1. HOUSING AUTHORITY AND HOMELESS SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS
Patricia Rivas, Housing Authority City of Pueblo

2. Across the country, a growing number of public housing authorities (PHAs) have become integral to their community’s efforts to prevent and end homelessness. This willingness to partner and engage in collaborative planning is critical to both local and national success in ending homelessness.
United States Interagency
Council on Homelessness

3. PLANNING

4. Two of the most important ways that PHAs can participate in collaborative planning to end homelessness is through participation in a funder collaborative and in a Continuum of Care.

5. FUNDER COLLABORATIVE

6. Funder collaboratives –links critical funding resources to achieve a common set of goals. It is a formal partnerships among public agencies or private funders, such as foundations or both.
PHAs can contribute to funder collaboratives by contributing housing resources, such as vouchers.
PHAs can participate in funder collaboratives to significantly increase the impact of their resources and programs.

7. CONTINUUM OF CARE

8. The Continuum of Care - a community plan to organize and deliver housing and services to meet the specific needs of people who are homeless as they move to stable housing and maximum self-sufficiency. It includes action steps to end homelessness and prevent a return to homelessness.

9. Continuum of Care Homeless System
Outreach Intake Assessment
Permanent Housing
Permanent Supportive Housing
Emergency Shelter
Transitional Housing
Supportive Services

10. PROGRAMS AND POLICIES

11. GUIDANCE ON HOUSING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS PIH NOTICE 2013-15 (HA)

12. PIH NOTIE 2013-15 (HA) WAITING LIST MANAGEMENT
HOMELESS ADMISSIONS PREFERENCE
ADMISSIONS POLICIES REGARDING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, SUBSTANCE USE/ABUSE, AND RENTAL HISTORY
PROGRAM TERMINATION AND EVICTION POLICIES

13. CONSIDERATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES REGARDING ADMISSIONS AND TERMINATIONS/EVICTIONS
SERVICE PROVIDER AS A RESOURCE IN CONTINUED OCCUPANCY
PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS

14. PARTNERSHIPS

15. PHAs PARTNERING WITH FAITH-BASED/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
MOVE-IN ASSISTANCE
DONATIONS OF FURNITURE

16. WHAT ARE WE DOING IN PUEBLO TO SUPPORT HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS?
ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO
COMMIT PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS AND PROJECT-BASED VASH VOUCHERS
NEW CONSTRUCTION TARGETING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN PUEBLO METRO AREA

17. SPEED MEETING
HOW CAN YOUR PHA CREATE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCEING HOMELESSNESS?
WHO WILL YOU SERVE?
HOW WILL YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?

18. UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25, adopted by the United Nations in 1948 states the following: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care.

19. Thank You