Central Florida Commission on

Homelessness

Presented to:

August 29, 2017

2017 Update

Community Impact Model

The Partners

Develop regional

policies and advocacy

plan

Identifies regional best

practices and

proposes system pilots

Identifies and seek

investments

Seeks and manages

long-term investments

in system

improvements

Develops system pilots

and manages

investment

Continuum

of Care

(CoC)

Provides oversight for a

comprehensive and

integrated regional

response to

homelessness

Contracts with the lead

agency (HSN)

COC’s Lead Agency

Manages HUD/other

govt funding for

facilitating a system of

care focused on HUD

requirements

“Magnet” for

additional funding and

investments

Identify and catalogue

existing resources within

the Faith Community

Provides the faith

community with training

to better serve those

experiencing

homelessness

150+

Service

Providers

Community Resource Network

Veteran’s Homelessness Reduced Veteran’s chronic homelessness to

functional 0 in 2016 We did this through housing and housing stabilization,

simplified access to Permanent Supportive Housing,

and linking housing to services

Working toward ending ALL Veteran’s homelessness

Chronic Homelessness 20% of the homeless population, 80% of cost

H.O.P.E. Volunteer Program Housing the First 100 pilot:

Over 700 housed

100% remained housed

57% reduction in ER visits

94% maintained or increased income

Community costs reduced to $20,000 from $31,000

Chronic Homelessness and Criminal Justice: Why Study This?

Report Recommendations

• Focus Area 1: CIT

• Focus Area 2: Navigation Center

• Focus Area 3: Problem Solving Court

• Focus Area 4: Data

Family Homelessness

In 2014, Florida ranked worst nationwide for unsheltered family homelessness

In 2017, 10,000 students are homeless

Support the Impact Families Pilot

Engage the Faith Community:

Community Resource Network (CRN)

He Got Up!

Open Table

COPE

Community Resource Network

Mobilize congregations and link them to

resource and volunteer needs

Potential to engage 1,400 regional places of

worship

Morgan and Morgan, P.A. provided

infrastructure investment

“People don’t become homeless because they run

out of money, at least not at first. They become

homeless because they run out of relationships.”

Youth Homelessness Voices of Youth Count survey with researchers

from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

Study will help us understand regional youth

homelessness, identify subgroups, and target

needs specific to this population

Community 5-Year Strategic Plan

Regional Data Integration Pilot

Long-Term Investment Strategy

Housing Access

Regional Policy Plan

System-Wide Enhancements

Questions?