CCN
41. Transportation X CCN
42. Case Management X
43. Daycare Local Day Cares
44. Substance Abuse Counseling Alcohol Rec. Center Island Grove
45. Psychological North Range, UNC WC Pro Bono
46. Employment Job Services, Temp Agencies, Private
47. Life Skills/Budgeting X Consumer Credit
48. Educational Aims, UNC, c.a.r.e.
49. Assistance w/Penm. Housing Greeley Tran.House Housing Authority
460. Medical Treatment X NCMC, Health Dept, Salud, Sunrise
51. Forms Assistance X CCN
52. Other
53. Utility Assistance Red Cross, LEAP, CCN
54. Security Deposit
55. Back rent CCN
56. Back Mortgage Payments CCN
57. Other Innovative Services(specify)
(1)Services provided by your agency mark with an X (2)M Service Providers which yw have written agreanats ma lovI hln•. - --- -
*This reflects an increase in space as of January 2002.
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SHELTER REPORT Catholic Charities Northern
25.BEDS fna.r.,kbr.) 36 36 - ' u 36
26.SLEEPING ROOMS 5 5 5
27.TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED 75 75 -75
28.TOTAL PERSONS IN FAMILIES 275 280 285
29.TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SERVED 975 1,000 1,000
30.SHELTER NIGHTS(see nuns psi* 10,076 10,100 10,200
31.MEALS SERVED 24,500
25,000 25,500
CLIENT PARTICIPATION REPORT
32. Paid hrs. 0 .__.'<..... 0
0
33.Unpaid hrs. 10,000
11,000 11,000
34.Other Volunteer Hours 4,500 5,000 5,000
CONTINUUM OF CARE/SERVICE COORDINATION
35.Emergency -....._..._ . . ..__�..._s
Sheller Information and Referral X CCN *AWP
36.Transitional Housing - X CCN
* GTH
37.Permanent Housing(with services) X- CCN *GTH *AWP
38.Permanent Housing(without services) X CCN
39.Soup kitchen *SA
40.Clothing
X CCN * 7th DAY ADV.
41.Transportation * THE BUS
42.Case Management
X CCN * GTH *AWP
43.Daycare
X CCN
44.Substance Abuse Counseling * ISLAND GROVE
45.Psychological *NRBS
96.Employment
X CCN * JOB SERVICE
47.Life Skills/Budgeting
X CCN * CCC
48.Educational * RIGHT TO READ * DREAM TEAM
19.Assistance w/Perm.housing X CCN * GTH
,0 Medical treatment I * SUNRISE *OHILDRENS CLINIC
51.Forms Assistance X CCN
52.Other X CCN * FOOD BANK.
..._._.
G.Utility Assistance
A.Security Deposit
S.Badc rent --
6.Back Mortgage Payments
7.Other Innovative Services(specify) _.
(1)Services provided by your agency mark with an X. (2)AN Service Providers which you have written agreements with mark with an*.
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SHELTER REPORT Catholic C hantres Northern—Rental Assi 3faDCC
25.BEDS(Ind.baskets)
- J '
26.SLEEPING ROOMS _
27.TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED
28.TOTAL.PERSONS IN FAMILIES
29.TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SERVED
30.SHELTER NIGHTS(See Instruction me)
a3
311.MEALS SERVED
CLIENT PARTICIPATION REPORT
32.Paid hrs.
33.Unpaid hrs.
34.Other Volunteer Hours
I1 1Q 600
CONTINUUM OF CARE/SERVICE COORDINATION
35.Emergency Shelter Information and
Referral c xCCN
36.Transitional Housing GTH AWP
37.Permanent Housing(with services) xCCN GTH
ie.Permanent Housing(without services)
i9.Soup kitchen G W Housin A thorit
o.Clothing Salvation Arm.
1.Trans Church Women nited 7th Da Adventist
portation
2.Case Management •
xCCN-
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3.Daycare GTH AWP
xCCN
4.Substance Abuse Counseling
Island Grove
5.Psychological
North Range Behavioral Health
5.Employment
Weld Job Service
7.Life Skills/Budgeting
Consumer Credit Counseling
3.Educational
Aims UNC
3.Assistance w/Perm.housing t
L Medical treatment XCCN NCMC Sunrise
.Forms Assistance
xCCN
:.Other
Utility Assistance
xCCN
.Security Deposit
.Back rent _ --
xCCN
.Back Mortgage Payments
xCCN
.Other Innovative Services(specify)
(1)Services provided by your agency mark with an X.
