HEADING HOME HENNEPINA N N UA L M E E T I N G -Y E A R 8
O C T O B E R 2 , 2 0 1 4
“The cause of homelessness is lack of housing.” -Jonathan Kozol
“Without housing, nothing else works.” – Martha Burt
AGENDA
• Welcome – Commissioner Jan Callision• Progress on the 10 year plan• Breakout session 1: Coordinated Assessment, Veterans,
Stable Families, Visioning• Breakout session 2: FHPAP, HMIS, GRH and Olmstead,
Visioning
TEN-YEAR PLANPrevention Outreach Housing Development Service Delivery Self-Sufficiency Systems ImprovementsExpand FHPAP Street Outreach 5000 new housing
opportunitiesConnect people to services to escape homelessness
Connect homeless adults with living wage jobs, education, training
Improve effectiveness of shelter system
Discharge from systems
Medical outreach and access to primary care and mh services
Promote housing along transit
Connect homeless and at-risk youth to education, training, employment
Improve collaboration among family providers
Conflict resolution
Youth outreach in suburban schools
Develop good landlord relationships
Enhanced financial literacy Enhance truancy interventions for youth
Prevent refugee homelessness
Increase supports for families in their neighborhoods
Ensure eligible people get EITC and WFC
Enhance cultural competency across the system
Increase housing supports for youth
Increase access to transportation
Increased access to financial assistance for youth
Expand rapid rehousing Collaborate with federal, state, and metro-wide efforts
Track housing vacancies Recommend state and federal legislative agendas
Reduce regulatory barriers to housing development
Develop a system to track and evaluate progress on the plan
SHELTER USE
March June Sept Dec0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
Number of People in Shelter in Hennepin County 2013-2014
family 2013family 2014single 2013single 2014Youth 2013youth 2014
HOUSING ACHIEVED VS GOAL
Youth Singles Families Total0
500
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3500
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52455
122
629244
1871
522
2637
296
2326
644
3266
648
14661698
3812
NewTBRTo-tal
ECONOMIC INDICATORSUnemployment declining: 4.2% in July 2014, lowest rate
since 2008Foreclosures declining: 2,596 foreclosures in 2013, lowest
number since 2005Rental vacancy rate rising: 3.5% in Mpls, 2.6% metroMonthly rents rising slowly: $807 for studio, $1449 for 2
bedroom apartment in MInneapolisRacial disparities increasing
SLIDE ON RACIAL EQUITY - MIKKEL
PREVENTION Most recent work: •Coordinating with state plan around discharge from
prison/institutional settings
Still to do:•Expand Homeless Calendar in the Court System•Make prevention part of coordinated assessment
system
OUTREACHMost recent work:
Still to do:•MNsure outreach program for shelters• Support the KOLA Program•Veterans roster
HOUSING
Most recent work:• Youth shelter and housing moving forward in
suburbs
Still to do:• More youth and family housing
SERVICE DELIVERY
Most recent work:• First phase of Coordinated Assessment•Expansion of PHC model in communityStill to do:•Coordinated Assessment – inventory map of available
services and no wrong door
SELF SUPPORT
Most recent work:• Additional employment services for MFIP families in
shelter for second time• Increase in state minimum wage!Still to do:•More job training opportunities for youth
SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTSMost recent work:• Adult and family shelter groups meet regularly to
align policies and services, SASN, Coordinated Assessment
Still to do:• Implementation of all aspects of Coordinated
Assessment to align system
HIGHLIGHTS OF LAST YEAR• Top 51 project completed, some funding continued• Launched Stable Families Initiative• Began alignment for Coordinated Assessment• Passageways Emergency Shelter and Housing
opened for trafficked youth• 12 bed shelter for homeless youth in development
in Brooklyn Park• 39 studio apartments being developed in Edina for
homeless youth
FOCUS OF HHH FOR NEXT TWO YEARS• Implementation of Coordinated Assessment• Housing development – Especially for families• DT2025 goal of ending street homelessness
FOCUS OF HHH FOR NEXT TWO YEARS• Align with state plan to prevent & end
homelessness• Support Suburban strategies to end
homelessness• Youth housing, shelter and services• Convene Housing Pipeline group• Address rising shelter use by Seniors
NEW, EMERGING WORK FOR:Community organizing – MN Coalition for the
Homeless – Heidi Johnson McAllisterFamilies – Janine WenholzSingles – Brian Bozeman or Crystal FrankYouth – Nikki Beasley
ORGANIZATION OF REST OF TODAYTwo break out sessions: Session 1:
Visioning for end of ten year planCoordinated AssessmentVeteransStable Families evaluation
ORGANIZATION OF REST OF TODAYSession 2:
Visioning for end of ten year planHMIS data sharing updateGRH and OlmsteadFHPAP
