San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) City of San Diego Homeless Shelters & Services Programs Temporary Bridge Shelters December Reporting Summary Housing Authority of the City of San Diego Agenda Item #3 March 13, 2018 Jeff Davis Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff San Diego Housing Commission Lisa Jones Director of Housing First Administration Homeless Housing Innovations Department

Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs City of San Diego Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs Objectives Offer a safe place for men, women, and children experiencing homelessness to receive Bridge Housing, Emergency Shelter, and appropriate services needed while preparing for permanent housing placements using the principles of “Housing First.” Contribute to the regional goals of ensuring instances of homelessness are rare, brief, and non-recurring. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #2

Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs City of San Diego Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs Goals Low Barrier Prioritize entry of 100 percent of beds for persons from the Streets, Emergency Shelter, or Safe Havens. Occupancy Rate Maintain a monthly average occupancy rate of at least 95 percent. Length of Stay Average length of time to move program participants out of shelters and into permanent housing is 120 days (no limit on length of stay). San Diego Housing Commission Slide #3

Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs City of San Diego Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs Prioritization Levels – Target Populations Priority Level 01 Unit Ready VI-SPDAT score “Match Ready” Matched to a housing subsidy Looking for permanent housing Priority Level 02 Match Ready VI-SPDAT score “Match Ready” Waiting to be matched to a housing subsidy 01 Unit Ready 02 Match Ready 03 Navigation Ready 04 Assessment Ready Subpopulations Single Adults Families & Single Women Veterans Priority Level 03 Navigation Ready VI-SPDAT score Working with Housing Navigator to become “Match Ready” Priority Level 04 Assessment Ready VI-SPDAT score San Diego Housing Commission Slide #4

Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs City of San Diego Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs Overview Single Adults Operator: Alpha Project for the Homeless Location: 16th & Newton Opened: December 1, 2017 Veterans Operator: Veterans Village of San Diego Location: Sports Arena Boulevard Opened: December 22, 2017 Single Women & Families Operator: Father Joe’s Villages Location: 14th & Commercial Opened: Projected to Open January 3, 2018 Temporary Bridge Shelters Safe, short-term program providing shelter and basic services focused on supporting residents to access permanent housing. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #5

Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs City of San Diego Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs Single Adults Capacity Nightly Capacity: 324 beds are available each night to single men and women. Occupancy: On December 31, 2018, 96% of the available beds were occupied. Numbers Served Total Served December: 436 individuals Total Served YTD: 436 individuals Exits to Permanent Housing Exits to Permanent Housing: 7 Exits to Permanent Housing YTD: 7 Single Adults Shelter Provides Temporary Bridge Shelter and appropriate services to single adults in a supportive, low-barrier environment. Prioritization Levels December Intakes - Priority 1 and 2: 38 December Intakes - Priority 3 & 4: 398 San Diego Housing Commission Slide #6

Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs City of San Diego Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs Veterans Capacity Nightly Capacity: 200 beds each night are available to single Veterans. Occupancy: On December 31, 2018, 29% of the available beds were occupied. Numbers Served Total Served January: 84 individuals Total Served YTD: 84 individuals Exits to Permanent Housing Exits to Permanent Housing: 0 Exits to Permanent Housing YTD: 0 Photo: San Diego Union-Tribune Veterans Shelter Provides Temporary Bridge Shelter and appropriate services to single adult veterans in a supportive, low-barrier environment. Prioritization Levels December Intakes - Priority 1 and 2: 78 December Intakes - Priority 3 & 4: 6 San Diego Housing Commission Slide #7

Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs City of San Diego Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs Challenges The primary challenge to date has been the quality of data in the Coordinated Entry System (CES), which informs the prioritization reports used for intakes into each Shelter. Given the age of the data in CES, the Shelters experienced problems reaching out to individuals identified in the first data captures. Examples include: Outdated client geographic location; Outdated contact information (e.g., disconnected phone numbers); and Invalid housing statuses (e.g., 37 of the 164 clients identified as Priority Level 1 were already in permanent housing). San Diego Housing Commission Slide #8

Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs City of San Diego Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs Next Steps SDHC and Shelter operators have been working closely with the Regional Task Force on Homelessness to refine CES data entries and ensure more accurate prioritization lists are generated. Moving forward, these issues are expected to diminish as referrals to the Shelters will be made in real or near real-time by RTFH staff at the same time a Housing Navigator is assigned or a permanent housing resource match is secured by a household. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #9

Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs City of San Diego Temporary Bridge Shelter Programs Questions San Diego Housing Commission Slide #10