Theresa Living Center
Housing * Self Sufficiency * Dignity
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Alleviate the affordability of transitional housing demand for single women. Aid single parent families work towards self-sufficiency through case management and housing grants to make housing options affordable.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Theresa Living Center - Residential
The residential Transitional housing program gives housing opportunities to single women as they transition from bouts of homelessness. Women can be in the program for up to 2 years as they are afforded the chance to pay a reasonable housing fee of 30% of their income. Through case management they develop a goal plan for their life which will lead them towards self-sufficiency and independent living.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Core Values for Women and Single Parent Families:
• We provide a safe stable and affordable environment.
• We believe that they determine their own life plan
• We affirm and support them as they develop a greater sense of self- worth.
• We acknowledge and value their past experiences.
• We nurture personal growth from dependency to interdependency.
• We foster respect and cooperation within the Theresa Living Center community.
• We seek innovative resources in response to their needs in collaboration with community organizations and agencies.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
a. Provide support, information, and referrals over the telephone directing homeless single parent families and single individuals to the coordinated access process.
b. Provide residential transitional housing services to 17 women and 6 children who are homeless.
c. Support scattered site permanent housing services to 30 single parent families, including 45 children who are homeless.
d. Provide 11 life skill workshops to women to increase their knowledge of financial management and saving, home management skills, and employment opportunities, educational or job training resources and affordable housing options.
e. Provide case management services i.e. support, information, referrals through establishing short-term and long-term goal plans via biweekly meetings.
f. Provide six-month follow-up services to 80% of the women after they complete the program.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Theresa Living Center
Board of directorsas of 11/18/2021
Mr` Dennis Williams
Wells Fargo Home Lending
Term: 2019 - 2022
Mrs Marcy Crain
Anoka County Attorney’s Office
Term: 2019 - 2021
Sheri Ahl
Executive Vice President/Deputy General Counsel Wholesale Banking TCF National Bank- Retired
Aaron Brown
In-house Attorney Securian Financial Mergers & Acquisitions Dept.
Marcy Crain
Chief Deputy County Attorney, Anoka County Attorney’s Office
Peg Donahue
MN Court of Appeals - Retired
Sue Eichler
SSND Volunteer: Archdiocese Offices; MORE Program
David Hackworthy
Attorney at Law Gregerson, Rosow, Johnson & Nilan, Ltd.
Kate Hentges
Presbyterian Homes Massage Therapist
Rita Jirik
SSND, co-Founder of TLC Tutor, East Side Learning Ctr
Megan Mitchell
Ramsey County Social Worker
Jane Persoon
Mpls Comm & Tech College, Nursing instructor, Ret. 1/17
Davenia Porter
Degrees in Acctg & BusAd/HR Work exp in nonprofits; Program Grad
Julie Rose
President & Founder, Activ8, Inc.
Roxey Walker
Family Advocate Women's Advocates
Dennis Williams
Vice President Wells Fargo Home Lending
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.