Simpson Housing Services Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2010 to Jun 30, 2011

Signed

Nov 11, 2011

Return Version

2010v3.4

Gross Receipts

$4,260,863

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Overnight shelter for adult men and women - nightly (6 p.m. - 7 a.m.) emergency shelter is provided nightly to 44 men and 22 women, including a bed, three meals, housing and benefit referral services, showers, laundry, a savings program, employment listings, as well as mental and physical healthcare resources. Shelter advocates work with shelter guests to attain permanent housing. A rapid exit housing advocate assists with placing shelter guests with income sources and limited barriers into housing. Thousands of hours of service are provided by volunteers. In 2010, 887 men and women received a bed and 785 men and women accessed services other than shelter, such as dinner, toiletries or a visit with a nurse. 100 men moved directly from the shelter into permanent or transitional housing by shelter advocates. Another 66 men and women were moved into housing by the rapid exit advocate.simpson housing services hosts the weekly lottery for 28-day shelter beds at the 3 privately funded shelters in minneapolis. The shelter provides a toe-hold back into housing for people experiencing homelessness.the shelter engages volunteers from the community in providing nightly hot meals and the awake- presence for overnight guests. In 2010, volunteers provided coverage for 92% of the nights, a 10% increase from 2009. 213 overnight volunteers shared 10,054 hours of service.

Activity 3

Single adult housing - simpson housing services provided permanent, subsidized, supportive rental housing for a total of 272 single men and women who have been homeless long-term (an average of 11 years of prior homelessness), with a unique focus on the needs of single women. Intensive support and advocacy services are a key component of participants' success.we accomplish this work through partnerships with three community agencies: american indian community development corp., st. Stephen's human services, and spectrum mental health. Referred to as the collaboration of housing resources (cohr), the partnership of these four agencies consists of six program teams. Simpson staff serves on each of the teams and serves as the team lead for two of the programs. The teams assist hennepin county homeless adults who have serious barriers to their housing stability to locate and maintain permanent housing. The first program was initiated 6 years ago at simpson housing services. The participants in these programs continue to experience remarkable stability. Of those in the programs that we lead, 70% have not experienced any homelessness since entering the program and 87% have maintained their housing for at least one year.

Filer

EIN

41-1759477