The Society of Saint Vincent De Paul Orange County

August 10, 2015

Larry BurnsPresident

Off The Streets - Huntington Beach

● A Picture Story - How we help

● Mission - We house the homeless

● History - Born out of frustration

● Our Team - Local and grassroots

● Principles - Compassion + personal responsibility

● Successes - 114 homeless housed

● Our Needs - Donations and volunteers

Agenda

How

Helps People Escape Homelessness

A Crisis Occurs! ● Lost job● Spouse left● Roommates

bailed● Abuse● Etc.

Homeless!

Survival ● Living day to day● Temporary

Shelter (maybe)● No plan

Food Clothing

Showers Haircuts

Laundry Temp Shelter

Lots of GOOD help available...but still homeless!

Maybe enough income for rent

BUT not enough for

rent and security deposit

??

Possibility ● An offer to create a plan together

● A guide; a helper● Encouragement

Still homeless but now there’s a possibility….

OTS Biz Card

We can help!

Hmmm....

??

Maybe enough income for rent

BUT not enough for

rent and security deposit

OTS

A Budget + a Plan

A budget and a plan….and someone to guide

We will guide you

Maybe it will work?

A Plan(find rental)

Budget(target rent)

OTS

Maybe enough income for rent

BUT not enough for

rent and security deposit

A Collaborative Project

Work the Plan: assembling “The Ladder” to get out

Good job keep going!

Gotta work the plan!

Budget(target rent)

A Plan(find rental)

rent + OTS security deposit“The Ladder” Kit

Progress Toward Placement!

It might work!

rent

+ O

TS s

ec d

ep

Climbing the Ladder (searching for a rental)

A Plan(find rental)

Budget(target rent)

Placement!

The Plan Worked!

I’m there!

rent

+ O

TS s

ec d

ep

A Plan(find rental)

Budget(target rent)

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: a. Are truly homelessb. Have monthly income (job, disability, aid, etc.)

2. Build a budget to determine rent they can afford.

3. Assist the client in finding an affordable rental.

4. Pay their security deposit directly to the landlord.

5. Deliver furniture and household goods to their new home.

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

Lynch LarryBurns 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 and furniture storage unit.

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 street

o Must have income to monthly pay rent

o Must be motivated to get off the street

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

Every placement is documented on our website!

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

Note: simple does not mean it’s easy!

Budget = A Game Plan● We build a complete budget with

the client

● Covers all sources of income and expenses

● Identifies the monthly rent they can afford (~50% of income)

● Even if the client doesn’t get placed we have still helped them.

Placement Statistics

Retention Success Rate● We follow up with the landlords at 3 months and 9 months after each

placement to see if our clients are still housed.

● Based on this feedback we estimate that over 90% of our clients are still housed.

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

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

Needs● Fundraising:

o We need ongoing funds to pay deposits (about $500 per person placed). o We are having a Fundraising Event on Oct 15th at Seacliff Country Club.

● Furniture: o We are in constant need of furniture donations and volunteers to pick up,

repair/refurbish, and deliver furniture.● House Hunting/Credit Counseling:

o We want to build up our team of volunteers who help our clients find affordable housing (research not physical searching).

● Marketing: o We are new and need your help to spread the word. o Our business card is our brochure. Take as many as you’d like.

Thank You!To Learn More

Web: www.offthestreetsnow.com/hb Facebook: www.facebook.com/offthestreetsnowhb