Arizona’s 3 CoCs. . . . . What is a CoC and why should you care? AZ Housing Coalition Presentation November 13, 2018

Introductions Anne Scott, MAG AZ502 COC Pamela Moseley, Pima County AZ501 COC Karia Lee Basta, ADOH AZ500 COC

What is a Continuum of Care (CoC)? Housing First HUD – HEARTH Interim Rule Community - a collaborative and inclusive community-based process for planning and managing homeless assistance resources and services effectively and efficiently to end homelessness Reduce Barriers McKinney Act – 1987 Later renamed McKinney-Vento COC Started in 1994 – single comprehensive application HEARTH reauthorized McKinney Vento – May 2009 Amended and reauthorizes Interim Rule 2012 Both a document and process and projects Includes providers that don’t receive HUD monies ESG, other federal partners, § 578.7 Responsibilities of the Continuum of Care. (a) Operate the Continuum of Care. The Continuum of Care must: (8) In consultation with recipients of Emergency Solutions Grants program funds within the geographic area, establish and operate either a centralized or coordinated assessment system that provides an initial, comprehensive assessment of the needs of individuals and families for housing and services. The Continuum must develop a specific policy to guide the operation of the centralized or coordinated assessment system on how its system will address the needs of individuals and families who are fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, but who are seeking shelter or services from non-victim service providers. This system must comply with any requirements established by HUD by Notice. Coordinated Entry

Arizona CoC’s

Arizona Maricopa CoC Pima CoC Balance of State CoC (13 counties)

Goals of Today’s Presentations Strategies in use to end homelessness How everyone’s engagement can assist Arizona in ending homelessness How data informs decisions

7 Performance Measures 1. Length of Time Persons Remain Homeless 2. The Extent to which Persons who Exit Homelessness to PH Destinations Return to Homelessness w/in 6-12 months and 2 years 3. Number of Homeless Persons 4. Employment and Income Growth 5. Number of Persons who Become Homeless for the 1st Time 6. Homelessness Prevention and Housing Placement of Persons Defined under other Federal statutes 7. Successful Placement from Street Outreach This is the third year that HUD is tracking this info. Reported on these this year. Measure 6a: Preventing Returns to Homelessness within 6 and 12 Months Among This Subset of Families and Youth Measure 6b: Preventing Returns to Homelessness within 24 Months Among This Subset of Families and Youth Measure 6c: Successful Housing Placement Among This Subset of Families and Youth Measure 7b: Successful Placement in or Retention of Permanent Housing Are we serving the most vulnerable and difficult to serve population? Are we reducing the length of time someone is experiencing homelessness? Are we increasing jobs, income, self-sufficiency? Are we achieving the APR goals? Are we effectively using federal monies? Are we using HMIS effectively, analyzing the data, seeing patterns? There’s a session on these giving this year’

CoC Program Funding Comparison FY 2016 vs FY 2017 AZ 502 Maricopa Regional $25,418,465 $25,888,759 AZ 501 Tucson/Pima $ 8,414,896 $ 8,640,835 AZ 500 BOSCOC $ 3,999,989 $ 3,996,879 $37,833,350 $38,526,473 BOSCOC - bos loss $3110. 25 Contracts Overall gained 693,123 4 RRH 19 PH/7 all/12 partially chronic 1 Planning Means 25.9 million goes to PSH 8.5 million to TH 1,070,734 TH 213,140 HMIS 36,846 RRH 2,895,649 PSH

The ESG Funds of Total

DATA Data is what informs planning, decisions, and funding Data measures outcomes and performance We use a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and so do our Federal partners for programs i.e. VASH, SSVF, PATH, ESG, RHY. A web based program All use Bowman Systems Service Point Maricopa HMIS Lead Agency is C I & R Pima HMIS Lead Agency is Pima County Balance of State HMIS Lead Agency is ADOH

2018 PIT Totals Total: 9,865 BOS TPCH MAG 1102 1017 3680 sheltered 1085 363 2618 unsheltered Total: 9,865

2018 Housing Inventory This is what is available, doesn’t mean every bed is full. Add another pie showing people in beds from HIC.

