Inquiry

Running Head: HSO SEARCH AND PROPOSAL IDEA 2

HSO Search and Proposal Idea

Mary Garcia

HUM 5060 Grant Writing

September 16, 2019

HSO Search

The human service organization selected to for the completion of the final project is Fort Bend Women’s Center, Inc. Established in 1980, Fort Bend Women’s Center is a human service and non-profit organization that involves in offering various programs that assist sexual assault and domestic violence survivors escape abuse as well as become self-reliant in the community (FBWC, 2019). The organization is located in Richmond city, Texas State, in the United States. The enterprise’s web address is https://www.fbwc.org/. Moreover, the mission of FBWC is to assist survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence as well as their children in attaining self-sufficiency and safety while advocating against gender-based violence especially against women (FBWC, 2019). In other words, the organization aims to provide an alternative and better life to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. The organization focuses on achieving its mission through the provision of crisis intervention services, non-residential services, and housing programs to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

Proposal Idea

The focus of the grant would be on expanding the homelessness and housing services. The program will entail providing permanent supportive housing, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and supportive services to the community in Richmond city. Focusing on this area will improve the ability of Fort Bend Women’s Center to meet the needs of the community efficiently. Typically, the proposed idea is to expand the homelessness and housing services of FBWC to meet the needs of the city. 

Besides, the community needs that the idea or program will address include homelessness and other supportive services. A recent report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (DUD) indicated that homelessness is still a critical issue in Richmond and Texas as a whole. It is estimated that over 19,000 people were homeless in 2014 in Texas, which equals to seven out of ten thousand persons in this state are homeless (Frame, 2017). Moreover, domestic violence and sexual assault are identified as among the significant factors that contribute to this problem. Therefore, there is a need to improve homelessness and housing services to address the community needs more efficiently. 

Following the improvement of the organization’s ability to address homelessness, homeless individuals will be able to get permanent housing, become self-sufficient, and attain emotional stability (Woodhall-Melnik & Dunn, 2016). Also, survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence will get shelter and other supportive services such as legal representation in the court of law. Violence against women will reduce, thus enhancing the position of women in the community. Moreover, to achieve this community situation, the organization will first research to establish the need in the city through getting the statistics of homeless persons, survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, and those at risk of being affected by these problems. FBWC will also incorporate efficient leadership, efficient financial procedures and management, and the establishment of healthy relationships with the community to attain the set goals. 

Furthermore, to determine whether the organization’s program is successful, the management will conduct a look-back analysis where the actual outcomes will be compared against the set goals and objectives. Typically, the program would be said to be successful if the objectives would have been attained, and a failure of the organization fails to achieve the targets of the program. The implementation committee will be responsible for this role.

References

FBWC (2019). About Us. Retrieved from https://www.fbwc.org/

Frame, C. (2017). HUD: Homeless Population On Rise In Texas. Retrieved from https://www.tpr.org/post/hud-homeless-population-rise-texas

Woodhall-Melnik, J. R., & Dunn, J. R. (2016). A systematic review of outcomes associated with participation in Housing First programs. Housing Studies, 31(3), 287-304.