Slide 1City Manager’s Office March 27, 2017
Agenda
cleanups • Cost of
homelessness • Directions Home
City of Fort Worth Point In Time Count
January 26, 2017 Total 2017: 1,594 Total 2016: 1,484 Increase 7% Tarrant County Homeless Coalition, State of the Homeless Report, March 23, 2017
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Unsheltered
2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Sheltered Unsheltered
4 Tarrant County Homeless Coalition, State of the Homeless Report Housing Urban Development Reports
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2007
2007
2008
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2010
2010
2011
2011
2012
2012
2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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Sheltered
Unsheltered
2675
201
2473
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1986
195
2033
136
1987
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2109
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Sheltered
Unsheltered
2007
2675
201
2008
2473
203
2010
1986
195
2011
2033
136
2012
1987
136
2013
2109
281
2014
2241
184
2015
1697
217
2016
1515
423
2017
1534
390
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$ 181,403.00
Directions Home Goal Homelessness will be a rare, shortterm and nonrecurring experience in Fort Worth, Texas by the year 2018
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Partially Completed
Not Implemented
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Resources
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Don Boren, Chair Fort Worth Advisory Commission on Ending Homelessness
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homeless clients
• Focus Program Year IX (April 1, 2017- March 31, 2018): – Permanent Supportive Housing – Rapid Rehousing – System Support
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• Landlord Incentives
Looking Forward
Considering how we as a system can best use funding for rental assistance, case management and also production of permanent supportive housing
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Carol Klocek, Member Fort Worth Advisory Commission on Homelessness
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People who do not have a permanent place of residence
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Affordable
• Affordable for those whose income is less than the area median income
Responsible
• Occurs when no more than 30% of household income is used up by housing costs
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There are only 19 affordable housing units
There is not a sufficient supply of sustainable housing
in Tarrant County.
Reference: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort- worth/article3882146.html#storylink=cpy, Accessed Feb 2017
Need to work 97
Fair Market Rent
Reference: State of the Homeless Address, 2017, Tarrant County Homeless Coalition
The Harsh Reality
Individuals and Families Falling into Homelessness are Getting Stuck
Low wage employment + increases in rent + high occupancy for apartments = Longer time in homelessness for individuals and families
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If you lose your housing and become homeless, what are your options?
Permanent Supportive Housing Rental assistance with case management and supportive services. For those with permanent barriers to stability. Rapid Rehousing Rental assistance and services - but time limited up to 24 months (local 12 month limit) For those with temporary barriers to stability
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Permanent Supportive Housing Added capacity for 691 individuals. Current inventory serves 1,717 individuals with 1,349 units
Rapid Rehousing (started 2013) 434 units serving a total of 789 individuals
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Permanent Supportive Housing Rapid Rehousing
Maintain Status Quo: 798 units
End Chronic Homelessness: 1,450 units
Maintain Status Quo: 1,023 units
End Family Homeless/ Reduce all Homelessness: 1,860 units
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Time for Innovative Solutions
• To solve chronic homelessness – we need 1,450 units, including new construction, over 10 years
• To solve family homelessness – we need 1,860 Rapid Rehousing slots over 10 years
• To solve sustainable housing crisis we need 17,000 units under 30% area median income in the Tarrant County market
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Dawn Zieger, Member Fort Worth Advisory Commission on Ending Homelessness
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County Homeless coalition
& HUD Funding allocations (federal priorities)
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27 individuals serving on 1 board 6 individuals serving on 2 boards
Board Structure
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• More effectively engage chief elected officials and community leaders in casting the vision for ending homelessness and aligning resources to achieve the vision
• Streamline operations and accountability through consolidation, eliminating redundant Board processes
• Provide direct, corporate oversight and strategic direction to staff
Goal of Ad hoc Committee Assessment
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• Conversations are tactical in nature
• Much discussion of individual data points and process, but not focused on overall context
• Allocation focused vs. Community Goal focused
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Proposed Board Structure
Proposed Changes: Vision Leadership Team Request chief elected officials and community leaders in the work of ending homelessness. Board of Directors Responsible for realizing the vision for ending homelessness in our community
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• Contribute to design of visionary leadership structure
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Agenda
Area Trend
Encampment Cleanups
Departmental Cost Distribution
Directions Home Goal
Directions Home Strategies
Issues for Discussion
Directions Home Budget
Slide Number 17
Sustainable Housing
The Crisis
There is not a sufficient supply of sustainable housing in Tarrant County.
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Individuals and Families Falling into Homelessness are Getting Stuck
If you lose your housing and become homeless, what are your options?
Directions Home Progress
Time for Innovative Solutions
Goal of Ad hoc Committee Assessment
Challenges with Current Structure