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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/03/2001, LIAISON REPORT - %_ _ DATE `f'�-0/ ITEM #� C NCIL El CDD DIR h,", o, / ErCAO ❑ FIN DIR 0 FIRE CHIEF HOMELESS SERVICES � El ❑ PW DIR CLERK/ORIG ❑ POUCE CHF February 2001 ❑ DEPT H DS ❑ REC DIR p� ❑ LITIL OR Prado Day Center ❑ HR DIR Weekends have been a great addition to the day center. The clients using the services are very appreciative. The daily average of persons receiving a meal from the People's Kitchen averaged 81 for the month and 72 on the weekends. The daily average of persons using the services of the day center averaged 67 and 60 on the weekends. Operating expenses for weekend hours at the center are raised by fundraising efforts of the"Friends of Prado". "Friends" support financially the additional expenses of the operating budget Monday through Friday, which is not provided by grants. Monthly EOC meets with the Friends of the Prado Day Center to discuss present and future needs. There is some discussion on the table to consider extending weekends past April and to begin to further discuss the financial needs of the Shelter. S helter For the month of February the overflow was at the Mission enabling us to have a large overflow of families receiving shelter and allowing more single persons to receive a bed at the shelter. The average number of shelter beds provided for the month was 76. Children averaged 9 per night and women 22 per night. A total of 34 requests for a bed during the month were denied due to over capacity. As of February 23 we began a small motel voucher program activated when the beds are full. A maximum of S 195 per night can be spent. Money for this program comes from the armory being closed in our area, which qualifies the County for Emergency Housing and Assistance funds. Meals served during the month totaled 4,662. The average number of diner and dashers for the month were 15 per night. Shelter evening meals continue to be prepared by the EOC Head Start Kitchen in Pismo, Monday through Friday and on weekends and holidays by community groups. Case Management For the month of February case management was able to house 3 families consisting of 5 adults and 3 children, and 3 single persons. The housing market continues to be extremely limited. Manager, Peggy Fowler and case manager, Jody Smith stated they have never seen the housing market this difficult and limited. One particular single mother and her 1-year old daughter continue to receive emergency service, as she and case management are unable to locate 1'and 2 bedroom rentals for families. This mother was pregnant when she began receiving services and has raised her daughter in the shelter since she was born. Success Stories A senior local man of 74 years of age was placed in housing. For several years we encouraged this man to let us help him find a place to live. He was determined to live in his van until he died. At one point he became so sick he was placed in a nursing home out of the area. As he regained his strength he returned to the area and the services of the Prado Day Center. His health soon began deteriorating before us resulting in a in Ati. RECEIVED APR 0 3 2001 13 SLO CITY COUNCIL 1 iAr_ agency intervention. Mental-health'outreach, adult protective services, SLO Housing Authority, Prado Day Center and the.casz management-program all working together allowed us to place him into a one bedroom unit in.Grover Beach. Every month when this gentlemen was using the services' of the.Prado Day Center, he would contribute a 3 pound can of coffee when he received his monthly check. It is crucial we, EOC, homeless services, members of the board and individuals of the community remember we are dealing with precious people and human lives. Sometimes due to daily demands of work loads and life issues we can over look human need. If we did not step into to this situation with this elderly man, he would have died in his van lacking medical care and the human touch. EOC is providing crucial services to desperate people. Two families in North County were placed into housing. One family was a couple with 2 children and the other was a single mother with one child. These families represent the working poor within our community. For months these working parents lived in a hotel. Without subsidized rent and available.units in the community these families would continue to live in motels. The concern being raised in North County is motel rates are increasing eliminating families and singles from being able to live in motels. Upcoming Events May 4`h Sleep Over Fundraising Event(more details to come) May 7-12 Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week(more details to come) May 12' Second Annual Walk to End Homelessness(more details to come) Grant Status Lillian Judd, Director of Planning and Development submitted a grant for 5481,404 for construction of Homeless Shelter in North County. City and County CDBG recommendations and approvals will continue through the month of March and April for Shelter and Prado Requests. Please reserve your calendars for the Walk on May 12th And the Sleep Over on May 4th INVITE FRIENDS 14 agency intervention. Mental health outreach, adult protective services, SLO Housing Authority, Prado Day Center and the case management program all working together allowed us to place him into a one bedroom unit in Grover Beach. Ever.