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Community Impact
 
2009-2010
Performance Measures
Obtaining and
Maintaining Housing
Activity:
The 24 AmeriCorps
members will assist clients in obtaining and/or
maintaining suitable housing. Clients will be case
managed and mentored through one-on-one goal
development to attain and maintain stable housing.
Guidance and support will be offered to access
resources (e.g. housing opportunities, financial
assistance, etc) and develop skills (e.g. household
management, following housing rules and lease
agreements) in achieving housing goals.
Performance Measure:
Part I: The 24
AmeriCorps members will case manage 200 homeless
individuals who will each set a housing goal.
Part II: 120 of the
200 homeless individuals (60%) who set a housing
goal will transition into affordable housing.
Part III: 72 of the 120 homeless individuals (60%)
will maintain their affordable housing for at least
3 months.
Final Outcomes:
To be reported on July 31, 2010.
HealthCare
Access
Activity:
The 24 AmeriCorps members will provide information
to clients about health insurance, healthcare access
and health benefits programs during one-on-one case
management meetings and during group presentations.
Performance Measure:
The 24 AmeriCorps members will engage 236 homeless
and formerly homeless clients in the mentoring
program to access health care within an 11 month
period.
Final Outcomes:
To be reported on
July 31, 2010.
Employment Skills and Training
Activity:
The 24 AmeriCorps members
will assist clients in attaining employment skills
and training. Clients will be case managed through
one-on-one goals development and life skills classes
to attain employment skills and training.
Performance Measure:
The 24 AmeriCorps members will spend 5100 hours
total to provide services related to employment,
skills training, or education-related services
within an 11 month period.
Final Outcomes:
To be reported on July 31,
2010.
Volunteer
Recruitment and Management
Activity:
The 24 AmeriCorps members
will outreach (through volunteer fairs, community
education presentations, media advertisements and
other publicity media) to diverse community groups
(faith community, businesses, civic groups,
universities and colleges, housing program
residents) to recruit, train, and manage community
volunteers that will assist in mentoring clients and
carrying out service projects related to client,
host agency, and AmeriCorps project needs.
Performance Measure:
214 community volunteers will be recruited, trained,
and managed, and they will volunteer a total of 1280
hours of service addressing client, host agency, and AmeriCorps project needs.
Final Outcomes:
To be reported July 31, 2010.
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During the 2007-2008
(September-August), AmeriCorps members of the Keep
Austin Housed project had the following impact on
the Austin community.
Obtaining and
Maintaining Housing
Activity:
The 25 AmeriCorps members will engage 170 (145
homeless and 25 newly housed) clients to assist in
obtaining and/or maintaining safe and secure
housing. Clients will be case managed and mentored
through one-on-one goal development to obtain and
maintain stable housing. Guidance and support will
be offered to access resources (e.g. housing
opportunities, financial assistance, etc.) and
develop skills (e.g. household management, following
housing rules and lease agreements) in achieving
housing goals.
Performance Measure:
Part I: 145 clients
will establish goals to obtain safe and secure
housing. Of the 145, 87 (60%) will obtain housing.
Part II: 112 clients
(the 87 clients who obtained housing plus an
additional 25 newly housed clients) will establish
goals to maintain housing for at least three months.
67 (60%) of the 112 clients will maintain their
housing for at least three consecutive months.
Final Outcomes:
# of total
unduplicated clients who established a housing goal
(170): 433
# of total clients
who obtained housed (112) (60%): 178
# of clients who
maintained housing for at least 3 months (67)
(60%): 110
Improving Personal
Stability
Activity:
The 25 AmeriCorps members will engage 205 homeless,
formerly homeless and at-risk clients to assist in
achieving greater stability in their lives. Clients
will be case managed and mentored through one-on-one
goal development to improve their personal
stability, as defined by one's ability to establish
and achieve goals in the areas of Income and
Self-Care (e.g. employment, application and receipt
of financial benefits, mental health care, social
activities, budgeting, etc.).
Performance Measure:
205 clients will establish at least 2 personal
stability goals and of the 205, 123 (60%) will
achieve at least two client-determined personal
stability.
Final Outcomes:
# of total clients
establishing at least 2 personal stability goals
(205): 341
# of total clients
attaining at least 2 personal stability goals (123)
(60%): 226 (66%)
Volunteer
Recruitment and Management
Activity:
25 AmeriCorps members
will outreach (through volunteer fairs, community
education presentations, media advertisements and
other publicity media) to diverse community groups
(faith community, businesses, civic groups,
universities and colleges, housing program
residents) to recruit, train, and manage community
volunteers that will assist in mentoring clients and
carrying out service projects related to client,
host agency, and AmeriCorps project needs.
