OUR
OUR MOST
OUR MOST BASIC NEEDS... AND SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS NEED A HAND
UP TO KEEP THE ROOFS
OVER THEIRS.
THAT'S WHERE JESSE TREE
COMES IN.
THEY PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO KEEP
PEOPLE IN THE TREASURE
VALLEY FROM FACING THE
LIFE-ALTERING EXPERINCE
OF EVICTION AND
HOMELESSNESS.
FOR THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS WE'RE
PARTNERING WITH
CORWIN FORD TO
HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD
DEEDS OF NONPROFITS
LIKE JESSE TREE.
SO HERE'S A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT THE SERVICES THEY
OFFER.
ALLEY SO GREAT TO SEE
YOU AND I'M EXCITED TO
LEARN ABOUT JESSE TREE
TELL US ABOUT YOUR
NONPROFIT, JESSE TREES,
A NONPROFIT THAT'S
BEEN AROUND IN THE
TREASURE VALLEY FOR 20
YEARS, PROVIDING
SUPPORT INFORMATION
AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE
TO TENANTS AT RISK OF
EVICTION AND
HOMELESSNESS. WE
BELIEVE IN PREVENTION,
NOT ONLY PREVENTING
FAMILIES FROM
BECOMING HOMELESS
AND ENDING UP ON THE
STREETS OR IN THE
SHELTER IN OUR
COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO
THE BIGGER PICTURE OF
PREVENTING
HOMELESSNESS FROM
HAPPENING TO BOISE
BOISE ISN'T A SAN
FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE,
OR PORTLAND WE DON'T
HAVE YOU KNOW
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
LIVING OUTSIDE AND THIS
IS STILL A MANAGEABLE
PROBLEM BUT WE NEED
TO GET AHEAD OF IT. AND
WE CAN DO THAT PERSON
BY PERSON FAMILY BY
FAMILY BY CATCHING
THEM UP WITH RENT,
WHEN THEY'RE IN A
DIFFICULT SITUATION.
GREAT. SO TELL ME A
LITTLE MORE ABOUT
THOSE SERVICES, HOW DO
YOU HELP ADDRESS THE
NEEDS OF THOSE THAT
COME TO JESSE TREE. SO
WE OPERATE A HOUSING
CRISIS LINE. THE NUMBER
IS 208-833-9486 AND IT'S
DURING ALL BUSINESS
HOURS. AND ESSENTIALLY
PROVIDE SUPPORT AND
INFORMATION TO
TENANTS WHEN THEY'RE
IN A FINANCIAL AND
HOUSING CRISIS, AND
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE AT
RISK OF LOSING THEIR
HOME.
WE THEN SUPPORT THE
MOST URGENT CASES AND
MOST VULNERABLE
FAMILIES WITH CASE
MANAGEMENT AND
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,
OUR CASE MANAGERS
WORK REALLY CLOSELY
WITH HOUSEHOLDS AND
LANDLORDS
THROUGHOUT THE
EVICTION PROCESS,
PROVIDING LANDLORD
MEDIATION SO BUILDING
A HEALTHIER
COMMUNICATION AND
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE TENANT AND THE
LANDLORD. WE CONNECT
PEOPLE TO EMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS COMMUNITY
RESOURCES THAT THEY
NEED TO STAY HOUSED.
AND THEN AT THE END OF
THE DAY WE'D CUT A
CHECK TO CATCH THEM
UP ON THE RENT THAT
THEY OWE, AND
HOPEFULLY SET THEM UP
FOR SUCCESS GOING
FORWARD. AND WHEN IT
COMES TO A NONPROFIT
THOUGH YOU NEED
SUPPORT TO RIGHT SO
WHERE'S YOUR FUNDING
COME FROM A LARGE
MAJORITY OF OUR
FUNDING COMES FROM
INDIVIDUALS IN THE
COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY
THIS YEAR WE'VE BEEN
REALLY BLESSED, A LOT OF
PEOPLE FROM THE
TREASURE VALLEY HAVE
STEPPED UP TO DONATE
AND 80% OF OUR
OVERALL AGENCY BUDGET
GOES RIGHT TO RENTAL
ASSISTANCE. SO IT JUST
ALLOWS US TO SUPPORT
MORE FAMILIES WITH
RENTAL ASSISTANCE. IT
DOES ONLY COST US
$1,000 TO KEEP ONE
FAMILY IN THEIR HOME.
