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Learn about the outcomes of the How's Nashville Registry Week and the strategic plan to house 200 vulnerable individuals in the next 100 days. Find out how you can contribute to ending homelessness in Nashville.
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June 4, 2013Final Results Public BriefingNashville Registry Week www.howsnashville.org Twitter: @howsnashville Facebook: www.facebook.com/HowsNashville Contact: Will Connelly, Metropolitan Homelessness Commission will.connelly@nashville.gov
Welcome Diane Kuhn Chair, Metropolitan Homelessness Commission
Thanks To Our Partners • Urban Housing Solutions • Tennessee State University • Nashville Downtown Partnership • Room in the Inn • Southern Alliance for People and Animal Welfare • Community Resource Center • Nashville Rescue Mission • First Management Services • Ghertner and Company • Randy Phillips • TN Fair Housing Coalition • Evergreen Real Estate • Community Food Advocates • Metro Social Services • MDHA • VA • Mental Health Cooperative • Park Center • Open Table Nashville • Colby’s Army • Operation Stand Down • Centerstone • Eckman/Freeman • NeedLink • UNHS • Safe Haven Family Shelter • East Nashville Cooperative Ministries • The Contributor
Agenda Welcome 100k Homes Campaign Registry Week Results Strategic Approach 100-day Housing Goal Community Involvement Closing
Prioritizing Most Vulnerable Vulnerability Factors • Liver Disease • Kidney Disease/End-Stage Renal Disease • HIV+/AIDS • Age over 60 years • History of Cold Weather Injury • 3 or more ER visits in previous 3 months • 3 or more hospital inpatient visits in the past year • Tri-morbidity (mental health + substance use + physical illness)
Registry Week Overview May 28th – May 31st • Tuesday: Volunteer Training • Weds, Thurs, Fri: 3:30 am to 7:30 am surveys (streets and camps) • 341 surveyed week of over 3 days (29th, 30th, 31st) • 28 surveyed in RITI; 100 surveyed in Rescue Mission June 1st – June 3rd • Data analysis, prepare community briefing June 4th • Community Briefing • Next: Move vulnerable into housing
Interview Methodology • Team leader with at least three team members • Divided Nashville into sectors (12 street, 8 camp teams) • Covered assigned sector on 3 consecutive mornings • Some teams had changes to coverage based on happenings the day before • Asked each person encountered to participate • Logged refusals • Offered full day bus pass as a thank you for participating
Interview Methodology • Patient • Respectful • Persistent • Compassionate
Nashville Registry Week Results 469 surveyed 222 (47%) vulnerable 67 identified as veterans
Nashville Results: Veterans • 67 (14%) veterans identified • 50 (75%) have honorable discharges • 41 of 67 (61%) are vulnerable
Nashville Results – Frequent Users • 663 total ER visits reported in last 3 months (annual cost of $1,326,000 @ only $500/visit) • 459 inpatient hospitalizations reported (annual cost of $671,058 @ $1,462/day) • Inpatient and ER costs combined total over $1,997,058 annual for 249 people
The Next 100 Days Goal: House 200 people in 100 days (by Sept. 1) Goal: 50 of 200 will be veterans (25%) Goal: Raise $200,000 ($1,000 per person) for move-in costs
Rental Assistance MDHA prioritizing rental assistance to most vulnerable VA increasing % of rental assistance to chronically homeless/vulnerable vets
Targeting Housing/Support Resources Approx. $15,000 per year for permanent supportive housing (200 people X $15,000 = $3 million) For the next 100 days, we only need $1,000 per person in cash to move vulnerable into housing (200 people x $1,000 = $200,000)
$1,000 Opens the Door for 1 Person $1,000 to pay for one-time move-in costs • Utility/security deposits • Furniture and household supplies Personal Responsibility • Tenant will pay 30% of income to rent/utilities • Will agree to abide by lease agreement • Will meet regularly with a housing retention worker
#1 Most Vulnerable in Nashville 66 years old 35 years without a home Vietnam Veteran, honorable discharge 3 ER visits in 3 months; 3 inpatient past year Kidney Disease Heart Disease Cancer Drinks alcohol everyday Likely has dx of mental illness
Another Vulnerable Neighbor (top 4%) 48 years old 3 years homeless Kidney Disease HIV/AIDS Cancer Asthma Hep C Brain Injury No health insurance No income other than Food Stamps
Open the Door for Housing Who in this room can sponsor at least 1 person for $1,000?