Regional Task Force to End Homelessness…a work in progress, 2005 to present

August 2012

South Hampton Roads

Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk & Virginia Beach, VA

2005 Norfolk’s Mayor Paul Fraim invites all South

Hampton Roads localities to join in ending homelessness: the Regional Task Force to End Homelessness is formed when each of the Mayors and Chairs appoint a representative.

September 2005: the Task Force issues a Regional Report on Homelessness

SHR Regional Task Force:

Participating Regional Non-profitsACCESS AIDS Care ForKids Hampton Roads Planning District CommissionOur House FamiliesPortsmouth Area Resources Coalition (PARC) Samaritan House Seton Youth SheltersThe Dwelling PlaceThe Planning CouncilUnited Way of South Hampton RoadsVirginia Beach Community Development CorporationVirginia Supportive Housing

Regional Homeless GoalEnd homelessness through:

Increased housing opportunities Increased services for

sustainability

Regional Homeless StrategiesPromote Best Practices Coordinate efforts

Raise awareness

Raise funds

Promote Best Practices: Host Regional Conferences Featuring

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

Corporation for Supportive Housing The Healing Place Hennepin County Families and Trauma San Diego Serial Inebriate Initiative 1811 Eastlake, Seattle Motivational Interviewing The Healing Place Housing Focused Case Management The Healing Place Re-entry Faith Community

2006

2008

2010

Coordinate Efforts: Data Regional Point in Time Counts: 2007 –

2011 Online Affordable Housing Database Regional Needs Assessment 2010 Ongoing Data Collection

Coordinate Efforts: Regional Permanent Supportive Housing

Partnered with Virginia Supportive Housing to develop four 60-unit Single Room Occupancy (SROs) apartment buildings :Gosnold Apartments, Norfolk, 2006Cloverleaf Apartments, Virginia Beach , 2008South Bay Apartments, Portsmouth, 2010Heron’s Landing Apartments, Chesapeake, anticipated 2012

Gosnold Apartments in Norfolk

Before

Today

With the adaptive reuse of the RC Cola bottling warehouse, Gosnold Apartments opened in December 2006.

Gosnold is the first permanent supportive housing development for homeless adults in the region, and the first regionally-supported studio apartments for homeless single adults in the nation.

Cloverleaf Apartments in Virginia Beach

Cloverleaf Apartments opened in 2008 and is the first SRO to be certified by EarthCraft of Virginia for energy and resource efficiency.

Cloverleaf is an adaptive reuse of College Park Skating Rink.

South Bay Apartments in PortsmouthSouth Bay is the third regional SRO and opened in 2010. This development was built on land donated by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

Heron’s Landing in Chesapeake will be the fourth regional SRO, and is expected to open in November 2012.

Before

Today

Coordinate Efforts: The Healing PlaceResidential Substance Abuse Recovery

Regional Healing Place Committee: 2006-2011 Site Visits: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Produce Business Plan 2011 Form Board of Directors 2011-2012 Advocate for Va. network of Healing Places: 2010 -

2011

The Healing Place of Wake County

Coordinate Efforts: Hire Regional Coordinator 2011 Merge Continuum of Care (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) application process: Chesapeake, Norfolk, Western Tidewater 2011 Disconnected Youth Committee 2011 1,000 HOMES Campaign Regional Reports

Raise Awareness: “A Sleep in the Park,” Leadership

Hampton Roads, 2007

Hampton Roads Housing Coalition Across the Region Award, 2009

Raise Funds: Eight local governments Local foundations Dragas Family Foundation Businesses Faith community Individual citizens Merged Continuum of Care process “A Sleep in the Park” fundraiser

Four regional SROs Continuum of Care Projects SHR 2010 Housing Needs Assessment Regional Coordinator

From

For

Vision for the future End homelessness in South Hampton Roads Incorporate Task Force Implement sustainability plan Measure success