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Common Themes & Research Strategies of Successful Ten Year Plans

Common Themes & Research Strategies of Successful Ten Year Plans. M. Lori Thomas Assistant Professor Department of Social work. Guiding Questions & Definitions. What are the commonalities among successful Ten Year Plans? What? How?

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Common Themes & Research Strategies of Successful Ten Year Plans

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  1. Common Themes &Research Strategies ofSuccessful Ten Year Plans M. Lori Thomas Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Social work

  2. Guiding Questions & Definitions • What are the commonalities among successful Ten Year Plans? • What? • How? • What do the plans propose to measure and how do they plan to measure it? Successful = Reduction in homelessness & Recognition as a model

  3. What? • Prevention • Emergency Prevention • Systems Prevention • Affordable, Permanent Housing • Housing First • Rapid Re-Housing • Targeted Supportive Services • Outreach

  4. How? ICH – Ten Elements of Great Plans: • Political/Community Will • Partnerships • Consumer-Centric Solutions • Business Plan • Budget Implications • Prevention AND Intervention • Innovative Ideas • Implementation Team(s) • Broad-Based Resources • Living Documents

  5. How? NAEH – Four Factors for Success • Identify a person/body responsible for implementation • Set numeric outcomes • Identify funding source(s) • Set a clear implementation timeline

  6. Measuring Success • Identify specific outcomes for the system and for programs • Identify the unintended consequences of stated outcomes • Articulate a plan for programs that do not meet benchmarks • Build sufficient data and research infrastructure • Report regularly (quarterly and annual reports) • Evaluate evaluation • Attend to federal priorities

  7. HEARTH Act – Selection Criteria (A) Previous Performance Regarding Homelessness • Length of time people are homeless • Repeat episodes of homelessness • Thoroughness in reaching homeless people • Reduction in the number of homeless people • Job and income growth • Prevention • If serving families defined as homeless under other federal statutes, success in helping families achieve independent living

  8. HEARTH Act – Selection Criteria (B) The Community’s Plan Addresses Efforts to: • Reduce the number of homeless people • Reduce the length of homeless episodes • Collaborate with local education authorities to identify families eligible for education provision • Address the needs of all relevant subpopulations • Incorporate comprehensive strategies • Set performance measures • Set timelines • Identify funding sources • Identify entities responsible for implementation • If serving families defined as homeless under other federal statutes, plans to help achieve independent living

  9. HEARTH Act – Selection Criteria • (C) Methodology for setting priorities; • (D) Leveraging of other public and private resources; • (E) Coordination with the other Federal, State, local, private, and other entities; • (F) If serving families defined as homeless under other federal statutes, demonstrate prevention of homeless among so defined and achievement in independent living • Other factors as HUD sees appropriate

  10. Federal Strategic Plan Goals: • Finish the job of ending chronic homelessness in 5 years • Prevent and end homelessness among veterans in 5 years • Prevent and end homelessness for families, youth, and children in 10 years • Set a path to ending all types of homelessness

  11. Federal Strategic Plan Themes: • Increase leadership, collaboration, & civic engagement • Increase access to stable and affordable housing • Increase economic security • Improve health and stability • Transform homeless services to a crisis response system that prevents homelessness and rapidly returns people who are homeless to stable housing

  12. SAMHSA NOMS • Reduce Morbidity/Improve Level of Functioning • Increase Employment/Education • Reduce Criminal Justice Involvement • Increase Housing Stability • Increase Social Support/Connectedness • Increase Access to Services • Increase Retention in Substance Abuse Treatment • Reduce Utilization of Psychiatric Hospitalization • Cost Effectiveness • Use of Evidence-Based Practices

  13. Exemplar – Columbus, OH • Lead Agency • Performance/Outcomes-Based Funding Model • 15 System Indicators; 30 Client & Program Indicators • Quality and Performance Standards Reviewed & Published Quarterly • Poorly performing programs must participate in a Quality Improvement Intervention Program • Annual on-site data quality audits • CoC Steering Committee annually reviews performance benchmarks/targets

  14. Indicators of System Change • A change in power • A change in money • A change in habits • A change in technology or skills • A change in ideas or values Grieff, D., Psroscio, T., & Wilkins, C. (2003). Laying a new foundation: Changing the systems that create and sustain supportive housing. Oakland, CA: Corporation for Supportive Housing.

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