(2)AR Service Providers which you have written agreements with mark with an
• • SHELTER REPORT Greeley Transitional House
5.BEDS end.basilica)
22 beds 22 beds 22 beds.
6.SLEEPING ROOMS 6 6 6
7.TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED 51 55 60
B.TOTAL PERSONS IN FAMBJES 1 6 4 1 6 5 173
9.TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SERVED 164 165 113
0.SHELTERNIGHTS met Yutrudion pawl - 6248 6800 6900
I.MEALS SERVED Not Annlicable
CLIENT PARTICIPATION REPORT
- .. . ... RVDV
?.Paid hrs. 795 800 800
L Unpaid hrs.
4400 4500 4500
I.Other Volunteer Hours 4237 4400 4400
CONTINUUM OF CARE/SERVICE COORDINATION
Emergency Shelter Information and Referral - X CCSN*
Salvation Army
I.Transitional Housing
X CCSN
'.Permanent Housing(with services)
X G/W C . H. A. * Private Vendor
Permanent Housing(without services) G/W C .H. A. * Private Vendors
'.Soup kffehen X - Salvation Army
l.Clothing Women United* 7th Day Advent: st* Private Dorors
Transportation X CCSN
*
.Case Management •
X
Daycare
WC . D . S . S . Private Vendors
.Substance Abuse Counseling Island Grove N Range Behavicral Health
.Psychological N Range Behavicral Health Private Vendors
.Employment
Job Service Private Vendors Western Staff
Lffe Skills/Budgeting
X Consumer Credit *
.Educational
X E.O. C . * Right to ?lead*
.Assistance w/Perm.housing g' G/W C .H.A.
.Medical treatment Sunrise Clinic Monfort Clinic NCMC*
.Forms Assistance
X
Other Parenting/Youth Services X C.A.R . E. City of Greeley*
Utility Assistance X CCSN- - - L. E.A.P -__-
Security Deposit X CCSN
Bade rent X CCSN
Back Mortgage Payments.__
X CCSN
Other Innovative Services(specify) N/A
;1)Services provided by your agency mark with an X. (2)All Service Providers which you have written agreements with mark with an*.
See Attachment C
See Attachment D
See Attachment E
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EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM
ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Glenn Vaad (name of thief elected official or appropriate non-profit signatory) of Weld County (town, city,
county or nonprofit organization) which is applying to the State of Colorado for funding through the
Emergency Shelter Grant Program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
hereby assures and certifies that:
Amounts awarded under this program will used only for these purposes:
1. Assist in the prevention of homelessness.
2. Renovate, rehabilitate, expand or convert (but not acquire) facilities for use as homeless
shelters.
3. Assist in supporting the essential operating costs of shelters.
4. Assist in improving the quality of supportive services to the homeless.
Projects will not require participation in religious services, as a condition for receiving assistance.
All projects funded will develop and administer, in good faith, a policy designed to ensure the shelter
is free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of DRUGS and ALCOHOL by its beneficiaries.
Political activities will be prohibited in accordance with subsection 675 (e) of the Community Services Block
Grant Act of 1981.
The town, city, county or nonprofit organization certifies that matching supplemental funds required by the
regulations at 24 CFR 576.71 and 576.85(a)(3), as mentioned by the amendments to Items 415(a) and
415(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act made by Section 832(e) of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-625, November 28, 1990) will be
provided. The amendment exempts the first $100,000 from the matching requirement and requires that the
benefit of the $100,000 exemption be provided to those recipients from the State that are least capable of
providing the matching funds.
The requirements of 24 CFR 576.21 (a)(4)(ii) which provide that the funding of homeless prevention
activities for families that have received eviction notices or notices of termination of utility services meet the
following standards: (A) that the inability of the family to make the required payments must be the result of a
sudden reduction in income; (B) that the assistance must be necessary to avoid eviction of the family or
termination of the services to the family; (C)that there must be a reasonable prospect that the family will be
able to resume payments within a reasonable period of time; (D) that the assistance must not supplant
funding for preexisting homeless prevention activities from any other source.
