Committee On The Shelterless

COTS MISSION IS TO ASSIST THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN FINDING AND KEEPING HOUSING, INCREASING SELF SUFFICIENCY AND IMPROVING WELL-BEING. WE PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, RECUPERATIVE CARE, RAPID RE-HOUSING, STREET OUTREACH, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, HEALTHY DAILY MEALS, AND A COORDINATED RANGE OF SERVICES DESIGNATED TO HELP FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IN THE FYE JUNE 30, 2022, WE SERVED 725 PEOPLE IN 1,012 ENROLLMENTS IN OUR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 84 CHILDREN. WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 264 ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS THROUGH MARY'S TABLE, OUR ON-SITE COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAM.

EMERGENCY SHELTERS: THE MARY ISAAK CENTER SHELTER IS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVING ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SEE SCHEDULE O.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: PROVIDES PERMANENT HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO NEED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO REMAIN STABLY HOUSED. SEE SCHEDULE O.

MARY'S TABLE (PETALUMA KITCHEN): OUR KITCHEN, MARY'S TABLE, PROVIDES FRESH, HEALTHY HOMEMADE MEALS 365 DAYS A YEAR TO ANYONE EXPERIENCING HUNGER, IN ADDITION TO OUR SHELTER RESIDENTS. SEE SCHEDULE O.

RAPID REHOUSING: THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS IN SONOMA COUNTY REQUIRES CREATIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS. COTS RAPID REHOUSING (RRH) PROGRAM ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BECOME STABLY HOUSED THROUGH SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP CLIENTS REGAIN FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY. CASE MANAGEMENT INCLUDES BUDGETING HELP, REFERRALS TO LOCAL RESOURCES, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, CREDIT REPAIR SERVICES, AND OTHER NEEDED SUPPORT. IN FY 2021-22, 98 ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN OUR RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM.OUTREACH: COTS' OUTREACH PROGRAM FOCUSSES ON CONNECTING PEOPLE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS, STREETS, AND VEHICLES WITH MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT INCLUDING SHELTER AND HOUSING RESOURCES, MEALS, LEGAL ADVOCACY, MEDICAL CARE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND OTHER SERVICES. OUR OUTREACH SPECIALISTS WORK TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND SITUATIONALLY, TO BUILD TRUST AND ACCESS TO THE SERVICES THAT MEET THEIR NEEDS. IN FY 2021-22, 197 UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION: COTS HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDES TARGETED SHORT-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR CURRENT HOUSING. SERVICES INCLUDE SHORT TERM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING SEARCH SUPPORT, HOUSING STABILITY PLANNING, EMPLOYMENT, AND LEGAL SERVICES. IN FY 2021-22, 22 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.RECUPERATIVE CARE: COTS RECUPERATIVE CARE PROGRAM, CONTINUED IN FY 2021-22, AND OFFERS POST-ACUTE CARE FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN EXITED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND WHO NEED A SPACE TO RECOVER FROM INJURY OR ILLNESS. A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COTS, ST. JOSEPH HEALTH AND KAISER PERMANENTE, COTS RECUPERATIVE CARE OFFERS SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE THAT ALLOWS HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REST IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHILE ACCESSING COTS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THE GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO REDUCE HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, ER VISITS, AND HOSPITAL LENGTH-OF-STAYS WHILE INCREASING ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE. IN FY 2021-22, 31 PEOPLE RECEIVED RECUPERATIVE CARE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.