CoC’S Sheltered & Unsheltered

COC Sheltered and Unsheltered 3 Year Review Year ES TH Str Total 2012 1186 526 874 2596 2013 915 471 1049 2435 2014 1019 330 1005 2354 2015 851 246 1305 2402 3781 2716 3244 40 9781 3942 2360 3244 40 9586 3663 2096 4066 14 9839

HEARTH - Coordinated ENTRY From the HUD Interim Rule: Centralized or coordinated entry system is defined to mean a centralized or coordinated process designed to coordinate program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals. A centralized or coordinated entry system: covers the geographic area, is easily accessed by individuals and families seeking housing or services, is well advertised, and includes a comprehensive and standardized assessment tool. Is a common process for accessing homeless assistance services, including prevention, diversion, emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, support services and permanent housing. This definition establishes basic minimum requirements for the Continuum’s centralized or coordinated assessment system.

Homeless Population – Not Homogeneous Assessment determines NEED From the HUD Interim Rule: Centralized or coordinated entry system is defined to mean a centralized or coordinated process designed to coordinate program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals. A centralized or coordinated assessment system covers the geographic area, is easily accessed by individuals and families seeking housing or services, is well advertised, and includes a comprehensive and standardized assessment tool. Shelter/ Housing Help Permanent Supportive Housing Transitional Housing Rapid Re-housing

Common Coordinated Entry Factors All are using VI-SPDAT for standard assessment AZ501 - using No Wrong Door AZ502 – Specific Points of Entry AZ500 – a combination depending on County All are using HMIS whole or in part All are still learning and improving process

Governance The art of governing consists simply of being honest, exercising common sense, following principle, and doing what is right and just.” Thomas Jefferson At the core of the COC responsibilities is the mission of leading the community in finding solutions for preventing and ending homelessness. The COC needs to create a structure to fulfill this and the other duties outlined in HEARTH. While each community may bring different players to the table to participate in and lead the COC, representatives from all relevant organizations need to be involved and each COC must establish a board, and additional committees or workgroups to help carry out planning and operation responsibilities.

Committees: HMIS, Veterans, PIT, Evaluation, CE Structure of BOSCOC. Local COC’s/Networks Committees: HMIS, Veterans, PIT, Evaluation, CE ADOH GOVERNANCE ADVISORY BOARD So we’re moving forward doing things a bit differently than we have. Local networks such as this one, will be working to end homelessness and reporting those efforts, outcomes etc to ADOH through an appointed representative. We use planning monies from HUD to enter into contracts with the appointed representative’s agency in order to offset some costs such as travel and conducting the meetings. We have 10 LCEH’s under contract.

Coordinated Entry Committee Collaborative Applicant HMIS Lead TPCH BOARD Continuum of Services Committee Gaps Analysis Employment Discharge Planning Youth Advisory Committee Governance & Planning Committee CoC Application Nominating Communication Membership Fundraising Conference HEARTH Regulations Strategic Plan Update Performance Evaluation and Monitoring Committee Rating & Ranking Internal /External Monitoring Coordinated Entry Committee HMIS Committee Data Users Group Emergency Solutions Subcommittee Community Outreach Subcommittee Street Count Work Group Homeless Youth Subcommittee Case Conferencing

Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care Continuum of Care (CoC) Board CoC Committee Coordinated Entry Subcommittee Data ESG Rank and Review Continuum of Care (CoC) Bard *CoC Workgroups

WHAT DOES A CONTINUUM OF CARE/HMIS PLAN DO FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Assess capacity and identify gaps Develop proactive solutions Identify common goals for which to advocate Increase community “buy-in” and access to mainstream resources Community Level Integrated Case Management Service Referrals & Access END HOMELESSNESS Is to seek funding for projects That will fill gaps in developed CoC systems, That will assist homeless persons To move to self-sufficiency and permanent housing And administer an HMIS because all is driven by data

Where are we? All 3 COC’s are undergoing a paradigm shift Decisions and strategies are data driven We all agree it is not easy We all agree it is worth doing

Housing is a Human Right. Homeless people are the sum total of our dreams policies intentions errors omissions cruelties and kindnesses as a society. Peter Marin, sociologist We’re all bound together. Our futures are bound together. Those who are homeless, those who are poor, those who work with them, you, me. We’re connected. The test of our progress Is not whether we add to the abundance of those who have much It is whether we provide enough to those who have little. Franklin D. Roosevelt Housing is one vital piece of the solution to ending homelessness. Housing is a Human Right.

Create Hope End Homelessness The Point for asking questions.

771-1085 karia.basta@azhousing.gov Karia Lee Basta Pam Moseley 520-724-3776 pmoseley@pima.gov Anne Scott 602-254-6300 ascott@azmag.gov kpatel@azmag.gov