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Join us in the fight to end homelessness in CT! Learn about our victories, goals, community impact, and innovative housing solutions. Let's work together to create lasting change.

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  1. Insert Your CAN Name/Logo(s) Here 2018 Homelessness and Housing Advocacy Days

  2. Partners working together in XXX CAN Insert the logos of your CAN participating agencies here

  3. Building Momentum to End Homelessness

  4. We are Ending Homelessness in CTConsistent decline in the total number of people experiencing homelessness for five consecutive years. Source: CT Point-in-Time Count Data 2013-2017

  5. Decrease in our “Point in Time” Count Source: CT Point-in-Time Count Data 2013-2017

  6. Decrease in numbers of chronically homeless in the “Point in Time” Count Source: CT Point-in-Time Count Data 2012-2017

  7. Victories to Date • CT was recognized in 2016 by the federal government as one of the first two states in the nation to end homelessness among Veterans. • From January 2015 to December 2017, CT providers housed 1,948 people experiencing chronic homelessness, bringing CT within reach of our goal of ending chronic homelessness. • Since January 2014, there has been a 62% decrease in individuals experiencing chronic homelessness (long-term homelessness with a severe disability). In February, 2018, there were 191 adults experiencing chronic homelessness in CT – the lowest number to date.

  8. Goals • Finish job of ending chronic homelessness • End family and youth homelessness (2020) • Set a path to end all forms of homelessness

  9. In the Waterbury-LitchfieldCAN in 2017, 1,070 persons slept in shelter, including 117 Families 202Children in Families 733 Individuals Source: CT Homeless Management Information System, FFY17 Annual

  10. Homelessness is expensive • Bring a partner from a local hospital who can speak to cost of homelessness. • Present a story of a client who circulated through jail, shelter, detox, etc. and found stability in housing • Tell the story of impact on your local community: bring a partner who can share story of how housing has had a positive impact on local business, residential climate. *Explain the costs of homelessness in your community.

  11. Housing Works

  12. Housing Subsidy Rapid re-housingSupport services 1 Investments in 2 3 Help families and individuals transition to housing, stability, and hope.

  13. Permanent Supportive Housing: • Housing + Services

  14. Permanent Supportive Housing (housing + services) can cut system costs by 70%.

  15. Rapid Re-Housing: Housing placement + Stabilization services

  16. 4 years after receiving Rapid Re-Housing support, 91% of all households served have not returned to a shelter

  17. Our Community’s Work to End HomelessWaterbury-Litchfield CAN

  18. Chronic Homelessness • Housed over 1,948chronically homeless individuals statewide between 2015-2017 • What are your successes? (Tell local story) • Illustrate cost effectiveness of PSH (if able) • How will cuts impact your services and ability to end chronic homelessness? • Discuss preserving DOH Housing and Homelessness and DMHAS Housing Supports and Services line items to support your work in ending CH.

  19. Preserve the DOH Housing and Homelessness line item $78.6 million Frontline homeless services, outreach, emergency shelters, and the Rental Assistance Program (RAP), which is a critical component of supportive housing

  20. Preserve the DMHAS Housing Supports and Services line item $23.3 million Supportive housing continues to be the most effective housing model to assist people experiencing chronic homelessness and is proven to cut public costs by up to 70%.

  21. Youth • Describe work with Youth Engagement Team Initiatives and collaborative partners. • Discuss results from 2017 Youth Count in your region. • How will cuts impact your services and ability to address homelessness among youth and young adults? • Discuss preserving the DOH Homeless youth line item to support your work in addressing youth homelessness. • What are your successes (tell local story)?

  22. *You might want to describe specific efforts Example

  23. Preserve the DOH Homeless Youth line item $2.3 million For crisis response, outreach, housing services & supports

  24. Families • What is your community doing to end homelessness among families? • What are your success (tell a local story) • How will cuts impact your services and ability to address homelessness among families? • Discuss preserving the DOH Homeless youth line item to support your work in addressing youth homelessness.

  25. *You might want to tell a story about the challenges facing your community Example

  26. End Homelessness among Families with Children and Youth by the end of 2020 To meet our goals by the end of 2020, Connecticut will need to invest in a continuum of housing support services for families and youth, target deeply affordable units and expand rapid re-housing.

  27. Coordinated Access Network System • How has the CAN system changed the way that we serve those experiencing homelessness? • Successes? (tell local story) • How will cuts impact your ability to sustain the system and serve all populations experiencing homelessness?

  28. Preserve DOH Resources for CANs Community Investment Funds (CIA) 2-1-1 is a critical part of our system – serving as the single front door to homeless resources. The CAN infrastructure enables us to assist individuals in a coordinated and streamline way to help them exit homelessness.

  29. *You might want to insert information about your community programs facing cuts

  30. Reaching Home Legislative Initiatives

  31. Reduce Barriers to Child Care for Families with Children Experiencing Homelessness Providing a 90-day grace period for child health documentation (i.e., immunizations and health form) required by child care licensing regulations would allow for immediate enrollment of homeless children in a licensed child care setting.

  32. Identify and Educate Unaccompanied Homeless Youth By improving identification and affirming protections that allow homeless students to stay in school, we can move the needle toward our goal of ending youth homelessness by the end of 2020.

  33. Through Opening Doors-CT, we have developed shared policy priorities • Preserve DOH Housing and Homelessness line item – $78.6 M • Preserve DMHAS Housing Supports and Services line item – $23.3 M • Preserve DOH Homeless Youth line item – $2.3M • Preserve DOH resources for Coordinated Access Networks (CANs) • Reduce barriers for child care for families with children experiencing homelessness • Identify and educate unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness

  34. We are asking for your supportTogether we can end homelessness! Example

  35. Thank You! Questions?

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