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A Blueprint for Ending Chronic Homelessness And Reducing Overall Homelessness In Dayton & Montgomery County, OH Lead

A Blueprint for Ending Chronic Homelessness And Reducing Overall Homelessness In Dayton & Montgomery County, OH Leadership Dayton April 11, 2007. National Goal to End Chronic Homelessness in 10 Years: National Alliance to End Homelessness, HUD, Interagency Council on Homelessness

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A Blueprint for Ending Chronic Homelessness And Reducing Overall Homelessness In Dayton & Montgomery County, OH Lead

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  1. A Blueprint for Ending Chronic Homelessness And Reducing Overall Homelessness In Dayton & Montgomery County, OH Leadership Dayton April 11, 2007

  2. National Goal to End Chronic Homelessness in 10 Years: National Alliance to End Homelessness, HUD, Interagency Council on Homelessness Local Action Plan to End Chronic and Reduce All Homelessness created in 2004 by Shelter Policy Board Process endorsed by Dayton & Montgomery County Commissions Homeless Solutions Plan Process

  3. Homeless Solutions Leadership Team Co-chaired by Dayton City Manager & Montgomery County Administrator 20 members from business, government, foundations, faith community, and universities Work Groups Behavioral Health Closing the Front Door Shortening the Stay Opening the Back Door Governance Ad-hoc Work Groups for Critical Issues Role and Future of Public Housing – Changing Capacity Gateway Services – South Patterson Boulevard Concentration Homeless Solutions Plan Participants

  4. Why was a Homeless Solutions Plan needed? • Growing problem – more than 6,000 people homeless in 2004 • Homelessness is a moral and economic problem with poverty at its core • Homelessness is the result of the failure of multiple systems to support the needs of all citizens • No public system is legally responsible for the homeless • Current homeless system managed by a loosely-held system of organizations

  5. How Many People Experience Homelessness? • Point in time count on January 26, 2007 identified 785 persons living on the street, in a shelter or emergency housing in Montgomery County • During the entire year of 2005, 7,833 people experienced homelessness (6,337 in 2004) • 54% Persons in families (61% in 2004) • 43% Unaccompanied adults (34% in 2004) • 3% Unaccompanied youth (5% in 2004)) Source: Dayton-Montgomery County HMIS

  6. Homeless Families Headed by older adults (age 25+) – 76% Headed by young adults (age 18-24) – 24% African-American – 67% Caucasian – 32% Other – 1% High school diploma, GED or better – 59% Some high school – 37% Less than high school – 4% 1,662 families (4,214 persons) in 2005 1,100 families in 2004 Source: Dayton-Montgomery County HMIS Who Are the Homeless?

  7. Unaccompanied Adults (25+) 86% of all unaccompanied adults are 25 or older Much more likely to be male – 76% African-American – 50% Caucasian – 48% Other – 2% High school diploma, GED, or better – 71% Some high school – 24% Less than high school – 5% 2,870 unaccompanied adults in 2005 1,600 in 2004 Source: Dayton-Montgomery County HMIS Who Are the Homeless?

  8. Who are the Homeless? Unaccompanied Young Adults (18-24) • 14% of all unaccompanied adults • Evenly split between males and females • African-American – 52% • Caucasian – 45% • Other – 3% • High school diploma, GED, or better – 43% • Some high school – 53% • Less than high school – 4% 489 unaccompanied young adults in 2005 500 in 2004 Source: Dayton-Montgomery County HMIS

  9. Unaccompanied Youth (10-17) African-American – 71% Caucasian – 27% Other – 2% Female – 60% Male – 40% Likely to be attending school – 74% 260 unaccompanied youth in 2005 300 in 2004 Source: Dayton-Montgomery County HMIS Who Are the Homeless?

