Over the next three years, BEDS Plus will focus its efforts on the following:
- Prioritize the development and growth of housing resources.
- Take advantage of a one-time opportunity to re-imagine shelter and build some housing-like infrastructure to improve the model.
- Strengthen organizational operations.
Reimagine Emergency Shelter
- Take immediate action to rebuild shelter and interim housing capacity.
- Invest in agency-owned facilities for greater program resilience.
- Successfully launch a medical respite program and explore new revenue streams for operations.
Expand Housing Services
- Expand the agency’s housing portfolio commensurate with community need.
- Develop a robust transitional housing profile.
- Create robust volunteer mentor programs for housed clients.
Fortify Services and Quality
- Strengthen case management services.
- Sustain gains in scope and strengthen offerings in the Stabilization line of service.
- Identify and pursue partnerships or acquisitions that enhance or expand service delivery.
Strengthen Organizational Effectiveness
- Invest in new philanthropic efforts and identify contingency funding by program.
- Build human resources capacity and practices.
- Codify the “BEDS way” in writing and practice.
Equity-Driven Operations
- Incorporate agency-wide diversity initiatives.
- Thorough data analysis and regular evaluation to identify and address access and equity gaps in
- service delivery.
- Institute employee training program to support the development of key staff.
Deliberately Build Community
- Strengthen stakeholder connection to the mission.
- Reinvigorate volunteer engagement.
- Create tools and campaigns to build awareness of the agency’s work.