Inaugural Villages at Cabrillo Social Impact Report

We have just published our inaugural 2011 Villages at Cabrillo Social Impact Report!  The Social Impact Report represents the culmination of a year-long effort to aggregate social impacts across ten (10) of our community’s non profit service providers.  Historically, Villages at Cabrillo service providers have separately and independently reported out to their funders while attempts to report on a campus-wide basis were assumption-driven, anecdotal, and largely focused on “activities.”  The Social Impact Report attempts to address these deficiencies through an aggregated approach that is data-driven, empirical, and ultimately focused on the mission-inspired “outcomes” we are seeking to create in combating homelessness. CVC worked closely with Professor Beth Manke, Ph.D., from  the California State University, Long Beach to produce this Report.  Dr. Manke conducted extensive interviews and subsequently collected actual performance reports from each service provider organization.  This information was analyzed,  assimilated and aggregated to form the basis of the Report. The inaugural 2011 Villages at Cabrillo Social Impact Report found that:

• 1,831 individuals were housed and served last year.
• Campus service providers leveraged more than $9.9 million of annual service funding to support their programs and services.
• CVC’s housing options are 11.4 times more effective than the alternative costs of chronic homelessness.
• 184 staff are employed across CVC and its partners.
• 34,479 volunteer hours were contributed on campus.  This equates to a value of $736,461 of contributed labor and is the equivalent of more than 16.5 full time positions.
• Child development outcomes were 1.85 times more effective at CVC’s on site center versus other centers outside CVC, operated by same provider.
• 82% of residents graduating from short term housing programs moved into either permanent, transitional, or another shelter.
• 48% of residents in short term housing programs increased their income during their stay, which was often less than 6 months.

The Report reveals the tremendous social and economic impact delivered by the Villages at Cabrillo campus and its many collaborative partners.  It reflects a piece of the social return on investment against the more than $72 million of capital that has been invested in the Villages at Cabrillo campus since inception in 1997.  Going forward, CVC has committed to producing the Social Impact Report on an annual basis and intends to use the information to improve the performance of the campus against its mission. The 2011 Villages at Cabrillo Social Impact Report was graciously underwritten by a grant from the Knight Foundation in concert with the Long Beach Community Foundation.  We would like to recognize the efforts of Professor Beth Manke, CSULB’s Center for Community Engagement, and the California Conference on Equality and Justice.  The success of the Villages at Cabrillo community is attributable to a pioneering public-private partnership.  To this end, we must acknowledge the City of Long Beach for its leadership and support over the years without which the Villages at Cabrillo would not be possible.  In particular, we thank Mayor Bob Foster, Council District #7 Councilman James Johnson, the Health & Human Services Department, the Housing Services Bureau, and the Planning Department, among others.  We also offer our gratitude to the County of Los Angeles and our 4^th District Supervisor, Don Knabe, who has provided extensive support to the Villages at Cabrillo campus over the years.  Lastly we would like to especially thank each of our service provider partners for their trust and cooperation in this process and their abiding commitment to ending homelessness.