Consulting Report:

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• Consulting Report
• First Avenues
• Housing Solution for Families

Eglantina Bushgjokaj, Heather Madison, Joey
Bernal, Tiffany Green
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Contents

• History
• Needs Analysis
• Recommendations

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History

• Hamilton Family Center (1985)
• Housing First Model
• First Avenues (2006)

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First Avenues Services
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Sources of Revenue
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First Ave Expenditures
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Current and Needed Funding
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Research and Recommendations

• Similar Programs
• Los Angeles Coalition to End hunger and
  Homelessness (LACHH)
• Beyond Shelter

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Potential Revenue Sources

• Foundations
• Advantages
• ? Growth of foundations in USA
• ? Operational unrestricted funds
• ? Clear interest and expectations
• Disadvantages
• ? HFC and First Avenue
• ? Timeframe
• Recommendations

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Potential Revenue Sources

• Individual Donors
• Advantages
• ? Pursue smaller donations
• Grassroots efforts- Young adults
• Built a base of donors that will evangelize the
  program
• Disadvantages
• Limitation of storage
• Length of time

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Potential Revenue Sources

• Special Events
• Advantages
• Short term
• ? Household design competition
• ? House parties
• Events in club and restaurants
• Long-term events
• Major events
• Disadvantages
• Expensive and labor intensive
• Must have a strong base of individual donors
• Recommendations

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Potential Revenue Sources

• Corporate Giving
• Advantages
• ? Increase in corporate grants
• ? Public Affairs
• ? In kind and cash donation are locally
• Disadvantages
• Represent a small portion of national giving
• Short-term
• Multi years grants /contracts

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Corporate Recommendations

• ? Corporate giving
• ? Board involvements
• ? Database
• ? Volunteers
• ? Job Description