Committee On The Shelterless

Cots emergency shelters: cots served 470 adults and children in our emergency shelters in fy 2023-24. The mary isaak center emergency shelter (mic-es) is a 90-bed adult emergency shelter serving adults experiencing homelessness. In addition to basic needs, shelter residents receive strength-based case management, access to medical and mental health care, financial literacy, employment resources, and housing search support. In fy 2023-24, we sheltered 335 homeless adults in mic-es. Our kids first family shelter (kffs) provides emergency shelter for families with children. Kffs serves seven families at a time. Kffs provides individual case management and supportive services designed to help families increase resiliency, develop independent living skills, and obtain/ maintain income and permanent housing. In fy 2023-24, we sheltered 25 families at kffs consisting of 70 people, including 39 children. Cots also serves 25 individuals in our people's village program, the cots campus in petaluma. This program provides an alternative to traditional dorm-style shelters by providing non-congregate individual shelter units.

Rapid rehousing: the affordable housing crisis in sonoma county requires creative housing solutions. The cots rapid rehousing (rrh) program assists individuals and families to become stably housed through short-term financial assistance and supportive services designed to help clients regain financial self-sufficiency. Case management includes budget help, referrals to local resources, employment assistance, credit repair services, and other needed support. In fy 2023-24, 64 adults and children were served in our rapid rehousing program.

Recuperative care: cots recuperative care program offers post-acute care for homeless individuals who have been exited from the hospital and who need a space to recover from injury or illness. In partnership between cots, st. Joseph health and kaiser permanente, the cots recuperative care unit offers short-term residential care that allows homeless individuals the opportunity to rest in a safe environment while accessing cots supportive services. The goals of this program are to reduce hospital readmissions, er visits, and hospital length-of-stays while increasing access to primary care. In fy 2023-24, 55 people received recuperative care through this program.mary's table: through mary's table, cots provides fresh, healthy homemade meals 365 days a year to our shelter residents as well as anyone experiencing hunger in the community. In fy 2023-24, the numbers we served significantly increased from 95,889 the previous year to 116,079 nutritious meals to feed our community's most vulnerable citizens.