19TH ANNUAL MEETINGJANUARY 15TH, 2014

The Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc.

Here at CMHA we dream of a world where everyone has a home…

Mission StatementRecognizing the dignity of all, CMHA leads a collaborative response to

homelessness that fosters long-term housing stability through prevention, quality services, education and advocacy.

Fiscal Year 2013 Overview

CMHA is focused on providing sustainable housing through:

•Prevention•Shelter

•Sustainability•Advocacy

•ELDER HOME REPAIR

• HOPE FOR HOUSING (HFH)

•HOUSING COUNSELING & HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

SERVICES

Prevention Services

Prevention: Elder Services

CMHA provides free home repairs to elder homeowners in Worcester and Southern Worcester County.

•In Fiscal Year 2013, 330 Elder Homeowners were assisted through Repair and Maintenance Services.

All Saints Episcopal Church

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Christ Episcopal Church Christ the King Catholic Church Epworth United Methodist Church First Baptist Church-Holden First Baptist Church-Worcester First Church of Sterling First Congregational Church of Holden First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury First Congregational Church of West

Boylston First Congregational Church of Worcester First Parish Church of Berlin Greendale People’s Church

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church Paxton Congregational Church St. Francis St. George’s Catholic Church St. Luke’s Episcopal Church St. Mary’s Catholic Church St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church St. Stephen’s Catholic Church Trinity Church Northborough Trinity Lutheran Church United Congregational Church Wesley United Methodist Church

Interfaith Coalition that includes 29 congregations, dedicated to preventing homelessness in Worcester County including:

Prevention: Hope for Housing (HFH)

•Provides counseling and information to tenants and landlords pertaining to their rights and responsibilities.

•Allocates emergency funds for qualifying households, including assistance with utilities, first, last and security payments, and moving costs.

Prevention: Housing Counseling

• In 2013, the Housing Counseling Program assisted 8,099 households with counseling services and provided a total of 907 people with funding for preventative housing services.

Prevention: Housing Counseling

Heating2.3%

Furniture6.4%

Subsidy6.7%

Utility Average9.4%

Last Month Rent

13.1%

Security Deposit18.9%

First Month19.8% Rental

Arrearage23.5%

Prevention Funding Allocation FY13

• THE VILLAGE AT CAMBRIDGE STREET

• MAIN STREET

• IVES STREET

Shelter Programs

Shelter: The Village at Cambridge Street

•In FY’13 the Village served 107 families and successfully housed 34.

Apartment based family shelter, providing short-term housing and support services to individuals and families.

Families living in CMHA shelter receive access to sustainability programs including P.O.W.E.R.

Main Street

•In 2013, CMHA opened a scattered-site location that provides apartment-based short term housing for 11 families.

Ives Street•Opened in February 2013 and provides congregate family shelter.

Each individual in CMHA shelter is provided access to employment and educational training and housing search assistance to assist families to transition to self-sufficiency. 

Shelter: Main Street and Ives Street

• HOMEBASE

• DONATIONS CLEARINGHOUSE

• PERSONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK, EDUCATION & RENEWAL

(P.O.W.E.R.)

Sustainability Programs

Sustainability: HomeBASE

Provides homelessness prevention, apartment placements and stabilization services to eligible families in Worcester County.

• In Fiscal Year 2013 CMHA’s HomeBASE program assisted 336 families to obtain or retain safe, affordable housing.

Sustainability: Donations Clearinghouse (DCH)

DCH provides free furniture and household goods to those moving out of shelter and into stable housing.

•More than 680 Worcester County residents generously donated 2178 items to help make a house a home. • In FY13, 570 households received furniture and household goods to make a fresh start.

Through developing individualized employment and training plans with each participant, P.O.W.E.R. strives to increase the economic stability and self sufficiency of CMHA families.

• In Fiscal Year 2013, P.O.W.E.R. assisted 41 individuals in finding employment and/or training opportunities.

Sustainability: Personal Opportunities for Work, Education, and Renewal

(P.O.W.E.R.)

•PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADVOCACY & ORGANIZING

•THE 28T H ANNUAL WALK FOR THE HOMELESS

•YOUTH AGAINST HOMELESSNESS (Y.A.H.)

Advocacy Programs

Advocacy: Public Education, Advocacy & Organizing

Through community education, coalition building, and mobilizing support for policy and budget initiatives to reduce homelessness and increase access to affordable housing, CMHA provides Public Education and Advocacy to raise awareness of homelessness and affordable housing issues.

• Advocacy efforts in 2013 resulted in key legislative victories for homelessness prevention.

CMHA’s largest and most successful fundraiser builds awareness of

housing & homelessness and provides funding for all of CMHA’s prevention

programs.

• In 2013 the WALK raised over $144,000 in cash and in-kind donations to aid families in need of assistance

•1,000 Walkers and 141 registered runners participated.

Advocacy: Annual Walk/Run for the Homeless

Advocacy: Youth Against Homelessness

A dynamic youth organization that engages high school students to make a positive impact in their community.

• April 16th, 2014 is the next “Visions of Change” Youth Summit!

Featuring Keynote Speaker Josh Kraft, President, New England Patriots Foundation

Participating Y.A.H. Schools Include:

• Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School

• St. Mary’s High School• South High Community School• St. Peter Marian CCHS

CMHA Strategic Plan 2013

In 2013, top executives and board members worked collaboratively to map out the future direction of CMHA. The goal of the plan is to ensure that our services continue to meet the needs of our changing community.

Vision Statement“Leading the way to create a

community where everyone has a home through accessing the tools and

resources to obtain residential and economic stability.”

These achievements would not have been possible without the support of service providers,

businesses, and faith based organizations in our community.