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2007 CASE to Care Conference on Homelessness

2007 CASE to Care Conference on Homelessness. Where have we been, where are we now, and where are we going? Matt White, CoC Consultant Carlin Abbott, HMIS System Director. Updated Needs Assessment: An Overview. Review of 2004 and 2007 Needs Assessment processes

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2007 CASE to Care Conference on Homelessness

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  1. 2007 CASE to Care Conference on Homelessness Where have we been, where are we now, and where are we going? Matt White, CoC Consultant Carlin Abbott, HMIS System Director

  2. Updated Needs Assessment: An Overview • Review of 2004 and 2007 Needs Assessment processes • Understanding the data – what do we know now? • Consideration of model programs and emerging research on homeless program design and effectiveness 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  3. Needs Assessment Context • 2004 Needs Assessment Goals: • Collect qualitative and quantitative data • Assess effectiveness of services • Target chronically homeless • Recommend solutions for improving service coordination and reducing homelessness • 2007 Updated Needs Assessment Goals: • Confirm our understanding of the needs of homeless persons and extent of the problem 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  4. Needs Assessment Data Sources • 2004 • Survey of homeless individuals (n=117) • Focus groups • CoC application data • 2007 • HMIS data (participation rates over 75%) • AHAR Report • CoC application data 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  5. Annual Prevalence of Total Homeless Population • What do we know: • Initial 2004 estimate was accurate • Homelessness has increased 5% since 2004 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  6. Annual Prevalence by Subpopulation • What do we know: • Increase in homelessness is concentrated in single adult male subpopulation • Other subpopulations have remained constant 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  7. Annual Prevalence by Household • What do we know: • Family households have not increased as much as single adult male households • Is this a factor of demand or accessibility? 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  8. General Homeless Demographic Profile 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  9. Inventory of CoC Beds 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  10. Inventory of CoC Beds • The way in which permanent beds are classified has changed from 2004 to 2007 • Is the current inventory the right configuration to meet the need? • Does future growth in inventory need to be targeted to permanent beds for single adult men? 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  11. Bed Utilization Rates • What do we know: • Family shelter is under-utilized • Transitional housing for families operates over capacity 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  12. Length of Stay • What do we know: • Shelter stays are within national averages • Very few long term stayers (chronic) 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  13. Sheltered Population Compared to US and Poverty Populations • What do we know: • Toledo population is in line with national rates 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  14. HMIS Demographics See handouts from Carlin… • What do we know: • Gender, age, race, and ethnicity rates in Toledo are consistent with US sheltered population and US poverty population • Mental health, substance abuse, and inadequate living condition continue to be primary reasons for homelessness • Chronic or long-term homelessness represents a small percentage of homeless clients, but those clients use a disproportionate amount of resources 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  15. Gender(Change: Female increase as % of Total) 2003-2006 2007 YTD (Oct) 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  16. Age Range(Change: 0-18 yrs increase as % of total, 46-64 yrs decrease as % of total) 2003-2006 2007 YTD (Oct) 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  17. Primary Race(Change: White pop increase as % of total, Black pop decrease as % of total) 2003-2006 2007 YTD (Oct) 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  18. Ethnicity(Change: Hispanic decrease as % of Total) 2003-2006 2007 YTD (Oct) 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  19. Primary Reason for Homelessness(Change: Mental Health increased as % of total) 2003-2006 2007 YTD (Oct) 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  20. Extent of Homelessness(Change: First Time Homeless increase as % of total, Long Term and Chronic range from 12%-20% of total) 2003-2006 2007 YTD (Oct) 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  21. Emerging Homeless Policy Issues: • Typology study of homeless families: • 80% short-term stayers; 20% long-term • Families with long stays are no more likely to have intensive behavioral health issues, to be disabled, or to be unemployed. • Policy and program factors, rather than family characteristics, are responsible for long shelter stays among families • Culhane, Housing Policy Debate, 2007 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  22. Emerging Homeless Policy Issues: • Causes of family homelessness: • Families paying more than half their income for rent or living in severely substandard housing represent the most reliable indicator of future homelessness (not mental illness, substance abuse, or disability) • US Dept. of HUD, Affordable Housing Needs 2005 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  23. Emerging Homeless Policy Issues: • Families at risk of homelessness can avoid homelessness by using housing vouchers • For families who become homeless, vouchers are the most effective way of leaving homelessness • Mills, Effects of Housing Choice Vouchers on Welfare Families, 2007 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  24. Emerging Homeless Policy Issues: • The current voucher program, growing by 100,000 units annually, will still not provide enough affordable housing to prevent all families from experiencing homelessness. • Targeted case management programs should target those families that have difficulty using vouchers (past evictions from PHA, criminal records) 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  25. Emerging Homeless Policy Issues: • Housing First is increasingly replacing transitional housing as an effective model for serving homeless families and moving them to permanent housing quicker and more successfully. • National Alliance to End Homelessness, Housing First for Families, 2005 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  26. Emerging Homeless Policy Issues: • Programs that focus on increasing income and employment are most successful in ending homelessness for single adults. • A range of employment options is needed. • Rog, Reconnecting Homeless Individuals to the Community, 2004 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

  27. CASE to Care Annual Community Meeting Questions? 2007 CASE to Care Annual Meeting

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