Jenesse Center Inc

Programs

1. Family Wellness provides trauma informed supportive services to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. This department is the front line of the organization working with clients (women, men and children) through the healing process and moving them towards self-sufficiency. Services include emergency shelter, transitional housing, case management, advocacy, behavioral health counseling (individual, group and family) domestic violence education, children and adolescents enrichment programming, health assessments and referrals.

   $3,355,341 spent$4,604 earned by the program
   37% of program spending

2. Legal Services are foundational to our clients achieving safety, stability, and self-sufficiency. Legal Services are an integrated part of our comprehensive service model, ensuring a holistic approach in working with victims and survivors of domestic violence. Direct legal services, such as restraining orders, advocacy, court accompaniment, etc., are part of a clients overall case plan. Our legal staff works with Jenesses case managers, mental health interns, vocational/education coordinators, and childrens case managers to ensure client needs are met in a unified and cohesive manner. Jenesses Domestic Violence Clinic at the Inglewood Courthouse is the only one of its kind in Southern California operated by a domestic violence shelter program. Services are provided at no cost to the client.

   $2,110,006 spent
   23% of program spending

3. Family Source Centers is a Community based Program whose mission is to move low-income City residents onto a pathway out of poverty; prepare low-income children and youth to graduate from high school and qualify for post-secondary education; provide safe, stable, and affordable housing services for those at risk of displacement; and financially empower low to moderate income City residents through asset building that targets low-income children and parents from the same household and provide VITA-Free Income Tax Preparation.. Services are provided through a prevention framework that addresses a family's crisis, stabilizes their economic security, and builds economic resilience by focusing on three primary outcomes: (1) improved housing stability, (2) increased financial security, and (3) improved academic achievement. This approach to poverty alleviation focuses on the well-being of the whole household and emphasizes education, economic opportunity, and meeting basic needs to achieve greater financial stability, prevent new cases of homelessness, and create a legacy of economic security that will pass from one generation to the next.

   $1,691,732 spent
   19% of program spending

4. Permanent Housing Assistance Program offers both Housing First services (rapid placement) and services to both non-residential and long-term residential clients ready to move from shelter into permanent housing. Our Permanent Housing Assistance Program makes housing the first priority as we engage culturally diverse victims of domestic violence and their children and help them navigate the transition to survivor. Our priorities are to: 1) Focus on safety and housing stability; 2) Provide access to permanent housing for survivors of DV and their children who are fleeing family violence and facing homelessness; 3) Provide case management that addresses families practical and emotional needs; and 4) Offer financial support (move-in or relocation assistance, rental assistance [eviction prevention], rent/utility arrears, transportation, credit checks, client security assistance, and household establishment education).

   $1,023,046 spent
   11% of program spending

5. Youth and Outreach Programming focus on creating and sustaining long-term change for children and youth exposed to violence and/or at risk of teen dating violence. Children and youth who are navigating through trauma often struggle with many challenges, such as: debilitating feelings of shame, secrecy, fear, anxiety, self-blame, and depression. Feelings of worthlessness, impaired abilities to engage in mutually trusting relationships, drug addictions, and failure to achieve socially normative educational and vocational milestones are many of the challenges children and youth navigate before meeting with our staff. Through dedication, time, resources, consistency and the provision of case management and counseling, our services' primary goals are empowerment and recovery, tailored to each child survivors' unique recovery needs.

   $492,216 spent
   5% of program spending

6. Workforce Development Program helps clients plan their future and amass the skills they will need for a lifetime of stability. Poverty is a contributing factor in keeping women vulnerable to abuse and oppression. Aligning with Jenesse's historical focus of meeting victims "where they are," Jenesses Workforce Development Program has four core areas of emphasis to meet the needs and aptitudes of individuals: vocational training; entrepreneurship; social enterprise; and employment assistance and placement. These four areas are offered within an overarching framework of life and workforce skills, training, and support.

   $217,599 spent
   2% of program spending

7. Intensive Case Managements Services is a Community Based Program that provides Permanent Supportive Housing site serving a mixed population that includes individuals with severe mental illness, substance use disorders, histories of chronic homelessness, and survivors of violence and trauma. This includes coordinating with coordinate with Law enforcement (LAPD), emergency medical providers and hospitals, the Department of Mental Health (DMH), Property management and community stakeholders and Clients and family members during crises.

   $133,714 spent
   1% of program spending

The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $9,023,654.