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NATIONAL ALLIANCE
TO END HOMELESSNESS CONFERENCE
JULY, 2012
Ending Tribal Homelessness in Minnesota
Overview of Presentation
Statewide Homeless Survey with American Indian Bands
Successful Strategies
Ten Year Planning in Minnesota
Highlights of Tribal Plans
Minnesota Tribal Nations
Minnesota Reservation Homeless Survey
Key Findings – Reservation Homeless Study
2,096 people homeless or near-homeless on eight reservations
759 children (age 17 or younger) with their parents;
223 youth and young adults
(age 21 or younger) on their own.
606 people who fit the federal
definition of homelessness
(29% of those enumerated
in the study).
Key Findings – Reservation Homeless Study
Doubled up and in substandard housing (177)
Doubled up and in housing not substandard (1,313)
Doubled up but not “homeless”
48% of people in doubled-up situations had been living “temporarily” with others for over a year
25% had been without housing of their own for three years or longer.
Key Findings – Reservation Homeless Study
Significant barriers to getting
and keeping housing
62% had been unemployed for a year or more;
36% could afford less than $200/month on housing;
81% had been homeless before;
54% had spent time in jail or juvenile detention.
Key Findings – Reservation Homeless Study
Economic distress is high
The median monthly income among was $400.
Just 33% of adults in the
study were employed,
25 percent of the unemployed
have a disability.
Key Findings – Reservation Homeless Study
Many have health concerns
One-third reported at least
one chronic health problem;
High blood pressure, chronic
respiratory problems and
diabetes were the most common health concerns;
28% percent considered themselves alcoholic or chemically dependent
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT
Successful Initiatives
Red Lake
•HUD’s Section 811- Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities program.
•Capital advance of $1,990,500.
•Three year rental subsidy of $241,380.
Red Lake Duplexes
Dream Catcher Homes
White Earth
Beltrami HRA
Leech Lake
Red Lake
Bi-Cap
Headwaters Reg. Development
Conifer Estates
Bemidji Partnership
Bois Forte
Oshki Dibikii Giizis
Pineview Duplexes
Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac Supportive Housing
Minnesota Supportive Housing Projects
Mille Lacs
Transitional/
Supportive Housing
Gimaajii-mino-Bimaadizi
ACCESS TO MAINSTREAM RESOURCES
Successful Initiatives
Access to Mainstream Resources
Group Residential Housing
Anishinabe Wakiagun
Access to Mainstream Resources
Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)
Red Lake Homeless Shelter
Fond du Lac Supportive Housing
Access to Mainstream Resources
Adult Mental Health Case Management
Dream Catcher Homes, White Earth
Planning to End Homelessness
Ten Year Plans
Planning to End Homelessness
House-less, not home-less
Create Emergency Shelter Options
Red Lake Homeless Shelter White Earth DOVE Women’s Shelter
Improve Coordination and Communication
Continuum of Care
Operation Community Connect
Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance
Housing Authorities
Streamline and improve the Intake, Assessment, Referral and Follow-up process for people who lack stable housing.
Coordinated Assessment and Entry Tribal Management of County Human Service Programs
Increase the number of permanent supportive housing units
Giwanakim
“We live in Harmony”
Fond du Lac Veteran’s
Supportive Housing
Improve discharge planning at jails and prison
White Earth Tribal Court
Expand the availability of flexible resources for emergency expenses that could result in the loss of housing.
Expand services and supports for people
who currently have housing.
HUD ROSS Service Coordinator Program
Rehabilitation of existing rental property-through tax credits
