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Home My WebLink About11/13/2024 - Human Services and Housing Funding Board - AGENDA - Regular MeetingHUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING FUNDING BOARD SUMMARY AGENDA REGULAR MEETING November 13, 2024 5:30PM – 7:30PM Participation for this Human Services and Housing Funding Board regular meeting will be available in-person only at the location identified above. Online viewing/participation will not be available for the public. Documents to Share: If residents wish to share a document or presentation, the Staff Liaison needs to receive those materials via email at least 24 hours before the meeting. Individuals uncomfortable or unable to participate by in-person are encouraged to participate by emailing general public comments you may have to amolzer@fcgov.com . The Staff Liaison will ensure the Board receives your comments. If you have specific comments on any of the discussion items scheduled, please make that clear in the subject line of the email and send 24 hours prior to the meeting. 1.CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL 2.AGENDA REVIEW 3.COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION (3 MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL) 4.APPROVAL OF MINUTES:October 9, 2024 Regular Meeting 5.BOARD MEMBER REPORTS (Committees, Event attendance, etc.) 6.STAFF REPORTS 7.UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8.NEW BUSINESS a.2025 Meeting Calendar b.Board Recruitment c.Council Liaison Invitation d.FY23 Human Services Grant Results e.Human Services Priority Platform Update f.Grant Process Improvements 9.OTHER BUSINESS (Board member concerns, Announcements) a. Grantee Client Story 10. NEXT MEETING a.TENTATIVE: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | 5:30pm | Location: TBD 11. ADJOURNMENT Human Services & Housing Funding Board REGULAR MEETING October 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM Remote/Microsoft Teams 10/9 /2024 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER • At 5:32 PM the meeting was called to order by Erma Woodfin. 2. ROLL CALL • Board Members Present o Erma Woodfin, Interim Chair o Olga Duvall, Vice Chair o Lori Kempter o Mike Kulisheck o Chris Coy • Board Members Excused o Christine Koepnick o Michaela Ruppert o Jan Stallones • Staff Members Present o Adam Molzer, Staff Liaison, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins o Tamra Leavenworth, Social Sustainability – City of Fort Collins • Guests Present None For further information, details and insight, and audio recording, resources are available by contacting the HSHF-Board staff liaison. 3. AGENDA REVIEW Adam Molzer reviewed the agenda. The Board accepted the agenda without modification. 4. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION None. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 11, 2024 Regular Meeting & September 18, 2024 Regular Meeting Olga Duvall motioned to approve the September 11, 2024 meeting minutes as presented. Chris Coy seconded. Approved 5-0. Erma Woodfin motioned to approve the September 18, 2024 meeting minutes as presented. Olga Duvall seconded. Approved 5-0. 6. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS None. 7. STAFF REPORTS The Community Housing Summit that the City hosted on Thursday, September 26 was well-attended and a successful event. Human Services & Housing Funding Board REGULAR BOARD MEETING 10/9 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 2 The Housing Manager position at the City is open and accepting applications. City Council received the letter the Board wrote regarding the $150,000 continuing enhancement budget offer to the human services grant funding. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 9. NEW BUSINESS a. 2024-2025 Officers Selection • Olga Duvall moved to nominate Erma Woodfin as Chair for 2024-2025. Mike Kulisheck seconded nomination. Approved 5-0. Erma Woodfin moved to nominate Lori Kempter as Vice Chair for 2024-2025. Olga Duvall seconded nomination. Approved 5-0. b. 2025 Work Plan Draft • Adam Molzer presented the annual Work Plan draft for 2025. • Due to Clerk’s Office by end of November • Erma Woodfin motioned to approve the 2025 Work Plan as presented. Chris Coy seconded the motion. Approved 5-0. c. Human Services Priority Platform Update • Adam Molzer presented about HSPP Platform • Priorities within the Human Services Priority Platform included: Caregiving, Prevention, Intervention, Food Security, Financial Stability & Opportunity, as well as Disproportionately Impacted Identities within the listed topics. • Priorities within the Homelessness Priority Platform included: Sheltering, Prevention, Supportive Services, as well as Disproportionately Impacted Identities within the listed topics. • Board members expressed support and raised questions about applications and how disproportionately impacted identities will be considered in the evaluation process. • November meeting will include a deep dive. d. Grant Process Improvements • Adam ran process improvement ideas by the board including fixed grant amounts. • The board expressed support and asked questions related to client focus and impact. 