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CSL Announces Major Housing Expansion
It is my pleasure to share a major programmatic expansion with you, along with corresponding staff announcements. Since 2010, CSL has been operating the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). In 2010-2011, which was my first year with CSL, we received an award of $144,000 from HUD to operate PSH in the Kansas City area. That funded a year’s worth of rent payments, along with supportive services, for about 12 households. After steady growth from 2010-2023, CSL had about $1,000,000 in HUD contracts to permanently house about 75 individuals or families.
Strategic Plan Guides CSL Towards Impact
In June 2023, CSL’s Board of Directors approved a comprehensive Strategic Plan to guide our work from 2023-2027. A new plan was critical to guide our path towards improved impact post-pandemic. CSL staff provided an update to the Board of Directors in June, and here are some of the first year highlights, separated by aspiration area: Financial Wellbeing, Workforce Development, Housing and Basic Needs, and Community Development.