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Implementing the HEARTH Act in Virginia

Norm Suchar National Alliance to End Homelessness. Implementing the HEARTH Act in Virginia. CoC Interim Rule Coordinated Assessment Shifting Resources Governance. Agenda. Timing Components Rapid Re-Housing CoC Board Definition of Homelessness Administrative Funding

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Implementing the HEARTH Act in Virginia

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  1. Norm Suchar National Alliance to End Homelessness Implementing the HEARTH Actin Virginia

  2. CoC Interim Rule • Coordinated Assessment • Shifting Resources • Governance Agenda

  3. Timing • Components • Rapid Re-Housing • CoC Board • Definition of Homelessness • Administrative Funding • Summaries at endhomelessness.org and hudhre.info Interim Rule

  4. Reduce the number who become homeless • Reduce length of homelessness • Reduce return to homelessness • Reduce overall homelessness • Increase jobs and income • Other accomplishments • Thoroughness in reaching homeless population Performance Measures

  5. Coordinated Assessment

  6. ‘ • “Centralized or coordinated assessment system is … a centralized or coordinated process designed to coordinate program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals. [It] covers the geographic area, is easily accessed by individuals and families seeking housing or services, is well advertised, and includes a comprehensive and standardized assessment tool.” (578.3)

  7. Centralized • Decentralized • Telephone-based/2-1-1 • Mobile case manager • Mixed Potential Models

  8. Consider safety, certification, and data concerns • Ensure DV survivors are connected to housing opportunities No. 1: Plan a system that includes accommodations for DV survivors

  9. Consolidate emergency rental assistance funds at the front door • Develop brief prevention/diversion screening tool • Have case managers ready to mediate tenant disputes No. 2: Include Prevention and Shelter Diversion

  10. Identify people being screened out • Look at entrance requirements with a system lens (incorporating cost, need, model) No. 3: Break down program barriers

  11. Use written standards to support careful targeting and best practice • Ensure higher-cost, service-intensive interventions support households with the most difficult barriers to being re-housed • Use progressive engagement No. 4: Develop written standards based on best practice

  12. Make sure as much of the process as possible is in writing • Develop clear data guidelines • Have a set chain of command to deal with any hiccups No. 5: Create Clear Policies and Procedures

  13. Shifting Resources

  14. Alameda County, CA

  15. Within a program • Between programs • Between strategies Resource Shifts

  16. Governance

  17. Don’t skimp on data • Staff community-wide policy and coordination • Create incentives for good performance • Bring in other funders • Get meaningful consumer involvement Keys to Successful Governance

  18. Questions

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