Ending Veteran Homelessness in Sarasota and Manatee Counties – The Final Stretch Kay Moshier McDivitt; Senior Technical Assistance Specialist March 18, 2016

Veteran Homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring Vision Veteran Homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring Susan

Collective Impact Model A Common Agenda ...Veteran individuals and families who become homeless return to permanent housing within 90 days. …homelessness will be rare, brief, and non-recurrent. kay National Alliance to End Homelessness

Using Housing First to End Veteran Homelessness in Sarasota, Bradenton, Charlotte County Susan turns over to kay

Housing First Core Components Few to no programmatic prerequisites to permanent housing entry Low barrier admission policies Rapid and streamlined entry into permanent housing Supportive services are voluntary Tenants have full rights, responsibilities, and legal protections Practices and policies to prevent lease violations and evictions Applicable in a variety of housing models kay National Alliance to End Homelessness

National Alliance to End Homelessness Persons in Florida 2013 Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Behavioral Health Barometer 2014 National Alliance to End Homelessness

National Alliance to End Homelessness Sarasota County 2013 Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Behavioral Health Barometer Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition Out of Reach 2014 Report, Census Bureau 2014, Florida Council on Homelessness 2014 Report National Alliance to End Homelessness

Federal Criteria and Benchmarks for Ending Veteran Homelessness Lisa turns over to kay

Federal Criteria USICH/Mayor’s Challenge Criteria The Community has identified all veterans experiencing homelessness. Coordinated Entry Coordinated Outreach All Veterans regardless of time served or type of discharge Kay

Federal Criteria USICH/Mayor’s Challenge Criteria The Community Provides immediate shelter to any unsheltered veteran Access to shelter is not contingent upon sobriety, income, criminal records, or other unnecessary conditions Includes ES, bridge housing, TH, or other temporary setting Kay

Federal Criteria USICH/Mayor’s Challenge Criteria The Community only provides service intensive transitional housing (GPD) in limited instances Priority for use of TH as a short term bridge to PH Service intensive TH provided only when a veteran indicates a preference over an immediate offer of permanent housing Kay

Federal Criteria USICH/Mayor’s Challenge Criteria The Community has capacity to assist every veteran to move swiftly into permanent housing. Permanent housing has been identified for all veterans experiencing homelessness, including those in transitional housing Community assists all veterans to quickly move to permanent housing without barriers to entry (housing first principles) Kay

Federal Criteria USICH/Mayor’s Challenge Criteria The Community has resources, plans and system capacity in place should any veteran become homeless in the future. Community has a coordinated entry system that includes outreach, identification and engagement to quickly identify and house newly homeless Veterans Community has resources and capacity to provide services to prevent Veteran homelessness Community has capacity and resources in place to promote the long term stability of Veterans who have entered permanent housing Kay

Federal Criteria Benchmarks Chronic homeless among veterans has been ended. Veterans are continuously offered permanent housing every two weeks even when they do not initially accept the offer. Kay

Federal Criteria Benchmarks Every veteran has quick access to permanent housing Average time from identification of the Veteran to permanent housing move-in is 90 days or less. Kay

Federal Criteria Benchmarks The community has sufficient permanent housing capacity. Number of Veterans moving to permanent housing each month is greater than the number of Veterans becoming homeless Kay

Federal Criteria Benchmarks The community is committed to housing first and provides service transitional housing only in limited instances Number of Veterans choosing service –intensive transitional housing is less than the number of Veterans moving to permanent housing each month Kay

GPD Programs Service-intensive Transitional Housing (TH) Should only be used in Limited Circumstances Veteran must be offered access to permanent housing first Veteran must choose to go to the transitional housing program instead of using the permanent housing offer Veterans choosing service-intensive TH must be assisted in moving to permanent housing quickly – document regular (every two week) offers

Planning How do we permanently house each veteran still on the master list? Who needs to be engaged? How will we ensure that each veteran is permanently housed within 90 days or less of being identified as homeless? What criteria must be met to offer a veteran service intensive TH in only very limited circumstances? What is a better use of our GPD beds to meet the goal of ending veteran homelessness? What will Sarasota/Manatee Counties look like with no homeless veterans? Susan Who needs to be engaged? Who is in charge of the list? What group will review the list? How often? What information needs to be included?