To: Kim Courtney From: Carly Clendening and Stacy Fox CC: Dr.

Wardle Date: October 29, 2013 Subject: Grant Proposal We have enjoyed the process of creating a grant for the Coalition for the Homeless. Included is a grant proposal for Mr. DuPont of The Marmot Foundation. We were unable to create a budget for the Mens Service Center. Please add the budget portion to the grant to complete the proposal. The interview with you and grant you provided us was extremely helpful. Thank you so much for this real world opportunity and experience. We have gained a lot from this experience.

639 W Central Blvd Orlando, FL 32801 Date: October 29, 2013 Willis H. DuPont, Foundation Chair The Marmot Foundation 1100 N. Market St., DE3-C070 Wilmington, DE 19890-0900

Dear Mr. DuPont:

The Coalition for the Homeless has been serving homeless individuals for over 25 years in Central Florida. We serve 4,000 adults and children annually through meals, shelter, and comprehensive services. Yet the needs of the homeless continue to increase. We want to enhance our current mens comprehensive program to increase the number of homeless men we are able serve. The Coalition for the Homeless is eager about our new Mens Service Center, which will offer three comprehensive programs, First Steps Substance Abuse Recovery Program, Introduction 30 day, and long-term program. The $12 million Journey Home campaign has already received over $7 million. We want to invite you to join our Journey Home campaign. The Marmot Foundations support of $1 million over three years will help the sustainability of the Mens Service Center. The Mens Service Center will change lives and with your support we can increase the impact we are having on homelessness. Sincerely,

Kim Courtney Director of the Coalition

Introduction to the Coalition for the Homeless: Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida was created in 1987 by a group of concerned religious citizens who noted a growing problem of homelessness in the community. The Coalition is now the largest provider of homeless services in Central Florida. Our mission is to transform the lives of homeless men, women and children by providing crucial services to end their crisis of homelessness. Today, Coalition for the Homeless provides emergency shelter to homeless men, women, and families with children. In our last year fiscal year we: Provided 245,000 nights of shelter and nearly 79,000 nights of shelter to children. Severed over 300,000 nutritious meals and we received financial support from the Homeless Children Nutrition Program. This honor is only given to a few homeless shelters that exceed the expectations set by to U.S. Department of Agricultures Child Care Food Program. The Coalition assists more than 700 people, on a given night 200 of them are children, whose the average age is eight. We provide a wide array of services to help children thrive some of which are: Learning lab Boys and Girls Clubs Art by Coalition children The Coalition for the Homeless provides comprehensive housing services to each individuals needs. The programs we currently offer are: Center for Women and Families (CWF) Residential emergency shelter that serves single women, single mothers and fathers with children, and intact families. The shelter serves many different groups of homeless people including segments that are hard to place and keep together: parents with sons over ten, single fathers with daughters, intact families, and large families (5+ members). About 200 people are served daily through the CWF. Womens Residential and Counseling Center (WRCC) - Residential shelter that offers two housing components, a 126-person capacity transitional housing program and a 12-person capacity emergency shelter program for single women and mothers with children. More than 80% of women and children served at the WRCC are victims of crime, predominantly domestic violence. Nearly 100 women and children are served each day by the WRCC. First Steps Substance Abuse Recovery Program Residential emergency and transitional housing program for men and women recovering from substance abuse. Over 60 people served daily. The Pavilion Emergency drop-in shelter for homeless men where they receive an evening meal and access to shower, laundry and locker facilities. Scattered-Site Community-based transitional housing program for

individuals and families whereby clients benefit from short-term rental subsidies (typically one year or less). Over 55 men, women and children benefit from services on a daily basis. Housing Now Community-based transitional housing program for families with dependent children whereby clients benefit from short-term rental and utilities assistance (typically one year or less). Over 200 parents and children a day receive support.

Problem Statement Of all the homeless population, homeless men are the most underserved. Those in need battle addiction and illness, lack housing and counseling, and need help achieving self-sufficiency. Without proper services, the homeless men population will continue to deteriorate. They will be left without hope of ever turning their lives around. As a result of its policies towards the homeless, in 2009 Orlando was named the meanest city in the nation by National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty and the National Coalition for the Homeless. These policies include anti-feeding and trespassing laws and restrictions; there is a limited amount of help being provided for the homeless. For example these laws keep organizations from feeding those at Lake Eola Park, where homeless men often congregate. In Central Florida there are over 2,500 homeless men on any given night, we are unable to serve most of them with more than a meal and mat to sleep on. Of the 900 beds available in all of Central Floridas shelters, only 46% of the places these men spend the night also offer crucial comprehensive support. This displays a significant shortcoming in the Central Florida community. Homeless men struggle with other distinctive needs, in addition to hunger and lack of housing that all homeless face. There are less visible indicators substance abuse, poor mental health, and limited education and job training. These barriers keep homeless men from self-sufficiency. The public views these homeless men as lazy panhandlers, when in fact, each of these homeless men are individuals. They are our neighbors, some are fathers, and all are sons who need a comprehensive program to regain their dignity. Objectives In order to address the full set of needs that homeless men have, we have completed the Mens Service Center. The Centers objectives are to extend the success of the First Steps Substance Abuse Recovery Program. This program currently reaches only 36 men and we want to increase the number of men receiving comprehensive services to 50 men. First Steps Recovery Program offers a case manager to each of the 36 men the program with comprehensive, shelter-based support. The case manager decides the services needed for each individual. These services include identifying barriers and setting goals, a live in dorm, substance abuse and mental illness counseling, financial planning classes, and employment assistance. This program is successful for those 36 men, but we want to impact more men. The First Steps Substance Abuse Recovery Program has a proven track record of comprehensive services.

