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New Opportunities, Inc. Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Region 5 – Greater Danbury area. Danbury Housing Partnership Year 1 - Project Summary. Greater Danbury HPRP Provider Agencies. Association of Religious Communities Community Action Committee of Danbury.
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New Opportunities, Inc. Homelessness Preventionand Rapid Re-HousingRegion 5 – Greater Danbury area Danbury Housing Partnership Year 1 - Project Summary
Greater Danbury HPRP Provider Agencies • Association of Religious Communities • Community Action Committee of Danbury
Year 1 Activities (10/1/09 – 09/30/10) • $82,687 Total Expended on Financial Assistance Payments • $35,648 utilized for Security Deposits • 298 Adults/Households Assisted with Financial Payments • 606 Total Customers Served including 308 children
Lessons Learned • Just over 50% of the children in households receiving services were between the ages of 0 and 6 • Demand for program assistance and financial services is far greater than availability • Security Deposit Utilization increased with closing of DSS Security Deposit Program • Staff training and support for data entry, and customer service a key for success
New Opportunities, Inc. – Region V • Bill Rybczyk –– Director of Research, Development, and Planning 203.575.4238 • Eileen Walsh –– HPRP Coordinator Region V 203.575.4361