What is 100,000 Homes campaign? • National movement• House vulnerable and chronically homeless individuals and

families

• 100,000 by July of 2014.

What is Vulnerability Index (VI)?• Began as research into

causes of death among chronically homeless individuals

• Tool for indentifying and prioritizing people who are homeless according to the fragility of their health and living situation

• VI Tool can be used to develop individualized housing plans

Communities

Colorado Counts: Communities working to house Coloradans in need•Fifth state to join the 100K Homes Campaign•Expanded vulnerability:

•Health vulnerability, AND•Behaviors or circumstance that jeopardize their situation,•At risk for system involvement, and•Frequent User.

•Targeting all populations, not just the traditional chronic•Incredible data tool

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Statewide Colorado Counts campaign

Led and coordinated, in conjunction with local communities, by:–Gary Sanford- Governor's Advisor on

Homeless Initiatives–Cara Cheevers–Katie Symons–Adam Zarrin

Mesa County Registry Week -March 5 to March 9, 2012

•418 surveys completed- assessing homeless and at risk

• 75 families• 49 youth (18-25 years)• 92 veterans• 151 chronic individuals/families

Pueblo County Registry WeekBegan June 30, 2012

80 Interviews (50 men, 27 women, 3 did not report)34 medically vulnerable18 Veterans45 is average age 49 are chronically homeless11 Families6 are Youth/Under 25 years of age

Southwestern Colorado Registry WeekJuly 16 to July 20, 2012

330 Interviews (181 men, 141 women, 7 did not report)67 medically vulnerable38 Veterans77 Families59 are Youth/Under 25 years of age

Veterans Data - Registry Weeks by Region

Regions SurveyedTotal # Interviewed

Vulnerable Count

Military Veterans

% of Military Vets

Mesa County 428 181 90 21%Pueblo County 80 34 18 22%Roaring Fork 178 43 27 15%Southwest region 330 74 38 11%Weld County 0 0 0 0Denver Metro 0 0 0 0

Totals 1016 332 173 69%

Veterans Data - Registry Weeks by Region (continued)

Regions SurveyedMilitary Veterans

# chronic homeless vets

# in jail/prison

# Dishon discharge

# on housing waitlist

% registered with VA Hospital

Mesa County 90 62 74 4 12 58%Pueblo County 18 9 13 0 7 39%Roaring Fork 27 18 24 3 33%Southwest region 38 20 26 5 45%Weld County 0 0 0 0 0Denver Metro 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 173 109 137 4 27

Other Regional Efforts

• Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin Counties– August 13 to August 17, 2012

• Metropolitan Denver – coordinated by MDHI– Late Fall, Early Winter 2012

• Weld County– Fall 2012

Denver Metro Area Veterans Registry Month of November 2012

• Initial metro wide effort - Conduct surveys all month with homeless veterans

• Done in places veterans will be likely to frequent

• Use VI tool to focus on targeting housing /services

• Conduct initiative with other vulnerable homeless populations in 2013-2014

County Coordinators for 2012 Vulnerability Index

Adams County Alicia Aguilar

Adams County Isabel Traver

Arapahoe County Keith Singer

Arapahoe County Cara Tejada

Boulder County Isabel McDevitt

Boulder County Valerie Watson

City and County of Broomfield Sharon Farrell

City and County of Denver Melanie Lewis-DickersonCity and County of Denver Lindi Sinton

Douglas County Rand ClarkDouglas County Valerie Robson

Jefferson County Linda Barringer

MDHI Contact Rebecca Mayer

Denver’s Road Home- VI Initiative

• Melanie Lewis Dickerson , Partnership’s Manager, Denver’s

Road Home

Denver’s Road Home-VI Initiative

• Overview of VI Survey in Denver

• Data

• Implementation via Denver Housing Authority and Service Contracts