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VA Homeless Veteran Services in North Carolina

VA Homeless Veteran Services in North Carolina. Jeff Doyle, LISW VA Mid-Atlantic Network Homeless Coordinator (919) 688-7613 – Jeffrey.Doyle@va.gov. Homeless Veterans in North Carolina. VAMC Specific Data. North Carolina Homeless Demographics. VA Pillars. Outreach Treatment Prevention

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VA Homeless Veteran Services in North Carolina

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  1. VA Homeless Veteran Services in North Carolina Jeff Doyle, LISW VA Mid-Atlantic Network Homeless Coordinator (919) 688-7613 – Jeffrey.Doyle@va.gov WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  2. Homeless Veterans in North Carolina WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  3. VAMC Specific Data WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  4. North Carolina Homeless Demographics WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  5. VA Pillars • Outreach • Treatment • Prevention • Housing • Income • Community Partnership WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  6. Overview ofVA Programs • HCHV – Outreach; Access to VA clinical programs. National Call Center for Homeless Veterans. Veterans Justice Outreach/Re-Entry • Prevention – Vocational program, Supportive Services for Veterans Families Grants: Asheville, Raleigh, Winston-Salem. • Transitional Housing – HCHV Contract Beds, Grant and Per Diem, VA Domiciliary • Permanent Supportive Housing – HUD/VASH WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  7. Supportive Servicesfor Veterans Families http://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  8. HUD/VASH Vouchers in NC WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  9. HUD/VASH Vouchers Awarded Vouchers in Use(as of 12-26-12) WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  10. Housing First • Housing First is an approach that centers on providing homeless people with housing quickly and then providing services as needed. • What differentiates a Housing First approach from other strategies is that there is an immediate and primary focus on helping individuals and families quickly access and sustain permanent housing. • This approach is consistent with what most people experiencing homelessness want and seek help to achieve.

  11. Principles of Housing First • Consumer choice and empowerment • Recovery and veteran-centric principles • Separation of services and housing • Services are voluntary and flexible • Community integration • Low-barrier and recovery-oriented • Emphasis is on personal choice and responsibility for decision making. Goal is to help veterans live a healthy life and make better life choices (non-judgmental, solution-focused) • Does not require complete abstinence as a goal of treatment; focus is always on recovery and community integration

  12. Why Housing First? • It ends homelessness. • Housing First eliminates the need for costly shelter care and transitional and short-term treatment services aimed at preparing veterans to be “housing ready or housing worthy.” • Studies demonstrate that Housing First reduces ER visits, unscheduled mental health and medical hospitalization. • Decreases the frequency and duration of homelessness.

  13. VA Community Partnership • Direct Funding • Grant and Per Diem: Annual National Grants for transitional beds. Current priority is on Tranisition in Place Model. • Contract: Medical Center specific contracts for emergency, mental health and medical respite beds. • SSVF: Annual National Grants for Rapid Re-Housing and Prevention. http://www.va.gov/homeless/ WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  14. GPD WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  15. VA Continuum of Services WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  16. Other Community Partnership • Service Agreement • MOA • SOAR • Medical Center Point of Contact – Former SOAR Workers • Evidence of Existing Partnership for with VA for Grant applications. • Housing/Leverage of Services • Coordinating with community housing services to increase supported housing beds by leveraging VA services in exchange. WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  17. Targeting Resources LowNeed HighNeed Less Intense More Intense WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

  18. VAMC Contacts WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS 1-877-424-3838

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