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Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Agency Emergency Homeless Shelter for Families

Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Agency Emergency Homeless Shelter for Families. History of LFCAA Shelter. First opened in 1983 Allows families to stay together On-site case management and emergency services Remains the only 24-hour family shelter in Fairfield County.

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Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Agency Emergency Homeless Shelter for Families

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  1. Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Agency Emergency Homeless Shelter for Families

  2. History of LFCAA Shelter • First opened in 1983 • Allows families to stay together • On-site case management and emergency services • Remains the only 24-hour family shelter in Fairfield County

  3. Fairfield County Needs • 2011 Point In Time Count • 91 homeless persons sheltered in temporary & emergency housing • 70 persons living in scattered site housing with assistance vouchers • 2008-2009 CoC Plan • indentified need for • increased emergency • shelter units for families

  4. LFCAA Shelter Outcomes • 2009 through 2012 LFCAA maintained a continuous waiting list • 2009: 40% obtained permanent housing; 30% moved back into previous situation; 30% remained in shelter into the next year • 2010: 64% obtained permanent housing; 36% moved back into previous situation; • 2011: 60% obtained permanent housing; 40% remained in shelter into the next year • 2012: to date, of those who have received services, 82% have obtained permanent housing

  5. Rehab Floor Plans - Before

  6. BEFORE • 3 single-room units

  7. BEFORE • Shared common areas • kitchen • bath • laundry

  8. Landscape BEFORE

  9. Rehab Floor Plans - After

  10. AFTER • 4 self contained units • ADA compliant

  11. AFTER • Private kitchen, bath and laundry facilities

  12. Landscape AFTER

  13. Shelter Rehab Advantages • Additional capacity and energy efficiency • Provide more effective case management with added privacy and dignity • Residents gaining life skills by being held responsible for their own unit on a daily basis • Each shelter unit is energy efficient • Since the rehabilitation, LFCAA family shelter has exhibited a 38% shorter length of stay

  14. Funding Sources • Donors: • Ohio Department of Development – OHCP $60,000 • Ohio Department of Development – OCA ARRA CSBG $17,104 • Lancaster-Fairfield CAA Board of Directors $96,642 • Fairfield County Foundation $50,000 • Lancaster Rotary Club $ 3,200 • JC Penney, Meijer and Kmart $ 746 • Pickerington Grace Fellowship Church $10,000 • Partners: • City of Lancaster CDBG • Fairfield Homes – Gorsuch Realty

  15. Presented by: Kellie Ailes, Executive Director kailes@faircaa.org

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