Drueding Center

What it reported doing in 2024

Drueding center's theory of change is that families experiencing homelessness will build skills to heal from trauma, restore hope, and end the cycle of homelessness through a trauma informed and housing first approach. Trauma-informed services are at the heart of everything we do at drueding center promoting healing, safety, and empowerment. We take the family's lead and collaborate to find their best path toward the future. Along the way, we address the root causes of homelessness, which are often larger systemic issues such as lack of affordable housing. We remove barriers to clear the way for independence so that clients can experience lasting change and see their full potential.our trauma-informed culture guides our housing first approach. Housing first means that we unconditionally address the core issue of providing shelter and immediately develop a housing plan when a family first arrives at drueding center. Housing first, a nationally recognized, evidence-based best practice, is proven to help families maintain permanent housing and achieve stability and well-being. All of our services support this ultimate goal. In january 2024, drueding center was informed that hud funding for the transitional housing program was ending as of 9/30/2024. Drueding center's board of directors made the decision to operate a smaller number of transitional housing units while pursuing funding to renovate the residential building to convert the program from transitional housing to permanent supportive housing. Staffing was reduced and the number of families served at one time was reduced from 30 to 12. The residential services and community services departments were combined into family services in fy25.residential services - provides 12 transitional housing units to families experiencing homeless for 12 months with a possible six-month extension. The family team brings together the resident, family advocate, life guide, and housing counselor to collaboratively develop a family-led plan that reflects their needs for the future. Housing, along with our trauma-informed comprehensive support services, can bring a renewed sense of hope.staff partner with our resident families to find solid ground, helping parents gain the skill and confidence that are the foundation for their future independence and showing their children that success is possible in their lives. Hope for the future begins to emerge and gradually becomes real and attainable. Meeting the needs of our families - who have suffered trauma and still face daunting odds on the path to independence - calls for comprehensive services, and these are: (1) intensive case management, (2) housing assistance, (3) trauma informed services, (4) life skills, and (5) green light food pantry.in fy25, drueding center served a total of 20 families in transitional housing and 69% of the families that left the program moved into permanent housing. 54% of the families in the residential program increased their self-sufficiency scores and 33% of the residents were working, in school or in a program.(1) intensive case management - every family has a "family advocate", who works with the family to set and reach goals around housing, education, employment, health and life skills that are specific to a family's challenges, strengths, needs, concerns, and outside support, and follows a realistic timeline. In fy25, family advocates held 725 office visits and an additional 793 other contacts with families. (2) housing assistance - the housing counselor works with the family to develop a comprehensive housing plan. All potential housing options are explored and applied for, ensuring that families move into permanent housing. From running an initial credit report and helping each mother clean up past problems, to eventually placing families in safe, affordable, convenient housing, drueding center calls on our vast array of partnerships and networks to open doors. We assist residents with all the necessary paperwo

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80.6%; rating input score 81
• Program expense ratio: 80.7%; rating input score 81
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.7%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.37; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.7%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings