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What are the commonalities among
successful Ten Year Plans?
› What?
› How?
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What do the plans propose to measure
and how do they plan to measure it?
Successful = Reduction in homelessness &
Recognition as a model
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Prevention
› Emergency Prevention
› Systems Prevention
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Affordable, Permanent Housing
› Housing First
› Rapid Re-Housing
Targeted Supportive Services
 Outreach
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ICH – Ten Elements of Great Plans:
 Political/Community Will
 Partnerships
 Consumer-Centric Solutions
 Business Plan
 Budget Implications
 Prevention AND Intervention
 Innovative Ideas
 Implementation Team(s)
 Broad-Based Resources
 Living Documents
NAEH – Four Factors for Success
 Identify a person/body responsible for
implementation
 Set numeric outcomes
 Identify funding source(s)
 Set a clear implementation timeline
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Identify specific outcomes for the system
and for programs
Identify the unintended consequences of
stated outcomes
Articulate a plan for programs that do not
meet benchmarks
Build sufficient data and research
infrastructure
Report regularly (quarterly and annual
reports)
Evaluate evaluation
Attend to federal priorities
(A) Previous Performance Regarding
Homelessness
 Length of time people are homeless
 Repeat episodes of homelessness
 Thoroughness in reaching homeless people
 Reduction in the number of homeless
people
 Job and income growth
 Prevention
 If serving families defined as homeless under
other federal statutes, success in helping
families achieve independent living
(B) The Community’s Plan Addresses Efforts to:
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Reduce the number of homeless people
Reduce the length of homeless episodes
Collaborate with local education authorities to identify
families eligible for education provision
Address the needs of all relevant subpopulations
Incorporate comprehensive strategies
Set performance measures
Set timelines
Identify funding sources
Identify entities responsible for implementation
If serving families defined as homeless under other
federal statutes, plans to help achieve independent
living
(C) Methodology for setting priorities;
(D) Leveraging of other public and
private resources;
 (E) Coordination with the other Federal,
State, local, private, and other entities;
 (F) If serving families defined as homeless
under other federal statutes, demonstrate
prevention of homeless among so
defined and achievement in
independent living
 Other factors as HUD sees appropriate
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Goals:
 Finish the job of ending chronic
homelessness in 5 years
 Prevent and end homelessness among
veterans in 5 years
 Prevent and end homelessness for
families, youth, and children in 10 years
 Set a path to ending all types of
homelessness
Themes:
 Increase leadership, collaboration, &
civic engagement
 Increase access to stable and affordable
housing
 Increase economic security
 Improve health and stability
 Transform homeless services to a crisis
response system that prevents
homelessness and rapidly returns people
who are homeless to stable housing
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Reduce Morbidity/Improve Level of
Functioning
Increase Employment/Education
Reduce Criminal Justice Involvement
Increase Housing Stability
Increase Social Support/Connectedness
Increase Access to Services
Increase Retention in Substance Abuse
Treatment
Reduce Utilization of Psychiatric
Hospitalization
Cost Effectiveness
Use of Evidence-Based Practices
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Lead Agency
Performance/Outcomes-Based Funding
Model
15 System Indicators; 30 Client & Program
Indicators
Quality and Performance Standards
Reviewed & Published Quarterly
Poorly performing programs must participate
in a Quality Improvement Intervention
Program
Annual on-site data quality audits
CoC Steering Committee annually reviews
performance benchmarks/targets
A change in power
A change in money
A change in habits
 A change in technology or skills
 A change in ideas or values
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Grieff, D., Psroscio, T., & Wilkins, C. (2003). Laying a new
foundation: Changing the systems that create and sustain
supportive housing. Oakland, CA: Corporation for Supportive
Housing.