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Using Rapid Re-Housing
To Serve the Most Vulnerable
Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness Conference:
“Housing Virginia’s Most Vulnerable”
Monday Sept. 22, 2:45pm
Ben Cattell Noll
Project Coordinator- Friendship Place
[email protected] 202-306-6524
Supportive Services for
Veteran Families (SSVF)
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U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs grant
Started in 2011 at $60 million
Expanding in FY2015 to over $300 million covering every state and several
territories
Served nearly 100,000 people in first two years of program and expect to
serve another 100,000 in FY2014 alone
Unique program
◦ Grants to Community Partners
◦ Serves Veterans AND their family members
Housing First approach utilizing Rapid Rehousing and Homelessness
Prevention strategies
 Variety of Services: Housing Search Assistance, Move-in Costs, Case
Management, Transportation Assistance, Employment Assistance…
 “But For…” criteria
 Goal: End Veteran Homelessness by end of 2015!
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Source: US Department of Veterans Affairs FY2014 SSVF Grant Awards Fact Sheet
Housing First Works!
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SSVF National- 97,979 people served,
85% exited to permanent housing
◦ 60% exit to unsubsidized rental housing
◦ 26% HUD-VASH
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Friendship Place SSVF- 749 people served,
95% exited to permanent housing
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Average length of participation:
◦ National- 90 days
◦ Friendship Place
 Prevention- 94 days
 Rapid Rehousing- 103 days
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Cost: $2,480 per household (Nationally)
Sources: US Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) FY2013 Annual Report
Friendship Place- Veterans First Monthly Dashboard Report
…for the vast majority of people,
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12,505 (31.5%) of Veterans in FY2013 had zero income,
and an additional 3,189 (8%) earned $500 or less per
month.
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80% of those with no income and 82% of those earning
$500 or less monthly had obtained or remained in their
permanent housing by program exit.
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Serious Physical and Mental Health Diagnoses
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51% Cardiovascular Disease
44% Substance Use Disorder
23% Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
20% Major Depressive Disorder
Source: US Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) FY2013 Annual Report
Source: US Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) FY2013 Annual Report
…in the vast majority of places.
Friendship Place and the DC Metro Region
◦ Average entry-level rent: $1,298
Source: ApartmentGuide.Com
◦ 87% of SSVF households below 30% AMI
-Under $22,500 in annual income for individual ($10.80/hour)
◦ And again, 95% exit to permanent housing
average time of around 100 days
Sources: Friendship Place- Veterans First Monthly Dashboard Report
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And they stay housed, too!
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90% of single Veterans and 95% of Veterans in families
who received SSVF PREVENTION services did not use
VA homeless services within a year following their exit
from the SSVF program.
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88% of single Veterans and 93% of Veterans in families
who received SSVF RAPID REHOUSING services did
not use VA homeless services within a year following
their exit from the SSVF program.
Source: US Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) FY2013 Annual Report
Source: Byrne, Thomas. “Housing Outcomes of Veterans Following Exit from the SSVF Program.” VA National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Research Brief Feb 2014.