1. Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness
70+ Partner Organizations and growing

2. CACH Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness
“The mission of CACH to educate and mobilize the community and coordinate services to prevent and reduce homelessness in the Capital Region.”
Vision Statement:
The vision of CACH is that every family and individual in the Capital area has access to safe, affordable housing and the skills and resources necessary to maintain life in that housing.

3. CACH ACTIVITIES HMIS Software System Annual Point In Time Survey
Five-Year Trend Analysis
Preparation of Annual Continuum of Care Grant
Develop a Coordinated Entry System
Coordinate Homeless Initiatives
CACH ACTIVITIES

4. Remove barriers to receiving services
Continue to seek interagency cooperation to help maximize efficiency in our efforts.
Improve access to available homeless services by increasing awareness among the homeless population
Additional information of Project Homeless Connect:
Health Screening/Dental/Flu Shots/Glucose Screening
Childcare/Pet Care/Housing
Meals and Food Distribution
Connection to Social Security
Hair Cuts/Massages
Mental Health Connections/Drug and Alcohol Referrals
Connection to Public Welfare 

5. HOMELESS CENSUS 24 hour Point in Time – 445 persons
35 unsheltered. 290 adults & 120 children in shelters.
64 unaccompanied students (minors) homeless staying with friends or other acquaintances.
1,600 -1,800 experience homelessness annually.
HOMELESS CENSUS

6. FIVE AND TEN YEAR TRENDS
ALL - SHELTERED AND UNSHELTERED

7. HOUSING PROGRAMS Emergency Shelter (261 beds)
Domestic Violence ES and TH (24 beds)
Rapid Rehousing (119 beds)
Joint Transitional – Rapid Rehousing (20 beds)
Permanent Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (5 programs - 61 beds)
Shelter Plus Care (36 beds)
Safe Haven (25 beds)
Single Residence Occupancy (SRO) (20 beds)
Non CoC funded Transitional Housing (81 beds)
Veterans Grant Per Diem, TIP, and SSVF (75 beds)
HUD VASH (97 beds)
811 Vouchers (45 TBRA & 41 new Mainstream Vouchers)
HOUSING PROGRAMS

8. Runaway Homeless Youth Outreach – Valley Youth House
PATH Homeless Outreach (MH/ID)
SOAR Specialist (MH/ID)
Supported Employment. Disability Benefits Counselor
ACT Team
Veterans DOL - HVRP – Employment Program
Daytime Drop In Center
Human Trafficking Outreach and Coalition Services
Gap/Need is for General Unsheltered Outreach and Rural
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES

9. HYBRID – NO WRONG DOOR AND HUBS CERT – Coordinated Entry Referral Tool CEAR – Coordinated Entry Assessment Referral SINGLE HOUSING WAITLIST on HMIS CEAR Team meets regularly to go over housing waitlist for quality control and referral case conferencing. Current Target Priority Population: CH, Unsheltered, TAY
COORDINATED ENTRY

10. COORDINATED ENTRY REFERRAL TOOL (CERT)

11. CEAR ASSESSMENT ON HMIS

12. SINGLE HSG WAITLIST PRIOIRITIZED ON HMIS

13. PERFORMANCE MEASURES Length of Time Homeless: 53 days
Recidivism in 2 years – 12%
Increased income – 33%
Exit ES/TH/SH/RRH to PH - 51%
Retain PH – 88%
PERFORMANCE MEASURES

14. FIVE AND TEN YEAR TRENDS
UNSHELTERED
SHELTERED
FIVE AND TEN YEAR TRENDS

15. FIVE AND TEN YEAR TRENDS
UNSHELTERED
SHELTERED
HOMELESS VETERANS
FIVE AND TEN YEAR TRENDS

18. FIVE AND TEN YEAR TRENDS
UNSHELTERED
SHELTERED
TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH
FIVE AND TEN YEAR TRENDS

19. FIVE AND TEN YEAR TRENDS
UNSHELTERED
SHELTERED
MENTAL HEALTH
FIVE AND TEN YEAR TRENDS

20. CURRENT INITIATIVES Coordinated Assessment HUB and resources
Street Outreach
Joint TH-RRH for Transition Age Youth
Project Based RRH
811 Housing
Shared Housing and SRO
CACH Branding and homeless awareness
Move On Policy with PHAs
CURRENT INITIATIVES

21. Website: www.cachpa.org
Bryan Davis, Executive Director, Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority, CACH Vice Chair, or
George Payne, Projects Director, Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority, CACH or
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Contact Information