Transcript Presentation – Jeff Doyle, LISW January 2013

VA Homeless Veteran Services in
North Carolina
Jeff Doyle, LISW
VA Mid-Atlantic Network Homeless Coordinator
(919) 688-7613 – [email protected]
WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS
1-877-424-3838
Homeless Veterans
in North Carolina
40,000
36038
35,000
30,000
24960
25,000
AHAR *
Uniques***
20,000
Encounters **
13836
15,000
9073
10,000
3,572
3,127
5,000
1,118
1,084
5,611
4,838
1,248
1413
FY09
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FY10
FY11
FY12
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VAMC Specific Data
13939
14000
12000
10000
8470
8000
7063
Uniques
6566
6000
4000
Uniques New in 2 yrs
5611
Encounters
2851
2294
1306
2000
617
951
1039
1024
523
296
0
FY12
FY12
FY12
FY12
FY12
NC
Durham
Fayetteville
Asheville
Salisbury
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North Carolina
Homeless Demographics
19%
20%
18%
18%
16%
14%
12%
11%
12%
10%
11%
10%
10%
9%
8%
7%
8%
9%
Females%
OEFOIF%
7%
6%
4%
2%
0%
FY12
FY12
FY12
FY12
FY12
FY12
National
NC
Durham
Fayetteville
Asheville
Salisbury
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VA Pillars
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Outreach
Treatment
Prevention
Housing
Income
Community Partnership
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Overview of
VA Programs
• HCHV – Outreach; Access to VA clinical
programs. National Call Center for Homeless
Veterans. Veterans Justice Outreach/Re-Entry
• Prevention – Vocational program, Supportive
Services for Veterans Families Grants:
Asheville, Raleigh, Winston-Salem.
• Transitional Housing – HCHV Contract Beds,
Grant and Per Diem, VA Domiciliary
• Permanent Supportive Housing – HUD/VASH
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Supportive Services
for Veterans Families
Ashville Buncombe
Community Christian
Ministry, Inc.
Passage Home Inc.
United Way of
Forsyth County, Inc.
30 Cumberland
Twenty-two counties
Avenue, Asheville, NC in western North
28801
Carolina.
712 West Johnson
Wake County.
Street, Raleigh, NC
27607
301 North Main
Forsyth County.
Street, Suite 1700,
Winston Salem, NC
27101
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HUD/VASH
Vouchers in NC
PHA Name
VAMC
Voucher city location
FY 2008
FY 2009
FY 2010
FY 2011
PBV SetAside
Awards
FY 2012
TOTAL VASH
AWARDS
Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington
Fayetteville VAMC
Wilmington
0
15
25
0
0
0
40
HA of the City of Charlotte
Salisbury VAMC
Charlotte
0
35
50
50
0
50
185
Hsg Authority of the City of Asheville
Asheville VAMC
Asheville
35
35
25
50
0
25
170
Fayetteville Metropolitan Hsg Auth
Fayetteville VAMC
Fayetteville
0
20
25
25
0
25
95
Greensboro Housing Authority
Salisbury VAMC
Greensboro
0
35
25
25
10
25
120
HA Winston-Salem
Salisbury VAMC
Winston-Salem
0
35
25
0
0
25
85
The Housing Authority of the City of Durham
Durham VAMC
Durham
0
0
0
25
0
25
50
HA County of Wake
Durham VAMC
Durham
35
70
25
25
0
25
180
H/A City of Greenville
Durham VAMC
Greenville
0
35
0
0
0
0
35
HA Rowan County
Salisbury VAMC
Salisbury
35
0
0
0
0
0
35
Isothermal Planning & Development
Asheville VAMC
Rutherford
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
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HUD/VASH
450
418
390
400
350
300
265
250
241
Series1
200
180
150
135
Series2
168
132
100
50
0
DURHAM
Vouchers Awarded
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FAYETTEVILLE, NC
ASHEVILLE
SALISBURY
Vouchers in Use(as of 12-26-12)
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Housing First
• Housing First is an approach that centers on
providing homeless people with housing quickly
and then providing services as needed.
• What differentiates a Housing First approach
from other strategies is that there is an
immediate and primary focus on helping
individuals and families quickly access and sustain
permanent housing.
• This approach is consistent with what most
people experiencing homelessness want and seek
help to achieve.
