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Homelessness Resolution Strategy for Rochester
March 6, 2013Suzanne Wagner, Housing Innovations
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Overview of StudyRecommendationsNext Steps Discussion and Questions
Overview
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• Best Practices
• Coordinated Access and Placement
• Facility Need by Housing/Program Type (Projections of Housing Need)
• Costs
Overview of Study Recommendations
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Rapid exit/Housing First approach
Diversion as first response to housing crisis
Progressive Engagement
Housing Stabilization Case Management Approach and Critical Time Intervention (CTI)
Best Practice Recommendations
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Data driven decision-making
Leadership and accountability
Evaluate through measurement of outcomes
Reductions in shelter/street census Reductions length of stay/time homeless Reductions in returns to homelessness Increased exits to permanent housing
Best Practice Recommendations
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Access
Assessment◦Diversion, Shelter, Next Step Options
Assignment/Referral
Accountability
Coordinated Access - 1
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Create a telephone based call-service for people to access when having a
housing emergency
Also use the web
Coordinated Access -2
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Households can present at shelters directly
If household cannot be diverted, conduct shelter intake
All shelters conduct same assessment. Shelter vacancies available in HMIS For people who are entering DSS funded beds,
shelter serving the household assembles all info required for DSS eligibility determination and forward to DSS.
Coordinated Access - 3
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Referral to Emergency Placement
Next Step Assessment
Accountability/Oversight
Coordinated Access - 4
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Cause of Recent Homeless Episode
Client’s Plan for Resolving Homelessness
Housing History
Homelessness History
Critical Assessment Information
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Methodology◦ Concept of “Getting To Zero”
◦Populations Families Single Women 25+ Single Men 25+ Young Adults 18-24
◦Program Types Diversion Shelter Rapid Rehousing Permanent Supportive Housing
Projections of Need
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Diversion/Prevention
◦Goal: prevent people experiencing a housing crisis from having to enter the emergency shelter system.
◦ Services include mediation, job training and placement, benefits counseling, housing location assistance, financial counseling, case management, and limited financial assistance.
Intervention/Model Definitions
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Rapid Rehousing/Transition in Place
◦ Goal: Rapidly exit homeless individuals and families into permanent housing from emergency shelter
◦ ◦ One-time/time-limited financial help with debts, security costs,
rent and other housing costs ◦ ◦ Rental assistance up to 24 months
◦ Housing location services
◦ Case management to help increase income and housing stabilization
Intervention/Model Definitions
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Permanent Supportive Housing◦ Long-term/permanently affordable living unit with
intensive case management
◦ Units may be single-site in a building owned by an organization or in units rented in the marketplace.
◦ Tenants usually have a housing subsidy like Shelter Plus Care or Section 8.
◦ Case management services to maintain housing stability, increase income and employment, linkages to health and community services
Intervention/Model Definitions
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Goal: Eliminate use of hotels
Methodology
Meeting Shelter Demand
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Hotel Demand 2010-2012
Table 1: Hotel Beds Used 2010-2012* Mo/Yr Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2010 30 23 31 14 16 27 53 60 57 28 34 15 2011 40 12 8 6 16 27 41 48 86 51 43 35 2012 24 10 8 8 18 24 38 65 79
*Source: Monroe County Department of Human Services,
Housing and Homeless Services Report
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Hotel Demand – DHS Report
Janu
ary
Febr
uary
Mar
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ilMay
June Ju
ly
Augus
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Sept
embe
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Octob
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Novem
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Decem
ber
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
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14 1627
5360 57
2834
15
40
128 6
16
27
4148
86
5143
35
24
10 8 8
18 24
38
65
79
Table 2: Hotel Beds Used 2010-2012
2010 2011 2012
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2012
2011
The use of hotels is about 50% Singles, 50% Families with Children and Couples
Analysis of Hotel Use
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This increase in shelter beds would have met the demand in all of 2012, 11 of the 12 months in 2011 and all of 2010.
