Shelter Network
Shelter Network Shelter, Housing, and Supportive Services MISSION Shelter Network, founded in 1987, is committed to providing housing and support services that create opportunities for homeless families and individuals on the San Francisco Peninsula to return to permanent housing and ongoing self-sufficiency.
ABOUT
FACILITIES
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$8 Million Annual Budget 91 Employees 12,000 Volunteers 4,300 Clients served annually • 1,700 (40%) are children • 6 Facilities: • Emergency Shelters • Transitional Apartments • Permanent Supportive Housing
For Families • Family Crossroads, Daly City • First Step for Families, San Mateo • Haven Family House, Menlo Park • Redwood Family House, Redwood City For Single Adults • Maple Street Shelter, Redwood City • The Vendome, San Mateo
WHO WE SERVE • 75% of our clients are families with children • 59% of families served are single-parent • Over 50% of the adults we serve are employed when they enter our facilities • 18% of clients are Veterans • 61% of families are experiencing homelessness for the first time
METHODOLOGY – BEYOND THE BED • Combines traditional shelter with caseworkers and supportive services to break the cycle of poverty • Instills proprietorship for clients over their housing, family, and employment • Demands drug & alcohol intolerance • Encourages client participation with courage and discipline: • To achieve ongoing self-sufficiency, clients must: • Regain self motivation & self discipline • Focus on education, saving, strong work ethic, and healthy lifestyles • To reduce dependence on entitlement programs, clients must: • Attend school or become employed • Perform daily chores; meet curfew • Plan & budget - Save a minimum of 50% of income • Attend mandatory seminars/workshops: • Financial literacy • Parenting skills • Job preparation
FUNDING
• 60% Public Funding • 40% Private Funding • 20% Foundations • 16% Private/Individuals
HIGH QUALITY OUTCOMES • 100% bed capacity for agency: • Wait list ~50 families & 45 single adults every night • Average transitional stay is 100 days • 93% of families that graduate secure and maintain permanent housing • 85% reduction in medical costs for the County for permanent supportive housing clients (former chronically homeless adults) • Strong follow-up support for graduates: • Bridges, Follow-Up, Alumni Association • Ongoing case management • Access to food, clothing, daily necessities, and household items
HIGH STANDARDS • Charity Navigator: Top 4-star rating – 3 consecutive years • Volunteer Center’s Top 5 Best Places to Volunteer – 3 consecutive years • 2010 Stanford Community Partnership Award
Shelter Network · 1450 Chapin Avenue, 2nd Floor · Burlingame, CA 94010 · 650-685-5880 · www.shelternetwork.org
ABOUT
FACILITIES
• • • •
$8 Million Annual Budget 91 Employees 12,000 Volunteers 4,300 Clients served annually • 1,700 (40%) are children • 6 Facilities: • Emergency Shelters • Transitional Apartments • Permanent Supportive Housing
For Families • Family Crossroads, Daly City • First Step for Families, San Mateo • Haven Family House, Menlo Park • Redwood Family House, Redwood City For Single Adults • Maple Street Shelter, Redwood City • The Vendome, San Mateo
WHO WE SERVE • 75% of our clients are families with children • 59% of families served are single-parent • Over 50% of the adults we serve are employed when they enter our facilities • 18% of clients are Veterans • 61% of families are experiencing homelessness for the first time
METHODOLOGY – BEYOND THE BED • Combines traditional shelter with caseworkers and supportive services to break the cycle of poverty • Instills proprietorship for clients over their housing, family, and employment • Demands drug & alcohol intolerance • Encourages client participation with courage and discipline: • To achieve ongoing self-sufficiency, clients must: • Regain self motivation & self discipline • Focus on education, saving, strong work ethic, and healthy lifestyles • To reduce dependence on entitlement programs, clients must: • Attend school or become employed • Perform daily chores; meet curfew • Plan & budget - Save a minimum of 50% of income • Attend mandatory seminars/workshops: • Financial literacy • Parenting skills • Job preparation
FUNDING
• 60% Public Funding • 40% Private Funding • 20% Foundations • 16% Private/Individuals
HIGH QUALITY OUTCOMES • 100% bed capacity for agency: • Wait list ~50 families & 45 single adults every night • Average transitional stay is 100 days • 93% of families that graduate secure and maintain permanent housing • 85% reduction in medical costs for the County for permanent supportive housing clients (former chronically homeless adults) • Strong follow-up support for graduates: • Bridges, Follow-Up, Alumni Association • Ongoing case management • Access to food, clothing, daily necessities, and household items
HIGH STANDARDS • Charity Navigator: Top 4-star rating – 3 consecutive years • Volunteer Center’s Top 5 Best Places to Volunteer – 3 consecutive years • 2010 Stanford Community Partnership Award
Shelter Network · 1450 Chapin Avenue, 2nd Floor · Burlingame, CA 94010 · 650-685-5880 · www.shelternetwork.org
