HB Kiwanis Presentation Off The Streets May 5 2015

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HB Kiwanis Presentation May 5, 2015 Larry Burns President Off The Streets - Huntington Beach

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HB Kiwanis Presentation May 5, 2015

Larry BurnsPresident

Off The Streets - Huntington Beach

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● 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

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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.

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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

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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

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Board of DirectorsFounded June 2014

Pierre Charette

DaveMoses Cheryl

LynchLarryBurns Bill

Wright

JenniferBurns

Local and Grassroots!

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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!

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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

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

Every success story is documented on our website!

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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.

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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.

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Thank You!

To Learn MoreWeb: www.offthestreetsnow.com/hb

Facebook: www.facebook.com/offthestreetsnowhb