COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC
Programs
Emergency Family Shelter Services
IN THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR, 25 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 55 CHILDREN, STAYED IN COTS' EMERGENCY SHELTERS. EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR FAMILIES: THE FIREHOUSE FAMILY SHELTER (OPENED IN 1988, FULLY RENOVATED IN 2021) AND MAIN STREET FAMILY SHELTER (OPENED IN 2002) PROVIDE SAFE AND DECENT SHELTER FOR 15 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. FAMILIES CAN STAY FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS WHILE THEY WORK WITH COTS STAFF TO FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, CHILD CARE AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES. GUESTS BENEFIT FROM TRAUMA INFORMED SPACE DESIGN AND PROGRAM ELEMENTS DURING THEIR STAY. THE COTS CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ADVOCATE WORKS WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN SHELTER TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND SUMMER CAMP PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH ADOVCATE,PROMOTES CHILDREN'S HEALTHY SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$719.2KHomelessness Prevention Program
IN THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR, COTS HELPED 53 HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL CRISIS AVERT HOMELESSNESS AND STAY IN THEIR HOUSING, AND ASSISTED 90 HOUSEHOLDS IN ACHIEVING RAPID RE-HOUSING AFTER HAVING LOST PREVIOUS HOUSING. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM: THE HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER (HRC), COTS' CENTRALIZED ONE-STOP COMMUNITY CENTER IS DEDICATED TO HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND HOUSING RETENTION. THE HRC OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT AT-RISK HOUSEHOLDS FROM LOSING THEIR EXISTING HOUSING DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE WITHOUT PERMANENT SHELTER MOVE INTO STABLE HOUSING. LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A NETWORK OF LOCAL LANDLORDS HELPS TO FACILITATE SUCCESSFUL CLIENT TRANSITIONS INTO PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOUSING. THE HRC OFFERS GRANTS, LOANS, AND GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE WITH RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSITS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$770KEmergency Shelter for Adults
IN THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR, 161 INDIVIDUALS STAYED IN COTS' OVERNIGHT SHELTERS, AND 280 INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE DAYSTATION. EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR SINGLE ADULTS: THE WAYSTATION (OPENED IN 1982) IS A 36-BED OVERNIGHT SHELTER FOR MEN AND WOMEN, AGE 18 AND OLDER. THE DAYSTATION (OPENED IN 1988) IS A DAYTIME DROP-IN CENTER OFFERING REFUGE FROM THE STREETS, WHERE A NOONTIME MEAL IS SERVED. THESE FACILITIES ARE OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR. WHILE BOTH FACILITIES EXPERIENCED PERIODS OF DIMINISHED CAPACITY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, CARE WAS TAKEN TO PROVIDE REGULAR TESTING FOR GUESTS, AS WELL AS VACCINATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL FREE CLINIC TO HELP MAKE THE SHELTER SAFER FOR GUESTS AND STAFF.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$696.9K
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