Transcript Ending Chronic Homelessness (is possible)

ENDING CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS
(IS ACHIEVABLE)
HOMELESS PLANNING COUNCIL OF DELAWARE
R AC H E L B E AT T Y
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNIT Y PLANNING AND ENGAGEMENT
R B E AT T Y @ H P C D E L AWA R E . O R G , 3 0 2 - 6 5 4 - 01 2 6
“ENDING HOMELESSNESS”
 The experience of homelessness being very brief
 Homeless Prevention and Response System
“CHRONICALLY HOMELESS”
 Living in place not meant for human habitation or emergency
shelter for > 1 year continuously, or 4 times in 3 years
 Diagnosis of one of more disabling conditions: substance abuse,
serious mental illness, developmental disability, PTSD, cognitive
impairment resulting from brain injury, chronic physical illness or
disability
“Hardest to House”
“OPENING DOORS”
 End Chronic Homelessness by 2015
 End Veteran’s Homelessness by 2015
 End homelessness among children, families, and youth by 2020
STRATEGIES (2/5):
• Retooling the homeless response system, by transforming homeless
services to crisis response systems that prevent homelessness and
rapidly return people who experience homelessness to stable housing.
• Increasing access to stable and affordable housing, by providing
affordable housing and permanent supportive housing.
Subpopulation Trends, 2005-2013,
“The State of Homelessness in America 2014”
HOMELESSNESS IN THE U.S.
2013 Point in Time Count
600,000
400,000
200,000
610,042
394,698
387,845
215,344
222,197
92,593
46,924
58,063
0
= 24% of all homeless individuals
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Overall 3.7% Decrease in homelessness nationwide from 2012 -2013
2010 – 2013
Chronic – 16% decrease
Veterans - 25% decrease (33% from 2010-2014)
People in Families – 9% decrease
How?....
Targeted & Housing Focused
No/Low Barrier to entry
Compliance with services not tied to housing –
Standard Lease Agreement/Tenant Protections
WHY HOUSING FIRST?
 Humane
 Cost Effective
Decrease in costly public services: jails, emergency rooms, mental
health institutions, shelters, etc.
Seattle, WA: PSH saved nearly $30,000 per tenant per year in
publicly-funded services, all while achieving better housing and
health outcomes for the tenants.
NYC, NY: Pathways Housing First participants spent approximately
80% of their time stably housed, versus 30% for participants in the
comparison group, who were assigned to traditional programs that
made treatment and sobriety prerequisites for housing.
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
 For persons who need long-term supports to maintain housing
 Permanent Housing w/standard tenant rights and responsibilities
 Voluntary and flexible supports provided to help stabilize in and maintain
housing
 HUD encourages prioritization of chronically homeless
HOMELESSNESS IN DELAWARE
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
100%
2013 Point in Time Count, %
38%
14%
All Persons Under 18 Yrs
N=635
Veterans
16%
13%
Severe
Substance
Mental Illness
Abuse
11%
Chronic
Individuals
COALITION OF CARING
VI-SPDAT Scores
Score
Acuity
Housing Intervention # of Persons % of Sample
0-4
Low
Affordable Housing
25
29 %
5-9
Moderate
RRH
48
55 %
10 +
High
PSH
14
16 %
87
DELAWARE PLAN TO PREVENT AND END
HOMELESSNESS
 End Chronic Homelessness by 2015
 End Veteran’s Homelessness by 2015
 End homelessness among children, families, and youth by 2020
2013 HOUSING INVENTORY CHART
BEDS IN DELAWARE
2000
Beds
1939
1500
1000
676
698
ES
TH
565
552
PH
PSH
500
0
Total
Beds
MAYOR’S CHALLENGE TO END VETERAN’S HOMELESSNESS
To End Veteran’s Homelessness by 2015
Asking communities to:
• Use Housing 1st Approach
• Prioritize most vulnerable veterans for permanent supportive housing
• Target Rapid Re-Housing to veterans
• Align National, State, and Local Resources
In Delaware:
 Mayor Dennis P. Williams
 NCC Executive Tom Gordon
 Newark Mayor Polly Sierer
“WE KNOW FOR SURE THERE IS NO PERSON
THAT CAN’T BE HOUSED AND THERE’S NO
COMMUNITY THAT CAN’T BE ENDING
HOMELESSNESS”
http://100khomes.org/blog/ending-homelessness-is-possible-now-lets-get-it-done