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Nonprofits›Davis Community Meals

Housing & Shelter

Davis Community Meals

DAVIS, CA

Website

Total revenue

$784K

Total expenses

$1.1M

Net assets

$7.4M

Grants received

$324K

20 grants

EIN

680245801

Tax year

2023

Mission

Davis community meals, dba davis community meals and housing, a nonprofit corporation, is organized under the laws of the state for the purpose of providing food, temporary housing, and human services to low-income and homeless individuals and families and to help them rebuild their lives. Davis community meals, dba davis community meals and housing (the organization) is supported primarily through government grants and private donor contributions.all programs offer a variety of supportive services including case management, life skills training, employment counseling, drug/alcohol counseling, mental health counseling, housing placement and assistance, homeless prevention services and referrals. The organization finished construction of paul's place to replace the old shelter and resource center in may 2023.

Programs

6 programs

Temporary housing program:the transitional housing program for adults provides shelter for 10 individuals. The family transitional housing program provides housing for 2 homeless families. The emergency shelter program provides shelter for 10 individuals during four winter months (december through march).

Resource center: the day shelter (resource center) is open monday through friday and provides homeless and low-income individuals and families access to showers, personal hygiene products, and other necessities. Additionally, the center provides transportation services, computer services, and mail service. Services are also provided for career counseling, substance abuse counseling, and mental health counseling.

Employment program: the employment program is funded by the city of davis. The organization hires homeless/formerly homeless individuals (5 at a time) and also an employment specialist (20 hours per week) to work with the individuals to develop resumes, job search skills, and work at projects around davis.

Outreach program:the street outreach program has several objectives: provide a comprehensive overview of who is homeless on the streets of davis, prioritize services to the most vulnerable of those on the streets, and offer and provide wrap around services to those willing to accept them. The program provides outreach, engagement, referrals, mutual trust, and services to the homeless in davis. The organization staff are working with the local police, yolo county continuum of care, and county staff and programs to provide services to the individuals in the program.

Meals program:the meals program provides a free meal on tuesday and thursday evenings and lunch on saturday to seniors, low-income, and homeless individuals and families and any other member of the community.

Paul's place:paul's place is an innovative multi-use four-story building that includes a day-use resource center, and emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing. Created with broad input from throughout the city of davis, this vertical community is a local response to a national problem. Paul's place is designed to help those who are homeless and at-risk to move from the streets to stability, with a goal to improve individual and community health and wellbeing. Paul's place opened its doors at the end of june 2023. The four-story multi-functional building provides:- 18 units of 300-square-foot permanent supportive micro-housing- 10 units of transitional housing- four emergency shelter beds- enhanced day services including expanded shower, restroom, and laundry facilities to serve individuals experiencing homelessness in davis.