Transcript Rebuilding Lives:

Rebuilding Lives:
New Strategies
for a New Era
Community Shelter Board
A leader in Franklin County for 21 years
“No one should go
homeless, for even one
night, in Columbus.”
Mel Schottenstein
Focus on “Rebuilding Lives”
• Launched in 1999
• Focus on people homeless for a long time
Commons at
Chantry
Research
Findings
Homeless in Franklin County
7,000+ men, women and children
Improved Geographic Distribution
• At the outset of the study period, shelter
programs were concentrated in downtown
Columbus (63% of all beds).
• By 2006, 70% of shelter units were located in
other zip codes.
Daily Cost of Emergency Shelter
Emergency Shelter Daily Cost Per Unit -Males, Females, Families
Daily Cost Per Unit (in 2006 dollars)
$90
$80
$70
$60
$79
$50
$40
$65
$30
$41
$46
$20
$23
$10
$14
$0
1998
2006
Year
Note: Excludes Youth Shelter, which is undesignated by
gender.
Single Male
Single Female
Families
Making a difference
Decrease in shelter admissions
Success for families
Impact: More families in housing
Data for 2001-2002 is unavailable.
Emergency Shelter Results and Outcomes
Housing Outcomes
• Family shelters improved housing outcomes to almost 70%
by 2007.
• Single adult housing outcomes also improved.
Return to Shelter and Multiple Shelter Use
• Single men (36.4%) and women (25.9%) return to shelter at
relatively high rates.
• For families, repeat shelter episodes are a considerably rarer
event (10%).
What is the overlap with other programs
and systems of care?
Huckleberry House
• 5.9% of Huck House youth also accessed adult
emergency shelter services at some point.
• No substantial relationship between the youth and
the adult shelter stays.
• Minimal cross-over between the shelters.
What is the overlap with other programs
and systems of care?
CHOICES
• 34.4% of women served by CHOICES had also a
record of stay in the adult emergency shelter
system.
• High percentage of single adult women entering
shelter in a short period of time after their exit from
CHOICES.
• Substantial cross-over, more likely for women of
black race and with no children.
What is the overlap with other programs
and systems of care?
ADAMH: the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board
• 21.7% and 18.2% of the single adults accessing shelter
received mental health and substance abuse services,
respectively.
• The longer people stay in shelter, the more likely they are to
access ADAMH and consume a disproportionately high share
of services.
• ADAMH service use shows dramatic increase in the month
prior to shelter entry.
What is the overlap with other programs
and systems of care?
Franklin County Children’s Services (FCCS)
• 56% of adult women in shelter with families and 46.9%
of single women had records of FCCS cases when they
were children.
• 14.7% of adult men in shelter with families and 22.8% of
single men had records of FCCS cases when they were
children.
What is the overlap with other programs
and systems of care?
Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services
Single Adults and Families receiving ongoing benefits at entry or
initiated while in shelter
Single Adults
Families
Medicaid
10.8%
74.1%
Food Stamps
35.2%
63.7%
Disability Assistance
11.6%
5.4%
TANF
Childcare Assistance
26.0%
10.6%
Homeless Outreach
• Services are currently provided by multiple programs in a
“scatter shot” approach with limited emphasis on housing
placement.
• Nine (9) programs provide a variety of services with 33
FTE staff.
• Only 6% of FTEs use a Housing First approach
Permanent supportive housing
• Total of 1,292 in virtually every ZIP code
Permanent Supportive Housing Residents
• Average 42.3 years old
• Almost three-quarters were male
• Two-thirds of them were black
• Only 12% reported being employed at the time of moving
into this housing.
• 59% reported zero income at admission.
Supportive housing works
• 70% stayed housed
• Reduced the use of shelters - only 9%
return to homelessness
• Increased employment and benefits (30%
gained access to benefits)
• Greater independence
• Lower costs than institutional settings
Rebuilding Lives Program Impact on Shelter Utilization
Shelter Use
by Rebuilding
Residents vs.
FIGURE
1 - Shelter Lives
Days Consumed
PerControl
Month: Group
PSH-RL Placements (1/04 to 6/05) vs. Matched Controls
Monthly Shelter Days Used Per Group
4500
PSH-RL Placements (n=425)
Matched Controls (n=425)
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
-12 -11 -10 -9
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-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Month (0=Placement Month)
4
5
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7
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10
11
Changes in Supportive Housing Capacity Over Time By Program Type
Supportive Housing Capacity to Serve Homeless People
1600
1400
1200
Units
1000
800
600
400
200
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Transitional Housing
341
343
355
350
221
207
203
188
161
Permanent Housing Excluding
Rebuilding Lives
484
509
499
499
540
587
524
515
557
0
10
48
128
254
401
485
576
735
1279
1453
Rebuilding Lives
Totals
825
862
902
977
1015
Year
1195
1212
Funding Sources for Rebuilding Lives Programs,
2006, by Local, State, Federal
Source
Amount
Percent
Local
$ 3,289,496
40%
State
$
135,675
2%
Federal
$ 4,858,751
58%
What is the overlap with other systems of care?
ADAMH, the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board
• ADAMH services use decreased by 6.1% from preadmission to post-placement into the RL-PSH unit
• Drastic reduction in substance abuse services
• Increase in outpatient mental health services
What is the overlap with other systems of care?
Franklin County Children’s Services (FCCS)
• 58% of adult women RL PSH had records of
FCCS cases when they were children
• 13% of adult men in RL PSH had records of
FCCS cases when they were children
What is the overlap with other systems of care?
Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services
Single Adults receiving benefits at
entry or initiated while in RL PSH
At Entry
Initiated after entry
Total
Medicaid
17.4%
5.1% 22.5%
Food Stamps
50.5%
17.9% 68.4%
Disability Assistance
24.7%
5.5% 30.2%
What are the answers?
New Rebuilding
Lives strategy
100+ community leaders
Rebuilding Lives
Access
Making sure community resources are
available to prevent or end homelessness
Rebuilding Lives
Crisis response
Preventing and resolving housing crises
as quickly as possible
Making it work
Single point of
access to
emergency shelter
for adults
Rebuilding Lives
Transition
Guiding exits from homelessness to
stable housing
Making it work
Developing 1,400
more supportive
housing units
Rebuilding Lives
Advocacy
Leveraging public policy to work toward
ending homelessness
Questions?
Community Housing Network
Communities In Schools
Gladden Community House
Homeless Families Foundation
Lutheran Social Services/Faith Mission
Maryhaven
National Church Residences
The Salvation Army
Southeast, Inc./Friends of the Homeless
Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio
YMCA of Central Ohio
YWCA Columbus
community shelter board
111 liberty street, suite 150
columbus, ohio 43215
614 221 9195
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