70% of the men in the case management program over 60 days will demonstrate improved personal stability as shown by an increased score of the Florida 507 Self-Sufficiency Matrix 65% of the men participating in the program over 60 days will show improved financial stability as shown by obtaining and/or maintaining a stable source of income 60% of men who complete this program will transition to stable housing. We will also offer 50 men with a 30-day program of services for men who just need the stability for a short time to get back on their feet and become self-sufficient again. Our long-term comprehensive services program offers over 100 men a detailed program of services including identifying barriers and setting goals, a live in dorm, counseling, financial planning classes, and employment assistance. The Coalition seeks to expand the services offered to homeless men, as well as the amount of homeless men in need of services. The Mens Service Center will encompass these qualities to help more homeless men reach self sufficiency. Description of the Mens Service Center In 2013 The Coalition is excited to introduce the new The Mens Service Center. This highly functional residential shelter will be able to serve 250 men daily. It is a two-story, 32,000 square foot facility complete with a dining area, beds, and dormitory partitions. This larger building enables us to provide men with critical support services. The case managers that assist clients in stabilizing their crisis will help them assess their immediate needs and then help them prepare a more longterm comprehensive plan. Proper assessments will be made by the case managers to determine the barriers in these mens plans to achieve their goals. Close monitoring of their clients and the progress of their plans is also a part of the case managers duties. The Mens Service Center population includes men who are chronically homeless, recovering addicts, veterans, elderly, disables, and/or those with mental health issues. Men participating in case management will become fully engaged in their programs and goals to attain personal and financial stability. Among the services provided to the men for their goal of independence include the following: Education and job training: Courses will be available for men to get their GED, as well as job training. Nearly 200 skilled training programs are offered through educational institutions around the area through the on-site Orange County Public Schools LifeStrides Program. Employment assistance: Case managers and an on-site Goodwill Industries representative will help utilize job readiness and job retention services, which may inform residents of employment opportunities. Benefits assistance: Some residents need benefits that will help them obtain a stable source of income. Case managers will help men obtain income and non-income benefits for this first step of self-sufficiency.

Money management assistance: Case managers will help clients create and follow a realistic household budget, including reducing debt and saving money.

Counseling: Counseling services, through Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare, will help men achieve personal stability. Life skills development: Case managers will help clients develop essential life skills, such as coping with stressful situations, resolving conflicts, and developing healthy relationships. The Coalition for the Homeless seeks to provide these much needed services to underserved homeless men transforming their lives. Independence is the end goal for these men, but to meet this objective, they need more support. The Mens Service Center will allow the Coalition to offer a distinct model of services for this population. Funders, members of the public, government officials, business leaders, service providers, and other entities recognize our case management service model as one that maximized the clients chance to achieve self-sufficiency. Future Funding In 2012 The Coalition for the Homeless launched a three-year Journey Home campaign to increase financial support for Coalition programs (including the Mens Service Center) as well as to increase the agencys endowment fund. The Journey Home campaign has the support of the City of Orlando who generously provided $6.6 million in capital for the construction of the Mens Service Center. The Coalition has diversified its funding for sustainability; the funding for the program provided by individuals, faith-based organizations, corporations, government, and private foundations. The program has now raised 7 million of the amount needed. Budget Will be provided by Kim Courtney, Director of Grants Administration at the Coalition for the Homeless. Benefits The Coalition for the Homeless is active in the community by offering a voice for the homeless. The Coalition is the significant support needed by the Central Floridas community endeavor of ending homelessness. The impact on the community is a decrease in taxpayers resources for healthcare, law enforcement, corrections facilities, and social services. Taxpayers benefit exponentially from providing men with programs to begin their journey to independence and get back their dignity. The primary mission of the Coalition is the clients ability to become self-sufficient and end their homelessness through comprehensive services. Since its inception in 2002, the First Steps program has benefited more than 1,200 men. By offering the comprehensive services through the Mens Service Center, clients will continue to be given the opportunities to regain their dignity. We invite you to support the Mens Center and be a part of the comprehensive solution to getting homeless men off the streets and transforming their lives.