10. OTHER BUSINESS Grantee Client Story: Adam Molzer shared a brief impact story submitted by Disabled Resource Services in a recent report. 11. NEXT MEETING Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | 5:30pm | Location: TBD Human Services & Housing Funding Board REGULAR BOARD MEETING 10/9 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 3 13. ADJOURNMENT Erma Woodfin adjourned meeting at 7:14 PM. Minutes were finalized and approved by the Human Services & Housing Funding Board on __________________. 07.24.2024 HSHF Board 2025 Schedule of Meetings and Activities Date Meeting/Activity Location Time Wednesday, January 8 Regular Board Meeting Wednesday, February 12 Regular Board Meeting Friday, March 7 +/- Wednesday, March 12 Regular Board Meeting Wednesday, March 26 Wednesday, April 9 Saturday, April 26 +/- Scorecards Due Online Submission Tuesday, April 29 Meeting – 222 Laporte 5:30pm Wednesday, April 30 Wednesday, May 14 Regular Board Meeting Wednesday, June 11 Regular Board Meeting Monday, June 30 Tuesday, June 17 * Wednesday, July 9 Regular Board Meeting Wednesday, August 13 Regular Board Meeting Wednesday, September 10 Regular Board Meeting Wednesday, October 8 Regular Board Meeting Wednesday, November 12 Regular Board Meeting Wednesday, December 10 Regular Board Meeting • Locations and times may change, and you will be notified via email prior to the meeting. * City Council meeting calendar may be modified at a later date and the funding adoption process will then be realigned FY23 Human Service Grant Funding Results A Little Help: A Little Help for Older Adults in Fort Collins $45,000 $24,000 $24,000 $0 Salaries & Program Costs 160 168 Alianza NORCO: Bilingual Navigation Services $30,000 $17,000 $16,999 $1 Salaries 50 261 Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County: Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County $50,000 $31,000 $31,000 $0 Salaries 840 842 CASA Program: Court Appointed Special Advocates $72,000 $35,000 $35,000 $0 Salaries 175 193 CASA Program: Family Connections at Harmony House $64,000 $36,000 $36,000 $0 Salaries 175 373 Catholic Charities: Senior Services $73,000 $32,000 $32,000 $0 Salaries, Direct Assistance & Program Costs 55 34 Catholic Charities: Samaritan House Shelter $52,618 $52,618 $52,618 $0 Salaries 600 619 Children’s Speech and Reading Center: Childhood Communication $20,000 $16,000 $16,000 $0 Salaries 130 110 ChildSafe Colorado: Child Abuse Treatment Program $64,500 $40,000 $40,000 $0 Salaries 532 490 Crossroads Safehouse: Bringing Justice Home Legal Services $25,000 $12,994 $12,994 $0 Salaries 130 21 Crossroads Safehouse: Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter Advocacy $44,132 $44,132 $44,132 $0 Salaries 200 582 Disabled Resource Services: Disability Services for Independence $35,000 $25,000 $25,000 $0 Salaries 90 227 Elderhaus Adult Day Program: Direct Care for Fort Collins Residents Living with Disabilities $60,000 $30,000 $30,000 $0 Salaries 30 10 Ensight Skills Center: Low Vision Rehabilitation Care & Support Services $25,000 $15,000 $15,000 $0 Salaries & Direct Client Assistance 200 265 Exceptional Kids: HighPointe Services $50,000 $15,000 $15,000 $0 Van Purchase to Transport Clients 35 15 Family Housing Network: Sherwood House – Bridge Housing $20,000 $15,000 $15,000 $0 Salaries, Direct Assistance & Program Costs 50 46 Family Housing Network: Shelter Program $18,670 $18,670 $18,670 $0 Salaries 160 224 Food Bank for Larimer County: Kids Café $35,000 $22,000 $22,000 $0 Salaries 1,200 1,215 Homeward Alliance: Family Services $45,000 $35,000 $35,000 $0 Salaries & Program Costs 1,250 1,147 Homeward Alliance: Murphy Center $45,000 $32,000 $32,000 $0 Salaries 2,200 2,468 Larimer County Partners: Youth Mentoring & Prevention $27,500 $15,000 $15,000 $0 Salaries & Program Costs 450 464 McBackpack: McBackpack Program $30,000 $16,700 $16,700 $0 Food & Delivery Costs 1,300 1,375 Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins: Meal Delivery Program $50,000 $31,000 $31,000 $0 Food & Salaries 310 559 Neighbor to Neighbor: Rent Assistance Coordination $70,000 $42,000 $42,000 $0 Salaries 