The big picture: How we can end family homelessness

National Alliance to End Homelessness Youth & Family Homelessness Conference February 18, 2014

Sharon McDonald, NAEH, Moderator

Barbara Poppe, US Interagency Council on Homelessness

Ann Oliva, US Department of Housing & Urban Development

David Wertheimer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Michelle Flynn, The Road Home, Utah

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The Big Picture: How We Can End Family Homelessness

• Why use a systems approach?

• What is it?

Barbara Poppe U. S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

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Key Components

1. Develop a centralized or coordinated entry system.

2. Ensure interventions and assistance are tailored to the needs of families.

3. Help families connect to mainstream resources.

4. Develop and build upon evidence-based practices for serving families.

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Coordinated Crisis Response

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Family Connection

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Success!

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Ending Family Homelessness: How HUD’s Programs Can Help Meet the Goal

Ann Marie Oliva

Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs

February 2014

Homelessness Over Time

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What Our Data Tells Us

Two Studies Currently Underway at HUD:

• Family Options Study

− Random assignment testing four interventions: Permanent

Housing subsidy only, project based TH, rapid re-housing, and

usual care

• Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Evaluation

− 23 sites nationwide

− Funded in 2008

− Difficult to locate and follow up with families

Family Options Study

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Moved at least once(77%)

Remained in theSame RRHD Unit(23%)

1 out of 5 Families did Experience Homelessness Again

21%

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Homeless during 12 months after leaving RRHD?

Returned tohomelessness

Did not return tohomelessness

What Resources Are Available

Emergency Solutions Grants

• Encouraging the use of funding for RRH over homelessness

prevention

CoC Program

• Reallocation limited to PSH for chronic individuals and

families OR RRH for families

• Policy priorities and scoring support plans to end family

homelessness

Every person deserves the chance to live a healthy, productive life.

How can we end family homelessness?

A philanthropic sector perspective David Wertheimer, Deputy Director, Pacific Northwest Initiative

A brief history of Gates Foundation efforts in Family Homelessness

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2000-2007: Sound Families Initiative Transitional housing linked to supportive services

2008: Question & challenge from Melinda

2009: New Memorandum of Understanding Broad commitment to systems level approach

Five pillars of prevention, coordinated entry, rapid housing, tailored services, & economic opportunity

Comprehensive, formative evaluation

Current status Significant progress on resource re-alignment

Early focus on coordinated entry, rapid re-housing, employment system navigation, specialized services

Building connections to mainstream systems

Process for updating of MOU

Effective use of data from

coordinated entry to inform service

configurations & resource allocations

Rapid re-housing linked to individually tailored services

Housing conversion to ensure the right mix of shelter, transitional & permanent

housing options are in place & accessible

Forged, formal linkages to multiple mainstream systems to promote stability,

self-sufficiency & resiliency

Strategic & catalytic use of private sector resources

The Big Picture: How We Can End Family Homelessness

NAEH February 18, 2014

Michelle Flynn, The Road Home

Salt Lake City, Utah

The Road Home

• Emergency Shelter and Services

7,072 individuals sheltered last year including 680

families

Current winter average 950 people per night

• Housing 1,000 households provided with The Road Home

housing last year

• Homeless in Salt Lake County 2,066 PIT January 2013

FY 13 numbers are preliminary

Growth of Families in TRH Shelters

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Ending Family Homelessness at an Agency Level

360 % increase in families served in our shelters since 2008

How? Not by building another shelter

• Create internal efficiencies

• House chronically homeless individuals to create shelter

capacity

• Assume and offer Rapid Rehousing to all families

Housing Nights vs. Shelter Nights

115,742

503,549 335%

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64% 208,807 Nights

FY05 Housing vs. Shelter Nights

Housing Shelter

61% 503,549 Nights

39% 322,927 Nights

FY12 Housing vs. Shelter Nights

*These charts show the comparison of Housing nights vs. shelter nights from FY 05 against FY 12.

Families Leaving Emergency Shelter

41%

54%

5%

Sheltered familes who movedout without any housingassistance from TRH

Sheltered families used RapidRehousing

Sheltered families enteredtransitional or permanentsupportive housing

Shift in Family Housing in SL County

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Rehousing

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Final Thoughts

Rapid Re-housing works for most families

Progressive Engagement model

• All families get an opportunity for a small amount of

assistance

• Reassess and increase interventions as needed

• Utilize funds effectively and efficiently

Partnerships are key – as always