2023-11-15T08:33:06-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 830362156 NELA HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION NELA 3188076200 1515 Jackson Street Monroe LA 71202 Sarah Johnson Executive Director 3185470407 2023-11-13 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HOME Coalition Sarah B Johnson 1515 Jackson Street c/o The Wellspring Monroe LA 71202 667307 0 X www.nelahomecoalition.org X 1999 LA Provide a continuum of homeless housing & services for Northeast Louisiana by serving as the region's designated Continuum of Care organization (per 24 CFR 578.3); we coordinate homeless services, assemble stakeholders to collaborate, & compile and submit local applications for HUD CoC Program funds 15 15 1 20 0 0 509311 667307 0 0 0 0 0 0 509311 667307 182298 356485 0 0 53919 64613 0 0 0 290129 244297 526346 665395 -17035 1912 8708 10620 0 0 8708 10620 Together we are building a community that is free of homelessness where all people feel safe and valued. Please see PART I 1. on prior page for significant activities 0 0 74393 0 99979 Operate a Continuum of Care organization and system fulfilling the HUD CoC Program Interim Rule 24 CFR 579 for the 12 parishes (counties) of of Northeast Louisiana including coordinating regional planning, services, data collection and reporting including system resources and gaps, Point in Time (street and shelter count and survey), Housing Inventory of homeless housing and services, and compiling, ranking, and submitting local applications for the HUD CoC Program competition; the organization completed all required federal reporting including Point in Time, Housing Inventory Chart, and conducted ongoing review and technical asst. to programs funded through the HUD CoC competition providing $1,936,324 in federal funds to provide homeless services to the region. Membership includes approximately 40 organizations that are impacted by and concerned with homelessness including service providers, mainstream benefits orgs, healthcare, law enforcement, donors, governments, businesses, etc. These many community representatives meet at least quarterly to assess local needs and plan local responses; training for membership is provided several times per year during these meetings, in webinars, and onsite when possible. Regional outcomes data is tracked to manage progress ending homelessness. In 2020, the service area was 14th in the U.S. among top performing regions with high performance achieving national benchmarks of returning persons to housing. 364301 356485 359887 Offer noncongregate shelter (NCS) to unsheltered persons and provide subgrants to two major community service providers to provide more NCS as well as prevention (screening and referral services). These services are made possible by stimulus act funds through the CARES Act, specifically ESG-CV funds. A projected 300 persons over the course of the grant period will be provided shelter when no other shelter is available. Accompanying supportive services are basic needs (food, clothing, referrals to medical or mental health care), meals, transportation, referrals to programs that provide appropriate permanent housing. During the period when this service is available, the region has achieved functional zero unsheltered homeless -- that is, all person who become literally homeless are referred immediately to appropriate shelter ASAP. Further, there is sufficient shelter so that no person has to remain unsheltered. This service has been especially important during the COVID pandemic when unsheltered homelessness increases the risk of expose to COVID of the homeless persons and the community. 111597 0 112122 Maintain and oversee the region's coordinated entry system tracking and completing referrals of persons seeking homeless assistance in a fair, transparent, and time sensitive program model that lets no one fall through the cracks and serves people in order of vulnerability and need. In 2022 the system screened over 700 households and referred them to appropriate programs and resources to end their homelessness; indicative of the success of these referrals, the region reports fewer than 3% of households served return to homelessness, far above the national benchmark of 5% for top performance. This indicates the appropriateness of referrals of matching needs to services. 91669 0 95319 Maintain and operate the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) database to track and report services to persons seeking homeless assistance in the service area. Data collected tracks progress of programs and progress addressing homelessness and holds federally and state-funded programs accountable while making their operations transparent for stakeholders. This HMIS instance is part of the statewide HMIS which has over 600 users, about 50 of which are in the filing organization's parishes. The local system accounts for over 500 persons served each year in 325 beds of homeless housing. The system successfully and timely submitted all required federal reporting including APRs, LSA, SPMs, etc.. All federally funded programs that are required to use HMIS participate in this HMIS system including those funded by HUD, PATH, VA, etc. 91669 0 95319 641960 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 LA X X Sarah Johnson and Christy Gwin 3188076200 1515 Jackson Street Monroe LA 71202 Sarah B Johnson Executive Director 35 0 X 64613 0 64613 Ellen Hll Board President and Director 0.40 0 X X 0 0 0 Jerlyn Bobo Board Vice President and Director 0.40 0 X X 0 0 0 Kim Lowery Secretary-Treasurer and Director 0.40 0 X X 0 0 0 Chantal Ambrose Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Doretha Bennett Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Jackie