1. San Diego Housing Commission Addressing Homelessness: Moving to Work (MTW) Program and Partnerships 2016 MTW Conference Presentation April 21, 2016 Jessica Adamo MTW Program Manager San Diego Housing Commission

2. SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships Introduction Established in 1979, SDHC is a state-chartered public agency SDHC is governed by the San Diego City Council, sitting as the Housing Authority of the City of San Diego. Seven-member SDHC Board of Commissioners oversees SDHC’s operations and makes recommendations to the Housing Authority Three major program areas of SDHC:  Providing Rental Assistance  Creating and Preserving Affordable Housing  Addressing Homelessness San Diego Housing Commission Slide #2

3. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #3 Housing First Model – provide homeless individuals with housing as quickly as possible, with supportive services as needed April 9, 2010: SDHC laid the foundation for implementing the national Housing First model in San Diego:  Requested permission from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use Federal rental housing voucher funding to provide long-term housing for chronically homeless individuals July 1, 2010: SDHC became one of the first public housing authorities in the nation to receive this approval from HUD −HUD also approved SDHC’s request to utilize its MTW status to invest its Federal funds to preserve or build affordable housing SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships Housing First Model

4. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #4 SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO Homelessness Action Plan Three-year Plan Launched on November 12, 2014 1.Award Development Funds – Up to $30 Million over three years (Up to $10 million each year) −First-year Accomplishment: $8.2 million awarded to 2 developments; total 121 affordable housing units for homeless individuals 2. Commit up to 1,500 Federal Rental Housing Vouchers for Permanent Supportive Housing (Award up to 300 new housing vouchers each year to complement 576 housing vouchers already awarded) −First-year Accomplishment: SDHC awarded 180 new Federal rental housing vouchers

5. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #5 SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO Homelessness Action Plan (Cont.) Three-year Plan Launched on November 12, 2014 (Cont.) 3.Renovate Hotel Churchill – 72 Units of Permanent Supportive Housing −First-year Accomplishment: Construction kicked off on June 30, 2015, and will be completed in June 2016 −$20.5 million rehabilitation will set aside 72 units of Permanent Supportive Housing: 56 units for homeless Veterans; 8 units for youth aging out of foster care; and 8 units for adults exiting the corrections system who will also need supportive services −SDHC invested more than $9.2 million from MTW Federal funds toward the rehabilitation −SDHC committed 72 Federal rental housing vouchers

6. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #6 SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO Homelessness Action Plan (Cont.) Three-year Plan Launched on November 12, 2014 (Cont.) 4. Invest MTW Federal Funds to Acquire Property −First-year Accomplishment: SDHC invested $15 million in Federal MTW funds to purchase 120-unit Village North Senior Garden Apartments on May 1, 2015 −Twenty percent of the apartments – 24 units – are set aside for homeless seniors −SDHC committed 24 Federal Project-Based Housing Vouchers to provide rental assistance for these units

7. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #7 SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO Homelessness Action Plan (Cont.) Three-year Plan Launched on November 12, 2014 (Cont.) 5. Dedicate SDHC-Owned Housing Units – 25 for Homeless San Diegans −SDHC is one of the first public housing agencies in the nation to commit affordable rental housing that it owns for homeless San Diegans −Rapid Re-housing model −First-year Accomplishments: 6 families graduated 132 persons served thus far, including: −85 children −12 veterans 11 out of 22 households have at least 1 adult household member gainfully employed −

8. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #8 SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO Homelessness Action Plan (Cont.) New Initiatives 1.The 1,000 Homeless Veterans Initiative – Provide housing opportunities for 1,000 homeless Veterans in the city of San Diego within one year 2.The Guardian Scholars Program at San Diego State University – Rental assistance for up to 100 students who have been homeless or at risk of homelessness 3.The Monarch School Project – Federal housing vouchers for 25 families with students impacted by homelessness 4.Award Development Funds – For the second consecutive year, up to $10 million will be awarded to developers to create Permanent Supportive Housing or convert existing transitional housing to Permanent Supportive Housing, along with up to 300 Federal housing vouchers.

9. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #9 SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO Homelessness Action Plan (Cont.) The 1,000 Homeless Veterans Initiative – Two-year funded program Homeless Veterans Assisted: 300 Chronically homeless Veterans with an honorable discharge and a disabling condition who need supportive services and who qualify for the HUD- Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) voucher program, which is administered by SDHC; 100 Veterans who are eligible for the HUD Sponsor-Based Housing Voucher program, which is administered by SDHC. Veterans will receive supportive services, such as case management; and Up to 600 additional Veterans who are homeless because of an unexpected life experience, such as a job loss, domestic violence or medical crisis. Homeless Veterans need not have an honorable discharge. They will be assisted through the Rapid Re-housing Assistance program.