65 227 Neighbor to Neighbor: Housing Solutions – Direct Rental Assistance $54,316 $54,316 $54,316 $0 Rent Direct Client Assistance 43 113 Project Self-Sufficiency: Project Self-Sufficiency $40,000 $21,000 $21,000 $0 Salaries 140 177 Respite Care: Childcare Scholarships $40,000 $25,500 $25,500 $0 Childcare Scholarships 40 59 Rocky Mountain Youth Medical & Nursing Consultants: Health & Wellness Centers $20,000 $15,000 $15,000 $0 Fee Subsidies for Student Health Appointments 94 160 SAVA Center: Sexual Assault Victim Services $50,000 $26,000 $25,831 $169 Salaries 265 295 Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Childcare Scholarships $85,000 $54,000 $54,000 $0 Childcare Scholarships 35 25 The Crawford Child Advocacy Center: Fighting Child Sexual Abuse & Maltreatment $22,300 $17,000 $17,000 $0 Salaries & Facility Mortgage & Utilities 280 240 The Family Center/La Familia: Family Support Services $70,000 $43,277 $43,277 $0 Childcare Scholarships & Salaries 120 225 The Matthews House: Youth & Family Center $52,000 $30,000 $30,000 $0 Salaries 30 32 The Quarter Project: The Quarter Project of Northern Colorado $25,000 $15,000 $15,000 $0 Salaries, Program Supplies & Scholarships 75 265 The Salvation Army: Rent & Utilities Assistance $35,000 $19,000 $19,000 $0 Rent and Utility Direct Client Assistance 35 60 United Way of Larimer County: Larimer Child Care Fund $40,000 $23,000 $23,000 $0 Childcare Scholarships & Program Costs 5 6 United Way of Weld County: Coordinated Assessment and Housing Placement System (CAHPS)$40,000 $21,000 $21,000 $0 Salaries, Mileage, Training & Shared Occupancy 400 788 Vindeket Foods: Vindeket Market $30,000 $19,500 $19,500 $0 Salaries, Fuel & Utilities 2,800 2,785 Volunteers of America: Handyperson Program $22,000 $15,000 $15,000 $0 Salaries 100 127 Volunteers of America: Home Delivered Meals Program $46,000 $24,000 $24,000 $0 Home-Delivered Meals & Salaries 115 96 TOTAL: $1,723,036 $1,075,707 $1,075,537 $170 14,964 17,388 Human Services Projects Request Actual # ServedTotal Funded Funds Support Goal To Serve$$$ Expended $$$ Unspent ** Numbers served represent unduplicated clients receiving services from the funded agency. It is possible that a client may have received services from more than one organization, thus counted more than once in the total number served for the grant portfolio, but addressing a different need. An unduplicated client is defined as an individual who resides in Fort Collins, receives service directly supported by the grant funds, and has not already been counted during the grant term. Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 1 Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms Social Sustainability Department DRAFT Introduction The Social Sustainability Department (SSD) at the City of Fort Collins was formed in 2012 with the realignment of existing Affordable Housing and Grant Program Administration functions and staff. This new department was created to deliver greater impact in the community and to inform the City’s focus on the triple bottom line approach. Funding, policy and partnerships have historically been and continue to be the core roles of SSD when working with other organizations in the community and within the City on social issues. SSD’s efforts have primarily addressed the systems and structures influencing affordable housing, human services, homelessness, poverty, equity and diversity, and pandemic response and recovery. The Social Sustainability Department aligns its work to advance the goals and priorities within the following City of Fort Collins documents: Housing Strategic Plan, Human Services Priority Platform, Homelessness Priority Platform, and the Fort Collins HUD Consolidated Plan. About this Project Human service and homelessness needs in the Fort Collins community are complex and interconnected. The Social Sustainability Department (SSD) has historically addressed these issues with a broad approach of supporting many diverse organizations and causes, limiting the potential impact of addressing systemic and sustainable solutions. To ensure that City resources are efficiently directed to the community’s most pressing human service and homelessness priorities, the Human Services and Homelessness Priority Platforms have been developed for use in competitive funding programs and to influence staff work plan activities. Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 2 The project began in early 2024 and involved the following staff-led activities to collect voices, insights and trends from the community: • Analyzed 16 existing data sets, reports and plans, allowing staff to utilize recent, relevant and local materials to help identify potential data trends and topics. • Examined the local funding landscape of leading human service funders and the focus areas they support. • Direct data was gathered via a questionnaire that was distributed throughout the community. • Convened a series of nine focus groups and listening sessions, attended by over 100 nonprofit, housing and human service leaders and staff. • Conducted 50+ interviews with nonprofit, housing and human service leaders, businesses, institutions and internal City departments. • Presented to five City Boards and the autumn Super Issues Board meeting, soliciting input from Council-appointed community volunteers. • Facilitated discussions with four Lived Experience Groups of residents experiencing homelessness (or formerly homeless) and residents of income-restricted housing. The insights from this engagement journey were then deliberated by a team of City staff, including consultation with the City’s Equity Office and Attorney’s Office. Role alignment with the City’s adopted strategic interests was also assessed. The resulting framework and priorities were then circulated for public review and technical feedback. ADD MENTION OF HSHF BOARD IF ENDORSEMENT IS SUPPORTED To ensure these Priority Platforms remain relevant and responsive, community conditions will be scanned annually to identify any systemic or technical changes that may necessitate updates. This will include intentionally melding the homelessness priorities with county-wide strategic planning efforts underway in 2025. Equity Focus Of foremost importance within these Priority Platforms is to preserve and embed the values of the City’s Strategic Objective related to advancing equitable outcomes for residents, including those with disproportionately impacted identities. Both human services and homelessness services in Fort Collins offer opportunities to address the root causes of generational inequities in the community. Maintaining this awareness while implementing the Priority Platforms can initiate and increase support and stability for those residents most impacted. Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 3 Expanding Roles for Social Sustainability The core roles of the Social Sustainability Department are to provide funding, advance policy, and cultivate partnerships around the issues of housing, human services and homelessness. To remain responsive to community needs, expanding roles for SSD may involve: • Promoting human services programs available to residents • Convening nonprofit organizations for networking, capacity building and training • Supporting efforts to nurture collaboration, improve client outcomes, and reduce service duplication Housing Housing affordability remains a top priority for the City of Fort Collins and the Social Sustainability Department. The City’s Housing Strategic Plan (2021) thoroughly recognizes the community’s challenges to yield affordable, stable and attainable housing options, and presents a comprehensive collection of 26 prioritized strategies addressing the issue. These strategies drive SSD’s work to overcome housing inequities, cost and availability in Fort Collins. In the Human Services and Homelessness Priority Platforms, affordable housing is recognized as a consistent and underpinning barrier to the wellbeing and stability of residents with limited- incomes and other disproportionately impacted identities. The Housing Strategic Plan compliments these Priority Platforms and the systems work of SSD. Funding Landscape Funding in the Fort Collins community for human services and homelessness is diverse, with gaps remaining between the costs for such services and funding availability to meet local needs. The high volume and close engagement nature of these services create significant personnel and system administration costs. In addition to City support, core funding largely is delivered from county, state and federal sources. Meaningful investments from individual donors, businesses, and local or state foundations also support budget needs. Program fees charged to participants for various services, such as caregiving, are also revenue options utilized by some direct service providers. The community benefits from Larimer County’s behavioral health grant program, which releases over $2M of dedicated sale tax funds annually to many service providers. Over $800k from the 8th Judicial District’s allotment of Victim Assistance Law Enforcement (V.A.L.E.) funds are also awarded county-wide. Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 4 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many millions of dollars of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) have been granted to human and homelessness service providers in Fort Collins. The ARPA funding concluded at the end of 2024, leaving an unfilled funding shortage in the community for life-sustaining services to high-need and at-risk residents. The nonprofit, public and private sector organizations in Fort Collins can resolve funding challenges and other system stressors by continuing to secure outside funding, promote philanthropy, expand collaborative and complimentary programming, and build capacity for local funding initiatives. Gratitude Thank you to the over 500 community members, nonprofit organizations, City staff members, and partners who contributed their insights, experiences and expertise to this project! The collective voices from everyone involved have influenced the priorities and equity considerations that will guide the Social Sustainability Department’s work and funding initiatives in the future. Additional Information For additional information about this document or the Social Sustainability Department, please visit us at fcgov.com/socialsustainability Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 5 Human Services Priorities Platform The Human Services Priorities Platform is an adaptable, role-clarifying blueprint for how the City’s Social Sustainability Department delivers resources, programming and partnership toward human services in the community. The Platform profiles the human service issues of greatest significance to Social Sustainability and will form the basis for future work. Preserving the values of equity, diversity and inclusion are foundational in the Platform, and the adversities realized by residents with disproportionately impacted identities are recognized throughout this work. The key priorities identified will inform staff activities and grant-making for the next five years, beginning in FY25. To ensure the Platform remains relevant and responsive, community conditions will be scanned annually to identify necessary updates. Caregiving Scope Programs that provide caregiving services to children, youth, adults and seniors. Preferred Future State Community members will have access to quality caregiving services that are affordable to them and meet their needs. Alignment City of Fort Collins Strategic Objectives ECON.1 and NVC.2 (2024) City Council Priority #2 (2024-26) City Plan Principles LIV.8.2, LIV.8.3 (2019) Economic Health Strategic Plan Outcome 3.1 (2023) Fort Collins Resilient Recovery Plan Outcome 3C (2022) Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 6 Prevention Scope Programs that provide education, training, or direct client services to reduce risk factors that may lead to further/future involvement in human services. Preferred Future State Prevention service models will be offered in the community that are evidence-informed to demonstrate program efficacy. Alignment City of Fort Collins Strategic Objectives NVC.2 & SAFE.1 (2024) City Council Priority #2 (2024-26) City Plan Principles LIV.8.2, LIV.8.3 (2019) Fort Collins Resilient Recovery Plan Outcome 1C (2022) Intervention Scope Programs and local initiatives that increase accessibility to: - Counseling: programs that create access to mental and behavioral health counseling services. - Case Management: programs that assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate care or assistance for a client. - Social Connections: programs build social networks, combat isolation, and promote inclusion. Preferred Future State Community members will have access to quality intervention services that are affordable to them and meet their needs. Alignment City of Fort Collins Strategic Objective NVC.2 City Council Priority #2 (2024-26) City Plan Principles LIV.8.2, LIV.8.3 (2019) Fort Collins Resilient Recovery Plan Outcome 1C (2022) Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 7 Food Security Scope Programs and local initiatives that increase accessibility to nutritious food, address food insecurity, and/or provide community education of food-related issues. Preferred Future State Community members will have access to food that meets their nutritional and culturally relevant needs. Knowledge expands within the community of the importance of food-related issues. Alignment City of Fort Collins Strategic Objective NVC.2 (2024) City Council Priority #2 (2024-26) Our Climate Future Big Move 8 – Local Affordable Healthy Food LAHF3 (2021) City Plan Principles SC.4.4, SC.4.5, LIV.8.2, LIV.8.3 (2019) Fort Collins Resilient Recovery Plan Outcome 1B (2022) Financial Stability and Opportunity Scope Programs that ensure residents have equitable access to tools and resources