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ST40Stepping Stone Emergency Housing 3300 411 Avenue North EMERG Cronin Building#14 oft10Anoka,MN 55303 763-323-7006`www.steppingstoneeh.org Tuesday,August 11, 2015 Centerville City Hall Mike Ericson,City Administrator 1880 Main Street Centerville, MN 55038 Subject: Partnership with Stepping Stone to assist the homeless. Stepping Stone Emergency Housing is the only licensed homeless shelter in Anoka County,serving youth and adults 18 and older. For 2015,we estimate to serve over 600 men and women,which is a 30%increase from 2014.Of these 600 guests,0%will be coming from Centerville and the surrounding communities of. For our guests,Stepping Stone is a temporary home where we not only provide for their basic needs,but also work collaboratively to get at the root cause of their homelessness. Once this has been determined,we walk along side of our guests, providing them with one-of-kind resources,programs and services with the goal of laying the foundation for self-sufficiency.As one policy maker from MN Department of Housing said, "There is nothing like[Stepping Stone] in the state,and I'd be hard-pressed to find anything like[Stepping Stone] in the country." I am making a formal request to be on the city's next meeting agenda. During my allotted time I look forward to presenting Stepping Stone's mission and benefit to your community,as well as request support from the City of Centerville to support our mission and benefits.The funds given would be put towards our general operating expenses for the shelter,which ultimately would be used to support our guests so that they will never need to experience homelessness again.Again,during my allotted time, I look forward to sharing with you how our resources are respectfully used. Kindest regards, w X21, Julie Jep o Devel pment Director 763-277-8301—direct 763-354-4709—cell 1