The requirements of 24 CFR 576.51 (b)(2)(iii)concerning that submission by nonprofit organizations
applying for funding of a certification of approval of the proposed project(s)from the unit of local government
in which the proposed project is located.
The requirements of 24 CFR 576.51 (b)(2)(v) conceming the funding of emergency shelter in hotels
or motels or commercial facilities providing transient housing.
The requirements of 24 CFR 576.73 conceming the continued use of buildings for which
Emergency Shelter Grant funds are used for rehabilitation or conversion of buildings for use of emergency
shelters for the homeless; or when funds are used solely for operating costs or essential services,
concerning the population to be served. _
The building standards requirement of 24 CFR 576.75:
The requirements of24.CFR 576TIs�ncerning assistance to the homeless. _ __
The requirements of 24 CFR 576.79, other appropriate provisions of 24 CFR Part 576, and other
applicable Federal law concerning nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.
The requirements of 24 CFR 576.80 concerning minimizing the displacement of persons, as a result
of a project assisted with these funds.
The requirements of 24 CFR 576.80 concerning the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.
The requirement of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625,
November 28, 19900 contained in Section 832(e)(2)(C) that grantees develop and implement procedures
the ensure the confidentiality of records pertaining to any individual provided family violence prevention or
treatment services under any project assisted under the Emergency Shelter Grants Program' will, except
with written authorization of the person or persons responsible for the operation of such shelter, not be made
public?
The requirement that local government will comply with the provisions of and regulations and
procedures applicable under section 104(g) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with
respect to the environmental review responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
related authorities, as specified in 24 CFR Part 58, and as applicable to activities of nonprofit organizations.
The requirement that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid, by or on behalf of the local
government or nonprofit organization, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal loan, the entering into of any
cooperative agreement, and modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement.
The requirement that if any funds, other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be
paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member
of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection
with this Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement, the local government or nonprofit
organization shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, 'Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,' in
accordance with its instructions.
The requirement that the local government or nonprofit organization shall require that the language
of the PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LOBBYING CERTIFICATION be included
in the award documents for all standards at all tiers including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
The required certification that the submission of an application for any emergency shelter grant is
authorized under applicable law and that the local government or nonprofd organization possesses legal
authority to carry out emergency shelter grant activities in accordance with applicable law and regulations bf
the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Glenn Vaad, Chair P tem. Board of Commissioners, Weld County
44 ! 7� 3-30-0/
Signature Date
CERTIFICATION OF LOCAL APPROVAL
FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
I, Glenn Vaad, duly authorized to act on behalf of Weld County, Colorado hereby approve the
following projects proposed by Catholic Charities Northern, which is located in Weld County.
Operation of a Shelter
Case Management
Emergency Rent Assistance
By Glenn Vaad
Chair Pro-tern, Board of Commissioners Weld County, Colorado
deo-A —30 -0/
Signature Date
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CERTIFICATION OF LOCAL APPROVAL
FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
I, Glenn Vaad, duly authorized to act on behalf of Weld County, Colorado hereby approve the
following projects proposed by Greeley Transitional House, which is located in Weld County.
Operation of a Shelter
Case Management
By Glenn Vaad
Chair Pro-tern, Board of Commissioners Weld County, Colorado
3-3O—D/
Signature Date
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CERTIFICATION OF LOCAL APPROVAL
FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
I, Glenn Vaad, duly authorized to act on behalf of Weld County, Colorado hereby approve the
following projects proposed by A Woman's Place, which is located in Weld County.
Operation of a Shelter
Case Management
By Glenn Vaad
Chair Pro-tem, Board of Commissioners Weld County, Colorado
3-3a - cy
Signature Date
Attachment A
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The 2001 ESG program will address three activities:
1. Operating Costs
2. Essential Services
3. Homeless Prevention
Each of the four Shelter/Homeless service providers operate separate programs serving distinct
population groups. Below is a summary of the projects to be conducted for the 2001/2002 ESG
program for Weld County:
Catholic Charities Northern/Rental Assistance
Catholic Charities is requesting ESG funds for Homeless Prevention.
Limited emergency financial assistance to 25 households needing a one time assistance with rent or
mortgage delinquency in order to avert homelessness .
Catholic Charities Northern/Guadalupe Shelter
Catholic Charities/Northern is requesting ESG funds for Operation Costs associated with the
Guadalupe Center and for Essential Services.
