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MA Emergency Assistance (EA) Sheltering Program for Homeless Families

MA Emergency Assistance (EA) Sheltering Program for Homeless Families. Commissioner John Wagner, DTA Presentation to the Lt. Gov. and the MA Interagency Council December 14, 2006. Topics. Where We’re At Where We’re Going Biases:

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MA Emergency Assistance (EA) Sheltering Program for Homeless Families

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  1. MA Emergency Assistance (EA) Sheltering Program for Homeless Families Commissioner John Wagner, DTA Presentation to the Lt. Gov. and the MA Interagency Council December 14, 2006

  2. Topics • Where We’re At • Where We’re Going • Biases: • Our system is not set up in the best way to effectively combat homelessness • Future investments should address this

  3. Where We’re At • State (DTA) Shelter • FY07 Family Shelter: $74M* • FY07 Individual Shelter: $35M • *Family Shelter Growth • FY99 $37M and ~850 Families • FY07 $74M and ~1700 Families** • **Expanded Eligibility FY06 • 100% FPL to 130% FPL and others

  4. Where We’re Going • Began Some Reforms in FY05 • Assessment Pilot • Intensive Case Management • 207 S2H Payments • LHA/THP in Collaboration with DHCD • FY06 and FY07 Expanding Shelter Capacity • Ahead? Back to the Future/Issues • Informal Advisory Group (UW, Culhane, OFC) • Public Stakeholder Meetings • Expired Procurement

  5. Where We’re Going, cont. • Culhane’s, research promising and helpful to inform system redesign • Review of 494 exiters from Dec. 03-Feb-04 • Data match across agencies (MH, SA, CW) • Additional study of “exiters” (Weinreb/Rog) • Additional research (TBF and others) • Move System More Towards Families’ Needs (how utilized)

  6. Where We’re At, cont.(N=494 exiters from Dec. 03-Feb. 04)

  7. Where We’re Going, cont.(Early Thinking/Lessons) • Maintain a safety net (shelter), but invest in housing options. >200 days of emergency shelter is not emergency shelter; • Assessments helpful up-front. Once someone is “served” in shelter, fiscally hard to then fund other options; Also AZ experience of families >60 days decompensate; • Changing systems is difficult, but even more challenging when have to keep current system an option;

  8. Where We’re Going(Early Thinking/Lessons, cont.) • Prevention important, but housing retention. Research does not show 1:1 impact on shelter; • Solutions always tied to local (MA) housing market; • Consequently, system must also leverage workforce development resources/ solutions to ensure longer term housing affordability; • Shelter cannot be “magnet” for housing benefits.

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