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HomeMy WebLinkAboutShower the People 2024-25 HSG ApplicationHuman Services Grant Application 2024-25 Application Questions Part 1 Basic Information 1. Organization Name * SHOWER THE PEOPLE 2. Fiscal Agent (if different than above)* N/A 3. Project/Program Name * SHOWER THE PEOPLE 4. Requested Amount * $25,000 5. Name of Person Completing Application * Gwen Watkins 6. Name of Person for Grant Communication and Contract for Grant Cycle (if different from above)* Gwen Watkins 7. Organization Mailing Address * 1133 Vard Loomis Ln, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 8. Phone * 408-914-8080 9. Email * gwn.watkins@gmail.com Part 2 Organizational Information 1. Purpose/Mission Statement * Shower the People's mission is to provide access to a free hot shower to the homeless in our community. 2. Briefly describe your organization’s purpose, vision, primary activities, and operating structures * Shower the People (STP) is an all-volunteer, non-profit mobile shower program that provides unconditional access to a free shower to the homeless in our community. Our shower sites have been a welcoming, safe, clean and reliable places for the homeless to shower for the past 6 years. Currently we have 4 shower sites in SLO and one site in Grover Beach. All of our current sites in San Luis are often at capacity, providing anywhere from 25 to 30+ showers a day, 4 days a week. STP provided access to 7,321 total showers in 2023, 6,218 in the City of San Luis alone. This was the most showers STP has ever provided in a single year. The need is great. Shower the People has a team of 35 volunteers who work both on-site and behind the scenes. Each shower site is run by a team of 6 volunteers; a Supervisor, Intake/Greater, Driver and 3 Cleaners. Shower operations are overseen by the General Manager and an Operations Team consisting of the Manager and 3 Site Supervisors. The General Manager reports to Shower the People's 9 person Board of Directors. 3. Name of Executive Director * Gwen Watkins 4. Name of Board President or Chair * Aracelli Astorga 5. Number of paid staff (full or part-time)* 0 6. Number of volunteers * 35 7. Describe the community(ies) your organization supports * Shower the People provides the opportunity to shower unconditionally. Our 5 sites are located in San Luis and in Grover Beach. Our shower guests are primarily the unsheltered living in our communities. 8. Approximate Annual Budget * $60,000 9. Major Sources of Funding * Our Major sources of funding are from SLO County and Grants from the cities of San Luis, Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach and Grover Beach. We also get funding from local churches and individual donations. Part 3 Project/Program Information 14. In the table below include a minimum of four (4) metrics or performance outcomes that relate to the implementation/success of the project. Examples include: # of SLO City residents served, # of referrals provided to individuals seeking social services. Methods of Evaluation Indicators of Success / Measurable Outcomes Tracking # of showers provided.6,000/year Tracking # of new visitors to the shower program 300 Tracking # who left or were turned away <400 Tracking # who only wanted supplies 400 1. Please provide an executive summary of proposed project/program * Shower the People will continue to provide access to a free shower to the homeless at our current 4 sites in San Luis. Our program will continue to supply our shower guests with a new pair of underwear, socks, T-shirt, a comb and hand sanitizer. As we increase our number of volunteers our intent is to open one more location in San Luis at the BMW dinner for the homeless on Thursday evenings 2. Total Project Cost?* $60,000.00 3. Requested Project Amount * $25,000.00 4. Please provide a detailed description of proposed project/program * Shower the People will continue to provide free hot showers through our mobile shower program at 4 shower sites located in San Luis. The locations are: every Tuesday/Thursday, Unitarian Universalist Church 10AM-1PM; every Saturday, United Church of Christ 10AM-1PM; every Sunday, SLO Library 12:30 - 3:30PM. STP reliably provides showers rain or shine and on all Holidays. Our plan is to open a 5th site in San Luis in 2024. STP's team of local volunteers assures that our sites are welcoming, safe, clean and reliable sites. STP's shower program provides new underwear, socks, T-shirts, combs toothpaste/toothbrush and hand sanitizer to our shower guests. STP uses biodegradable soap/shampoo. Our towels and washcloths are laundered by the Arroyo Grande Community Hospital where we pick them up and return them weekly. At each shower site STP records the number of folks taking a shower or supplies, their gender, veteran status and age range. We use this data in reports that we share with our volunteers, partners, city governments and our donors . 5. Describe the community/population the project/program will support.* Our shower program unconditionally provides showers. Primarily our guests are the unsheltered living in our communities. 6. The HRC has identified homeless prevention including affordable and alternative housing, supportive services, and transitional housing as the main funding priority. Does your grant request meet this funding priority?