HB Kiwanis Presentation May 5, 2015

Larry BurnsPresident

Off The Streets - Huntington Beach

● Mission - We house the homeless

● History - Born out of frustration

● Our Team - Local and grassroots

● Principles - Compassion + personal responsibility

● Successes - 79 homeless housed

● Our Needs - Financing, marketing and furniture!

Agenda

Our Mission

Off The Streets - Huntington Beach is a501(c)(3) non-profit charity that helps homeless individuals and families in Orange County CA

get into permanent housing.

1. Qualify clients to determine if they: 1) are truly homeless in Orange County CA, and 2) have monthly income (job, disability, public assistance, etc.)

2. Build a budget with them to determine a monthly rental payment they can afford based on their monthly income.

3. Pay their security deposit directly to the landlord if the client finds a rental that fits their budget.

What we do

History

● Born out of frustration in the Fall of 2013

● Started with a question: How do I get off the street?

● Prompted a Google search

● Discovered Off The Streets - Danbury, Connecticut

● Inspired us to start an OTS chapter here in HB

● Started operations in June 2014

Board of DirectorsFounded June 2014

Pierre Charette

DaveMoses Cheryl

LynchLarryBurns Bill

Wright

JenniferBurns

Local and Grassroots!

Principles● Close to 100% of donations go to help clients

o 100% volunteer - No paid staff and miscellaneous expenses are covered

by these same volunteers.

o Near-zero overhead - No office, no equipment, no vehicles. The only

significant expense is mandatory insurance.

o 100% private funding - No government funding or costly regulations.

● One-time service only - A revolving door would cause us to run out of

money quickly. Instead, a lot of due diligence performed for 1st time success.

● Compassion + personal responsibility - a healthy combination!

Compassion + Personal Responsibility● We exist to give people a compassionate hand up

● However, our approach requires the person we help to accept most of the responsibility for getting off the streeto Must have income to pay rent on an ongoing basis

o Must be motivated

o Must participate in an in-depth financial review

o Must find their own rental

● We encourage and guide them but they do most of the work

79 people placed using this simple process since our start up in June 2014

Every success story is documented on our website!

Retention Success Rate● OTS Founding Chapter: tracked 85 people and 83% are still housed.

● OTS-HB: of the 54 people placed in 2014, we know of 2 who fell back into homelessness, making our early retention success rate >95%.

Because we are working with people who have fallen into homelessness before, we don’t anticipate a 100% retention rate.

Nevertheless, for every homeless person we get off the streets permanently, we feel it’s worth the effort.

Needs● Financial:

o We pay rental deposits so financial donations are our biggest need (about $500 per placement).

o We are always seeking business partnershi & sponsorships.● Marketing:

o We are new and need help with marketing and spreading the word. o Our business card is our brochure. Take as many as you’d like.

● Furniture: o We are in constant need of furniture donations and volunteer help to

collect, organize, repair/refurbish, and deliver furniture.

Thank You!

To Learn MoreWeb: www.offthestreetsnow.com/hb

Facebook: www.facebook.com/offthestreetsnowhb