City Net Homeless Services
Dayann Kurtzman-Shepherd has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Currently, they are the Human Resources Director at City Net Homeless Services and Kingdom Causes Inc, starting in January 2021. Prior to this, they served as the President of Upswing Group since May 2016, where they helped elevate nonprofits by providing support in areas such as data analysis, program evaluation, and human resources. Dayann also worked as a Freelance/Contracted Translator since May 2005, translating materials for non-profit organizations in a culturally sensitive manner. In their previous roles, they held positions such as Resource and Community Coordination Manager at 2-1-1 Orange County, Administrative Support to the Directors of Student Life and Housing at Hope International University, and Program Development Intern to the Directors at Niños de Baja.
Dayann Kurtzman-Shepherd obtained their Bachelor of Arts degree in Intercultural Studies with a concentration in Latin American Studies from Hope International University. Additionally, they had an additional focus on Child, Family, and Community during their time at the university. In 2010, they obtained a certification as a Certified Resource Specialist from the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems.
City Net Homeless Services
City Net is a team of nonprofit professionals committed to connecting neighbors experiencing homelessness to transformative care and creative housing solutions, ending homelessness in the communities we serve. In many cases, we are contracted by cities and regions to lead multi-sector homeless collaboratives, which unite city and county agencies, law enforcement, non-profit organizations, businesses, advocacy groups, concerned citizens and the faith community in a singular effort to address and end homelessness in the community. The coordination of care among these groups results in shared goals and successes greater than the sum of the individual parts. When local needs require it, City Net deploys staff in direct service provision through street outreach and case management services. Street outreach seeks to connect unsheltered homeless neighbors with emergency shelter, housing, or critical services, and provide urgent, non-facility-based care. These activities are intended to help homeless neighbors obtain appropriate supportive services, including permanent housing, medical and mental health treatment, counseling, supervision, and other services essential for achieving independent living, case management, and other federal, state, local, or private assistance available to assist the program participant in obtaining housing stability. City Net also works to mobilize community resources, including meals, volunteers, donations and advocacy, to coordinate care in emergency shelters, parks, and other public areas where homeless neighbors live. These efforts seek to reduce wasteful duplication and fill missing gaps in the continuum of care, with the long-term goal of ending homelessness by providing homeless neighbors a stable context in which their emergency needs are met, so they can work on sustainable housing plans. City Net is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, a dba of Kingdom Causes. Federal Tax ID 57-1162424.