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Helena Area Community Foundation proposes nonprofit capacity program for $100,000 homeless-solutions allocation
Summary
The Helena Area Community Foundation told commissioners it would use the City's $100,000 contingency allocation to assess and build nonprofit capacity, convene a cohort of service providers and preserve part of the funding for direct shelter work; commissioners and public commenters asked about partnerships and timeline.
The Helena Area Community Foundation (HACF) presented to the Helena City Commission on Aug. 13 a proposal to use a previously allocated $100,000 contingency fund to strengthen local nonprofit capacity to address homelessness and emergency shelter needs.
HACF Executive Director Emily Fruser told commissioners the foundation's proposal differs from a single shelter project: HACF would begin with readiness and capacity assessments across a wider group of nonprofits, then convene a cohort of approximately five to eight organizations for intensive capacity building in areas such as fundraising, financial systems and grant readiness. The work would then…
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