Guadalupe Center is a forty-bed shelter providing short term, emergency overnight services for
homeless families,single males and single females. Clients are provided with a place to sleep,evening
and morning meals, hygiene supplies, shower and laundry facilities, information and referral and
family case management services. Funds will be used to defray the costs associated with the
operation of the Guadalupe Center.
Case management services are provided to promote self-sufficiency for families. Families that do not
follow through on their case management goals, will be expected to find alternative housing after
seven days.
Greeley Transitional House
Greeley Transitional House is requesting ESG funds for Operation Costs, and Essential Services.
Operating Costs _ - _
Two thousand sixty dollars is requested to provide staffing for the shelter. This amount would cover
a portion of the resident manager's salary. This shelter is a twenty-four hour operation and with the
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reductions in other areas of funding, it is necessary to request funds in this area.
The operational funds requested for repair and maintenance, utilities, telephone, supplies and
equipment and insurance represent 37% of GTH's budget and is the same as the previous year.
The Greeley Transitional House is applying for three support needs within the area of essential
services. Those are case management, transportation for client families to and from work, and
security deposits.
In the area of case management, GTH is applying for$4,000 to provide this service to client families,
in coordinating and advocating for services that are necessary for a family to be come self-sufficient.
This also includes providing assistance in obtaining permanent affordable housing. Case management
is a very significant component of service delivery. Greeley Transitional House can accomplish much
in 30-45 days to alleviate the immediate crisis,but that does not allow sufficient time to affect long-
term change and prevent homelessness from reoccurring again. Often families return to the same
environment and fragmented support system,which attributed initially to their homelessness;without
intervention in this environment, all factors which led to their homelessness are still present and the
cycle may very well begin again. By creating a case management support system,these families will
not fall through the cracks of the system. Research supports the view that social supports enhance
the health and well being of families and prevent homelessness (Bassuk et al., 1990) Clients have
difficulties in obtaining resources as well as completing the proper documentation to access these
resources. Many times the barrier to becoming self-sufficient is the inability to access the necessary
resources to attain stability and productivity. Case management will provide the tool to overcome
this barrier.
The absence of transportation is many times a stumbling block in one being able to attain a base line
level of self-sufficiency. Funding for this project would eliminate a barrier to self-sufficiency for client
families. Funding through the Emergency Shelter Grant Program would allow families to utilv"their
own mode of transportation and overcome this bather.
Many families are able to afford the first month's rent but are unable to save enough for the security
deposit. By being able to provide a level of assistance with security deposits, we will be able to
reduce the average length of stay in the emergency shelter as well as eliminate another bather to self-
sufficiency.
A Woman's Place, Inc.
A Woman's Place provides emergency safe housing, food and support services to women and their
children who are homeless as a result of being a victim of domestic violence. A Woman's Place is the
only shelter in Weld County that provides these services to abused women and their children who are
homeless because of domestic violence. ESG funding will enhance their ability to provide effective
domestic violence related services to the people of Weld County
A Woman's Place is requesting funds for Operation Costs and Essential Services. Operating cost
funding will help defray utility costs, insurance for the shelter and repairs/maintenance. Essential
services will help to support case management of clients, which are provided safe housing.
Attachment B
Project Budget
Line Items Operations Essential Services Homeless Other
Prevention Administration
Transportation $500
Rent Assistance $5,000
Admin $1,500
Attachment C
Management Capacity
Weld County has coordinated the Emergency Shelter Grants Program since 1991. The program is
administered through Weld County Department of Social Services. Judy Griego, Director of Weld
County Department of Social Services is responsible for the overall administration of the Emergency
Shelter Grants Program, while Thomas Teixeira, Director of Weld County Housing Authority, is
responsible for the day-to-day program support.
The shelter and homeless service providers conduct activities of the program.
A Woman's Place
The case manager is also the Program Director and is the key person for this project. She has over
seven years experience in case management at A Women's Place Inc. And has fifteen years
experience in the human services field. She is also bilingual, a real asset to the agency and the clients
served. Her responsibilities include program director, crisis intervention, counseling, intake,
assessment of needs, case management, follow-up on goals and self-sufficiency plan, appropriate
referrals, client assistance on transitional skills, and self esteem. This person also assists Spanish
speaking only clients with legal issues such as obtaining restraining orders or accompanying women to
court. The staff person attends many meetings on case management issues such as housing,welfare
reform, employment, and educational opportunities as well as doing community education
presentations.
