Ascencia
Ascencia
Want to make a donation using Daffy?
Lower your income taxes with a charitable deduction this year when you donate to this non-profit via Daffy.
Do you work for Ascencia? Learn more here.
About this organization
Mission
To lift people out of homelessness, one person, one family at a time.
About
The Access Center serves as the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for all clients in the Glendale Continuum of Care by providing standardized assessment of all clients that prioritizes the most vulnerable for housing placement. Services include street outreach, comprehensive screening and assessment of client needs, and case management with specializations in mental health, employment, substance abuse recovery, and veterans services. Services based at the Access Center are client-centered and use trauma-informed care principles to support client use of services. The Organizations Outreach Team canvasses streets to offer services to homeless people, respond to calls from the community to help homeless people and provides essential transportation to connect clients to needed services. The Access Center case management staff conducts a thorough review of each persons social, economic and health needs and tailors a plan for continuing services at the Organization or a responsible referral to an appropriate provider. Case Managers assist clients by helping them clarify priorities, identify resources, and facilitate short and long-term planning. The on-site tele-psychiatric and trauma therapist give clients access to essential mental health services, and volunteers provide additional services including blood pressure screening and haircuts. Ascencia leads the Glendale CES, and supports the CES in the east San Fernando Valley and Northeast Los Angeles.Emergency Housing for up to 60 days for single adults and 120 Days for families with minor childres to help people address an immediate crisis. Entering adult clients must pass background and Megan's Law checksparticipate in case management services, which are provided through the Access Center, and are encouraged to save money. The 45-bed program can accommodate families of any size and configuration; children of any age are permitted. Volunteers provide substantial enrichment to the program; for example, school age children receive tutoring twice a week from School on Wheels, and volunteers and Guest Chefs purchase, prepare and serve dinner for the residents each night by utilizing over 400 volunteers a year from religious organizations, businesses, and service clubs.Scattered Site Permanent Supportive Housing for chronically homeless families and single adults provides a permanent home with social services support to ensure housing stability. The program focuses on helping families and individuals with disabilities and histories of extended or repeated homelessness overcome the physical and emotional setbacks of homelessness. This program, which converted from a family transitional housing program in 2014, encountered difficulties finding families that me the HUD cirteria for chronic homelessness. As as result,some of the units converted to single person households. The program currently serving twelve households including 15 adults and 8 children.Next Step Permanent Supportive Housing provides a critical housing opportunity for single chronically homeless adults in recovery from alcohol or drug addiction. Clients in this program have completed residential rehabilitation, but need more time to establish their sobriety and repair the substantial damage done to their credit, employability and personal relationships following long-term alcohol and/or drug abuse and homelessness. As a permanent housing program, clients have the opportunity to work at their own pace to rebuild their lives, and the Organization staff provide the support and guidance to help them. Services include financial literacy training, recovery support groups, small grants for education, guidance on credit repair, and referrals for legal services. Housing Now Permanent Supportive Housing for chronically homeless single adult program, a 14-Unit scattered site program provides a permanent home with social services support to ensure housing stability. The program focuses on helping individuals with disabilities and histories of extended or repeated homelessness overcome the physical and emotional setbacks of homelessness.Ascencia expanded programming in Burbank and the east San Fernando Valley on matters relating to homelessness with though its Homeless Services Liaison position. The position is responsible for being the point of contract on all homeless-related matters for the City of Burbank and coordinates with Ascencia's steet outreach program.The City of West Hollywood contracts with Ascendia to provide a street outreach team, case management, and contract to reserve ten of its emergency housing beds for West Hollywood referrals.Ascencia has expanded services by contracting with the Department of Health Services to provide intensive support services to 20 clients placed in permanent supportive housing through Housing for Health.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “To lift people of out homelessness, one person, one family at a time.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “To lift people of out homelessness, one person, one family at a time.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is CA as per legal requirements.
- The filing reveals that the address of the non-profit in 2020 is 1851 TYBURN STREET, GLENDALE, CA, 91204.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has 53 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$24,341.
- The compensation policy for the CEO of the organization is established through a review and endorsement from an independent source.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 21 independent voting members.
- The organization has a professional fund raiser.
- The organization was formed in 2006.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $1,785,622 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $315,503 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
Additional Non-Profits in the area
By donating on this page you are making an irrevocable contribution to Daffy Charitable Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity, and a subsequent donation recommendation to the charity listed above, subject to our Member Agreement. Contributions are generally eligible for a charitable tax-deduction and a yearly consolidated receipt will be provided by Daffy. Processing fees may be applied and will reduce the value available to send to the end charity. The recipient organizations have not provided permission for this listing and have not reviewed the content.
Donations to organizations are distributed as soon as the donation is approved and the funds are available. In the rare event that Daffy is unable to fulfill the donation request to this charity, you will be notified and given the opportunity to choose another charity. This may occur if the charity is unresponsive or if the charity is no longer in good standing with regulatory authorities.