Guillot Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Rick McPhearson Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Trena Pruitt Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Eugenia Sevier McNeill Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Christy Montgomery Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Ella Nimmers Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Joshua Sanson Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Chocka Sullivan Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Victor Vidaurre Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 Terry Williams Director 0.40 0 X 0 0 0 64613 0 64613 0 0 0 0 Wellspring Alliance for Fams Inc 1515 Jackson Street Monroe LA 71202 Coordinated entry services-Reimburse for borrowed staff-Fiscal agt srvcs 131766 1 66 0 0 34488 616736 16017 0 667307 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 667307 0 0 0 X 356485 356485 0 0 0 0 0 0 45824 45824 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18789 18789 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23435 0 23435 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 179716 179716 0 0 0 0 0 0 8995 8995 0 0 18188 18188 0 0 0 0 0 0 3266 3266 0 0 1228 1228 0 0 0 0 0 0 868 868 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 685 685 0 0 Noncongregate shelter 7816 7816 0 0 Bank fees 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 665395 641960 23435 0 8708 10620 8708 10620 0 0 X 8708 10620 0 0 8708 10620 8708 10620 1912 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 121101 122114 322579 509312 667307 1742413 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121101 122114 322579 509312 667307 1742413 0 1742413 1742413 1742413 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 Easter Seals of Louisiana 935 Gravier Street Suite 720 New Orleans LA 70112 720694376 501(c)(3) 102326 0 ESG CARES Act funds subgranted to this subgrantee during the COVID-19 emergency response, which included the 2022 reporting period, for the purpose of funding non congregate emergency shelter, supportive services, and certain administrative costs to serve persons literally homeless (i.e., sleeping in a location not fit for human habitation such as outdoors, car, park, etc. Purpose is to prevent spread of COVID-19 among the population. Approximately 50 persons to be served during the grant period. The Wellspring Alliance for Families Inc 1515 Jackson Street Monroe LA 71202 720442226 501(c)(3) 254159 0 ESG CARES Act funds subgranted to this subgrantee during the COVID-19 emergency response, which included the 2022 reporting period, for the purpose of funding non congregate emergency shelter, supportive services, and certain administrative costs to serve persons literally homeless (i.e., sleeping in a location not fit for human habitation such as outdoors, car, park, etc. Purpose is to prevent spread of COVID-19 among the population. Approximately 200 persons to be served during the grant period. 2 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 1. A standing committee of the HOME Coalition Board shall be the Assessment Committee. 2. The Assessment Committee shall at reasonable times at least annually and no more frequently than four times annually request information from the ESG and CoC/HUD funded projects and review the information for purposes of reporting to the Board concerning the renewal of such projects. Such review shall be in accordance with these Policies and Procedures. Upon such review, the Assessment Committee may, at its discretion, make recommendation concerning the renewal of projects, but such recommendation shall be advisory only and shall not be binding upon the Board or funding agencies. 3.Agencies shall have a reasonable time to provide the information requested. Reasonable extensions of time shall be given if requested by Agencies due to workload or constraints due to service delivery or organizational capacity. 4.To assure the performance information being reviewed by the Committee and/or Board accurately reflects the performance of the Agencies being reviewed, no HMIS or other reports shall be reviewed by the Assessment Committee unless first presented to the Agency with notice of the Committee or Board's intent to review at least 5 clear working days before such review. This hold time may be reduced with the written consent of the Agency, if and only if the Agency acknowledges the report and affirmatively concurs in the contents or affirmatively consents to its use with annotation or correction. Such written consent shall form a part of the record of the Assessment Committee. 5.The CoC Performance Review for Renewal shall consist of four general parts:-Timeliness of drawdown of funds from HUD as reported in LOCCS-Attainment of HUD benchmarks12-Contribution to CoC System Performance Measures-Attainment of project goals as stated in CoC or ESG Application-Timely submittal of Audits and Monitoring reports and resolution of Findings, if any. The Committee may also reference the pertinent monitoring worksheets or checklists issued by HUD. 6.Additional review criteria shall be included if required by HUD with no additional action being required by the Board or Assessment Committee. In such event reasonable notice of such additional requirements including reference to the HUD regulation or release shall be provided to the Agencies as soon as reasonably possible. 7.The purpose of the periodic performance reviews is to identify projects that may benefit from technical assistance. 8.Any assessment which identifies a project as performing satisfactorily in all four areas of review may be presented directly to the Board without further review or consent from the performing Agency. 