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10-Year Homeless Action Plan UPDATE. Jenny Abramson CoC Quarterly Meeting July 17, 2014. 3 Key Strategies. Housing Health Income. 4,128 units of Permanent A ffordable Housing. 1,015 units affordable to 30% of Area Median Income (no services)
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10-Year Homeless Action PlanUPDATE Jenny Abramson CoC Quarterly Meeting July 17, 2014
3 Key Strategies • Housing • Health • Income
4,128 units of Permanent Affordable Housing • 1,015 units affordable to 30% of Area Median Income (no services) • 2,154 Permanent Supportive Housing (long-term services) • 330 facility-based SROs via acquisition/conversion • 389 set-asides in affordable housing developments • 330 master-leased units in existing housing • 1,105 units in existing housing created with rental assistance
4,128 units of Permanent Affordable Housing • 959 units of Rapid Re-Housing (with short-to-medium term case management)—rental assistance in existing housing • Plan will not designate a need for shelters or transitional housing • Describes opportunity to convert facilities to permanent housing at some point • Will describe research needed for cost-effective short-term solutions
Residents spending >45% of income for Housing + Transportation
Permanent Housing vs. Current Costs of Chronic Homelessness (2004, SF)
4,128 units of Permanent Affordable Housing • Existing housing (rental assistance & master-leasing) • Total 2,394 units--58% • New Construction (set-asides & conversions) • Total 1,734 units (42%) • ~1400 new units @ $350K = $491,400,000; • 330 acquisition/conversion @ $200K each – $66 million. • Total construction cost $557.4 million • Local investment needed = ~$162 million
Health • Enroll 100% of homeless persons in health coverage • Establish primary care • Ensure access to mental health and substance abuse treatment (parity) • Build agency capacity to obtain Medi-Cal reimbursement for case management and other services needed to house vulnerability people in the community
Income • Economic Wellness: bundled benefits, financial education, asset-building • SOAR Benefits Initiative for ~50% of homeless who are presumed eligible for SSI/SSDI • First-time approval • Results in income that offsets housing costs • Work-Readiness Initiative for ~50% of homeless who are not disabled • At $9 min. wage + bundled benefits, a person can be self-sufficient in housing
Build the Capacity to Scale Up • Training in evidence-based practice (EBPs) • Put existing EBPs onto Upstream Portfolio, especially Housing First, Rapid Re-Housing • Use opportunities presented by Affordable Care Act • System-Wide Coordinated Intake
Coming Up • Final Stages of drafting Plan Update • Board of Supervisors—August • City Councils—September