Experience

Downtown Women's Center

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Grants Specialist

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  - Conduct comprehensive research and analysis to identify prospective funders, evaluate Request for Proposals (RFPs), and monitor emerging government funding opportunities.- Effectively manage day-to-day coordination of all grants and contracts by maintaining and updating proposal and award information in systems, creating and maintaining files, and tracking proposal submissions, award set-up, compliance, tracking, and reporting.- Facilitate the contract execution by ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal agencies.- Collect necessary documentation and delegate tasks to the finance, programs, and executive teams.- Review and refine grants and reports drafted by grant writing consultants, guaranteeing accuracy and clarity.- Collaborate with the Development team to engage new and existing foundation partners and enhance relationships through grants, event sponsorships, volunteer opportunities, and in-kind donations.- Collaborate seamlessly with Finance, Operations, and Program staff to monitor expenditures to ensure compliance with public and private grant requirements.- Assist with the annual Fund Development Plan, including annual and planned giving, and coordinate capital campaigns, events, tours, and presentations. Show less

• Senior CalAIM Case Manager

  • Mar 2022 - Jun 2023

  - Provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive intensive case management services for clients in California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) program.- Ensure accurate, timely records on clients and services provided; create and oversee documentation infrastructure according to Medi-Cal billing standards; develop tracking frameworks to support the growth of the CalAIM program.- Establish a long-term, sustainable approach to covering housing-related services in Medi-Cal billing.- Support a broader array of housing services through In Lieu of Services (ILOS) and targeted Enhanced Care Management (ECM) for service coordination improvements.- Collaborate with clients to complete individual service plans; identify resources, provide referrals, and follow-up.- Provide Critical Time Intervention (CTI) case management to clients with an emphasis on housing stability and life skills.- Collaborate with mental health agencies, hospitals, and clinic settings to ensure continuity of care is developed for clients of the program.- Attend partner and funder meetings as needed to develop and maintain CalAIM programming. Show less

• Housing for Health Housing Stabilizer

  • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

  - Provide individualized field-based intensive case management services to participants, in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Department of Health.- Process Brilliant Corners & HACLA voucher applications and maintain collaborative relationships with HACLA & Brilliant Corners.- Assist clients in securing housing, basic needs, medical and mental health services including substance use, job training access, and public benefits where eligible.- Provide supervision and guidance to interns and volunteers in the provision of services to clients. Show less

• Case Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Aug 2021

  - Provide individualized case management services for residents at Los Angeles Street and San Pedro Street Residences.- Advocate for residents to ensure resources and services are received; collaborate across departments to ensure continuity of care.- Link residents to internal and external resources to increase social skills, ensure financial security, improve physical and mental health, and assist in retaining housing.- Identify residents who are ready to move on to independent housing and provide services to assist them in attaining this goal.- Conduct and coordinate regularly scheduled support group workshops. Show less