* Yes No 7. Which other priority of the non-ranked HRC funding priorities does your request support? Please check the appropriate boxes:* Hunger and malnutrition prevention Supportive physical and mental health services for those in need Services for seniors and/or people with disabilities in need Supportive and developmental services for children and youth in need Services encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusivity in marginalized communities 8. Provide timeline for project * This grant will help support our services over one full year. 9. Identify any partnerships/collaborations that are supporting this project/program and their roles * Vituity, a pop-up clinic of physicians, partners with STP once a month at the SLO Library location. They provide our guests with free medical check-ups, treatments and vaccines. The Access Support Network joins the pop-up clinic and provides free AIDS/HIV exams, tests, and medications. Many of our shower guests take advantage of their services. The County Nurse Navigator is on site weekly at 2 of our sites. She provides medical support and hooks our guests up to needed medical coverage and health and social services. STP has provided showers at the Veterans Stand Down for 5 years. STP has partnered recently with TMHA at their Homeless Resource Fair. CAPSLO's outreach worker routinely visits our sites. "Wash Me Go" provides free haircuts weekly at 2 of our sites. At all of our sites we have churches, agencies and individuals that provide food for our guests, including People's Kitchen, The Food Share Program, The Agape Men's group, Grassroots, Food not Bombs and many individuals . 10. Describe your plan for sustainability beyond the City’s one-year award funding * STP started it's shower program in 2018 and as of December 2023 has provided a total of 20,000 showers to the homeless. Our plan is to continue to provide all our donors and supporters with our shower data and to continue to ask for support for our program. 11. Describe the plan for promoting this project, program, or service within the City of San Luis Obispo * Shower the People sends reports on our program to the City biannually. We keep an open dialog with the City Manger and the City Homeless Response Manager on our program's challenges and it's successes. In the community Shower the People is often asked to talk about our shower program by local churches and clubs. We participates in local non-profit events. STP has had articles written about the program in the local Tribune newspaper, The Green Directory and in New Times. We also have had TV interviews about our program by our local TV stations. Also, STP is happy to have had our Shower Trailer in the SLO Holiday Parade for 2 years. 12. Est. Number of people served through this project/program * 4,500 13. Est. Number of SLO City Residents served through this project/program * 4,000 Attachments Copy of Organization’s most recent complete fiscal year financial statement (for the previous year because it is the middle of the current fiscal year) including a statement of financial position/balance sheet, statement of revenue & expenses/income statement, profit & loss. Financial Statement * StatementofFinancialPosition.pdf 48.27KB 1-page Organization Chart * Shower the People org chart-2024.pdf 86.08KB Document Certifying Federal Tax-Exempt Status * 501c3.pdf 300.9KB 1-page detailed budget for the program including how the total requested amount of grant would be spent. Budget * STP 2024 Budget Expenditures.pdf 194.26KB 1-page DEI statement that includes: Applicants’ understanding and application of DEI Affirming language that creates access and a sense of belonging in our community apart from grant Explain how this project will advance DEI in the City of SLO DEI Statement * Inclusion and diversity Policy.docx 25.95KB SHOWER THE PEOPLE Statement of Financial Position As of December 31, 2023 Cash Basis Monday, January 29, 2024 05:48 PM GMT-07:00 1/1 TOTAL ASSETS Current Assets Bank Accounts 1000 Pacific Premier - Daily Operations 64,330.85 1050 Pacific Premier CD (9 mo. 4.25%)52,097.48 1060 Pacific Premier CD (7Mo. 4.25%)52,030.29 1070 1070 Pacific Premier CD (9 Mo. 4.75%)51,445.00 1080 Pacific Premier CD (7 Mo.)50,605.23 1100 Pacific Premier - Vehicle / Trailer Reserve Funds 67,692.46 1400 QuickBooks Checking Account 0.00 Total Bank Accounts $338,201.31 Total Current Assets $338,201.31 Fixed Assets 6000 Mobile Shower Unit - Rich Trailers 41,769.46 6001 2018 Chev Express Van VIN 25880 25,157.95 6007 Accum depr -54,367.00 Total Fixed Assets $12,560.41 TOTAL ASSETS $350,761.72 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities Current Liabilities Credit Cards Daily Maintenance - Rick (2875)0.00 Daily Operations - Gary (8565)127.62 Total Credit Cards $127.62 Other Current Liabilities suspense 0.00 Total Other Current Liabilities $0.00 Total Current Liabilities $127.62 Total Liabilities $127.62 Equity Prior Years Equity 257,876.04 Net Revenue 92,758.06 Total Equity $350,634.10 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $350,761.72 Expenditures Total 3000 Tshirts 11,000 3010 Boxers / Underwear 11,000 3020 Socks 1,500 3030 Toothbrush/Toothpaste/Comb/Razor/Feminine 1,000 3040 Propane 1,250 3050 Cleaning Supplies / Gloves 1,750 3060 Soap/Shampoo/Toilet Paper 1,250 3070 Van/Trailer Maintenance and Repairs 6,000 3080 Gasoline 4,000 3110 Van / Trailer Insurance 5,500 3130 Volunteer Recognition / Training 1,500 3140 Volunteer Tshirts 1,250 3150 General Liability Insurance 4,500 3160 Communications / Internet / Software 2,500 3170 Office/General Administrative Expenditures 3,000 3180 COVID PPE EXPENSES 3,000 3190 Biodegradable Body Wipes 0 Total Expenditures $60,000 SHOWER THE PEOPLE Budget Overview January - December 2024 Shower the People Diversity and Inclusion Policy Shower the People (STP) maintains a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where all volunteers, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability, feel valued and respected. STP is committed to a nondiscriminatory approach. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and ensure that all voices are valued and heard. Shower the People strives to: • See diversity, inclusion, and equity as connected to our mission and critical to ensure the well-being of our volunteers and the communities we serve. • Practice and encourage transparent communication in all interactions. • Commit time and resources to expand more diverse leadership within our board, committees, and advisory groups. • Lead with respect and tolerance. We expect all volunteers to embrace this notion and to express it in workplace interactions and through everyday practices. This policy will be reviewed and updated at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors.