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Manna Resource Center reports coaching, transitional housing outcomes; 30 graduates increased incomes and self-sufficiency
Summary
Manna Resource Center described its coaching, community programs and outcomes: 30 graduates achieved 297 goals and reported a 23% increase on a standardized self-sufficiency assessment; staff said graduates boosted gross wages and several families were placed in transitional housing in 2025.
Erin White, executive leader for Manna Resource Center, presented program services and outcomes to the initiative on June 12, describing resource navigation, one-on-one coaching, wellness services, community engagement and education offerings.
White said Manna’s resource-navigation and coaching program engaged 762 community members last year and that coaches logged about 1,600 hours. She said the center offers therapeutic child care during community programs and runs twice-monthly parent cafés and semiannual empowerment cohorts focused on life skills and mental-health tools.
White reported statistics for the most recent 12-month period: 30 participants graduated from the center’s programs; during their participation they set or accomplished 297 goals and recorded 1,402 outcomes toward those goals. Using the Colorado Family Support Assessment (CFSA), graduates improved average scores by 23% and increased gross wages by 248% — White said the 30 graduates earned approximately $1,450,000 in gross wages during the period.
White gave client examples: a 54-year-old woman who lost a 20-year job and later moved from a hotel into transitional housing after coaching, community supports, donated transportation and legal and housing referrals; and a family where a father doubled his income, obtained affordable housing and then referred his adult daughter to the program.
Manna staff said that in 2025 they had served six families in transitional housing and placed three families through a partnership with the county’s goals program. White described evidence-based measurement practices and the program’s emphasis on relationships and incremental outcomes.
Ending: County staff praised Manna’s role and encouraged partners to attend graduations; Manna said it will continue coaching, community programs and partnerships to sustain client gains.
