best practices of coc’s south central pennsylvania housing recovery summit 2014
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Best Practices of CoC’s South Central Pennsylvania Housing Recovery Summit 2014. Presenters: Ben Laudermilch - Central Pennsylvania Regional Homeless Advisory Board Bryan Davis - Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness Nancy Newton - York County Continuum of Care - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BEST PRACTICES OF COC’SSOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING
RECOVERY SUMMIT 2014
Presenters:
Ben Laudermilch - Central Pennsylvania Regional Homeless Advisory Board
Bryan Davis - Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness
Nancy Newton - York County Continuum of Care
Michael Foley - Lancaster Homeless Coalition
Moderator: George Barnock, York County Planning Commission
1st significant federal legislative response to homelessness
Signed into law by President Reagan in 1987
Provided a spectrum of services to homeless people
MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT
HUD implemented the CoC in 1995 to streamline existing funding and grant making process
Encourage communities to coordinate and plan housing and services to homeless individuals and families
Grants are competitive; funding to HUD is dependent on program results
CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) APPROACH
1997 State began a concerted effort to address issue of homelessness in PA
DCED and DPW recognized housing and service needs of the homeless and jointly coordinated 4 regional CoC’s
Assisted rural counties in CoC planning and application process
PA REGIONAL HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROCESS
PROPOSED COC CHANGES
Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness
...to educate and mobilize the community and coordinate services to prevent and reduce homelessness in the Capital region.
- CACH Mission
Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness
...so that every family and individual in the Capital area has access to safe, affordable
housing and the skills and resources necessary to maintain life in that housing.
– CACH Vision
On any given day, there are about 917 people using our network – 362 of those are children.(January 2013 Point-In-Time Survey)
The CACH network has over 70 agencies, organizations, non-profits & faith-based groups working together to change lives!
In 2013, the CACH network provided:
Over 268,000 meals Over 3.8 million pounds of food Delivered over 23,535 health, dental,
mental health visits
Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness
Since 2000, the Coalition hasbrought over $14.9 million in federal Continuum of Care fundingalong with over $12 million ofmatching funds/in-kind to help families get back on their feet.
Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness
Of those who walk through our doors, over 93% are quickly housed, connected to services, and set back on a path of self-sufficiency.
Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness
What works best for us:• Hybrid No Wrong Door/Central Intake• Housing First Products• Wrap-Around Services• Continuous Stakeholder Collaboration
Provided by theCapital Area Coalition on Homelessness
www.cachpa.org
Health Screening • Dental • Flu Shots Glucose Screening
Childcare • Pet Care • Housing
Meals and Food Distribution • Connection to
Social Security • Vital Statistics • Hair Cuts
Mental Health Connections • Drug and Alcohol Referrals
Connection to Public Welfare
Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness
Thank you to our CACH Cornerstone Sponsors!
Moving Fanilies from crisis to meaningful and lasing Success!
CONTACT THE PRESENTERS Ben Laudermilch – Executive Director Cumberland County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities [email protected] Bryan Davis - Executive Director Redevelopment Authority of the City of Harrisburg [email protected] Nancy Newton – Grants Officer Wellspan Health [email protected] Michael Foley - Director of Research & Development Lancaster County Behavioral Health & Developmental Services [email protected]