Natalie Metzger-Smit
Natalie Metzger-Smit
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Footprint Consulting works with nonprofit executives, government administrators and other social sector leaders on complex issues related to community development, housing and homelessness.
Footprint has been successful with supporting CoCs, coalitions and boards to articulate their vision and take concrete steps to achieve their goals.
Natalie Metzger-Smit, Founder of Footprint Consulting has over ten years of experience working in the housing and homelessness arena, with coalitions in Oregon, homeless services providers in Texas and now as a consultant based out of San Francisco.
She provides Technical Assistance in three general areas: capacity building, program evaluation and community planning.
Natalie received her M.P.A. and Nonprofit Management Certificate from the University of Oregon in 2006. She completed her undergraduate studies at California State University Chico with a B.A. in Public Administration and a B.A. in International Relations.
Email: natalie@footprint-consulting.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nataliemetzgersmit
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Homelessness Policy (e.g., California HCD, DHHS and HUD funded programs)
HUD Youth Homeless Demonstration Program
Minors and young adults (under 25) at-risk of, or experiencing homelessness
Coordinated Entry Systems
Point-in-Time Counts
Provided Services
Provided Services
Capacity Building
Capacity Building
Research and evaluates the homeless response system to improve efficiencies and system performance and help ensure compliance with HUD.
- Conducts on-site meetings, interviews and focus groups to gather data and community input
- Reviews and updates federal/state and local housing and homelessness policies to help ensure compliance
- Creates system maps to right size housing/prevention interventions, improve governance structure and performance
- Develops formal evaluation reports
- Designs HUD CoC and ESG funded housing programs
- Governance Planning
- Conducts environmental scans
- Specialized training on best practices, tools, policies and regulations
Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation
- Coordinated Entry Systems
- Program policies and procedures/written standards
- Governance structures
- Program performance measures and outcomes
- Provides details recommendations and tools for program improvements
- Conducts analysis
Community Planning
Community Planning
- Conducting needs assessments
- Implementing Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives
- Facilitating large community meetings to develop cross-sector plans to prevent and end homelessness
- Developing housing and homelessness policies
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