to develop their short-term and long-term capacity, including: - Direct Client Assistance - Career pathways that narrow skill gaps and remove barriers to employment - Transportation to get to essential services, products and places Preferred Future State Community members will have equitable access to resources for stability and self-sufficiency. Patterns that perpetuate generational poverty are disrupted. Alignment City of Fort Collins Strategic Objectives NVC.2 & ECON.1 (2024) City Council Priorities #2 & #4 (2024-26) City Plan Principles LIV.8.2, LIV.8.3, EH.6.2, T.9.1 (2019) Economic Health Strategic Plan Outcome 3.1 (2023) Fort Collins Resilient Recovery Plan Outcome 1B & 3B (2022) Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 8 Disproportionately Impacted Identities Fort Collins residents with disproportionately impacted identities, especially those with overlapping identities, may experience complex and compounding challenges affecting their daily lives. The Human Services Priority Platform underscores the importance of adapting and promoting programming to reduce these barriers and create greater access to human services for the following populations. 1 Limited-Income Socioeconomic Status Households with income between 0-80% of Area Median Income (AMI) Communities of Historically Excluded Racial and Ethnic Backgrounds Native American, Latinx/Latine/Hispanic, Black and African American, Middle Eastern, Asian or Pacific Islander Immigration Status and National Origin 2 Residents from low- and middle-income countries, with or without documented immigration status Language Persons with linguistic barriers from direct translation and understanding of words and phrases between languages and cultures Age Children | Youth and Young Adults | Seniors (62+) Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation LGBTQIA+ and Women Disability Condition that substantially impairs a person’s stamina, dexterity, mobility, physical capacity, executive functioning, adaptive behavior, and/or social development Geographic Location City-designated Opportunity Neighborhoods with the highest number of vulnerability indicators for historic marginalization Survivor Victims/Survivors of interpersonal violence 1 – the order of Disproportionately Impacted Identities is for easy referencing; the order does not imply priorities of any kind. 2 – as classified by the World Bank. Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 9 Homelessness Priorities Platform The City’s goal for homelessness is to put systems in place so that when a person does experience homelessness, it is rare, brief, and non-recurring, and the number of people entering homelessness does not exceed the system’s housing capacity. This is called “functionally ending homelessness” or “functional zero." The Homelessness Priorities Platform will inform how Social Sustainability supports local systems with resources, programming and partnership towards achieving a functional zero community. The Platform will identify leverage points along the spectrum of intervention and prioritize programs of highest impact. Sheltering Scope Programs that provide 24/7 shelter, seasonal overflow shelter, non-congregate shelter, and emergency shelter. Preferred Future State Capacity is available to meet the shelter needs of all who are unhoused; no one is turned away due to space constraints. Alignment City of Fort Collins Strategic Objective NVC.2 (2024) City Council Priority #2 (2024-26) City Plan Principles LIV.6.2, LIV.8.2, LIV.8.3, LIV.8.6 (2019) Housing Strategic Plan Strategies 2 & 4 (2021) Our Climate Future Big Move 7 – Healthy Affordable Housing HAH4 (2021) Fort Collins Resilient Recovery Plan Outcome 1B, 2B & 2C (2022) Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 10 Supportive Services Scope Variety of services to empower and build agency with persons experiencing homelessness, including wraparound models, mental and behavioral health, resource navigation, rapid rehousing, rental subsidies/affordable rent, case management, and permanent supportive services. Preferred Future State Supportive services are recognized as critical to move people experiencing homelessness into permanent housing and keep them there; permanent supportive services are available to people who need them. Alignment City of Fort Collins Strategic Objective NVC.2 (2024) City Council Priority #2 (2024-26) City Plan Principles LIV.6.6, LIV.8.2, LIV.8.3, LIV.8.6 (2019) Housing Strategic Plan Strategy 4 (2021) Our Climate Future Big Move 7 – Healthy Affordable Housing HAH4 (2021) Fort Collins Resilient Recovery Plan Outcome 1B, 2B & 2C (2022) Prevention Scope Services that reduce the