Greeley Transitional House
The Greeley Transitional House program has been very successful in providing services to homeless
families assisting them in achieving and maintaining stable, long-term housing;increasing their skill
levels and income; and gaining empowerment in their own lives. In 2000, 76%of our client families
secured affordable permanent housing. One hundred percent of our family's secured permanent
employment and 77%are currently working towards their GED, higher educational degrees and/or,
are enrolled in a vocational education program. 90% of our families are enrolled in the follow-up
program and have maintained both stability and self-sufficiency.
During sixteen years of its existence,The Greeley Transitional House has developed and implemented
many successful projects and received support and recognition locally, statewide and nationally. In
fact, The Greeley Transitional House was selected to be a national demonstration project for
providing emergency shelter and supportive services to homeless families. The recidivism rate is 0%.
Currently all staff have extensive knowledge_of and interaction with the homeless population and have . _ _
established relationships with both The Greeley Transitional House and social service agencies in
Weld County: In addition each staff member consistently has demonstrated exceptional capacity to
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perform the administrative, managerial, and operational functioning necessary to successful
development and operation of this project. The staff includes:
Executive director,(Linda S.Akers),a professional social worker holding a Masters in Social Work,
Bachelors of Arts in Family Studies with two minors; business administration and developmental
psychology and an Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education with 24 years of experience in
human services; nine of those years in management of non-profit agencies, primarily with agencies
serving the indigent. She has been the executive director of this organization for the past eight years.
Previously worked for five years at A Woman's Place serving women and children in domestic
violence environments as well as development and implementation of programs. Previous to this
position, she developed and implemented a child/parent program for parents and children at risk
within Larimer County. She has also worked extensively with parents who have been found guilty of
child abuse, providing individual counseling and parent education classes. Also within this
framework, she developed and executed a research project measuring the effectiveness of parenting
classes in terms of reducing child abuse. She also has extensive background working with the elderly
providing assessments and direct services. She has also developed and implemented a crisis line on
the campus of the University of Northern Colorado and owned and operated her own preschool/day
care program. She serves on the Weld County Homeless Task Force Trinity Lutheran School Board,
current chairperson of Trinity Lutheran Parent/Teacher League and has also served in a variety of
capacities within the Mountain prairie Girl Scout Council. Linda has demonstrated extensively her
commitment to empowerment, dignity and respect for human beings.
Lori Romo, assistant director, holds a B.A. in Family Studies from the University of Northern
Colorado. Lori has an extensive background working with homeless families and children at high risk
of being abused or already have been abused. She has worked at Child Advocacy and Resource
Education since 1997 as a contract teacher. At the Greeley Transition House she has held several
positions as Follow-up Case Manager and then Follow-up Services Coordinator. Lori has extensive
training and skills in crisis intervention, advocacy and assessments. Lori is committed to working
with individuals who are highly committed to helping themselves.
Linda Brooks,follow-up case manager holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Human Rehabilitation
Services from the University of Northern Colorado. She is also certified as an inspector for Section 8
housing standards. Linda has approximately eleven years of experience working with high-risk
families and diverse individuals with all types of issues /needs. She is highly committed to self-
sufficiency model and empowers clients to problem -solve independently as well as takes
responsibility for their life plan.
Catholic Charities
The agency has operated Guadalupe Shelter since 1987 and has operated a shelter in Larimer County
since 1985. The agency Executive Director, who reports to a 21 member Board of Directors, is
responsible for operation of 10 programs of the agency in Weld and Larimer Counties.
The Supervisor of Homeless service has administrative responsibilities for the shelter and staff. She
has been with the agency six years and has a Masters in Social Work from University of Denver.
The Shelter Coordinator oversees the day-to-day operations of shelter including maintenance,
management of supplies, supervision of night staff, supervision of volunteers, provision of
Information & Referral, and daily records. He has held this position for 1.5 years and holds a
Bachelors in Social Work from Colorado State University.
The Family Case Management Coordinator provides case management services for the families in the
shelter and for up to 2 years after they leave the shelter. She has been with Catholic Charities for five
years and has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Kentucky.
