Transcript State Vision - National Alliance to End Homelessness

State Vision
Everyone has access to
safe,decent, affordable
housing with the needed
resources and supports for
self-sufficiency and well being.
Homeless Coordinating Committee
Marie Christman
Dept. of Human Services
(DHS)
Dr. David Sundwall
Department of Health
Dale Schippaanboord
Dept. of Corrections
Brian Carver
State Planning Office
Pamela
Atkinson
At Large
Kreig Kelley
Office of
Education
Gary Herbert
Lt. Governor
Chair
Yvette Diaz
Dept. of Community and Culture
Kristine Pepin
Businesses/United Way
Purpose
Rudy Johansen
Veterans’ Admin.
•Coordinates all homeless planning and policy development.
•Coordinates the State’s ten-year plan with AOGs, counties
and cities to reduce homelessness with emphasis on
ending chronic homelessness.
•Recommends policy, regulatory, and resource changes
needed to accomplish the objectives.
•Ensures a research driven, results oriented strategy with
statewide guidelines.
Donald P.
Ketcham
Social Security
Jane
Shock
Financial
Institutions
Rosemary
Kappes
S.L. Housing
Tani Downing
Authority
Dept. of Workforce
•Reports to governor and legislators on progress.
John Brereton
Services
Utah Housing
Palmer DePaulis
Corporation
JoAnn Seghini
Sharon Downing
Local Governments
Balance of State Continuum
Vaughn McDonald
of Care
Philanthropic Orgs. Lloyd Pendleton
Bill Hulterstrom
Michelle Flynn
Robert Boles
January 2006
Mountainland Cont. of Care
SLC Cont. of Care
Faith Based Orgs.
•Allocates PHTF, ESG, and CNH funds and coordinates
priority of other funds assisting the homeless.
Homeless Coordinating Committee
Organization
Lt. Governor
HCC
Discharge
Planning
Affordable
Housing
Dale
Schippaanboord
Richard Walker
• Mental Health
Supportive
Services
Tani Downing
Allocation
Committee
Information
Systems
Local Homeless
Coordinating
Committees
Kristine Pepin
JoAnn Seghini
• Hospitals
• Banks
• Domestic Violence
• HMIS
• Substance Abuse
• Developers
• Case Management
• Outcome Measures
• Prisons
• Housing Authorities
• Training
• Management Reports
• Jails
• Planners
• Employment
• Foster Care
• Providers
Elected Officials
Chair - LHCC
• Juvenile Justice Ser.
Salt Lake
County COG
Bear River
AOG
Five-County
AOG
Mountainland
AOG
Six-County
AOG
Grand County
COG
San Juan
County
COG
Uintah Basin
AOG
Davis County
COG
Weber County
COG
COG – Council of Governments
AOG – Association of Governments
December 2005
AOG/COG Homeless Coordinating Committee (Model)
Dept. of Human
Services
Dept. of Health
Dept. of
Corrections
Elected Official
Chair
Vice-Chair
Businesses
Financial
Institutions
Purpose
• Implement locally the State’s ten-year plan to
end chronic homelessness and reduce overall
homelessness.
Dept.
Workforce
Ser.
• Prioritize and coordinate funding to implement
supportive service programs to reduce and
prevent homelessness.
At Large
• Use Homeless Management Information
System to report and manage results.
Community
Clinics
Colleges/Tech.
Schools
Local Government
Leaders
Housing
Authorities
Sheriff
Domestic
Violence
• Develop a “pathway” to self-reliance for the
homeless.
Schools/PTA
United Way
Service Agencies
Continuum of Care
Faith Based Orgs.
Police Chief
Native America
Housing Authority
Utah’s Homeless Plan Implementation
• Established Local Homeless Coordination
Committees (LHCC) chaired by a political leader
• Pilot in each LHCC implementing new
collaborative approaches to develop effective
methods by October 1st and then expand
• Establishing outcome measurements by agency
• Statewide management report system with
outcome measures – July 1, 2006
• Statewide implementation of SSI/SSDI training
to all agencies housing homeless – October
2006
When your vision is
crystal clear, taking action
happens naturally.
Thomas F. Crum, “The Magic of Conflict”