Organizations Filed Purposes:
Empowering people with practical solutions to overcoming obstacles on their path to recovery. We achieve this mission via our values system that offers support through relationships, is person-centered, engages individuals and families to strengthen our community, is holistic and based on respect, and produces hope. We have developed a network of resources to help restore or alleviate need in most situations.
Established in 2019, Next Steps (NS) is the only organization in The Colony with a mission to serve residents in immediate crisis. After working for another Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) homeless services organization that discontinued services in The Colony, NS founder Pamela De Santiago decided that the often-hidden needs of its residents in crisis could not go unmet. Prior to NS, most residents seeking help during a crisis went from church to church or organization to organization; there were no ongoing, consistent, comprehensive services available within the city limits. At that time, several administrative assistants from local churches were serving as informal case managers with no experience and very limited resources. Now, NS fills this gap in services by helping residents of The Colony overcome barriers on their way to financial stability and a successful life. NS provides this help through financial and employment coaching and food and housing support.
At the height of the pandemic, NS was only six months old, but it shifted its services and funding to provide eviction prevention help for The Colony's residents. During this time, NS formed a collaboration with the United Way of Denton County, serving as the hub for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding in this county. NS received and distributed funds to residents of The Colony requesting assistance with rent, utilities, and other pandemic-related needs. From March 23, 2020, to December 15, 2020, NS received 292 applications; 158 of these were unduplicated family households. Eighty-seven of the CARES Act funding recipients received three or more months of assistance. NS also hired two additional part-time staff members to keep up with the demand for case management.
Salaries and taxes for part of 2020 were funded by a grant from United Way. This enabled Next Steps to process requests for Covid 19 related crises.
NS continues to have a strong working relationship with The Colony's local government. Not only is the city a financial supporter of NS, but together they regularly collaborate on issues that affect the city, such as the 2021 winter storms. During that time, NS enabled a partnership between the city and Horizons Church to open a warming station and weather shelter for residents who lost power. In the social media campaign, NS took the lead to secure donations and help coordinate running the shelter during that week.
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 |
|---|
| Pamela K De Santiago | Administrator | 50 | $46,708 |
| Christopher A Loupe | Case Manager | 50 | $21,502 |
| Brandi L Rittenhouse | Clerk | 33 | $1,800 |
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