Knox County Homeless Coalition

“The form 990 was prepared by an independent outside accounting firm with input from the organization's executive director, chief operating officer, and other staff. The form 990 was then reviewed by the executive director and circulated to the board of directors before it was filed.”

“Each member of the board of directors is required to complete a conflict of interest statement before taking a position with the board and at least annually thereafter. The statement includes a list of all businesses and other organizations of which he or she is an officer, director, member, owner, shareholder, employee, or agent with which knox county homeless coalition has or might be expected to have a relationship or transaction in which the board member might have a conflicting interest. The chairperson and board of directors review the statements of all directors in order to guide the conduct of the board should a conflict arise.”

“The process for reviewing the executive director's compensation includes full board of directors review, and review of published compensation comparability data from regional reporting organizations.”

“Knox county homeless coalition makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Knox county homeless coalition (kchc) was founded in 2014 as the result of a grassroots community effort to support homeless individuals and families in midcoast maine. Kchc became a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 2014. We then began to develop an innovative approach to comprehensive, holistic, client-centered care that would deliver on our promise of bringing home, help and hope to homeless families. Today, in addition to providing direct services, we are also focused on addressing the root causes of homelessness in midcoast maine, including intergenerational poverty, lack of affordable housing and transportation, and lack of economic opportunities and education. There is no single answer to homelessness-every situation is unique and requires a personalized solution. With the skilled and dedicated attention of our social workers and mental health specialist, we support our clients not only in finding housing opportunities-but equally important-identifying goals that will ensure that they have a clear path to a bright and independent future. We establish holistic goals that focus on physical health and wellness, nutrition and financial management education, emotional health, further education toward better earning potential, and perhaps most important, a re-discovery of strengths, gifts, and what brings them joy-which often has been lost. Without hope, human beings haven't a reason to try. After reopening hospitality house as a family shelter and developing our unique programming focused on client care with comprehensive, wraparound services, we see a clear path to a strong and hopeful future for all who live and work in midcoast maine and beyond. We are helping whole families make life changes that break through the barriers to a sustainable, independent future. And with our comprehensive youth program, the landing place, we are deepening our capacity to reach homeless and at-risk youth and serve whole families in the most effective and impactful ways. As of december 2018-in just four years since opening our doors-we have assisted more than 1,700 clients, and transitioned over 800 of them from the trauma of homelessness to the relief of "homefullness"-home, safety, and a bright future. And for those clients who remain active through program completion, we have a remarkable success rate for sustained independence of more than 90%. Our efforts are powered by a dedicated, passionate staff of 35 employees, including skilled case managers, masters-level social workers and a mental health specialist. In addition, approximately 300 volunteers from the community provide 3,000+ hours of time helping our clients with a variety of activities including mentorship, coordinating donations of food, clothing, and furniture and helping our clients move into their new homes. We enjoy broad support from community groups, individual donors and private foundations. We also receive funding from the maine department of health & human services and maine state housing authority. In our ongoing effort to end homelessness in midcoast maine over the next decade, we are continuing to innovate in collaboration with community partners, including habitat for humanity, local churches, ymca and maine state housing authority. We are working together with these partners to develop a range of projects that will expand affordable housing and increase shelter options, including a small footprint affordable housing community, efficiency apartments for young adults, a drop-in emergency shelter pilot, a village of tiny homes as an extension of our family shelter, and a "host home" program for unaccompanied youth. These activities align with our vision of a supportive community within which all families and individuals have the opportunity for housing and a sustainable, productive life. Our promise to deliver home, help and hope is based on client-centered care that cherishes the dignity and respect for each individual in our community. We build trust to foster saf”

“Comprehensive client care at the center of our approach is client care based on relationships of trust. We focus on maximizing individual strengths and minimizing barriers to independence. Every person who enters our program is unique-thus each plan for care and support is tailored to evaluate and address their most urgent needs on an economic, physical, emotional and psychological level. Our team brainstorms resources, builds connections with local partners, and provides access to support for hundreds of community members each year. After a client is housed, we remain fully engaged in their lives through our aftercare phase, which affords on-going case management and program support until together, with our client, we feel that they are ready to be fully independent. Once stable and no longer in crisis mode, clients become more receptive to addressing underlying issues and obtaining the education, physical or emotional support, or life skills learning needed to achieve their goals. As a result, more than 90% of clients who complete our full program achieve sustainable independence.”

“Youth services the landing place is our comprehensive youth program which provides support for highly resilient and often marginalized youth living in midcoast maine. Located in downtown rockland, the landing place strives to compassionately engage with youth, ages 11 to 24, who are at high risk of experiencing different types of adversity. We strive to inspire hope and restore purpose and belonging to our most vulnerable youth, working with local schools and community partners to support youth to emerge from intergenerational poverty into a more positive and productive future. The landing place provides a low barrier teen center as well as case management services for at-risk youth. In addition, we are developing innovative shelter solutions for homeless, unaccompanied youth and young adults.”

“Emergency services: for those who need immediate assistance, we offer emergency supplies, such as blankets, camping gear, clothing, toiletries and hygiene supplies as well as meals, showers and laundry facilities, and of course a caring team of experienced social workers who begin immediately to address the trauma of homelessness, fostering hope for a better future. Our food pantry provides shelf-stable goods, proteins, produce, and other items to address food insecurity issues facing our clients. Transportation: approximately 60% of our adult clients do not have reliable transportation. Since there is limited public transportation in the midcoast area and many of our clients are situated in more rural areas, the lack of transportation exacerbates the ability to find-and travel to and from-housing, employment, and services. We have two vans and one economy vehicle that shuttle clients to jobs or employment interviews, medical and counselling appointments, as well as childcare and educational facilities.”

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