b'Caring for our Communities You are preventing homelessnessj In 2021, you, our donors, gave $339,475 in direct rental assistance for residents in need. (Distribution is ongoing. We have not evicted for non-payment during the pandemic.)j Our Resident Supportive Services Team, funded by you, our donors, helped 293 residents obtain $966,880 in publicly funded rental assistance grants for arrearages accumulated during the pandemic (through May 31, 2022). The rooftop of a Our home on Russell Terrace Caritas home in Everett in ArlingtonYou are supporting effective partnershipsj 15 youth from MoreThanWords have moved from homeless tohome with Caritas thanks to funding from the Liberty Mutual Foundation that provides rent and case management support. j We are partnering with Boston Public Health Commission toprovide permanent housing, case management, and medical carefor 24 homeless individuals to improve health outcomes.j 22 individuals relocated from shelters to hotels during thepandemic moved into permanent Caritas housing through aPine Street Inn Rapid Rehousing program.Caritas and MoreThanWords welcomed young residents to their new homeYou are enhancing our capacity tolearn and growj Caritas was awarded its third Harvard Community Action Partnersproject, providing a pro-bono consulting team to help us developperformance metrics to better guide programming to care for ourresidents and communicate our impact. j We are implementing a highly customized software platform tomanage our resident support programs, enabling us to track activity,measure what works, and practice continuous improvement.j The Smith Family Foundation has funded the purchase of mobiletablets for supportive services and other field staff so we can meet Amy Meneely, Director of Communications, residents needs and collect data on the go. 9 Bill Churchill, Caritas Board Chair, and Gautum Ramchandani, Harvard CAP Team Co-Lead'