home again a 10-year plan to end homelessness in portland and multnomah county targeting resources...
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Home AgainA 10-year plan to end homelessness
in Portland and Multnomah County
Targeting Resources for Homeless Families
Transitional Housing
Homeless DemographicsAnnual (2005-06)
Approximately 19,200 served:
10,936 adults without children (3.6% reduction from prior year)
7,865 persons in families (5.4% increase from prior year
384 homeless youth (12% reduction from prior year)
Point in time (Jan. 2007)
1,438 unduplicated “street count” (70 in families)
2,231 unduplicated in “shelter/TH count” (863 or 39% people in families).
Family System Inventory Overview
Shelter Capacity for families– 158 year-round beds
Local rent assistance $’s for families – for prevention and for rapid re-housing
New project for chronically homeless families – 20 families per year
Bridges to Housing – family hybrid PSH/TH– 75 units opened (95 in March)
Transitional Housing Inventory
341 units with 1,029 bed for homeless families
Mix of facility based and scattered site apartments
Scattered site apartments used as transition in place units - Family takes over lease once transitional funding ends
10 YP & Transitional Housing
Separate workgroup focused on role of facility based transitional housing
Workgroup made up of facility based TH providers across all homeless and other systems
Made recommendations on appropriate use of facility based TH for specific populations
Workgroup Recommendation
People with transitional needs that are best addressed in a community setting with onsite services should be primary population served with facility based TH
Some examples: People early in recovery from
addiction/alcoholism Homeless youth People with primary care needs (not chronic)
Additional Analysis
CoC (McKinney) funded family transitional housing
Data from APR’s and annual review process for CoC application
Following slides illustrate 2006 analysis of information
Destination - 2006
Scattered Site (475 families)• 89% PH • 4% TH• 1% Emerg. Shelter• 6% Unknown
Facility Based (82 families)• 86% PH• 2% TH• 4% Emerg.
Shelter• 6% Unknown• 2% Institution
Exit Reasons - 2006
Scattered Site (475 families)• 73% completed
program• 7% left for other housing
opportunity• 5% needs not met• 7% non-compliance • 1% disagreement w/rules• 4% reached max time• 3% other
Facility Based (82 families)• 68% completed
program• 7% left for other housing
opportunity• 2% needs not met• 19% non-compliance• 1% disagreement w/rules• 3% other
Permanent Housing Placement and Retention -
2006Scattered Site(475 families)
• 89% moved to PH
• 62% still in housing at 6 months
Facility Based(82 families) • 86% moved to
PH• 86% still in
housing at 6 months
Cost - 2006
Scattered Site
$5,052 per family
Facility Based
$9,482 per family
Facility based is 189% more expensive than scattered site.
Possible Issues with Configuration of Facility Based
THThere isn’t enough affordable housing for
poor families who become homeless, therefore;
Families served in a first come first served fashion, regardless of special needs,
Expensive programs used by families that do not need intensive services,
Because of demand, programs can place rules on families that may screen out harder to serve families who need more intensive services.
Potential Shifts in Using Facility Based Transitional
Housing
Focus on families with special needs that are best served by intensive services, but are not chronic in nature
Change rules to “screen in” harder to serve families that would not make it in permanent housing without services
Convert some to permanent supportive housing
Actual Shifts since 2006
One project has changed significantly
One project considered moving to PSH/Housing first
Another project, not CoC funded now accepts the “hardest to serve” families in their organization
Another Shift Disabled Head of Household Status
2006 - 2007 Scattered Site
• 2006 – 17%
• 2007 - 10%
Facility Based
• 2006 – 37%(31% inc. DV)
• 2007 - 83% (55% inc. DV)
THANK YOUCopies of 10 year plan and other
updates for Portland are available online at: www.portlandonline.com/bhcd
Heather Lyons, Homeless Program ManagerCity of Portland, Bureau of Housing and Community
503-823-2396