Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership Inc

TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

SINCE JANUARY 2018, MAHUBE-OTWA HAS BEEN TRANSFORMING OUR SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL TO A WHOLE FAMILY APPROACH, WITH A FOCUS ON EQUITY AND SHAPED BY THE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF THE FAMILIES WE SERVE TO CREATE UPWARD MOBILITY FOR MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF A FAMILY. FAMILIES CAN ENTER AT ANY OF THE FIVE LEVELS AND WE WORK WITH THEM TO MOVE UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND SHORE UP PROTECTIONS AGAINST BACK-SLIDING:LEVEL 1 (SAFETY) WE EXPANDED OUR HOTEL/MOTEL MODEL OF HOMELESS SHELTER TO INCREASE MASTER LEASE APARTMENTS TO ALLOW CLIENTS TO STAY LONGER AND FOR OUR COACHES TO WORK WITH THEM ON SUSTAINABLE CHOICES. 61% OF SHELTER GUESTS WENT FROM HOMELESSNESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING; 27% WENT TO TEMPORARY HOUSING; 1% WENT TO INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS.LEVEL 2 (BENEFITS) WE ASSISTED 10,140 HOUSEHOLDS WITH UTILITY PAYMENTS; 456 HOUSEHOLDS WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE; 700 CHILDREN RECEIVED CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES.LEVEL 3 (RELATIONSHIP-BASED COACHING) WE ASSISTED 465 FAMILIES (INCLUDING 514 CHILDREN) IN MOVING FORWARD ON THEIR UPWARD MOBILITY GOALS.LEVEL 4 (ASSET-BUILDING) WE ASSISTED 87 FAMILIES WITH FINANCIAL COACHING; 346 PEOPLE WITH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE COUNSELING; 114 SENIORS WITH HOMEMAKING AND CHORE SERVICES TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES; 549 HOUSEHOLDS WITH IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THEIR HOMES.LEVEL 5 (LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/VOLUNTEERISM) WE SUPPORTED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF 18 LOW-INCOME PARENTS AND YOUTH IN SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY ON ADVISORY BOARDS AND KEPT 463 SENIORS ACTIVE IN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.MAHUBE-OTWA ACHIEVED THESE PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES DESPITE THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC FORCING US TO ADAPT NEW MODELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY. HEAD START CENTERS WERE IN PERSON WITH SMALLER GROUP SIZES, DISTANCE LEARNING WAS AN OPTION, CHILDCARES WERE OPEN AND HOME VISITS WERE IN PERSON WITH COVID PROTOCOLS IN PLACE. WE EXTENDED THE PROGRAM FEW EXTRA WEEKS FOR CENTERS AND HOME BASE. WE DELIVERED SNACK PACKS TO HOME BASE FAMILIES AND UTILIZED VIRTUAL PLATFORMS FOR PARENT EDUCATION. COVID TESTS AND PPE WAS PROVIDED TO STAFF AND FAMILIES. STAFF ASSISTED SENIORS TO GET THEIR VACCINES AND HELPED FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES OF QUARANTINES IMPACTING THEIR SCHEDULES AND FAMILY BUDGETS.MAHUBE-OTWA WON A $2.5 MILLION AWARD FROM THE DAY 1 FAMILIES FUND FOR "NEEDLE-MOVING WORK TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND HUNGER SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF YOUNG FAMILIES AND WON STATE RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING DATA QUALITY IN THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. STAFF CONTINUED TO BUILD THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS WITH FIVE STAFF RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR BECOMING CERTIFIED COMMUNITY ACTION PROFESSIONALS AND TWO STAFF COMPLETING THE STATEWIDE COMMUNITY ACTION LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. MAHUBE-OTWA WORKED THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE DIAMOND INCLUSIVENESS ASSESSMENT PROCESS WITH DIVERSE BOARD, STAFF, CLIENTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S DEI GOALS. FOUR LEADERSHIP STAFF COMPLETED THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATE.