Committee on Temporary Shelter Inc

“All board members receive a copy of the form 990 and have the opportunity to review it and ask questions before filing.”

“Annual disclosure statements are required and reviewed. They are discussed with individual trustees if necessary.”

“The executive committee of the board of directors determines the executive director's compensation annually through performance review and by benchmarking the salary with other organizations.”

“Governing documents are made available upon request. Financial statements are also available on the cots website.”

“In fy20, cots received a 1m gift for its future main street family project, which is planned to be a 16 unit building of affordable apartments for formerly homeless families. Cots resources continue to be committed to its significant investment in seven buildings (five directly owned), most of which are over 100 years old. In addition to regular maintenance, these properties require expensive repairs and updating, including periodic renovations.”

“In the 2024 fiscal year, 36 families, including 64 children, stayed in cots' emergency shelters. Emergency shelter for families: the firehouse family shelter (opened in 1988, fully renovated in 2021) and main street family shelter (opened in 2002) provide safe and decent shelter for 15 families with children. Families can stay for up to six months while they work with cots staff to find affordable housing, employment, child care and health care services. Guests benefit from trauma informed space design and program elements during their stay. The cots children's education advocate works with children and parents in shelter to ensure success in school through school, after-school, and summer camp placement assistance, and the children's mental health adovcate,promotes children's healthy social, emotional and physical development, and strengthen family relationships.”

“Motel outreach: 242 homeless households were offered support services while statying in state-funding emergency motel rooms. Support services: one-on-one support services are offered to all of cots' clients. 60 homeless families, including those staying in emergency shelter or in the community, received support from cots staff. 154 single, homeless adults received outreach and support from cots staff. Transitional and permanent housing: the smith house (opened in 2002)provides individuals moving out of shelter with transitional housing. The smith house has seven single-room occupancy units, plus two permanent apartments, and a full-time residential manager. Canal street veterans housing (opened in 2011) provides 29 units of permanent, affordable housing with priority placement for veterans and their families. The wilson (purchased in 1984) and st. John's hall (purchased in 1991) together provide 44 single-room occupancy (sro) units and four apartments: permanent housing for formerly homeless individuals, as well as low-income senior citizens and veterans.”

“The amount reported represents an adjustment identified during the prior years audit that was recorded in the accounting records after the form 990 for that year had been filed.”