With increased diversion and rapid rehousing efforts, there should be a decrease in the need for overflow beds going forward.
Replacing Hotel Capacity
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Housing Need Projections
Diversion, Rapid Rehousing and Permanent Supportive Housing
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Demand/Need 640 homeless families annually (2011 number) Assumed type of housing needed:
◦ Diversion – 10% in year 1, add 5% in subsequent years ◦ Rapid Rehousing – all those not diverted, who use shelter/TH
only or targeted for PSH (43% in year 1)◦ PSH – 12% of total◦ In year 1, 35% use shelter/TH only and make their own
arrangements Supply/Existing Units
◦ Diversion: 0◦ Rapid re-housing: 0◦ PSH: 485 (Turnover rate=1.1, i.e. each unit serves 1.1
families/year)
Families Assumptions
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Demand/Need 1,161 homeless annually Assumed type of housing needed:
◦ Diversion – 10% in year 1, add 5% in subsequent years ◦ Rapid Rehousing – all those not diverted, who use shelter/TH
only or targeted for PSH (24% in year 1)◦ PSH – 25% of total◦ In year 1, 41% use shelter/TH only and make their own
arrangements Supply/Existing Units
◦ Diversion: 0◦ Rapid re-housing: 0◦ PSH: 482 (Turnover rate=1.2, i.e. each unit serves 1.2
persons/year)
Single Men 25+ Assumptions
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Demand/Need 693 annually Assumed type of housing needed:
◦ Diversion – 10% in year 1, add 5% in subsequent years ◦ Rapid Rehousing – all those not diverted, who use shelter/TH
only or targeted for PSH (20% in year 1)◦ PSH – 35% of total◦ In Year 1, 35% use shelter/TH only and make own
arrangements Supply/Existing Units/Slots
◦ Diversion: 0◦ Rapid re-housing:0◦ PSH: 248 (Turnover rate: 1.2, i.e., each unit serves 1.2
persons per year)
Single Women 25+ Assumptions
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Demand/Need 206 homeless young adults (18-24) annually Type of housing needed:
◦ Diversion – 10% in year 1, add 5% in subsequent years ◦ Rapid Rehousing – all those not diverted, who use
shelter/TH only or targeted for PSH (10% in year 1)◦ PSH – 15% of total◦ In year 1, 35% use shelter/TH only
Supply/Existing Units ◦ Diversion: 0◦ Rapid re-housing: 0◦ PSH: 0
Young Adults 18-24 Assumptions
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Total Unmet Need – 5 Years
Housing Type* FamiliesSingle Men
Single Women
Young Adults Totals
Diversion 192 348 208 62 810Rapid Rehousing 275 279 139 21 714PSH 20 74 149 127 370*Diversion and RR are the number of slots, PSH is number of units
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Cost AssumptionsThe table below shows estimated annual costs of providing each type of intervention. All estimates are per household and do not include capital costs.
Diversion Rapid
Rehousing PSH
Families $1,000 $3,000
Housing: $10,560 (based on average 2 and 3 BR FMR of $880/month) Services: $12,000 Total: $22,560
Singles (men, women, young
adults) $1,000 $2,000
Housing: $7,848 (based on average 1 BR FMR of $654/month) Services: $9,000 Total: $16,848
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Cost Projections – 5 year total
Total Diversion 810 $2,408,000
Total Rapid Rehousing 714 $4,997,000
Total PSH* 370 $18,160,512
Overall Total 1894 $25,565,512
*PSH does not include capital costs
Discussion and Next Steps
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Pursue Coordinated Access System HUD Mandate Advisory Committee Implement strategy to eliminate hotel
placements RFP Funding for Operations
Identify potential funding for housing need projections
Efficiencies Reallocation of existing funds Other potential sources
Discussion and Next Steps
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Potential Funding Sources
ESGCDBGHOMEHOPWAHUD CoC
TANFMedicaid HUD VASHVA SSVF Criminal Justice System
