The Source for Housing Solutions Engaging At-Risk Families and Children with Supportive Housing October 21, 2014

The Overlap Child Welfare Involvement Homelessness/ Housing Crises

Keeping Families Together Pilot  Supportive Housing  Targeted Recruitment  Systems Coordination  Capacity Building  Process & Outcome Study

Targeting Families Families with children at high risk for neglect, abuse & foster care placement Child Welfare Homeless at least one year Homeless Parent with mental illness or substance use Housing Barrier

Systems Use Prior to KFT  Combined shelter stay days = 17,451  $1,400,237 estimated cost  KFT families cumulatively used 75,931 foster care days from ; estimated cost of $7,365,307 ($97 per day)

Indicated Cases Before/After

KFT Results 90% of families remained in housing Housing Stability 6 children reunified Preventative cases closed within 10 months Decreased Child Welfare

1998 Ronald & Felicia Baby born placed in foster care Returned home Felicia placed in foster care Returned home Ronald and Felicia move into family homeless shelter Total Foster Care Days: 585 Total Shelter Days: Exit shelter Family moves into supportive housing 495 Days in Foster Care Family remains reunified and stably housed! 90 Days in Foster Care Child welfare case closed 616 days Shelter

Keeping Families Together Pilot CSH outreach and engagement $25M Public Investment $10M Private Investment $25M Public Investment $10M Private Investment CSH informs federal demonstration FOA Five federal grantees funded CSH launches Child Welfare and Supportive Housing Resource Center Keeping Families Together Expansion

HHS/ACYF 5 Grantees Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Annie E. Casey Edna McConnell Clark Child Welfare and Supportive Housing Resource Center Urban Institute Center for Study of Social Policy Federal Demonstration Overview

Federal Demonstration Sites San Francisco Human Services Agency San Francisco, CA Families Moving Forward Community Alliance for the Homeless Memphis, TN Memphis Strong Families Initiative State of CT Department of Children and Families Hartford, CT Intensive Supportive Housing for Families Four Oaks Family and Children’s Services Cedar Rapids, IA Partners United for Supportive Housing Kids in Distress, Inc Wilton Manors, FL HEART Alliance 10/110 27/132 20/90 2/50 24/50 ** 432 total families to be housed in demonstration

What have we seen so far?  Preservation and reunification cases  both goals for families targeted in demonstration;  High rates of mental health issues and substance abuse issues;  High rates of involvement in the criminal justice system.  So far 320 children have been reunified with their parents.

What does this mean for housers?  Promotes family stability : foster care placement is disruptive to the parents and children.  Reduce Family and Youth Homelessness: supportive housing can help break cycles of homelessness and possibly generational homelessness;  Cost-savings: a little investment can go a long way. Reducing foster care placement reduces state and federal expenditures AND allows CW agencies to focus on other areas.  Improving Outcomes for Children: family stability can lead to higher educational and achievement outcomes.

Resources at CSH  Child Welfare and Supportive Housing Resource Center:  ter ter  Keeping Families Together:  ter ter  CSH’s FY2016 HUD Budget Request:  Expanded Collaboration b/w HUD and ACYF:  Dedicated long-term service funding combined with housing.