Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ.
FOUNDED IN 1986, HOUSING MATTERS IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY TO CREATE PATHWAYS OUT OF THEIR HOMELESSNESS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. WE HOLD FIRMLY TO A VISION THAT HOMELESSNESS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHOULD BE RARE, BRIEF, AND NON-RECURRING AND ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING PROGRAMS BASED IN HOUSING FIRST PRACTICES. HOUSING FIRST IS A RECOVERY-ORIENTED, DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH THAT CENTERS ON QUICKLY MOVING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS INTO INDEPENDENT AND PERMANENT HOUSING AND THEN PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS AND SERVICES AS NEEDED. BY UTILIZING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, HOUSING MATTERS IS SUCCESSFULLY EXCEEDING GOALS IN HOUSING SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE COUNTY.HOUSING MATTERS PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:1) PAUL LEE LOFT EMERGENCY SHELTER (PLL) PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER TO UP TO 40 PEOPLE NIGHTLY.2) REBELE FAMILY SHELTER (RFS) PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND PROVIDES STABLE SHELTER TO 28 FAMILIES (UP TO 90 INDIVIDUALS) AT ANY GIVEN TIME.3) PAGE SMITH COMMUNITY HOUSE IS A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES UP TO 18 MONTHS OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO UP TO 40 INDIVIDUAL MEN AND WOMEN AT A TIME.4) RECUPERATIVE CARE CENTER (RCC) IS A 12-BED MEDICAL RESPITE SHELTER OPERATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SANTA CRUZ COUNTY'S HOMELESS PERSON'S HEALTH PROJECT, AND SEVERAL LOCAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS.5) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND HOUSING NAVIGATION PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH APPROPRIATE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND PROVIDE AFTER-HOUSING SERVICES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM HOUSING SUCCESS.HOUSING MATTERS' CAMPUS PROVIDES A RESTORATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH ACCESS TO ON-SITE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH OUR PARTNERS: SANTA CRUZ COUNTY'S HOMELESS PERSON'S HEALTH PROJECT, DIENTES DENTAL AND ENCOMPASS COMMUNITY SERVICES. DURING 2020, WE PROVIDED OVER 50,693 BEDNIGHTS - AND OTHER SERVICES - TO OVER 2514 INDIVIDUALS, SERVED 23,134 MEALS, HELPED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FIND PERMANENT HOUSING ANDPROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 405 PEOPLE THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Phil Kramer | Executive Dir. | 40 | $127,078 |
| Rebecca Steckler | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $104,380 |
| Robin Stevens | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Ron Slack | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Maggie Mckay | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Don Lane | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Theresa Kepple | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Kevin Keet | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Gill | Director | 2 | $0 |
| John Dietz | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Cynthia Chase | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Ray Bramson | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Katherine Beiers | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Sibley Simon | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Lou Goeke | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Cecilia Espinola | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Claudia Brown | President | 2 | $0 |
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