Principles of
Housing First
 Consumer choice and empowerment
 Recovery and veteran-centric principles
 Separation of services and housing
 Services are voluntary and flexible
 Community integration
 Low-barrier and recovery-oriented
 Emphasis is on personal choice and responsibility for decision
making. Goal is to help veterans live a healthy life and make
better life choices (non-judgmental, solution-focused)
 Does not require complete abstinence as a goal of treatment;
focus is always on recovery and community integration
Why Housing First?
1. It ends homelessness.
2. Housing First eliminates the need for costly
shelter care and transitional and short-term
treatment services aimed at preparing veterans
to be “housing ready or housing worthy.”
3. Studies demonstrate that Housing First reduces
ER visits, unscheduled mental health and
medical hospitalization.
4. Decreases the frequency and duration of
homelessness.
VA Community
Partnership
• Direct Funding
– Grant and Per Diem: Annual National Grants for
transitional beds. Current priority is on Tranisition
in Place Model.
– Contract: Medical Center specific contracts for
emergency, mental health and medical respite
beds.
– SSVF: Annual National Grants for Rapid ReHousing and Prevention.
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GPD
Agency Name
State
City
Beds
Caring Services
NC
High Point
15
Servant Center
NC
Greensboro
25
Good Shepard Minsitries, Inc.
NC
Wilmington
21
Healing with CAARE
NC
Durham
9
Open Door Ministries of High Point
NC
High Point
6
Family forum
NC
Charlotte
32
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry
NC
Asheville
24
Voluntters of America of the Carolinas
NC
Durham
24
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry
NC
Asheville
24
Healing with CAARE
NC
Durham
20
FIRST at Blue Ridge
NC
Asheville
20
Lutheran Family services in the Carolinas
NC
Dallas
20
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry
NC
Asheville
100
Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers
NC
Durham
25
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry
NC
Asheville
10
First at Blue Ridge
NC
Asheville
10
The Healing Place of Wake County
NC
Raleigh
24
Parker's House Foundation
NC
Charlotte
60
North Carolina Houisng Foundation
NC
Winston-Salem
40
Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers
NC
Raleigh
40
Community Link
NC
Charlotte
25
Passage Home
NC
Raleigh
10
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VA Continuum
of Services
Outreach
HCHV
Contract
Beds
HVSEP/VBA
Transitional
VJO/HCRV
•GPD - RRTP
Treatment
Services
HUD/VASH
SSVF
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Other Community
Partnership
• Service Agreement
– MOA
• SOAR
– Medical Center Point of Contact – Former SOAR Workers
– Evidence of Existing Partnership for with VA for Grant
applications.
• Housing/Leverage of Services
– Coordinating with community housing services to increase
supported housing beds by leveraging VA services in
exchange.
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Targeting Resources
Low
Need
High
Need
Less
Intense
More
Intense
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VAMC Contacts
Charles George VA
Medical Center (Asheville)
1100 Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805
Phone: (828) 298- 7911
Durham VA
Medical Center
508 Fulton St.
Durham, NC 27705
Phone: (919) 286-0411
Fayetteville VA
Medical Center
2300 Ramsey St.
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Phone: (910) 488-2120
W.G. (Bill) Hefner
VA Medical Center
1601 Brenner Ave.
Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: (704) 638-9000
Homeless Coordinator
Allison Bond, MSW, LCSW
(828) 298-7911, x5506
No work cell
HUD-VASH Coordinator
Hillary Bolter, MSW, LCSW
(828) 298-7911, x5524
828-989-2655
HUD-VASH Case Manager
David Legler, MSW, PLCSW
(828) 298-7911, x4206
828-273-6048
Homeless Coordinator
Lindsey Jordan-Arledge, MSW,
LCSW
(919) 286-0411, x6197
HUD-VASH Coordinator
(Wake)
Josh D’Adolf, LICSW
(919) 286-0411, x6172
Homeless Coordinator
Jeane Marshall, MSW, LCSW
910-488-2120 ex 5796
HUD-VASH Program
Coordinator
Ryan Hylton, MSW, LCSW
910-488-2120 Ext. 7269
Homeless Coordinator
Hattie Johnson, MSW, LMSW,
CMSW
(704) 638-9000, x3011
704-642-6965
HUD-VASH Program
Coordinator
Jennifer Herb, MSW, LCSW
(704) 638-9000, x6271
(704) 642-6772
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