Dream Center success factors
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Dream Center success factors. Led with need and experience Kept community involved Need and community input informed next steps. 1. Lead with need and facts. Make very clear the need Prove the experience of organization Research the issue nationally and locally, including solutions. Need. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Dream Center success factors
1. Led with need and experience2. Kept community involved3. Need and community input informed next
steps
1. Lead with need and facts
• Make very clear the need• Prove the experience of organization• Research the issue nationally and locally,
including solutions
NEED
There are 1,128 homeless youth aged 12 to 24 years old
in Sonoma County
California has high poverty rate
$16,640
$29,626
EXPERIENCE
SAY was founded in 1971
SAY serves all of Sonoma County
• 2,000 youth annually county-wide• Since we were founded we have served
35,500 youth and families in our County• SAY does three things: – Housing– Counseling– Jobs
SAY Housing – since 1991
SAY has been operating housing services since 1991
Dr. James E Coffee House Teen Shelter, Ripley Avenue• Serves runaway and homeless teens ages 12 – 17
Mary and Jose Tamayo Village, Yulupa Avenue• Serves former foster children and homeless youth ages 18 -24
Stepping Stone, Russell Avenue• Serves former foster children ages 18 - 21
RESEARCH
Best practices inform Dream
2. Involve the community
• Prepare for opposition• Galvanize support via public relations• Make regular, continued contact
Lead the message
The Dream Center IS NOT a:
-Homeless shelter-Walk-in emergency shelter -Halfway house-Soup kitchen-Drug treatment-Center for out-of-county
youth
The Dream Center IS
• affordable housing• services to help former
foster children and homeless youth get the skills they need to – get and keep jobs– further their
education – pursue their dreams
Dream Center defined
• SAY’s Dream Center will offer health and wellness services, employment training and affordable housing.
Community feedback incorporated
• Size• Phasing• Background checks• Sex offender database
checks• Off-site intake• Increased, on-site interior
recreation• Exterior social recreation
no later than 9PM
• Guest policies• Good neighbor policies• On-site cameras• Overnight on-site security• Community engagement,
volunteering, and mentoring opportunities for neighbors
SAY addressed community concerns
• Safety• Police calls• Size• Property values• Sustainability
Learn More… Take a Tour
Tour SAY’s Tamayo Village Housing or the Teen Shelter
Tour Tamayo Village on Fri, 4/18, at 12 noonTour Coffee House Teen Shelter on Tues, 4/15, at 12 noonRSVP to [email protected]
Out of respect and privacy of our tenants, please do not attempt to tour the Property at any other time or trespass onto the property.
3. Next Steps
• The need and research led us to the National Conference on Ending Homelessness
• Quarterly community meetings at Dream Center
• Future partnerships and advocacy
