Sacramento Steps Forward

“An independent certified public accounting firm prepares the form 990. Initial drafts are reviewed by the organization's cfo and controller. The final draft is presented for review, comment, and approval to the board of directors at their annual board meeting.”

“All staff are subject to a conflict of interest policy incorporated into the personnel plan. Adherence to and monitoring of the policy is the responsibility of each employee, their supervisor, and the human resources department. In addition, all officers, board of director members, and senior staff are subject to an additional "conflict of interest and conflict of loyalty policy". This additional policy requires annual reporting by each person and periodic reviews by internal or external parties.”

“Salaries are reviewed and approved by the board annually as part of the budgeting process.”

“Salaries are reviewed and approved by the board annually as part of the budgeting process.”

“Governing documents, policies and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Funding & Grant Management SSF assists the Sacramento CoC with obtaining, investing, and managing private and governmental funding. We support a rigorous public planning process to decide what activities and projects should receive funding. We work with selected agencies and their projects to ensure compliance with funding requirements. We provide guidance about how funds can be used appropriately and assistance with reporting how that money has been invested.In 2022, SSF managed the successful award of $30.5 million in CoC funding for permanent housing programs as well as $6.5 million for Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project, was awarded $8.3 million in state Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funds.. In addition, SSF continued to manage programs through previously awarded funds, including $8.6 million in HHAP funds, $5 million in private funding, and $2.5 million in California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) funds. These programs provide the opportunity for thousands of people previously experiencing literal and/or chronic homelessness to obtain or remain in stable housing in our community every year. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Data Management & AnalyticsSSF is the lead agency that administers the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a local system used to collect client-level data on housing and services for people experiencing homelessness. We use data to improve system performance and monitor system-wide changes and provide insight to shape new initiatives and changes to existing programs that will help end homelessness.In 2022, our data team has created and launched custom dashboards to track trends in overall homelessness, housing inventory and metrics and progress in our COVID-19 sheltering and re-housing efforts. This data is available to SSF staff and our key partners to assist in program evaluations, measuring program success and to assist with decision-making processes.SSF invested in hardware and server infrastructure that will allow for better data sharing and more efficient analytics and reports. These will show a provider the success of their overall performance at both a high level and a granular level, homing in on areas for improvement across our system. In addition, this will help us inform decision-making and evaluate and optimize programs.As the HMIS administrator for Sacramento County, SSF oversees the training of new HMIS users, agency and project set-ups, and provides technical support to partners using HMIS. In our role as HMIS administrator, we have developed and maintain a By-Name List that captures all client statuses, for case conferencing for youth and veteran communities. In addition, SSF maintains high standards for data quality, and is responsible for submitting all HUD-mandated reports including an annual Housing Inventory Count.”