presentation to berkeley homelessness taskforce august 15, 2013 katharine gale, policy director...
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Presentation to
Berkeley Homelessness
TaskforceAugust 15, 2013
Katharine Gale, Policy DirectorUnited States Interagency Council on Homelessness
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Mission of USICH Opening Doors: Federal
Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
National Trends
California Snapshot
Efforts and Initiatives
Overview
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Mission of USICH
To coordinate the Federal response to homelessness and to create a national partnership at every level of government and with the private sector to reduce and end homelessness in the nation while maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government in contributing to the end of homelessness.
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Vision of Opening Doors
No one should experience homelessness
No one should be without a safe, stable place to call home
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Four Goals of Opening Doors1. Finish the job of ending
chronic homelessness by 20152. Prevent and end homelessness
among Veterans by 20153. Prevent and end homelessness
for families, youth, and children by 2020
4. Set a path to ending all types of homelessness
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The Plan was built around five themes:
Leadership, collaboration, and civic engagement
Access to stable and affordable housing Increase economic security Improve health and stability Retool the homeless crisis response system
Opening Doors
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Opening Doors Amendment 2012
Access the full Amendment on the USICH Website: http://www.usich.gov/opening_doors/amendment_2012/
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National Trends
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Source: HUD’s Annual Point-in-Time Count, http://www.hudhre.info
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National Trends
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National Trends
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State by State
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Source: HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report 2012 http://www.hudhre.info
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Community by Community
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Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness’ 2013 Homeless Counts Map, http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/2013-homeless-counts-map1
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California
12.1 percent of the nation’s total population (38.04 million of 313.9 million)
21.4 percent of the nation’s total homeless population (136,108 of 636,017 according to 2011 data)
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Sources: HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report 2012, U.S. Census Bureau
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California
Highest Percentages of Unsheltered Homelessness, 2012•Wyoming 73.8%•California 64.9% •Florida 64.1% •Arkansas 62.0% •Nevada 60.0% •Georgia 59.4% •Oregon 58.6% •Mississippi 56.8% •Colorado 56.7%•Louisiana 51.0%
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Source: HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report 2012 http://www.hudhre.info
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California Target Populations 31.8 percent of nation’s chronically
homeless population (34,040 of 107,148 individuals)
27.6 percent of nation’s homeless veterans (18,629 of 67,495 individuals)
11.6 percent of nation’s homeless families (27,397 of 236,181 families)
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Sources: HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report 2012
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California Target Populations
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Source: HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report 2012
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Efforts and Initiatives
• California Policy Academy to address chronic homelessness
• Rapid Results Boot Camps for reducing chronic and Veteran Homelessness
• New awards for serving Veterans including VASH vouchers and Support Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
• Opportunities to reallocate and target HUD funding
• Technical Assistance, Tools and Information
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Commitment
“Nobody in America, and
certainly no Veteran, should be
left to live on the streets.”- President Obama
August 6, 2013
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