HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch Late Handout - Houses into Homes CorrectionFrom:Salina McCarty & Lucy Barker
To:Brianna Thul
Subject:Correction
Date:Thursday, March 24, 2022 10:05:44 AM
Hi, Brianna,
I’m not sure if this information can still get to commissioners or not, but in reviewing our
application, I noticed I mistakenly pasted the same answer into two questions. Our intended
answer to the question about City Steps is below.
I understand if it is too late to correct our application for this evening’s meeting, but I thought
I would try.
Thank you,
Lucy & Salina
How does the project address the goals of City Steps 2025?
As indicated in the CIty Steps Consolidated plan, the City is dedicated to providing services
to those with low and very low income and to “at-risk children and youth, low-income
families, persons/families experiencing homeless, persons/families threatened with
homelessness, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.”
We believe that beds, furniture, and other items like lamps, dishes, and pots and pans, are
an integral part of shelter/housing. We have heard from recipients and referring social
workers that an empty apartment feels like home only after it is filled with furniture.
Evidence indicates that improved sleep quality produces decreases in stress, reductions in
depression, improved mental health and decision-making, and better performance at school
and at work. Research assistants have conducted 70 interviews with a sample of Houses
into Homes recipients (delivered to in either 2020 or 2021). The results indicate that
receiving beds and furniture from Houses into Homes contributes to an improved quality of
life. A majority of recipients reported better sleep for them (74%) and their children (84%).
Additionally, recipients reported a greater sense of feeling welcome in the community (47%)
and an improved relationship with their children (49%). The results of the surveys indicate
that there is significant benefit to the individuals served.
Salina McCarty (she/her), Executive Director
Lucy Barker (she/her), Director of Operations
Houses into Homes
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