9.Any assessment which identifies a project as needing technical assistance or non-performing in any of the four areas of review shall be reviewed directly with the affected agency and the agency offered opportunity to provide a written response, objection and/or plan of action. Such response shall be reviewed by the committee and considered before the Committee makes any report to the Board regarding the project. Such response from the Agency shall also be included in the report to the Board unless the Agency requests otherwise. 10.Any recommendation for non-renewal due to lack of performance and all information upon which the recommendation is based shall be thoroughly reviewed with the Agency at least 5 working days before such recommendation is presented to the Board for action. 11.The Secretary of the Board shall send the executive director of each Agency a copy of any written report of the Assessment Committee as presented to the Board, which contains any information or comment about the Agency or its projects. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 - Per Articles of Incorp. Article VI, The corporation is organized on a membership basis and shall never issue stock. The members of the corporation shall be adult citizens of the United States o f America or corporations or partnerships or other legal entities organized under the laws of the United States or the states thereof. Each member in good standing at the time of the vote of the membership shall be entitled to one vote at meetings of the membership of the corporation. The Governing Board is a majority vote of the membership, held at least once annually at the annual meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a - Per Articles of Incorp. Article VI: The corporation is organized on a membership basis and shall never issue stock The members of the corporation shall be adult citizens of the United States of America. or corporations or partnerships or other legal entities organized under the laws of the U.S. or of the states thereof. Each member in good standing at the time of a vote of the membership shall be entitled to one vote at meetings of members of the corp. The Governing Board is a majority vote of the membership, held at least annually, at the annual meeting. that documents compensation levels and benefits for similarly qualified individuals in comparable positions at similar organizations. To membership, held at least once annually, at the annual meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b - The completed form was provided to the Board of Directors in advance of the filing date for review and discussion in an open meeting. A follow up meeting for further discussion is offered if any member of the Board desires further discussion. After the Board approves the completed application, it is submitted to IRS and posted for public review on the organization's website. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c - Annually Board of Directors members, staff and volunteers are provided a written copy of the policy requiring disclosure of conflicts of interest. All who receive a copy must sign affirming their agreement to abide by the policy. Board members and staff are given an opportunity at each Board meeting to disclose potential conflicts. In the case of a conflict of interest, a Board member must recuse themselves from any related vote. Staff members must abide by the policy as well and not engage in any activity that would be considered a conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 - Policies of the organization were updated in 2022 to add the following: The Executive Director of Northeast Louisiana Housing and Supportive Services dba HOME Coalition (the "Nonprofit") is the principal representative of HOME Coalition, and the person responsible for the efficient operation of the Nonprofit. The Nonprofit shall, through either the full board or a compensation committee/executive committee, annually evaluate the Executive Director on his or her performance, and ask for his/her input on matters of performance and compensation. The executive committee will obtain research and information to make a recommendation to the full board for the compensation (salary and benefits) of the Executive Director (and other highly compensated employees or consultants) based on a review of comparability data. For example, the executive/compensation Committee will secure data that documents compensation levels and benefits for similarly qualified individuals in comparable positions at similar organizations. To approve the compensation for the Executive Director (and other highly compensated employees and consultants) the board must document how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied, in minutes of the meeting during which the compensation was approved. The Chair of the board of directors, who is a volunteer and not compensated by the Nonprofit, will operate independently without undue influence from the Executive Director. No member of the Executive or Human Resources Committee will be a staff member, the relative of a staff member, or have any relationship with staff that could present a conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 - Governing documents of the organization are posted on the organization's website for public comment and then in final approved form. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other services: Contract HMIS database management and tech support $71,385; Contract Coordinated Entry services $88,845: Contract personnel to complete database data entry and reporting $19,486. Total is $179,716 The Form 990 was not filed late. An automatic extension to Nov. 15th was secured. A copy of that document and IRS approval is part of this filing.