Night Staff Three Part Time night shelter workers rotate 12-hour shifts. They are responsible for
overseeing client activity, serving food, cleaning, assist with registration, distribute supplies,
maintaining inventory, respond to emergencies.
Case Manager provides case management services for families and singles in shelter (four months
with the agency)
Emergency Assistance Coordinator provides direct services, maintains records, works with
volunteers, coordinates with other providers, and has been with the agency for over 2 years.
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Attachment E
Project Impact
A Woman's Place
With ESG funding, A Woman's Place can continue to provide a safe place for women and their
children. And continue to provide the support services needed to end the abuse cycle in their family
system and become self-sufficient. It is the case management services and support that provide the
opportunity for women in an abusive situation to break out of the abusive cycle and move toward
self-sufficiency. In 2000, 67 women out of 102 sheltered went into new living non-violent living
situations(a 65% success rate).
A Woman's Place received 1,005 calls for Crisis Counseling to date, 4,562 non-emergency advocacy
calls to date, conducted emergency intakes with 66 individuals/families, and provided 3,332 shelter
nights to displaced victims of domestic violence. They are doubling the current safe house capacity to
better meet the needs of the community and population served.
Greeley Transitional House
The Greeley Transitional House can do much in 30-45 days to alleviate the immediate crisis,but that
does not allow sufficient time to affect long-term change. It is imperative that families have a
supportive and encouraging environment when they leave GTH and move into permanent housing.
Often these families return to the same environment and fragmented support system which attributed
initially to their homelessness;without intervention in this environment, all the factors which led to
their homelessness are still present and the cycle may very well begin again. Research supports the
view that social supports enhance the health and well-being of children and women, and the lack of
social supports contributes to many problems including family homelessness(Bassuk et al., 1990).
The goal of this project is to empower families to attain their maximum level of self-sufficiency as
they move from the Greeley Transitional House into permanent housing and prevent them from falling--
into the same cycle of homelessness again and again. This goal will be accomplished in the following
manner: 1) Facilitate a minimum of 35 adult head of households in life skills group issues of self
esteem, self awareness, stability,responsibility,budget counseling and other educational topics related
to self-sufficiency;2)Provide follow-up case management for a minimum of 42 families completing
the initial 30-45 day emergency program. Case management will involve the establishment of a
trusting, collaborative relationship, information and referral, psychosocial support and
encouragement,assessment of needs,goal setting and advocacy. Utilize all community agencies and
resources to-aid in support of the enrolled family.
The progression from crisis management to self-sufficiency is accomplished through an intensive case
management program in which residents participate in setting realistic immediate and long range
goals. Residents must be active participants in finding employment, participating in training
programs, and pursuing affordable housing. Resident progress is monitored by case workers who
encourage and support residents in accomplishing their goals. GTH has also implemented a follow-up
case management program to continue to work with these families once they have left the initial 30-
45 day program. In 1999, 72%of the resident families secured affordable housing and 100%secured
employment or training by the time they left the initial program. In 2000, 6248 nights of shelter was
provided by the Greeley Transitional House. This number represents 51 families totaling 164
individuals. The primary goals for 2001 include obtaining 85% of residents will be able to secure
affordable housing, and striving, over the next three years,to aim for a 95% success rate in working
toward affordable housing placement for residents. In addition, we definitely want to maintain the
100% success rate of our residents families securing employment and/or training by the time they
complete the initial 30-45 day program.
The follow-up case management program has served 451 families since its inception October 1990.
The following statistics represent the success of the program:
• 92%of the families were self-sufficient, stable and not on any assistance programs.
• 8%of the families were on some type of assistance program but stable and working towards
being self-sufficient and removing self from assistance programs.
This continues to be a very important component of The Greeley Transitional House delivery of
service. GTH can do much in 30-45 days to alleviate the immediate crisis, but that does not allow
sufficient time to affect long term change. It is imperative that families have a supportive and
encouraging environment once they leave the initial program and move into permanent housing.
Often families return to the same environment and fragmented support system which attributed
initially to their homelessness. Without intervention and prevention all the factors which led to their
homelessness are still present and the cycle may very well begin again. The support network of the
homeless families needs to be restructured and rebuilt. The follow-up case management family
support system helps to empower the families to attain and maintain their maximum level of self-
sufficiency. Needless to say this remains a priority program at GTH aimed at prevention.
