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My Sisters Place Inc

HARTFORD, CT   |  http://sistersplacect.org/

Mission

My Sisters’ Place is committed to ending homelessness by empowering women, families and others in Greater Hartford to achieve independence and stability in their community by providing housing and supportive services.

Ruling year info

1986

Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Kara Capone

Main address

221 MAIN ST 4th Floor

HARTFORD, CT 06106 USA

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EIN

06-1079879

NTEE code info

Other Housing Support Services (L80)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Supportive Housing

My Sisters’ Place provides Supportive Housing for low-income individuals and families who were formerly homeless and unable to hold their own lease. Through the Mary Seymour Place Apartments and Sue Ann Shay Place Apartments, we are able to provide housing and support services for those who meet one or more of the following criteria: low income, living with a mental illness, and/or currently homeless.

Population(s) Served
Families

Housing Coordination programs include: Housing Mobility Counseling (which provides mobility counseling, landlord outreach, and housing search assistance for participants with Section 8 & Rental Assistance Program subsidies. Housing Mobility services target families with young children & have a strong emphasis on mobility moves from areas of very low & low opportunity to areas of high & very high opportunity), Young Adult Services (YAS) to youth who are aging out of the child welfare system, the Emergency Housing Assistance Funds (EHAF), Housing Coordination services for adults with serious and persistent psychiatric or co-occurring disorders including security deposits, rental subsidies & assistance, assistance in exploring, locating and securing housing, housing eligibility determination and subsidy re-certification, liaison activities between landlords & other service providers, education on tenants’ rights and finally 3 Rent Subsidy & Security Deposit programs.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Young adults

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Community Housing Advocates 2018

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of clients served

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve

Financials

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Operations

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My Sisters Place Inc

Board of directors
as of 08/26/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ms. Diane Bengston

Retired, Travelers Enterprise

Taylor Shea

Robinson & Cole

Diane Bengston

Retired, Travelers Enterprise

Eric Hanly

Retired

Anthony Torsiello

The Travelers Companies

Matthew Candiloro

KPMG

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Andrew Meehan

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Colin Wrinn

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Nicole Terry

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Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/26/2024
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/16/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.