HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation 05/02/2016COTS Mary Isaak Center
The Value of and Risk to
Emergency Shelter Services
Presented to:
Petaluma City Council
May 2, 2016
By: Mike Johnson, CEO COTS
MIC is Unique Among "shelters"
•MIC is NOT "three hots and a cot"
•MIC ES operates as a "container" for
transformative programs
•MIC ES generates results housing people that
are twice the national average
The Value of Shelter
•COTS MIC Emergency Shelter (ES) Serves over
500 people each year
•43% of ES clients go into housing each year
•34% lost their housing in Petaluma
•MIC ES is the next step for Sober Circle
participants
MIC ES = Reduced Homelessness
•Between 2013 and 2015 Sonoma County's
homelessness decreased by 27%
•South County Homelessness decreased by
50%
•Petaluma Homelessness decreased by 60%
•These are clear indicators that MIC ES and
Sober Circle are effective
HEARTH Act = Federal Shift
•Since HEARTH Act in 2010, Federal funding is
shifting away from Emergency Shelter and
Transitional Housing
•Housing First and Rapid Rehousing are now
Federal priorities
•Sonoma County does not have the housing to
do Housing First
•Sonoma County still needs effective shelters
ESG Losses for Sonoma County
•Sonoma County (SC) was cut by 80% - the
largest cut in the State of California
•SC went from $1.2 million to $239K
•ESG funding supports only three SC
organizations: COTS, CC and IFSN
•Total annual losses will exceed $890k
State ESG and County CDC
Funding in 2016-2017
MIC ES Reductions at a “Critical Service Level”
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50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
500,000
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
5-Year MIC ES Reduction in Expenses
Personnel Costs
Operating Costs
Program Costs
Next: A Community Dialog on the
Future of Homeless Shelters
Public Funders
Community at Large
Private
Funders
Landlords
and
Property
Managers
Homeless Service
Providers
Continuum of Care Community
Engagement &
Leadership: COTS
and Catholic
Charities
Dialogue Outcomes Affecting the
Future of Emergency Shelter Programs
•Public & private consensus on the future
characteristics of emergency shelters
•Measureable outcomes & accountability
•Public & private policy on housing the
homeless in the broad context of affordable
housing goals
Presentation
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May 2, 2016
RE: COTS AND THE MARY ISAAC CENTER
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members;
For more than 20 years Basin Street Properties, other private donors and the City of Petaluma have
worked arm -in -arm to provide critical financial support to the Committee on the Shelterless (COTS),
During those years I have closely observed the operation and activities of COTS. From Mary Isaac to
John Records to the current COTS staff, we have all proudly seen the organization develop into one of
our Nation's finest and most successful centers caring for the homeless.
Almost from the beginning COTS tried to provide more than just a temporary shelter and meal for its
clients, COTS succeeds today because each and every member of the staff whether volunteer or paid,
truly cares for the people they serve. And they understand that helping rebuild lives and building life
skills is the best way to help clients be productive members of society — a worthy objective. COTS has
had an amazing success rate in this effort.
Many businesses in Petaluma have hired graduates of the COTS programs with good fortune for the
individual and the business.
But there is likely no end to homelessness. And COTS continues to face financial challenges in its efforts
to maintain its operations at a broad level of success. As governmental funding sources have decreased in
recent years, COTS has worked tirelessly to raise additional money for its programs from the private
sector, And while such efforts have been successful, they are simply not enough. Petaluma and its
sources of State and Federal funding are a critical part of COTS' operating budget and we are hopeful that
support can continue.
COTS is truly a Petaluma born and bred organization. The City of Petaluma was instrumental in helping
COTS get started those many years ago. We thank the citizens of Petaluma and the Mayor and City
Council for years of past help, and we ask that the City continue to offer its assistance.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM C. WHITE
CHAIRMAN
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