Housing Resources Inc.

“Once the 990 has been completed, a draft form will be presented to the finance committee for review and approval. The 990 is available to any member of the board of directors.”

“Annually each board member and staff member will complete a conflict of interest form. This information is then compiled into a spreadsheet where it is referenced at each board meeting. Any conflicts are noted at that time.”

“Compensation process for top official salary levels are reviewed annually and adjustments are made as necessary. All salary recommendations are reviewed by the executive director prior to personnel/finance committee approval. Discussions should not be held with or commitments made to employees on any salary action until after the recommendations have been properly approved.”

“Documents available upon request”

“Centralized intake and assessment: hri is the community's primary clearinghouse for housing solutions offering a centralized process to assist homeless or at-risk households. Hri works with community partners to leverage and coordinate community resources to ensure effective shelter diversion and rapid re-housing. Hri in conjunction with gryphon place 2-1 -1 prioritize households based on the severity of their housing crisis, and determines the most appropriate response for the situation presented. Specific housing assessment and resource agency activities include: "arranging, coordinating, linking and monitoring the delivery of services that assist participants to obtain and sustain housing stability; "monitoring program participant progress, "assuring that the rights of participants are protected, "developing individual housing plans, and "housing search and placement activities. Homeless prevention: hri is kalamazoo county's lead private agency focusing on reducing evictions for low income residents. Hri plays a central role in the kalamazoo county eviction diversion partnership offering on-site services at the court and financial resources to avoid homelessness and reoccurrence of eviction. This truly unique collaborative brings together landlords, tenants, support services and the courts within a seamless process to preserve existing housing whenever possible. Services include the co-location of staff at the 8th district court, weekly community housing hour and county-wide central intake and assessment process, in addition to the ongoing benefits of being located in the goodwill human services campus. Rapid re-housing: hri has a long standing commitment to rapidly exit homeless households from a shelter or unsustainable housing situation to new housing in the hopes of eliminating repeat episodes of homelessness. Given the complex needs of these vulnerable households more intensive intervention is provided for up to eighteen months in support of transition to independence. Permanent supportive housing: providing 54 scattered-site rental units for homeless families where the head of household has a long term disability. A permanent rental housing subsidy provides participants with ongoing supportive services. Clients establish individual goals and work toward accomplishing them with assistance with hri staff and partnering agencies. With financial pressures reduced, participants are provided a constructive and supportive environment to increase the skills and emotional stability needed to build independent lives. For families chronically vulnerable to housing instability and repeat episodes of homelessness the combination of permanent, versus temporary, housing subsidies and supportive services is very effective.”

“House is complete with meals, community areas, resident telephone, laundry facilities, resident computer and children's play area. Residents work to resolve their housing crisis by developing and implementing homeless resolution action plans. Staff provides resources to residents such as casework services, housing search and community referrals. Staff pursues and maintains strong working relationships with mainstream service providers such as the department of human services, local public school districts, community mental health and other providers of shelter services on behalf of residents.”

“Loss on sale of assets -23,156 fundraising expenses net on audit -84,123 loss on disposal of assets 23,156 fundraising expenses net on audit 84,123”