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Homelessness Resolution Strategy for Rochester March 6, 2013 Suzanne Wagner, Housing Innovations 1

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Homelessness Resolution Strategy for Rochester. March 6, 2013 Suzanne Wagner, Housing Innovations. Overview. Overview of Study Recommendations Next Steps Discussion and Questions. Overview of Study Recommendations. Best Practices Coordinated Access and Placement - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Homelessness Resolution Strategy for Rochester

Homelessness Resolution Strategy for Rochester

March 6, 2013Suzanne Wagner, Housing Innovations

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Overview of StudyRecommendationsNext Steps Discussion and Questions

Overview

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• Best Practices

• Coordinated Access and Placement

• Facility Need by Housing/Program Type (Projections of Housing Need)

• Costs

Overview of Study Recommendations

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Rapid exit/Housing First approach

Diversion as first response to housing crisis

Progressive Engagement

Housing Stabilization Case Management Approach and Critical Time Intervention (CTI)

Best Practice Recommendations

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Data driven decision-making

Leadership and accountability

Evaluate through measurement of outcomes

Reductions in shelter/street census Reductions length of stay/time homeless Reductions in returns to homelessness Increased exits to permanent housing

Best Practice Recommendations

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Access

Assessment◦Diversion, Shelter, Next Step Options

Assignment/Referral

Accountability

Coordinated Access - 1

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Create a telephone based call-service for people to access when having a

housing emergency Also use the web

Coordinated Access -2

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Households can present at shelters directly

If household cannot be diverted, conduct shelter intake

All shelters conduct same assessment. Shelter vacancies available in HMIS For people who are entering DSS funded beds,

shelter serving the household assembles all info required for DSS eligibility determination and forward to DSS.

Coordinated Access - 3

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Referral to Emergency Placement

Next Step Assessment

Accountability/Oversight

Coordinated Access - 4

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Cause of Recent Homeless Episode

Client’s Plan for Resolving Homelessness

Housing History

Homelessness History

Critical Assessment Information

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Methodology◦ Concept of “Getting To Zero”

◦Populations Families Single Women 25+ Single Men 25+ Young Adults 18-24

◦Program Types Diversion Shelter Rapid Rehousing Permanent Supportive Housing

Projections of Need

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Diversion/Prevention ◦Goal: prevent people experiencing a housing

crisis from having to enter the emergency shelter system.

◦ Services include mediation, job training and placement, benefits counseling, housing location assistance, financial counseling, case management, and limited financial assistance.

Intervention/Model Definitions

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Rapid Rehousing/Transition in Place

◦ Goal: Rapidly exit homeless individuals and families into permanent housing from emergency shelter

◦ ◦ One-time/time-limited financial help with debts, security costs, rent

and other housing costs ◦ ◦ Rental assistance up to 24 months

◦ Housing location services

◦ Case management to help increase income and housing stabilization

Intervention/Model Definitions

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Permanent Supportive Housing◦ Long-term/permanently affordable living unit with

intensive case management

◦ Units may be single-site in a building owned by an organization or in units rented in the marketplace.

◦ Tenants usually have a housing subsidy like Shelter Plus Care or Section 8.

◦ Case management services to maintain housing stability, increase income and employment, linkages to health and community services

Intervention/Model Definitions

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Goal: Eliminate use of hotels

Methodology

Meeting Shelter Demand

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Hotel Demand 2010-2012

Table 1: Hotel Beds Used 2010-2012* Mo/Yr Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

2010 30 23 31 14 16 27 53 60 57 28 34 15 2011 40 12 8 6 16 27 41 48 86 51 43 35 2012 24 10 8 8 18 24 38 65 79

*Source: Monroe County Department of Human Services,

Housing and Homeless Services Report

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Hotel Demand – DHS Report

Janua

ry

Febru

aryMarc

hApri

lMay Jun

e July

August

Septe

mber

Octobe

r

Novem

ber

Decembe

r0

102030405060708090

100

3023

31

14 16 27

5360 57

28 34

15

40

12 8 616

2741

48

86

5143

3524

10 8 818 24

38

6579

Table 2: Hotel Beds Used 2010-2012

2010 2011 2012

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2012

2011

The use of hotels is about 50% Singles, 50% Families with Children and Couples

Analysis of Hotel Use

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This increase in shelter beds would have met the demand in all of 2012, 11 of the 12 months in 2011 and all of 2010.

