Programs

  • Collaborative Community Leadership and Homeless Services

    IN 2024, IN FULFILLMENT OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION TO BRING NON-PROFITS AND FUNDERS TOGETHER, TO ADDRESS COMPLEX SOCIAL ISSUES THROUGH PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND RESTORATION, AND TO COLLABORATE FOR SOCIAL GOOD & BUILDING HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, KCI (DBA CITY NET): (1.) COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE - KCI/CITY NET PARTICIPATED IN AND/OR LED MANY COMMUNITY MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS TO CITY STAFF, COUNTY STAFF, & ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND TOURS OF CITY NET OPERATED SITES. THROUGH THESE, KCI/CITY NET ENGAGED THOUSANDS OF STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE STATE IN CRITICAL DIALOGUES ABOUT NATIONAL EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES AROUND SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS AND THEIR UNDERLYING CONDITIONS (HOUSING, JOBS, ETC). FUTURE PLANS ARE TO CONTINUE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS AND DIALOGUES FOR THE EXPANSION OF BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.(2.) HOMELESS SERVICES - KCI/CITY NET OPERATED AT NO COST TO CLIENTS, 86 PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT 88 CITIES IN 6 COUNTIES, WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, CITY NET ENGAGED AND INTERACTED WITH 39,798 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO 17,199 INDIVIDUALS (OF THESE 17,199, WE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING SELF-IDENTIFICATIONS: 315 VETERANS, 78,713 DISABLED INDIVIDUALS, 5,336 CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, AND 709 FAMILIES). MOREOVER, CITY NET ASSISTED 4,477 PEOPLE TO EXIT STREET-LEVEL HOMELESSNESS; HELPED 983 INDIVIDUALS SECURE AND MOVE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING; OPERATED 5 NON-CONGREGATE SHELTER NAVIGATION CENTERS; PROVIDED 232,257 SHELTER BED NIGHTS; SERVED 364,749 MEALS; OPERATED 40 DETACHED HOUSES PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHARED HOUSING TO INDIVIDUALS; FACILITATED 4,380 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE; AND CONDUCTED 7 COMMUNITY HOMELESS CENSUSES TO HELP CITIES GAIN ACCURATE AND INFORMED INSIGHT INTO THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE MUNICIPALITIES. (3.) SINCE 2022, OUR CATALYST TEAM IN SANTA BARBARA HAS FACILITATED THE ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMMUNITY COLLABORATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SANTA BARBARA HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE. IN 2024, AS PART OF OUR NEWLY DEVELOPED THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON PREVENTION EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY, RECOGNIZING THAT THE FAR-REACHING IMPACTS OF THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN (CSEC) CAN BE REDUCED THROUGH EARLY IDENTIFICATION. WITH THE SUPPORT OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, WE CONDUCTED 16 TRAININGS FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND COUNTYWIDE AGENCIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE ENGAGED 30 LOMPOC-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN A NEW COALITION, THE LOMPOC NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION COLLABORATIVE, AND DEVELOPED SIX FIRST RESPONDER TOOLS THAT ARE NOW BEING UTILIZED BY COUNTYWIDE PARTNERS TO BETTER IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT POTENTIAL TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $34.2M