1. Shelley
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... she thought was in remission is back again, this time invading her pelvis.  COTS staff helped Shelley get into housing and provided assistance to make sure she gets the medical treatment she needs. She ...

2. S. B.
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...    - SB to COTS managers when she moved into permanent housing  ...

3. Poem by L.J
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Poem by L.J C.O.T.S.   COTS, a place, where you share a space, & mostly get along. A housing race, so you make the pace; success won’t be long. You keep the faith day by day, & roads ...

4. Melissa
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... While she served as Resident Monitor, Melissa completed her application process to COTS Shared Housing.  Melissa shone in the interview and moved into the HUD House on September 11, 2004, only one month ...

5. Kyle
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... explore available housing.  Kyle is doing wonderfully in the Haven.  He has made friends to play with and has adults that are loving and caring watching over him.  His aggressiveness has lessened and he ...

6. Kathy
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Kathy Kathy is a nine-year-old living in the COTS Shared Housing Program.  She is a wonderful little girl who loves school, reading and girl scouts.  When she first arrived, she seemed to take on an ...

7. Kara, Ann, Seth and Sara
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... in the routine.   Ann and Kara continued working on their goals, attending the Rent Right program and Kids First. They were soon able to apply for the COTS Shared Housing Program and were accepted ...

8. Jose and Angelina
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... provide for his girls.  Jose quit work at the ranch and thus they lost their housing.  When they arrived at COTS Family Center, the two oldest girls hadn’t been to school most of the school year.  This ...

9. Joe
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... for him to get a space at a local nursing home.  With additional resources, COTS might have been able to get Joe into housing sooner and provide more comfort at the end of his life.   Joe died a short ...

10. Helen
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... together again.  Helen went through our Faith Based program and eventually went into the shared housing program.  While in the shared housing program, Helen was able to regain custody of her oldest son.   ...

11. Evidence-Based
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... program provides ongoing assistance to individuals and families in each of the shelter and housing programs, helping people to develop individual action plans, access community resources, solve problems, ...

12. Rent Right
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... skills students learn and practice. Over the past three years, 89% of COTS graduates who took Rent Right found permanent housing. Overview: Rent Right is a 9-week course that prepares parents and ...

13. Integrity Houses
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INTEGRITY HOUSES Program Concept: self-managed, clean and sober, shared housing for single homeless adults. We gratefully acknowledge the pioneering work of Oxford House on which we base Integrity Houses. ...

14. Key Principles and Values
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... to help them to find better employment, create better relationships and, ultimately, find permanent housing.  Some of the principles are: —Adults have a wealth of experience and want others to be aware ...

15. In depth
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... shared housing for single homeless adults. We gratefully acknowledge the pioneering work of Oxford House on which we base Integrity Houses. A dear friend of COTS, a major donor, provided us with substantial ...

16. Supporters
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... (FEMA) - Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) Sonoma County Community Development Commission Sonoma County Human Services Commission State of California Department of Housing and Community Development ...

17. Skills and Support
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...  Families living in our transitional housing learn how to keep what’s best for the children at the heart of family decision-making. CASE MANAGEMENT & COUNSELING Supportive services include development ...

18. Shelter and Housing
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SHELTER AND HOUSING Mary Isaak Center Transitional housing and transformative programs for homeless children and their families. Emergency shelter and transformative programs for homeless adults without ...

19. Children
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... within our Center for Homeless Children and Their Families. The Infant and Toddler Outreach program helps families in COTS' housing programs, providing intensive support to homeless children from birth ...

20. Adults
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ADULTS   COTS serves approximately 800 homeless single adults a year, providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, case management, workshops, drug and alcohol recovery programs, job skill classes ...