With increased diversion and rapid rehousing efforts, there should be a decrease in the need for overflow beds going forward.

Replacing Hotel Capacity

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Housing Need Projections

Diversion, Rapid Rehousing and Permanent Supportive Housing

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Demand/Need 640 homeless families annually (2011 number) Assumed type of housing needed:

◦ Diversion – 10% in year 1, add 5% in subsequent years ◦ Rapid Rehousing – all those not diverted, who use shelter/TH

only or targeted for PSH (43% in year 1)◦ PSH – 12% of total◦ In year 1, 35% use shelter/TH only and make their own

arrangements Supply/Existing Units

◦ Diversion: 0◦ Rapid re-housing: 0◦ PSH: 485 (Turnover rate=1.1, i.e. each unit serves 1.1

families/year)

Families Assumptions

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Demand/Need 1,161 homeless annually Assumed type of housing needed:

◦ Diversion – 10% in year 1, add 5% in subsequent years ◦ Rapid Rehousing – all those not diverted, who use shelter/TH

only or targeted for PSH (24% in year 1)◦ PSH – 25% of total◦ In year 1, 41% use shelter/TH only and make their own

arrangements Supply/Existing Units

◦ Diversion: 0◦ Rapid re-housing: 0◦ PSH: 482 (Turnover rate=1.2, i.e. each unit serves 1.2

persons/year)

Single Men 25+ Assumptions

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Demand/Need 693 annually Assumed type of housing needed:

◦ Diversion – 10% in year 1, add 5% in subsequent years ◦ Rapid Rehousing – all those not diverted, who use shelter/TH

only or targeted for PSH (20% in year 1)◦ PSH – 35% of total◦ In Year 1, 35% use shelter/TH only and make own arrangements

 Supply/Existing Units/Slots◦ Diversion: 0◦ Rapid re-housing:0◦ PSH: 248 (Turnover rate: 1.2, i.e., each unit serves 1.2 persons

per year)

Single Women 25+ Assumptions

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Demand/Need 206 homeless young adults (18-24) annually Type of housing needed:

◦ Diversion – 10% in year 1, add 5% in subsequent years ◦ Rapid Rehousing – all those not diverted, who use

shelter/TH only or targeted for PSH (10% in year 1)◦ PSH – 15% of total◦ In year 1, 35% use shelter/TH only

Supply/Existing Units ◦ Diversion: 0◦ Rapid re-housing: 0◦ PSH: 0

Young Adults 18-24 Assumptions

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Total Unmet Need – 5 Years

 Housing Type* FamiliesSingle Men

Single Women

Young Adults Totals

Diversion 192 348 208 62 810Rapid Rehousing 275 279 139 21 714PSH 20 74 149 127 370*Diversion and RR are the number of slots, PSH is number of units

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Cost AssumptionsThe table below shows estimated annual costs of providing each type of intervention. All estimates are per household and do not include capital costs.

Diversion Rapid

Rehousing PSH

Families $1,000 $3,000

Housing: $10,560 (based on average 2 and 3 BR FMR of $880/month) Services: $12,000 Total: $22,560

Singles (men, women, young

adults) $1,000 $2,000

Housing: $7,848 (based on average 1 BR FMR of $654/month) Services: $9,000 Total: $16,848

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Cost Projections – 5 year total

Total Diversion 810 $2,408,000

Total Rapid Rehousing 714 $4,997,000

Total PSH* 370 $18,160,512

Overall Total 1894 $25,565,512

*PSH does not include capital costs

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Discussion and Next Steps

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Pursue Coordinated Access System HUD Mandate Advisory Committee Implement strategy to eliminate hotel placements RFP Funding for Operations

Identify potential funding for housing need projections

Efficiencies Reallocation of existing funds Other potential sources

Discussion and Next Steps

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Potential Funding SourcesESGCDBGHOMEHOPWAHUD CoC

TANFMedicaid HUD VASHVA SSVF Criminal Justice System

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Suzanne [email protected]

(917) 612-5469