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June 4, 2013 Final Results Public Briefing Nashville 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
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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?