  10. Where Were They Living? Last Permanent Address • Montgomery County – 81% • City of Dayton – 86% • Suburban jurisdictions – 14% • Greene, Preble, Darke, Miami, Clark, Warren co. – 4% • Balance of State – 7% • Outside Ohio – 8% • 40 other states identified Source: 2004 Dayton-Montgomery County HMIS

  11. What is the Current Homeless System? Prevention Outreach Emergency Shelters (Gateway = 134 single beds + 8 family units + 74 overflow; Programmatic = 77 single beds, 67 family units) Temporary Supportive Housing (117 single beds + 57 family units) Permanent Supportive Housing (300 single beds + 100 family units) Health & Treatment

  12. How much is spent on serving the homeless? Nearly $23 million from 35 different sources is spent across the homeless system in Montgomery County annually. Many sources of funding Many uses in homeless system Source: Summary Financial Overview Homeless Assistance System, April 2005

  13. The Case Study of “Mr. J” A single male in his mid 40s In and out of homelessness since 1992 History of mental illness, substance use, and physical illness No criminal history Partial community cost of $56,000 (April 2004 – January 2005) Housing First 10 units in Montgomery County 7 of 10 original residents remain successfully housed Estimated community cost for 12 months prior to housing: $203/person/day Cost of supportive housing (housing + services): $85/person/day The Cost of Chronic Homelessness

  14. Major Conclusions • The community cannot afford for people to live on the street • Not just a City of Dayton issue • The role of housing cannot be overstated • Mental illness, alcohol, drug addiction play major role • Two groups need assistance: • Those who can become self-sufficient and live independently • Those who will need a lifetime of support • Continuum of shelter, housing and support services needed • Community education is vital • The community must work together to develop a unified plan and approach to poverty reduction

  15. Key Principles of Homeless Solutions Plan Poverty Reduction Housing Prevention Multi-System Response

  16. Poverty Reduction In Montgomery County: • A full-time worker must earn $11.44 per hour ($23,000); or work 89 hours per week at minimum wage to afford a two bedroom apartment at a fair market value of $595 per month. • More than 20,000 households have income below $10,000 per year. (from 2000 census)

  17. Prevention In Montgomery County: • More than 12,000 very-low income renter households pay more than 30% of their income for housing. • There were 5,700 court ordered evictions in 2004, including 500 from public housing. • Estimated cost of $5,000 to shelter & re-house a family who enters the homeless system. $500 to keep a family housed in public housing (Louisville, KY model)

  18. Housing In Montgomery County: • Immediate access to affordable housing could end homelessness for an estimated 20-30% of persons experiencing homelessness. • Immediate access to permanent supportive housing (Housing First model) could end homelessness for an estimated 80% of chronically homeless individuals.

  19. Multi-System Response In Montgomery County: • A one-size fits all response, focused primarily on the homeless providers, will not be successful. • Approximately 20-25% (400 – 500) of the single adult homeless population has some form of severe and persistent mental illness.

  20. Where We Are: Priority Recommendations Governance • Homeless Solutions Policy Board established to provide formal policy oversight of the homeless system • Created Working Groups to assess existing Homeless Family and Homeless Adult Systems and make recommendations for changes to systems including existing shelters • Created Employment Solutions Working Group within the Economic Self-Sufficiency Outcome Team to look at best practices for employment of homeless people and make recommendations for changes to current employment assistance system • Funders Collaborative established to provide fiscal oversight of homeless system resources and alignment with vision of Homeless Solutions Plan • Housing and Homeless Solutions team created at the Montgomery County Office of Family and Children First

  21. Where We Are: Priority RecommendationsEvaluation • Policy Board approved creation of a Data, Evaluation & Accountability Committee to develop evaluation and performance measures for evaluating impact of activities under the Plan • Committee will also oversee the use of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to collect data for evaluation including standardizing data requirements and establishing data quality requirements

  22. Where We Are: Priority RecommendationsHelena Hi-Rise Supportive Housing Project • Helena will provide permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals, particularly those currently being served at the gateway shelters, in public housing with comprehensive services provided on-site by an experienced lead social service agency with linkages to other service providers in the community. • As the first housing project developed under the Plan, Helena is a model for all the housing projects to be developed and operated under the Plan.

  23. Initial Project Through a partnership between Montgomery County, the City of Dayton, and DMHA address immediate rehab needs to make 50 units available to homeless adults by September 2007. • Rehab – Essential health and safety repairs and cosmetic common area improvements. • Property Management – Provided by on-site DMHA staff. • Security Plan – Provided by a 24-hour desk attendant contract security guards. Initially there will be two 24-hour security guards. After project stabilizes the security needs will be reevaluated, security guard coverage is expected to be reduced to nights and weekends. • On-site social services with linkages to other service providers. • Good Neighbor Agreement with local organizations.

