Inn Between Of Longmont Inc

PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND PROMOTING STABILITY TO DIVERSE HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS BY UTILIZING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, ADVOCACY, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING.

THE INN SUPPORTS FOUR MAJOR GOALS: GOAL 1: PROVIDE SAFE, TIME LIMITED, LOW-COST HOUSING TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. IN 2021, 44 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WERE PROVIDED, 6 STUDENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM YOUTH RECEIVED NO-COST HOUSING AND SUPPORT, 17 DESIGNATED HOUSING UNITS, THROUGH FORMAL MOUS WITH AGENCY PARTNERS HOUSED 32 HOUSEHOLDS. (10 ITC UNITS, 2 SAFE SHELTER UNITS, 2 LEAD AND 3 BRIDGE HOUSING UNITS). 211 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN SERVED. 21 HOUSEHOLDS GRADUATED OUT OF THE PROGRAM. TWENTY-ONE HOUSEHOLDS SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED. 95% OF GRADUATES ATTAINED STABLE HOUSING. 16 STAYED IN LONGMONT, 3 REMAINED IN BOULDER COUNTY, 1 MOVED OUT OF STATE, AND 1 IS UNREPORTED. IN 2021, THE INN SERVED 211 RESIDENTS. 146 RESIDENTS WERE ADULTS (INCLUDING 37 OVER THE AGE OF 55) AND 65 WERE CHILDREN. 67.5% OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, 10% TWO PARENT FAMILIES, AND 22.55% SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES.58 INDIVIDUALS REPORTED TO BE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS, 6 VETERANS, 49 IDENTIFIED AS PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY, AND 10 REPORTED TO BE IMMIGRANTS. FORMER RESIDENT SURVEY RESPONDENTS (GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM WITHIN TWO YEARS) REPORTED: 93% AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT THE INN HELPED THEM BUILD STABILITY. 86% REMAIN IN STABLE HOUSING. 86% STILL LIVE LOCALLY. THE TOP 4 INN SERVICES REPORTED AS MOST HELPFUL WERE 1) AFFORDABLE RENT 2) FOOD PANTRY 3) ADVOCACY SUPPORT 4) FUTURE HOUSING SAVINGS PROGRAM. GOAL 2: RESIDENTS ARE PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH SELF-SUFFICIENCY. ADVOCACY: THERE WERE 120 HOUSEHOLDS AT THE INN BETWEEN IN 2021. ALL 120 OF THE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED ADVOCACY SUPPORT. INITIAL "SUCCESS PLAN" DEVELOPMENT: 13 TRANSITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS 6 MONTHS SUCCESS PLAN REVIEWS: 24 TRANSITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS (THESE WERE DIFFICULT TO SCHEDULE DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES AND DIGITAL ACCESS INEQUITIES.) THE INN ALSO PROVIDED TRAININGS ON CAR AND RENTER'S INSURANCE; DIGITAL LITERACY; BUDGETING; UNDERSTANDING AND USING CREDIT; LEARNING HOW TO SAVE; FRCC; AND EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION TRANING, INCLUDING HEALTHY COOKING ON A SMALL BUDGET OR USING A FOOD PANTRY, UNDERSTANDING UNIT PRICE, USING PROMOTIONS/COUPONS, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH/MOVEMENT. GOAL 3: PROVIDE TRAINING TO HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO GIVE THEM THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS THROUGH LIFE SKILLS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE CLASSES. 28 ONSITE TRAININGS WERE HELD. 100% OF THOSE HOUSED RECEIVED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION SERVICES. 100% OF NEW RESIDENTS ATTENDED THE INN'S ORIENTATION AND HEALTHY HOUSING TRAINING.SELF- SUFFICIENCY MATRIX OUTCOMES SHOWED 62% OF GRADUATES IMPROVED FINANCES, 43% IMPROVED CAREER RESILIENCY, 48% IMPROVED EDUCATION, AND 67% IMPROVED HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT. THE FORMER RESIDENT (2 YEARS) SURVEY CONVEYED 57% ARE LIVING IN PERMANENT INCOME BASED RENTAL HOUSING AND 43% HAVE SAFE AND SECURE PERMANENT NON-SUBSIDIZED RENTAL HOUSING. FIVE TEENS PARTICIPATED IN THE SIP. THREE WERE SENIORS AND EARNED HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS. GOAL 4: TO ACTIVELY PURSUE COLLABOARATION WITH AGENCIES WHOSE CLIENTS FACE HOMELESSNESS. THE INN OFFERED MEETINGS OR PRESENTATIONS ON "A WAY FORWARD" FOR RECOVERY AND MENTAL HEALTH; INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES; REFERRALS TO FRCC; CIELO SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATES; TUTORING; BOULDER COUNTY FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS; DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHAB; MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS; A WOMAN'S WORK; A WAY FORWARD FOR INDIVIDUAL SERVICES; AND OTHERS. A TOTAL OF 58 APPLICANTS WERE SCREENED FROM ALL 16 PARTNER AGENCIES, WHICH TOGETHER MAKE UP A DIVERSE POPULATION WITH HOUSING NEEDS. SO FAR, IN 2021, 71% OF APPLICANTS WERE ACCEPTED ONTO THE WAITLIST AND 41 WAITLISTED APPLICATIONS ATTAINED HOUSING.