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Dream Center success factors
1. Led with need and experience2. Kept community involved3. Need and community input informed next
steps
1. Lead with need and facts
• Make very clear the need• Prove the experience of organization• Research the issue nationally and locally,
including solutions
SAY serves all of Sonoma County
• 2,000 youth annually county-wide• Since we were founded we have served
35,500 youth and families in our County• SAY does three things: – Housing– Counseling– Jobs
SAY Housing – since 1991
SAY has been operating housing services since 1991
Dr. James E Coffee House Teen Shelter, Ripley Avenue• Serves runaway and homeless teens ages 12 – 17
Mary and Jose Tamayo Village, Yulupa Avenue• Serves former foster children and homeless youth ages 18 -24
Stepping Stone, Russell Avenue• Serves former foster children ages 18 - 21
2. Involve the community
• Prepare for opposition• Galvanize support via public relations• Make regular, continued contact
Lead the message
The Dream Center IS NOT a:
-Homeless shelter-Walk-in emergency shelter -Halfway house-Soup kitchen-Drug treatment-Center for out-of-county
youth
The Dream Center IS
• affordable housing• services to help former
foster children and homeless youth get the skills they need to – get and keep jobs– further their
education – pursue their dreams
Dream Center defined
• SAY’s Dream Center will offer health and wellness services, employment training and affordable housing.
Community feedback incorporated
• Size• Phasing• Background checks• Sex offender database
checks• Off-site intake• Increased, on-site interior
recreation• Exterior social recreation
no later than 9PM
• Guest policies• Good neighbor policies• On-site cameras• Overnight on-site
security• Community engagement,
volunteering, and mentoring opportunities for neighbors
Learn More… Take a Tour
Tour SAY’s Tamayo Village Housing or the Teen Shelter
Tour Tamayo Village on Fri, 4/18, at 12 noonTour Coffee House Teen Shelter on Tues, 4/15, at 12 noonRSVP to [email protected]
Out of respect and privacy of our tenants, please do not attempt to tour the Property at any other time or trespass onto the property.
3. Next Steps
• The need and research led us to the National Conference on Ending Homelessness
• Quarterly community meetings at Dream Center
• Future partnerships and advocacy