 What are the commonalities among successful Ten Year Plans? › What? › How?  What do the plans propose to measure and how do they plan to measure it? Successful = Reduction in homelessness & Recognition as a model

 Prevention › Emergency Prevention › Systems Prevention  Affordable, Permanent Housing › Housing First › Rapid Re-Housing  Targeted Supportive Services  Outreach

ICH – Ten Elements of Great Plans:  Political/Community Will  Partnerships  Consumer-Centric Solutions  Business Plan  Budget Implications  Prevention AND Intervention  Innovative Ideas  Implementation Team(s)  Broad-Based Resources  Living Documents

NAEH – Four Factors for Success  Identify a person/body responsible for implementation  Set numeric outcomes  Identify funding source(s)  Set a clear implementation timeline

 Identify specific outcomes for the system and for programs  Identify the unintended consequences of stated outcomes  Articulate a plan for programs that do not meet benchmarks  Build sufficient data and research infrastructure  Report regularly (quarterly and annual reports)  Evaluate evaluation  Attend to federal priorities

(A) Previous Performance Regarding Homelessness  Length of time people are homeless  Repeat episodes of homelessness  Thoroughness in reaching homeless people  Reduction in the number of homeless people  Job and income growth  Prevention  If serving families defined as homeless under other federal statutes, success in helping families achieve independent living

(B) The Community’s Plan Addresses Efforts to:  Reduce the number of homeless people  Reduce the length of homeless episodes  Collaborate with local education authorities to identify families eligible for education provision  Address the needs of all relevant subpopulations  Incorporate comprehensive strategies  Set performance measures  Set timelines  Identify funding sources  Identify entities responsible for implementation  If serving families defined as homeless under other federal statutes, plans to help achieve independent living

 (C) Methodology for setting priorities;  (D) Leveraging of other public and private resources;  (E) Coordination with the other Federal, State, local, private, and other entities;  (F) If serving families defined as homeless under other federal statutes, demonstrate prevention of homeless among so defined and achievement in independent living  Other factors as HUD sees appropriate

Goals:  Finish the job of ending chronic homelessness in 5 years  Prevent and end homelessness among veterans in 5 years  Prevent and end homelessness for families, youth, and children in 10 years  Set a path to ending all types of homelessness

Themes:  Increase leadership, collaboration, & civic engagement  Increase access to stable and affordable housing  Increase economic security  Improve health and stability  Transform homeless services to a crisis response system that prevents homelessness and rapidly returns people who are homeless to stable housing

 Reduce Morbidity/Improve Level of Functioning  Increase Employment/Education  Reduce Criminal Justice Involvement  Increase Housing Stability  Increase Social Support/Connectedness  Increase Access to Services  Increase Retention in Substance Abuse Treatment  Reduce Utilization of Psychiatric Hospitalization  Cost Effectiveness  Use of Evidence-Based Practices

 Lead Agency  Performance/Outcomes-Based Funding Model  15 System Indicators; 30 Client & Program Indicators  Quality and Performance Standards Reviewed & Published Quarterly  Poorly performing programs must participate in a Quality Improvement Intervention Program  Annual on-site data quality audits  CoC Steering Committee annually reviews performance benchmarks/targets

 A change in power  A change in money  A change in habits  A change in technology or skills  A change in ideas or values Grieff, D., Psroscio, T., & Wilkins, C. (2003). Laying a new foundation: Changing the systems that create and sustain supportive housing. Oakland, CA: Corporation for Supportive Housing.