The children's room was completed in 1991 and has proven to be a very positive asset to The Greeley
Transitional House programs. As of August 16, 1993, GTH secured funding from the Hasbro}
Children's Foundation as well as several local contributions and was able to develop and implement a
children's program. Funding was secured through state monies and the program has expanded to a
full-time children/adolescent program. The goal of this program is to provide the much needed
support in the short term and help the children and youth coping skills to affect the long term change
and stop the cycle that causes dependency in the future.
As summarized from above the program will be evaluated through a variety of specific short and long
range percentage goals regarding the homeless population served. These goals guide the process _
daily at GTH. -
The long range funding goals for GTH include a specific target for revenues and support over the
next three years. This includes a three year goal to stabilize and further secure the funding of the
programs.
3yr.long
range
United Way 20%
Federal Funds 12%
Foundation Support 35%
Local Contributions 17%
Fund-Raisers 16%
The Greeley Transitional House anticipates the current funding trends over the long term with the
goal of securing a realistic balance to maintain a healthy financial foundation.
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities will provide 10,100 nights of shelter and 25,000 meals for 1,000 homeless people.
This will include 70 families with a total of 200 children. Sixty families will be served through the
Catholic Charities race management program assisting them in transitioning into the community and
becoming self sufficient
Rent Assistance: With ESG funding Catholic Charities will be able to prevent 25-30 families from
becoming homeless.
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Extent and Urgency of Need
A Woman's Place
A Woman's Place provides safe shelter for women and their children who are endanger due to
domestic violence. The women who come to A Woman's Place need support services to break the
cycle of violence in their lives. Many do not have good support systems or cannot become self
sufficient while in an abusive relationship. They need comprehensive services,such as those provided
by A Woman's Place, to get out. A Woman's Place is the only agency that offers these services to
battered women and their children in Weld County. In 1999 A Women's Place Sheltered 100 women
and their children. A Woman's place turned away 122 women who were eligible for shelter due to
lack of space during 2000. They are currently planning an addition to the safehouse to better meet
the needs of domestic violence victims.
Greeley Transitional House
The Greeley Transitional has observed a significant increase in the number of homeless families turned
way due to lack of space. In 2000,we turned away 22 families who were in need of our services but
due to lack of space we were unable to provide shelter and support services to these families. We
continue to see an increase in the number of working poor who are unable to secure affordable
housing . With Welfare Reform,the need has also increased due to the fact that most of the jobs that
TANIF clients are securing do not pay for the current cost of housing.
Catholic Charities (Rental Assistance)
The geographic area to served consists of all of Weld County.
During 2000 CCN paid rent for 126 households with funds from FEMA, ESG, Colorado Trust,
Churches, community organizations and other sources. During 2000, 155 households were denied
rent assistance due to lack of funds. Without funding through the ESG program, Catholic Charities
will not be able to provide rental assistance to the twenty five families which are faced with'
homelessness due to eviction or foreclosure. The cost saving in preventing a family from becoming
homeless cannot just be measured in dollars. Preventing homelessness prevents breakup of families,
loss of employment, loss of self esteem and continues schooling for children.
Catholic Charities/Guadaluae Shelter
In 2000, Guadalupe Center provided 10,076 nights of shelter and 24,180 meals for 975 homeless
people. This included 821 adults and 154 children. In 2000, 135 people were turned away from the
shelter due to lack of space. Thirty percent of the clients are from Weld County and while many ofthe
adults are employed or have income, the high cost of housing is beyond their ability to pay. ESG
represents approximately 10 percent of the operation budget for the shelter. Without this funding
Catholic Charities would be required to reduce services and jeopardize the continuation of this
valuable community service
EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT PROGRAM
Weld County has requested a total of$49,300 from the State Department of Local Affairs,
Division of Housing. (Source of funds Federal Government). These funds when received will be
further allocated to the three area homeless shelters. These are A Woman's Place, Greeley
Transitional House and Catholic Charities.
Funding has been requests in the following areas,
Operations: $26,600.00
Essential Services $12,000.00
Homeless Prevention $9,200.00
Administration $1,500.00
Due to the application dead line Commissioner Vaad signed the application on behalf of the
board on March 30, 2001. The Board needs to approve application.
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