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MEMORANDUM
DATE: November 16, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Council
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Jacqueline Kozak Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer
Beth Sowder, Social Sustainability Director
FROM: Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Social Policy & Housing Programs Manager
Brittany Depew, Social Sustainability
RE: Non-Congregate Shelter Expenses Follow Up
Bottom Line: The purpose of this memo is to respond to Council questions raised at the adjourned meeting on
November 10, 2020, related to the cost of the non-congregate shelter (NCS) response to the COVID-19
pandemic. The total amount spent to date for NCS is $253,912, and future expenses are estimated at
$165,000. Total expenses for this program from August-December 2020 are estimated at $418,912. The
amount budgeted was $420,000.
Non-Congregate Shelter Actual Expenses August 2020-October 2020
Operating expenses (Catholic Charities) $38,990
Meal delivery via the Food Bank (7 days/week) $28,383
Hotel accommodations (August and September only, October actuals not yet available) $133,440
Security coverage $49,979
Transportation $3,120
Total Actual Expenses for first 90 days of NCS $253,912
Non-Congregate Shelter Estimated Expenses November 2020-December 2020
Operating expenses (Homeward Alliance is now operator and covering staff expenses) $0
Meal delivery via the Food Bank (7 days/week) $19,000
Hotel accommodations (will decrease as people are housed) $120,000
Security coverage $24,000
Transportation $2,000
Total Estimated Expenses for November and December 2020 $165,000
Total Estimated Expenses for NCS August-December 2020
$418,912
Funding
• Funding for NCS in 2020 has been provided through the CARES Act. (For more details on the NCS
program see attached memo from October 28, 2020.)
• With total estimated expenses of $418,912, and original CARES budget of $420,000, program
spending is on target.
• Any surplus funds will be reallocated to congregate shelter or rapid rehousing efforts.
• If needed, NCS program can be extended for a maximum of 100 days into 2021 using CDBG-CV funds,
in a concerted effort to house the most vulnerable participants of the program.
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Social Sustainability
222 Laporte Ave.
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6595
fcgov.com/socialsustainability
MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 28, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Council
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Jacqueline Kozak Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer
Beth Sowder, Social Sustainability Director
FROM: Brittany Depew, Social Sustainability
RE: Non-Congregate Shelter Transition Update
Bottom Line: The non-congregate shelter (NCS) program will continue to serve people experiencing
homelessness deemed most at-risk for health complications related to COVID-19, with a new service provider
as of November 4.
Timeline
• Catholic Charities will end their role as operator of NCS on November 3 to focus on the overflow shelter
at their site for women and families.
• Homeward Alliance will begin serving as case management for NCS clients on November 4.
• The end date for the transition program using current funding stream is December 15, 2020.
• To ensure safe transition for highest-risk clients, NCS may extend into 2021 using CDBG-CV funds.
Due to federal funding restrictions, the program would run no more than 100 days into 2021.
Status
• As all participants currently being served at NCS have been prioritized due to health risk factors related
to COVID-19, Homeward Alliance will continue to serve these participants with the aim of securing
housing.
• Final intakes for NCS were completed on October 23, and no new participants will be added to the
program.
• There are currently 38 participants at NCS, and two people have been exited into permanent housing.
• Several Homeward Alliance staff positions have been filled and assigned to this project.
• Most participants are getting document ready for housing so they can move quickly once housing is
identified.
Funding
• Homeward Alliance will cover personnel costs, including a full-time resource navigator and full-time
case manager.
• The City of Fort Collins will continue to use CARES Act-CVRF funding to cover hotel, security, and food
costs, estimated at $150,000 for November and December 2020.
• Any continuation of NCS into 2021 will use CDBG-CV funds.
Communication
• Case managers at the NCS site are in the process of communicating the service provider transition to
participants in the program.
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Additional Service Provision
• Over the past 90 days, along with Catholic Charities, multiple agencies have provided support services
to participants in NCS. SummitStone Health Partners and the Health District of Northern Larimer
County will continue to support Homeward Alliance in case management and resource navigation.
Participant Stories & Feedback:
• The NCS Program Manager shared a few updates:
o “One client… has been stabilized enough to not only continue to be a dependable employee
despite being an amputee, but she also has an opportunity to be the mother her son needs her
to be right now.”
o “We have… an amazing woman… who is caring for her 18-month-old great grandson full-time…
This dedicated great grandmother is in a safe and stable environment.”
o “A partially blind 69-year-old woman is homeless for the first time having recently cut ties with
her abusive family… During her time here, she has ordered a new ID, applied for Social
Security Benefits, and is working on securing Medicare with the help of the resource
navigators.”
• One NCS participant passed away at the hospital due to complications of a chronic medical condition.
Rose, 45, was “loved and supported by an incredible and diverse team of competent, passionate, and
dedicated individuals during this final chapter… She did not pass away alone, unsupported or
unforgotten.” Shared by Catholic Charities.
• One woman, with stage 4 cancer, wrote, “This is exactly where I need to be… it really was life or death.
I was going to give up and let it take its course… and you gave me hope so thank you.” Shared by
Homeward Alliance.
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