likelihood that someone will experience homelessness; intervening to stabilize when someone is at-risk of becoming unhoused. Preferred Future State Prevention services, like rent assistance, employment search assistance, rapid rehousing and diversion lead to people at-risk of homelessness from becoming unhoused. Alignment City of Fort Collins Strategic Objective NVC.2 (2024) City Council Priority #2 (2024-26) City Plan Principles LIV.6.6, LIV.8.2, LIV.8.3, LIV.8.6 (2019) Housing Strategic Plan Strategy 1 (2021) Our Climate Future Big Move 7 – Healthy Affordable Housing HAH1 (2021) Fort Collins Resilient Recovery Plan Outcome 1B, 2B & 2C (2022) Human Services & Homelessness Priority Platforms DRAFT NOVEMBER 2024 | 11 Disproportionately Impacted Identities ~ Homelessness Fort Collins residents with disproportionately impacted identities, especially those with overlapping identities, may experience complex and compounding challenges affecting their daily lives. The Homelessness Priority Platform underscores the importance of adapting and promoting programming to reduce these barriers and create greater access to homelessness services for the following populations. 1 Limited-Income Socioeconomic Status Households with income between 0-80% of Area Median Income (AMI) Housing Status Unhoused or unstably housed Communities of Historically Excluded Racial and Ethnic Backgrounds Native American, Latinx/Latine/Hispanic, Black and African American, Middle Eastern, Asian or Pacific Islander Immigration Status and National Origin 2 Residents from low- and middle-income countries, with or without documented immigration status Language Persons with linguistic barriers from direct translation and understanding of words and phrases between languages and cultures Age Children | Youth and Young Adults | Seniors (62+) Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation LGBTQIA+ and Women Disability Condition that substantially impairs a person’s stamina, dexterity, mobility, physical capacity, executive functioning, adaptive behavior, and/or social development Survivor Victims/Survivors of interpersonal violence 1 – the order of Disproportionately Impacted Identities is for easy referencing; the order does not imply priorities of any kind. 2 – as classified by the World Bank. Grant Program Process Improvements for HSHF Board Consideration November 13, 2024 Number of Funding Requests Each Applicant Organization May Submit Option A Option B • • - diﬀerent or same Priority areas ? All organizations may still apply for Housing funding if projects are eligible • Currently allow up to 2 applications from an organization for diﬀerent programs they lead. • Programs must be signiﬁcantly diﬀerentiated from one another, with no budget item overlaps. • Applicants are eﬀectively competing with themselves. • Must have City staﬀ permission to submit second funding request. • FY24 Programs – Human Services $$ only: o CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates Program & Family Connections o Homeward Alliance – Family Services & Murphy Center o Matthews House - Family to Family Program & Youth and Young Adult Independence Program o Volunteers of America - Handyperson Program & Home Delivered Meals Program • FY24 Programs – Human Services $$ + CDBG Public Service $$: o Catholic Charities - Senior Support Services & Samaritan House Shelter (CDBG) o Crossroads Safehouse - Bilingual Victim Advocacy & Emergency Shelter Advocates (CDBG) o Family Housing Network - Sherwood House Shelter & Day + Overnight Shelter Programs (CDBG) o Neighbor to Neighbor - Rent Assistance Coordination & Rent Assistance (CDBG) Funding Request Amounts - Human Services Proposals • Funding will be all-or-nothing, with scaling down to 80% allowed with clear program-speciﬁc justiﬁcation from the HSHF Board documented. • All applications compete against each other, regardless of the $$ amount they are requesting. • Approximately $770,000 will be available for Human Services grants. No predetermined # of awards will be assigned. • 1-3 funded programs will need to be identiﬁed during April deliberation process for 2026 award amount scaling due to slight budget shifts up/down Option A Option B Option C Option D Request • $15,000 • $25,000 • $40,000 • $55,000 • $70,000 80% Scaling • $15,000 * • $20,000 • $32,000 • $44,000 • Request • $20,000 • $30,000 • $40,000 • $50,000 • 80% Scaling • $16,000 • $24,000 • $32,000 • $40,000 • Request • $25,000 • $35,000 • $45,000 • $55,000 80% Scaling • $20,000 • $28,000 • $36,000 • $44,000 Request • $25,000 • $40,000 • $55,000 80% Scaling • $20,000 • $32,000 • $44,000 Option • $25,000 • $50,000 80% Scaling • $20,000 • $40,000