Tom Pierce State of Florida Department of Children and Families Office on Homelessness COSCDA Session ESG Performance Standards September 17, 2013

Florida Homeless Overview Department of Children and Families – ESG Recipient Continuum of Care Planning Areas  28 community CoC planning areas  No balance of state CoC 2

Santa Rosa OkaloosaWalton Holmes Jackson Washington Bay Calhoun Gadsden Leon Jefferson Madison Hamilton Taylor Wakulla Liberty Franklin Gulf Lafayette Suwannee Columbia Alachua Dixie Union Gilchrist Nassau Duval Clay St. Johns Putnam Flagler Marion Levy Citrus Pasco Volusia Hernando Sumter Lake Hillsborough Manatee Pinellas Polk Seminole Orange Brevard Osceola Sarasota Hardee DeSoto Okeechobee Charlotte Lee Glades Hendry Collier Indian River St. Lucie Martin Palm Beach Broward Monroe Dade Escambia Continuum of Care Designated Lead Agencies with Catchment Areas by County (Counties in white are not part of a continuum of care.) April 2013 Highlands Lake Okeechobee EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless - Escambia, Santa Rosa Okaloosa/Walton Homeless Continuum of Care - Okaloosa, Walton Homeless & Hunger Coalition of N.W. Florida, Inc. - Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington counties Big Bend Homeless Coalition - Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla counties United Way of Suwannee Valley - Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee counties Alachua Cnty Coalition for the Homeless - Alachua, Bradford, Levy, Putnam, Giilchrist counties Emergency Services & Homeless Coalition of Jacksonville – Duval, Clay, Nassau counties Emergency Services & Homeless Coalition of St. Johns County, Inc. - St. Johns County Volusia/Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless - Volusia and Flagler counties Marion County Homeless Council, Inc. - Marion County Mid-Florida Homeless Coalition - Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Sumter Homeless Coalition of Polk County, Inc. - Polk County (City of Lakeland) Tri-State Community Services - Polk County (excluding City of Lakeland) Brevard County Dept. of Hsing & Human Services – Brevard County Homeless Services Network of Central Florida - Orlando, Osceola, Seminole counties Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco Cnty - Pasco Cnty Pinellas Cnty Homeless Leadership Bd – Pinellas Cnty Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County - Hillsborough Cnty Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness - Manatee and Sarasota counties Charlotte County Homeless Coalition - Charlotte County Collier County Hunger & Homeless Coalition - Collier Cnty Lee County Dept of Human Services - Lee County Highlands Cnty Coalition for the Homeless - DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee counties Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council, Inc. - Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie counties Division of Human Services of Palm Beach County - Palm Beach County Broward Cnty Homeless Initiative Partnership Administration - Broward County Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust - Miami-Dade County Monroe Cnty Homeless Services CoC - Monroe County Bradford Baker 3

Creating the ESG Performance Measures State Process: CoC Consultation Process Begin with measures for Prevention and Re- Housing 2012Added Shelter Facility & Outreach Measures 2013Feedback on need for changes or new measures 4

Performance Measures Homeless Emergency Shelters Reduction in unsheltered homeless population in CoC Reduction in recipient's average length of stay in shelter Percent of persons exiting shelter who transition to permanent housing Percent of persons exiting who leave with employment income Percent of persons who exit and return to homelessness within 3 months 5

Performance Measures Street Outreach Percentage of clients assessed who are placed into housing Reduction in number of unsheltered homeless in CoC Reduction in average length of time of the person's homeless episode Percent of persons assessed who were able to receive food stamp assistance 6

Performance Measures Prevention and Re-Housing Reduction in the number of households with children who are homeless in CoC area At least 35% of the participants served remain in permanent housing for 6 months following the last assistance from the grant 7

8 Performance Evaluation with CoC Areas Florida is working toward implementation in June 2014 for 2011 and 2012 ESG subrecipients Consultation with CoC's Begin to establish the baseline for an evaluation process

Performance Evaluation Has your CoC established performance measures for each eligible ESG component? Range: 20% (Outreach) to 55% (Emergency Shelters) Has your CoC adopted a method by which it will evaluate ESG performance? Just over half of the CoC’s responding have adopted a method. What data sources will you use? HMIS (67%), Sub-recipient Reports (55%), Audits (10%) Consultation Questions

10 Performance Evaluation 2013 Consultation Questions How does your assessment of performance get coordinated with this Department, and with the state’s sub-recipient? Sharing the CoC evaluation with DCF and recipient Three party process to resolve performance issues CoC make recommendation on future state awards to sub- recipient Is the Department an active participant in your CoC’s performance evaluation process? Active in 67% of the CoC’s responding

11 Performance Evaluation Challenges Ahead Department of Children and Families Local Continuum of Care Planning Areas ESG Subrecipients

12 Tom Pierce, Director Office on Homelessness 1317 Winewood Blvd. Tallahassee, FL (850) Contact Information