1. Michelle Covert, 408-793-0501, michelle.covert@hhs.sccgov.org
County of Santa Clara Office of supportive housing Mission, role, Strategies in addressing and preventing youth and family homelessness Presentation for the child abuse council workshop
Introduce speakers.
9/23/16
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2. Agenda Local and Federal Context County Priorities
Role of the County’s Office of Supportive Housing
Coordination of homeless services (Continuum of Care)
Operations & Services: Strategy / Population
Housing & Community Development
Key Strategies
Permanent Supportive Housing
Homelessness Prevention
Rapid Rehousing
Shelter, Outreach

3. Federal Strategic Plan to End Homelessness
An end to homelessness means that every community will have a systematic response in place that ensures homelessness is prevented whenever possible or is otherwise a rare, brief, and non-recurring experience.

4. Root Causes of Homelessness
“The increase in homelessness is the result of a convergence of three key factors: the loss of affordable housing and foreclosures; wages and public assistance that have not kept pace with the cost of living, rising housing costs, job loss and underemployment, and resulting debt; and the closing of state psychiatric institutions without the concomitant creation of community based housing and services.”
- Page 10, 2010 Federal Strategic Plan to End Homelessness
Adaptive problems, by contrast, are complex, the answer is not known, and even if it were, no single entity has the resources or authority to bring about the necessary change.

5. Office of Supportive Housing (OSH)
Mission: Increase the supply of housing and supportive housing that is affordable and available to extremely low income and/or special needs households. The OSH supports the County mission of promoting a healthy, safe and prosperous community by ending and preventing homelessness.

6. Three Approaches Develop System of Care
Perm. Supportive Housing (PSH)
Rapid ReHousing (RRH)
Homelessness Prevention (HP)
Crisis Response
Infrastructure
Develop Permanent and Interim Units
Interim
Housing Units
New Units as PSH
New Units as RRH
Long-Term Housing Policies
Coordination and Optimization
Land Use
Funding for Development, Operations & Services
HTF and the County are trying to create a systematic response. That system includes the following:

7. Operations & Services
Emergency / Cold Weather Shelter and Outreach Programs
Inclement Weather Program
Homeless Veterans Outreach
Permanent Supportive Housing/Care Coordination Project (CCP)
Housing 1000 Core Principles
Network of ~700 “slots” of housing and case management
Chronic Homelessness Pay for Success Project
Community Reintegration Projects, Transition Age Youth Pilot, Community Living Connections, High Need Patient Initiative

8. Operations & Services continued…
Expanding Rapid Rehousing Programs for Non-disabled homeless population
CalWORKs Housing Support Program
Homeless Youth RRH
Veterans ( individuals and families) not eligible for other programs
RE-entry population
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Financial Assistance, Information & Referral, Legal Services or consultation, Landlord Dispute Resolution
Emergency Assistance Network (EAN) Agencies
County provides $42M annually in “housing” assistance

9. Housing & Community Development
Public Investments to Secure Affordable and Supportive Housing
Direct access
Prioritization
Manage Funds and Loan Portfolio
Coordinate with County departments, cities and developers to identify, create and support new opportunities
Supportive Housing Partnership
$5M Supportive Housing Predevelopment Loan Pool
“Urban County” Housing Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs

10. Proposed FY2014 & Final FY2013 FMRs By Unit Bedrooms
Year
Efficiency
One-Bedroom
Two-Bedroom
Three-Bedroom
Four-Bedroom
Proposed FY2014 FMR
$1,105
$1,293
$1,649
$2,325
$2,636
Final FY2013 FMR
$1,079
$1,262
$1,610
$2,270
$2,574
Percentage Change
2.4%
2.5%
Affordable Rents by Group
Population
Monthly Income
Rental Cost
Homeless/ General Assistance
Studio
$337
$1,447
1 Person/SSI
Studio
$1,447
$866
Senior/Maximum SSA
1 BR Unit
$2,533
$1,904
$1,904
Section 8 – 1 Person HH (VLI) 1 BR Unit
$1,079
One FT Minimum Wage 1BR Unit
$1,733
$1,904
Two FT Minimum Wage – 5 Person HH 3BR unit
$2,854
$3,466
Income Data from Multiple Sources: 2013 County Homeless Census; US Census, HUD; CA Economic Development Dept; Indeed.com