Performance Measure:
190 community volunteers will be recruited, trained,
and managed, and they will volunteer a total of 1125
hours of service addressing client, host agency, and
AmeriCorps project needs.
Final Outcomes:
# of total unduplicated volunteers serving to meet
client and site/agency needs (190): 439
# of total hours volunteers were engaged (1125):
2535
During the 2006-2007
(September-August), AmeriCorps members of the Keep
Austin Housed project had the following impact on
the Austin community.
OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING HOUSING
Performance Measure: 200 households
will be served to obtain and maintain transitional
or permanent type housing. 120 (60%) of the 200 will
obtain housing with housing maintenance data
collected on 90 (75%) of the 120 households who will
obtain housing. Of these 90 households tracked for
housing maintenance, 54 (60%) of these clients will
maintain that housing for at least three consecutive
months.
# of total unduplicated clients who established a
housing goal (200): 460
# of total clients who obtained housing (120)(60%):
206 – 44.78%
# of clients tracked after obtaining housing
(90)(75%): 88 – 43%
# of client who maintained housing for at least 3
months (54)(60%): 88 – 100%
INCREASING PERSONAL STABILITY
Performance Measure: 250 clients will
establish at least two personal stability goals. 150
(60%) of the 250 clients will attain at least two
client-determined personal stability goals.
# of total clients establishing at least 2 personal
stability goals (250): 425
# of total clients attaining at least 2 personal
stability goals (150)(60%): 268 – 63%
VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Performance Measure: 200 community volunteers
will serve a total of 1200 hours as mentors for
housing and shelter residents and to carry out
service projects directly benefiting housing and
shelter residents.
# of total unduplicated volunteers serving to meet
client and site/agency needs (200): 224
# of total hours volunteers were engaged (1200):
2546
Activities: Preparing meals, teaching ESL
classes, teaching communication skills, money
management, stress management, tutoring,
organizational skills, face painting, budgeting, AA
groups, computer lab, nutrition, facilitating bingo
night, vision screenings, childcare, organizing
donations, building storage shed, data entry (client
info), organizing GED classroom, clerical work,
assisted with organizing cold weather shelter, make
over of drop in center, organized Spanish
conversation groups
2005-2006
OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING HOUSING
Performance Measure: 200 households
will be served to obtain and maintain transitional
or permanent type housing. 120 (60%) of the 200 will
obtain housing with housing maintenance data
collected on 90 (75%) of the 120 households who will
obtain housing. Of these 90 households tracked for
housing maintenance, 54 (60%) of these clients will
maintain that housing for at least three consecutive
months.
# of total unduplicated clients
who established a housing goal (200): 257
# of total clients who obtained
housing (120): 179
# of clients tracked after
obtaining housing (90): 134
# of client who maintained
housing for at least 3 months (54): 94
PERSONAL STABILITY
Performance Measure: 250
clients will establish at least two personal
stability goals. 150 (60%) of the 250 clients will
attain at least two client-determined personal
stability goals.
# of total clients establishing
at least 2 personal stability goals (250): 307
# of total clients attaining at
least 2 personal stability goals (150): 195
VOLUNTEERS
Performance Measure: 200 community volunteers
will serve a total of 1200 hours as mentors for
housing and shelter residents and to carry out
service projects directly benefiting housing and
shelter residents.
# of total unduplicated
volunteers serving to meet client and site/agency
needs (200): 661
# of total hours volunteers
were engaged (1200): 6305
# of unduplicated volunteers
addressing client needs: 590
# of hours volunteers spent
addressing clients needs: 5990
Activities: Preparing
meals, teaching ESL classes, teaching communication
skills, money management, stress management,
tutoring, organizational skills, face painting,
budgeting, AA groups, computer lab, nutrition,
facilitating bingo night, vision screenings,
childcare
# of unduplicated volunteers
addressing site/agency needs: 71
# of hours volunteers spent
addressing site/agency needs: 315
Activities: organizing
donations, building storage shed, data entry (client
info), organizing GED classroom, clerical work,
assisted with organizing cold weather shelter, make
over of drop in center, organized Spanish
conversation groups
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