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Kris Freed Chief Program Officer LA Family Housing

Kris Freed Chief Program Officer LA Family Housing. "Find, Pay, Stay” RRH for Low-Income Households. Out of Reach 2018: California. How much do I have to make?. How many of you can afford that?. Budgeting as a Tool. Average Rent Room for rent $900 Single $1100

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Kris Freed Chief Program Officer LA Family Housing

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  1. Kris Freed Chief Program Officer LA Family Housing "Find, Pay, Stay” RRH for Low-Income Households

  2. Out of Reach 2018: California

  3. How much do I have to make? How many of you can afford that?

  4. Budgeting as a Tool Average Rent Room for rent $900 Single $1100 1 bedroom $1300 2 bedroom $1700 3 bedroom $2100 • Case Scenario • Family size 5 2A 3C • Wants a 2 bedroom • Works PT at Target • Gets CW and Food Stamps • Is this housing goal realistic ? • What changes can be made? • How would you use this tool to • help develop a housing plan? • How could this tool be beneficial • in getting buy-in from the family?

  5. Shared Housing…..

  6. Why Shared Housing? • Rising cost of housing • Lack of adequate housing stock • Not enough affordable housing • Stagnant incomes • Shrinking resources • Can be a great diversion strategy

  7. Types of Shared Housing • Room for rent in an established house • Available units in the market • Section 8 units • TAY host homes • Child care or senior care

  8. Benefits • More affordable • Can reside in better neighborhoods • More sustainable • Built in supports • Families of choice • Can house more than one person/family at a time • A way to more quickly move folks out of shelter • Step up to more independent living

  9. Match.Com • Use technology • Share Housing Tool coming to a market near you soon • Identify potential matches using an app like “match.com” • Coordinators set up meetings • Like speed dating • Pick or decline any or all • If it doesn’t work out, re-pull matches & try again

  10. Systemic If more Americans shared housing, it could virtually end homelessness (Ellen & O’Flaherty, 2002)

  11. But when that’s not an option…………

  12. LAFH Model • Leveraging all RRH resources • City, County, State, Federal and philanthropic/faith based funding • Uses data to determine how much and for how long • Removes the financial decision making from the social worker engaged with the family • Based on participant needs, not program need/resource bank • Highlights the importance of clinical intervention alongside financial assistance • Consistent messaging about capacity of RRH program and methods available to achieve end goal

  13. Rental Assistance Calculator Usage • Holistic assessment (SPDAT) completed at intake and every 3months post lease up • Reassessment of RA Calculator completed each quarter to determine ongoing financial assistance • Family and Landlord are provided rental breakdown each quarter • Allows for exit planning and future oriented thinking • Can address anxieties and barriers within a targeted time frame • No surprises! • Only change rental subsidy amount when indicated by data • Determine your COCs or agency prioritization outside of general RRH • Always use diversion practices first

  14. Rental Assistance Calculator • Participant’s Full SPDAT score to determine length of rental assistance (track) • Income and rent determines amount of rental assistance (percent paid by providers and participant) • The tool is based on the evidenced based Progress Engagement Model • Allows for a streamlined and objective approach in determining the amount of rental assistance and the length of time in program

  15. Things to Consider: • Use a Progressive Engagement (and disengagement) model • Not just the service delivery – Rental assistance too! • Budget in a “safety net” • Relocation funds, second security deposits, and/or moving expenses can be the difference between stability and homelessness • Crisis will happen; When you’re prepared it’s no longer a crisis • Prioritize and leverage funding to reduce waste and duplication of services • Define boundaries and scope of work with participant and staff • Program administrators and direct service staff have to be on the same page about desired outcomes and goals

  16. Landlord Engagement

  17. But… How Do We Really Create Housing Opportunities • Non-Traditional Methods • Cold calling property management firms and setting up appointments • Weekly driving and walking tours • Asking our current landlords to give us referrals • Using the real estate title search database to find out who owns what…and when things may hit the market • Provide gift cards as incentive to get to the decision makers ($5 Starbucks) Go to the eviction courts…..you get to divert those before they enter the system and gain access to units that will be available very, very. very soon!

  18. Employment • Employment is part of the stabilization team • Use existing community services (e.g. WorkSource) to do resume or other “employment focused” role • Building relationships with the community employers • Match similar to the way we do housing match Benefits: • Increase in job placement by over 100% and 32% of placements paid $17+/hrly • Reduced duplication of service

  19. Housing Stabilization Housing First means the hard work begins at move in! Find, Pay, Stay

  20. Contact: Kris Freed kfreed@lafh.org kfreed@orgcode.com

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