  24. Where We Are: Priority Recommendations Gateway Services Immediate Strategies – Completed • St. Vincent Hotel provides shelter to families 24 hours a day including serving lunch • The hours at St. Vincent Hotel and The Other Place have been expanded to cover full 24-hour day. St. Vincent Hotel shelters single adults overnight and The Other Place serves single adults during the day. • New peak hours programming is offered at The Other Place • Winter shelter space at St. Vincent Hotel has been converted to year-round shelter for single adults • Entry to The Other Place is now on the side of the building away from Patterson Boulevard • Provide lunch for singles on-site at The Other Place

  25. Where We Are: Priority Recommendations Gateway Services Immediate & Short-Term Strategies – In Process • Develop outdoor shelter & recreation space at St. Vincent • Renovate additional space inside the St. Vincent Hotel to better accommodate families • Strategically place City of Dayton Police to reduce neighborhood impact • Relocate The Other Place to another site

  26. Where We Are: Priority Recommendations Short-Term Strategies – To be Implemented • Provide rental subsidies to individuals who move into permanent housing from the gateway shelters • Develop 24/7 intake and assessment access to homeless system • Increase employment of homeless persons • Develop an effective system for addressing family homelessness

  27. Recommendations to be Implemented Poverty Reduction • Improve access to benefits for people who are eligible • Work toward a unified community plan and approach to poverty reduction • Support poverty reduction work, particularly workforce development initiatives Prevention – Emergency Assistance • Implement an eviction prevention program • Consolidate emergency financial assistance • Develop early warning system of sustained prevention and intervention • Identify and resolve discharge practices from the criminal justice and behavioral health systems that lead to homelessness

  28. Recommendations to be Implemented Prevention – Additional Housing Assistance • Develop a minimum of 1,800 additional low-income housing units over a ten-year period • Preserve current number of public and federally assisted housing units • Support and strengthen efforts to develop a cross-jurisdictional rental rehabilitation program • Advocate for adoption of a county-wide Affordable Housing Implementation Plan • Provide gap financing to complement the tax-credit program to ensure affordability • Explore implementation of regulations requiring a set-aside of affordable units

  29. Recommendations to be Implemented Housing • Develop a minimum of 750 supportive housing units over a ten-year period • Establish a Rental Assistance Subsidy program for people exiting homelessness to permanent housing • Implement a web-based Centralized Housing Locator • Implement a model of temporary supportive housing sponsored by the faith community Multi-System Response: Governance • Establish a Consumer Advisory Board and Provider Agency Directors Group • Implement strategic community education and advocacy • Recruit and coordinate volunteers

  30. Recommendations to be Implemented Multi-System Response: Integrated Services • Co-locate CrisisCare staff at Samaritan Clinic to conduct behavioral health assessments as needed • Implement a multi-agency high users team • Add a homeless system service broker • Implement the continuum of care concept within the criminal justice system with re-entry planning and support • Develop an interagency triage system for youth at-risk of homelessness • Explore creation of a homeless court to resolve misdemeanor warrants and ease court backlogs • Increase availability of alcohol & other drug treatment services • Develop multi-disciplinary Mobile Outreach Teams

  31. Recommendations to be Implemented Multi-System Response: Homeless Services • Develop a better coordinated case management system, with a single case management system for the gateway shelters and client advocates who follow clients from initial homelessness through housing stability • Establish better connections with life skills and parenting programs • Increase programmatic shelter beds for single women from 7 to 15 beds • Develop 15 units of pre-treatment housing • Provide adequate healthcare services • Develop programmatic shelter resources or Housing First programs for single young adults • Develop a 25-30 bed 24-hour alternative shelter for active substance users

  32. Community Input and Support: Spring 2006 • Feedback on recommendations solicited from community stakeholder groups, including: • Suburban and township jurisdictions • City of Dayton Priority Boards • Faith community • Consumers • Housing developers • Business • Recommendations and implementation timeline reviewed and supported by Provider Agencies in joint meeting with Homeless Solutions Leadership Team • Homeless Solutions Plan endorsed by City of Dayton, Montgomery County, United Way of Greater Dayton

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