-month when this gentlemen was using the.servicesof the Prado Day Center,he would contribute a 3 pound can of coffee when he received his monthly check. It is crucial we, EOC, homeless services,members of the board and individuals of the community remember we are dealing with precious people and human lives. Sometimes due to daily demands of work loads and life issues we can over look human need. If we did not step into to this situation with this elderly man, he would have died in his van lacking medical care and the human touch. EOC is providing crucial services to desperate people. Two families in Notch County were placed into housing. One family was a couple with 2 children and the other was a single mother with one child. These families represent the working poor within our community. For months these working parents lived in a hotel. Without subsidized rent and available units in the community these families would continue to live in motels. The concern being raised in North County is motel rates are increasing eliminating families and singles from being able to live in motels. Upcoming Events May 4`h Sleep Over Fundraising Event(more details to come) May 7-12 Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week(more details to come) May 12'h Second Annual Walk to End Homelessness(more details to come) Grant Status Lillian Judd, Director of Planning and Development submitted a grant for 5481,404 for construction of Homeless Shelter in North County. City and County CDBG recommendations and approvals will continue through the month of March and April for Shelter and Prado Requests. Please reserve your calendars for the Walk on May 12th And the Sleep Over on May 4th INVITE FRIENDS 14 AA""1 11111 I= . $eydNd Sl eeter°g 3'd Ammae Mimoor and Mo Awareness I ee4 Friday, Idday e: SLEEP OVER "One Night Without a Rome's 8:00pm Friday until 7:00am Saturday,May Sth.@ Old Mission Church A mock shelter where members of the community gain sponsors and raise money by doing so.Spending the night in the mock shelter will provide members of the community with a better perspective on what it is hike to stay at the shelter for a night. Monday, May 7&: CONN' 1 M MEETING 7:00pm at the Downtown Library The community meeting will have a panel of speakers that include directors of EOC Services,case management, housing,mental health transitions,and clients who stay at the shelter.Each speaker will provide a distinct perspective on the issue of homelessness. There will also be a question and answer session afterwards to allow members of the community to learn more about the multi-layered problem of homelessness and lack of affordable housing in San Luis Obispo. Tuesday, May 8&: SANDWICH MAE31NG AND CAN FOOD/CLOTEIING DRIVE All day long with booths at local campuses On campuses at Cal Poly,Cuesta,and local high schools we will have numerous booths that will give students an opportunity to make a sandwich for a homeless person. They may also donate can foods for the Food Bank,or clothing for the EOC shelter and thrift store. Wednesday, May SP:RINGER BANQUET 7:1 S at The Sandwich Factory located on the Cal Poly Campus A free runner held to promote awareness about the issue of world hunger and poverty,with a focus on unequal distribution of food. Each participant will either be eating the meal of an upper class person,or maybe receive a small portion of food just as the lower class do.Our goal is to make people aware of how unequally food is distributed nationally and globally and the affects it has on the world's people. Thursday, May 1®U:. FAST FOR AN END TO RINGER Donation booths at various locations and a breaking of the Fast at sunset'st the Mission plaza. Students and community members will be in solidarity with those that go hungry each day by fasting from sunrise to sunset. We will ask participants to donate the money they would have spent on their food that day to the Food Bank Coalition.We will break the fast as a community at sunset Friday, May 112:BENEM CONCERT 8d10pm;Ikon:Mason's Hall on Marsh St. Local bands join the cause to end homelessness by donating their time and talents for a night of great enterfamment The bands play for line and all proceeds from ticket sales go to support the EOC Homeless Shelter. Saturday, May le: 1 uam IMM WMA TO END ROMELESSNESS Start of Walic 10:00=4 EOC Shelter to Prado Day Centeti Wa;k with,us as we stand up for and support tate homeless of San Luis Obispo. We will be waiting from the EOC Shelter to the Prado Day Center,the exact route the homeless telae each day. Our goal is to raise money for EOC <* ,services and to bring the community togetber to support such are important and necessary cause.The event will also consist of a re-naming ceremony fkDr the EOC Shelter.