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Shifting Resources, Maintaining Emergency Responses

Shifting Resources, Maintaining Emergency Responses. Tom Albanese, L.S.W. Director of Programs & Planning Community Shelter Board www.csb.org National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness: Uniting Leaders, Sharing Solutions Seattle, Washington February 7, 2008.

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Shifting Resources, Maintaining Emergency Responses

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  1. Shifting Resources, Maintaining Emergency Responses Tom Albanese, L.S.W. Director of Programs & Planning Community Shelter Board www.csb.org National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness: Uniting Leaders, Sharing Solutions Seattle, Washington February 7, 2008

  2. Franklin County Family System Diversion Permanent housing, usually with Transition assistance • First contact between YWCA Family Center and family: • Triage • Referral • Assessment • Services • Guidance Welcome to the Family Center Permanent housing Direct Housing Tier II Shelter Transitional Housing Permanent Supportive Housing Treatment programs for severe issues

  3. System Framework • Prevention & diversion • Single point of contact • Minimize shelter stay/move to appropriate housing quickly • Measures results and manage for outcomes

  4. System Design Characteristics • Extensive housing partnerships • Access to short-term rental assistance • Highly collaborative • High accountability and transparency

  5. Front Door Shelter • Single point of entry • Supply expands to meet demand • Triage before intake • Housing First design • Coordinated with all housing resources

  6. Front Door Shelter Results Reduces homelessness • 50-60% of contacts don’t need to come to shelter Successful in re-housing within short time • 65% families sheltered move to next step housing • Average length of stay = 20 days Achieves long-term success • Recidivism < 1%

  7. Impact: Family homelessness declined Data for 2001-2002 is unavailable.

  8. Impact: Increased housing outcomes Data for 2001-2002 is unavailable.

  9. Family System Successes • Shared values and shared goals • 100% commitment to housing outcomes as primary purpose • 100% commitment to increasing community resources for families • Responsive and nimble to changes

  10. Challenges • Lack of affordable housing • Declining household incomes

  11. What’s New? • Targeted prevention • Convert some Tier II shelter to Direct Housing • Keep increasing housing outcomes

  12. Shifting Resources, Maintaining Emergency Responses Tom Albanese, L.S.W. Community Shelter Board 111 Liberty Street, Suite 150 Columbus, Ohio 43215 talbanese@csb.org www.csb.org National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness: Uniting Leaders, Sharing Solutions Seattle, Washington February 7, 2008

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