1. Combating Homeless: Supportive Services
Community Action Partnership’s 2015 Annual Convention
Empowering Families, Transforming Communities
Dave Lopez
Deputy Director of Programs + Operations
Swords to Plowshares
San Francisco, CA

2. Outreach
Coordinated Referral + Assessment Tool: CAHP
Search & Rescue Team – Drop-in Services
Landlord Engagement Strategies
Marketing Strategies: VASH and Homelessness (Selling Your Product)
Meets criteria for case management, program service delivery compliance and reporting (client centered, program centered, funder centered)

3. Housing Strategies Housing First
SSVF—Up to 9 Months of Rental Subsidies
Landlord Engagement – Dual Customer Approach
Home Brokering
House Matching
Representative Payee Services – Money Management
Income Support Services

4. Housing Availability
130 Unit Project Based/Master Lease VASH – Nov. 2014
22 Unit Project Based/Master Lease S+C – March 2015
80 Unit Project Based/Master Lease S+C – August 2015
42 Unit Project Based/Master VASH – Pending
40 Unit Single Project-Based New Construction – Planning
100 Unit Single & Family New Construction - VASH – 2018
Market Rate Housing – SF Bay Area

5. Employment & Training Services
Department of Labor – VETS (Veterans Employment & Training Services)
HVRP – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
HFVVWF – Homeless Female Veterans, Veterans w/Families
HUD/Supportive Service Only
HEC - Homeless Employment Collaborative
WIA/WIOA – 15% & 25% Funding
VEAP – Veterans Employment-Related Assistance Program
NAP – Neighborhood Access Point for Veterans

6. Employment & Training Services
Dual Customer Approach
Job Brokering Services
Career/Job Matching
EDC – Employer Driven Curriculum
“Earn & Learn Approach” - Training Stipends
Hiring Events vs. Job Fairs (Hire America’s Heroes)
HR Cultural Competency – “Combat to Community”
Employer Summit
Resumes: Chronological, Functional, Combination
Employment & Training Services

7. Income Support Services
Representative Payee Services –
Money Management Support – Rent only
Rep Payee Support – All aspects
Financial Literacy Curriculum
Legal Services—VA Claims (Pro Bono Program: N=150)
SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access + Recovery) Initiative