Transcript Document

COSCDA Session
ESG Performance Standards
Tom Pierce
State of Florida
Department of Children and Families
Office on Homelessness
September 17, 2013
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Florida Homeless Overview
• Department of Children and Families – ESG Recipient
• Continuum of Care Planning Areas
 28 community CoC planning areas
 No balance of state CoC
Holmes
Escambia
Santa Rosa
Okaloosa
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Jackson
Walton
Nassau
Gadsden
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
Hamilton
Leon
Calhoun
Duval
Bay
Liberty
Gulf
Suwannee
Wakulla
Franklin
Clay
Alachua
Homeless & Hunger Coalition of N.W. Florida, Inc. Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington
counties
Big Bend Homeless Coalition - Franklin, Gadsden,
Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla
counties
United Way of Suwannee Valley - Columbia, Hamilton,
Lafayette, Suwannee counties
Alachua Cnty Coalition for the Homeless - Alachua,
Bradford, Levy, Putnam, Giilchrist counties
Emergency Services & Homeless Coalition of
Jacksonville – Duval, Clay, Nassau counties
Emergency Services & Homeless Coalition of St.
Johns County, Inc. - St. Johns County
Volusia/Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless Volusia and Flagler counties
Marion County Homeless Council, Inc. - Marion County
Mid-Florida Homeless Coalition - Citrus, Hernando,
Lake, Sumter
Homeless Coalition of Polk County, Inc. - Polk County
(City of Lakeland)
Tri-State Community Services - Polk County (excluding
City of Lakeland)
Putnam
Flagler
Levy
Marion
Volusia
Citrus
(Counties in white are not part of a continuum of care.)
Okaloosa/Walton Homeless Continuum of Care Okaloosa, Walton
St. Johns
Gilchrist
Continuum of Care
Designated Lead Agencies
with Catchment Areas by County
EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless - Escambia, Santa
Rosa
Baker
Lafayette
Dixie
April 2013
Columbia
Taylor
Brevard County Dept. of Hsing & Human Services –
Brevard County
Homeless Services Network of Central Florida Orlando, Osceola, Seminole counties
Sumter
Lake
Seminole
Hernando
Orange
Brevard
Pasco
Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco Cnty - Pasco Cnty
Pinellas Cnty Homeless Leadership Bd – Pinellas Cnty
Hillsborough
Osceola
Polk
Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County Hillsborough Cnty
Indian River
Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness - Manatee
and Sarasota counties
Manatee
Okeechobee
Highlands
Charlotte County Homeless Coalition - Charlotte County
Collier County Hunger & Homeless Coalition Cnty
Collier
Lee County Dept of Human Services - Lee County
Highlands Cnty Coalition for the Homeless - DeSoto,
Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee counties
Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council, Inc. Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie counties
Division of Human Services of Palm Beach County Palm Beach County
Broward Cnty Homeless Initiative Partnership
Administration - Broward County
Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust - Miami-Dade
County
Monroe Cnty Homeless Services CoC - Monroe
County
Hardee
DeSoto
St.
Lucie
Martin
Sarasota
Charlotte
Lake
Okeechobee
Glades
Hendry
Lee
Palm Beach
Broward
Collier
Monroe
Dade
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Creating the ESG Performance Measures
State Process: CoC Consultation Process
2011
2012
2013
2011
Begin with measures for Prevention and ReHousing
2012
Added Shelter Facility & Outreach Measures
2013
Feedback on need for changes or new
measures
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Performance Measures
Homeless Emergency Shelters
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Reduction in unsheltered homeless population in CoC
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Reduction in recipient's average length of stay in shelter
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Percent of persons exiting shelter who transition to
permanent housing
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Percent of persons exiting who leave with employment
income
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Percent of persons who exit and return to homelessness
within 3 months
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Performance Measures
Street Outreach
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Percentage of clients assessed who are placed into
housing
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Reduction in number of unsheltered homeless in CoC
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Reduction in average length of time of the person's
homeless episode
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Percent of persons assessed who were able to receive
food stamp assistance
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Performance Measures
Prevention and Re-Housing
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Reduction in the number of households with
children who are homeless in CoC area
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At least 35% of the participants served
remain in permanent housing for 6 months
following the last assistance from the grant
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Performance Evaluation with CoC Areas
Florida is working toward implementation in
June 2014 for 2011 and 2012 ESG
subrecipients.
2013 Consultation with CoC's
• Begin to establish the baseline
for an evaluation process
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Performance Evaluation
2013 Consultation Questions
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Has your CoC established performance measures for
each eligible ESG component?
Range: 20% (Outreach) to 55% (Emergency Shelters)
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Has your CoC adopted a method by which it will evaluate
ESG performance?
Just over half of the CoC’s responding have adopted a
method.
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What data sources will you use?
HMIS (67%), Sub-recipient Reports (55%), Audits (10%)
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Performance Evaluation
2013 Consultation Questions
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How does your assessment of performance get coordinated
with this Department, and with the state’s sub-recipient?
• Sharing the CoC evaluation with DCF and recipient
• Three party process to resolve performance issues
• CoC make recommendation on future state awards to subrecipient
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Is the Department an active participant in your CoC’s
performance evaluation process?
Active in 67% of the CoC’s responding
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Performance Evaluation
Challenges Ahead
• Department of Children and Families
• Local Continuum of Care Planning Areas
• ESG Subrecipients
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Contact Information
Tom Pierce, Director
Office on Homelessness
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
[email protected]
(850) 922-9850