SO WHEN PEOPLE
DONATE, ESSENTIALLY,
THIS ALLOWS US TO HELP
MORE PEOPLE. AND WE
ALSO HAVE FEDERAL AND
CITY GRANTS. WE GOT
SOME NEW FEDERAL
MONEY THROUGH THE
CURES ACT. AND WE ALSO
JUST GOT A GRANT FROM
THE CITY OF BOISE FOR
$150,000 THAT WILL GO
TO EVICTION PREVENTION.
THAT'S MARVELOUS AND I
KNOW AND SO MANY OF
US WATCHING RIGHT
NOW THAT YOUR
SERVICES ARE GREATLY
NEEDED RIGHT NOW,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN HOW
UNIQUE. THIS YEAR HAS
BEEN IN SO MANY
CHALLENGES THAT A LOT
OF US HAVE FACED. THE
LAST THING YOU WANT IS
SOMEONE TO LOSE THE
ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD,
SO GREATLY APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND
AND YOU'D MENTIONED
YOU KNOW THE SUPPORT
FROM THE COMMUNITY
VERY VITAL TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE THESE
SERVICES AND THERE'S A
WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET
INVOLVED AND MAKE
SURE THAT YOU ARE ABLE
TO DO THAT SO TELL US
ABOUT THE EVENTS THAT
YOU HAVE COMING UP,
WE ARE HOSTING A
FUNDRAISING EVENT IN
EARLY DECEMBER AND ALL
THE INFORMATION ABOUT
THAT WILL BE ON OUR
SOCIAL MEDIA,
INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, I
CAN ALSO SIGN UP FOR
OUR NEWSLETTER, AND
WE'RE ESSENTIALLY GOING
TO RAISE MORE MONEY
SO WE CAN HIRE MORE
STAFF TO PROVIDE MORE
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
AND MORE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES
WHO NEED IT RIGHT NOW.
AND IF SOMEBODY'S
WATCHING THOUGH OR
PERHAPS THEY KNOW
SOMEBODY THAT IS IN
NEED OF YOUR SERVICES,
WHAT DO THEY DO
CALLER HOUSING CRISIS
LINE, I GOT IT. IT'S
283839486. WE ARE
RESPONDING TO CALLS
WITHIN BUSINESS DAY,
AND WILL PROVIDE
FAMILIES WITH
INFORMATION THAT THEY
NEED TO RESOLVE THEIR
CRISIS. FORTUNATELY WE
CAN'T HELP EVERYONE
WHO CALLS WITH RENTAL
ASSISTANCE RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS
SO HIGH, BUT WE WILL
ALSO PROVIDE A NUMBER
OF FAMILIES WHO CALL IT
RENTAL ASSISTANCE, ALSO
WANT TO SAY IF ANYBODY
HAS AN EVICTION COURT
DATE. WE WILL
IMMEDIATELY HELP
ANYBODY WHO'S GOING
TO EVICTION COURT WITH
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
SO ANYONE WITH A
COURT DATE SHOULD
DEFINITELY CONTACT US
TO BY CALLING OUR
HOUSING CRISIS LINE OR
THERE'S ALSO A FORM ON
OUR WEBSITE, AND THEY
CAN FILL OUT.
AND
AND LIKE
AND LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE-- THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH
CORWIN FORD TO
HIGHLIGHT NON-PROFITS
DOING GOOD DEEDS IN
OUR AREA.
AND CORWIN FORD IS
DOING SOME GOOD IN
THEIR OWN RIGHT TOO...
BY DONATING 200-
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
NON PROFITS.
JESSE TREE RECENTLY
RECIEVED $10-THOUSAND
OF THAT MONEY!