10. The 1,000 Homeless Veterans Initiative (Cont.) 100 Sponsor-Based Housing Vouchers – Local Non-Traditional Program Through a competitive Notice of Funding Availability, SDHC will award 100 Sponsor-Based Housing Vouchers to a nonprofit or for-profit organization to provide rental assistance with supportive services to homeless Veterans  Target Population: Homeless Veterans who are not eligible for Federal VASH vouchers.  SDHC Sponsor-Based Housing Vouchers Two-Year Value: $2,260,800  Supportive Service Funds Available: $1,075,000  SDHC Administrative Expenses: $75,000 Total Budget: $3,410,800 San Diego Housing Commission Slide #10 SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO Homelessness Action Plan (Cont.)

11. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #11 The Guardian Scholars Program at San Diego State University (SDSU)  Unprecedented partnership between SDHC and SDSU  Rental assistance for up to 100 students who have been homeless or at risk of homelessness  $600,000 annual maximum directed by SDHC to SDSU  $200,000 guaranteed annually  Up to $400,000 annual match SDSU will use the funds to provide the students with rental assistance for dorm rooms, shared housing or apartments, but not fraternity or sorority houses The program will begin in August 2016, in time for the start of the fall semester SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO Homelessness Action Plan (Cont.)

12. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #12 The Monarch School Project  Partnership between SDHC and the Monarch School, one of only a handful of schools nationwide that specifically serve homeless children  Rental assistance for 25 homeless families with children attending Monarch School  Parents must attend work readiness programs at the SDHC Achievement Academy, a state-of-the-art learning skills center and computer lab that emphasizes career planning, job skills and personal financial education. SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO Homelessness Action Plan (Cont.)

13. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #13 Sponsor-Based Housing Vouchers  Since 2010, SDHC has awarded 460 Sponsor-Based Housing Vouchers to sponsors – Annual Value: $5,199,840 (based on the maximum monthly payment standard for a studio, $942)  SDHC performs audits and makes payments  Utilizes the Housing First Model and Coordinated Assessment and Housing Placement (CAHP) system − CAHP: database used by homeless service providers to connect homeless San Diegans with most appropriate available housing options based on who is most in need SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships Additional Local Non-Traditional Programs

14. Sponsor-Based Housing Vouchers (Cont.) SDHC Partnership – County of San Diego Behavioral Health Services (BHS) Department SDHC will award 100 Sponsor-Based Housing Vouchers and BHS will award supportive service funds to a nonprofit or for-profit organization  Target Population: Homeless San Diegans  SDHC Sponsor-Based Housing Vouchers Annual Value: $1,130,400  BHS Supportive Service Funds: $1,400,000 Total Budget: $2,530,400 San Diego Housing Commission Slide #14 SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships Additional Local Non-Traditional Programs (Cont.)

15. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #15 Moving On Program SDHC will provide rental assistance to 25 formerly homeless individuals transitioning out of permanent supportive housing and into permanent affordable housing with less intensive supportive services  SDHC provides rental assistance  Service provider partners ensure the participants maintain access to community resources Pending HUD approval of SDHC’s Fiscal Year 2017 MTW Annual Plan SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships Additional Local Non-Traditional Programs (Cont.)

16. Regional Continuum of Care Council (RCCC)  Coordinates millions of dollars allocated annually by HUD for homelessness programs in San Diego  SDHC President & CEO Richard C. Gentry serves on the RCCC Governance Board  Responsible for completing the annual Homeless Point- in-Time Count, required by HUD San Diego Housing Commission Slide #16 SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships Regional Collaboration

17. Coordinated Assessment and Housing Placement (CAHP) System:  Created by 25 Cities San Diego, part of the national 25 Cities Initiative to end chronic and Veteran homelessness; SDHC is a local leader of the 25 Cities Initiative  Used by homeless service providers to connect homeless San Diegans in Downtown San Diego with the most appropriate available housing option based on who is most in need: Homeless San Diegans who have been on the street the longest The most vulnerable San Diegans based on their physical or mental health needs  Homeless service providers enter data about program participants into one Homeless Management Information System San Diego Housing Commission Slide #17 SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships Regional Collaboration (Cont.)

18. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #18 Programs administered by SDHC on behalf of the City of San Diego (City) since July 1, 2010, such as: City’s Year-Round Interim Housing Programs Cortez Hill Family Center – short-term housing for homeless families Transitional Housing Programs Rapid Re-housing Programs Serial Inebriate Program for chronically homeless San Diegans who struggle with alcoholism City’s Homeless Transitional Storage Center to provide a safe place for homeless individuals to keep their belongings as they look for work, attend classes or meet with a service provider or doctor SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships City of San Diego Homeless Shelters and Services Programs

19. San Diego Housing Commission Slide #19 San Diego Housing Commission Slide #19 QUESTIONS? www.sdhc.org We’re About People SDHC – Addressing Homelessness: MTW Program and Partnerships