MODEL CITIES OF ST PAUL INC
839 UNIVERSITY AVE W, ST PAUL, MN 55104 www.modelcities.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT DEVELOP AND STABILIZE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. MODEL CITIES OF ST. PAUL, INC. CARRIES OUT THE COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CASE MANAGEMENT, HOME-BASED CRISIS INTERVENTION THERAPY, AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES. MODEL CITIES FAMILIES FIRST NO. 1, LLC IS A LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION CREATED IN 2002 TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.

TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT STABLIZE AND DEVELOP AND STABILIZE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

CLIENT SERVICES: MODEL CITIES PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT CLIENT SUPPORT SERVICES. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES (FSS)INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE CONNECTED WITH A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS TO ASSIST IN REBUILDING THEIR LIVES AND UNIFYING THEIR FAMILIES IN 2019, WE PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 140 FAMILIES. SERVICES INCLUDE: REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.FSS SERVICES INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CASE MANAGEMENT (CMH) - WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO HELP SUPPORT AND IMPROVE CHILDREN'S EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. FAMILY COMMUNITY PARTERSHIP (FCP) - FCP INVOLVES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH FAMILY EMERGENCY FUNDS AND IDENTIFY COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING - FAMILIES FIRST SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDES PERMANENT HOUSING TO HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH ONE OR MORE MEMBERS ENDURING A CHRONIC DISABILITY AND/OR THE HEAD-OF-HOUSEHOLD IS RECOVERING FROM CHEMICAL ADDICTION. SANKOFA SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDES PERMANENT HOUSING TO YOUNG ADULTS AGES 17-25 YEARS OLD WHO ARE EITHER PREGNANT OR PARENTIGN A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF THREE YEARS OLD. YOUTH SERVICES: PROVIDES YOUTH WITH SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES. IN 2019, WE PROVIDED 70 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH OVER 2,000 HOURS OF SERVICES.COMMUNITY COACHING - PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE COACHING AND MENTORING FOR YOUTH WHO ARE ON PROBATION IN RAMSEY AND DAKOTA COUNTIES. IN 2019, 56 YOUTH WERE SERVED THROUGH THE PROGRAM. THE FAMILY COACHING PROGRAM SERVES AS A SHORT-TERM REFERRAL SOURCE FOR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE AT RISK OF ACADEMIC FAILURE DUE TO POOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.HOMEOWNERSHIP AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION SERVICES: MODEL CITIES PROVIDES BOTH HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND PRE-PURCHASE COUNSELING SERVICES TO FAMILIES WHO NEED SUPPORT WITH LEARNING HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE HOMEBUYING PROCESS. IN 2019, WE PROVIDED HOMEOWNERSHIP SERVICES TO 242 HOUSEHOLDS. SERVICES INCLUDE:THE HOME STRETCH WORKSHOP IS AN 8-HOUR EDUCATIONAL COURSE OFFERED IN A DAY-LONG SESSION ON WEEKENDS AND WEEKDAYS TO ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF SCHEDULES. IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION ON CHOOSING THE RIGHT MORTGAGE, AVOIDING SCAMS AND PREPARING FOR A CLOSING, COURSE MATERIALS ARE DELIVERED IN AN INTERACTIVE WAY THAT INCORPORATES DISCUSSION, MULTI-MEDIA, ADDITIONAL RESOURCE MATERIALS, AND PRESENTATIONS FROM VOLUNTEER PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN HOUSING, LENDING AND REAL ESTATE. PRE-PURCHASE COUNSELING IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST HOUSEHOLDS WITH UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS TO BECOMING A HOMEOWNER. THE HOMEOWNERSHIP ADVISOR MEETS ONE-ON-ONE WITH HOUSEHOLDS TO ANALYZE THEIR INCOME, CREDIT, DEBT AND WORK HISTORY IN ORDER TO MAP OUT A STRATEGY TO OVERCOME ANY HOMEOWNERSHIP OBSTACLES. FISCALLY FIT PROVIDES FINANCIAL WELLNESS SERVICES TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, YOUTH, INDIVIDUALS AND LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, WITH A GOAL OF ELIMINATING ECONOMIC DISPARITIES WHILE FOSTERING FINANCIAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. SHELTER SERVICES: IN NOVEMBER 2019, MODEL CITIES BEGAN OPERATING SAFE SPACE, AN EMERGENCY SHELTER LOCATED AT 160 EAST KELLOGG BOULEVARD IN DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL. EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR UP TO 64 MEN AND WOMEN ON A NIGHTLY BASIS AND THE SHELTER OPERATES DAILY FROM 10:00 P.M. TO 9:00 A.M. SAFE SPACE IS CONSIDERED A LOW-BARRIER, TEMPORARY SHELTER WHERE POLICE AND OTHER AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATIONS BRING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FOUND SLEEPING OUTSIDE, ON THE LIGHT RAIL, IN SKYWAYS, OR IN OTHER UNAUTHORIZED BUILDINGS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL AT SAFE SPACE IS TO ENSURE UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO STAY WHILE THEY LOOK FOR OTHER LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SAFE SPACE SERVES APPROXIMATELY 500 INDIVIDUALS EACH MONTH BY PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE FOR UNSHELTERED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SLEEP, CONNECT WITH SERVICES, AND CREATE PLANS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW.

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT: FACILITY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY INVOLVES 21 UNITS OF RENTAL HOUSING AS PART OF OUR FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM (MCFF, LLC) AND 16 UNITS AS PART OF OUR SANKOFA PROGRAM (MCS, LLC). THE BROWNSTONE BUILDING (A MIXED-USE BUILDING(RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL) WAS REDEVELOPED AND COMPLTED IN OCTOBER 2017, AND OCCUPIED BY STAFF IN OCTOBER 2017. THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES FIVE COMMERCIAL RETAIL SPACES (BS COMMERCIAL LLC) AND 35 UNITS OF RENTAL HOUSING (BROWNSTONE LP). MCFF, LLC PROVIDES HOUSING FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH ONE OR MORE MEMBERS DIAGNOSED WITH A CHRONIC DISABILITY OR CHEMICAL ADDICTION. MCS, LLC PROVIDES HOUSING FOR YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 25 WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND WHO ARE EITHER PREGNANT OR PARENTING A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 3 YEARS OLD. ALL BUILDINGS ARE COVERED WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH ST. PAUL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY THROUGH ITS SECTION 8 VOUCHER OR PROJECT BASED PROGRAMS.

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