HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 7/21/2020 - Memorandum From Nick Verni-Lau Re: 2019 Outreach Fort Collins Year In Review2019 Outreach Fort Collins Year In Review
To: Fort Collins City Council
From: Nick Verni-Lau
Date: 7/15/20
RE: 2019 Outreach Fort Collins Year In Review
Council Members,
Thank you for supporting Outreach Fort Collins as we celebrate our fourth year and look forward to
growth moving into year five. Outreach Fort Collins is stronger and better because of the support we
receive from our community, and much of that support has come from the City of Fort Collins and its
Council representatives. Your support continues to equip us in our mission to maintain downtown Fort
Collins as a safe and welcoming place while connecting our community’s most vulnerable to the services
they need.
Included you will find our 2019 Year In Review. With all we’ve been through in the past four months, 2019
seems a long time ago. Covid-19 has brought new and different challenges to our program, which we
have been able to address by leaning on each other and our community partners. We continue to work
closely with those partners to support clients whose lives have been disrupted because of changing
resources. The landscape of the downtown area continues to shift, as do our tactics and approaches in
supporting those experiencing homelessness, downtown merchants, police officers and the community at
large.
In our 2019 Year in Review, we chose to highlight some of the work we have done with our community
partners and to provide a case example of how one person’s journey from homelessness to housing was
achieved. At Outreach Fort Collins, we believe relationships are fundamental to achieving lasting
outcomes in our clients’ lives and promoting the well-being of our community. This is just one example of
the amazing work done by our staff through consistency, collaboration, and coordination in bridging
service gaps to get our clients’ needs met.
You will also find data from our program which reflects the broader scope of our organization. This data
demonstrates the impact we have had in decreasing disruptive behaviors, responding to calls from
downtown businesses and residents, and promoting the safety, well-being and interests of our
stakeholders. It is through this combined effort and coordination we can achieve mutually beneficial
outcomes for our clients and stakeholders alike.
As we move forward in 2020 and beyond, we hope to continue to grow our program, networks, and
relationships to positively impact the lives of our community members. The City’s contribution to our
organization helps us to turn those hopes into reality. On behalf of Outreach Fort Collins, our staff, and
Board of Directors, we would like to thank the City of Fort Collins and its Council members for your
support in 2019, and continued support through 2020 and beyond.
Sincerely,
Nick Verni-Lau
Program Director, Outreach Fort Collins
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