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Home Again A 10-year plan to end homelessness in Portland and Multnomah County 10-year planning, Housing First, and homeless encampments COSCDA Conference September 17, 2007
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Portland Demographics 513,627 in Portland 2,063,277 in Metro Area Median age - 36.4 Median household income - $42,287 Percent below poverty level – 17.8 (compared to 13.3 nationally). Fair Market Rent for 1 BR - $638/month
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Portland’s Homeless Demographics Annual 19,200 served in FY 05-06: 10,936 adults w/out children (4% less than 04- 05) 7,865 persons in families (5% more than 04-05) 384 homeless youth (12% less than 04-05) Point in time 1,438 unduplicated “street count” 3,018 unduplicated in “shelter count” (inc. vouchers, rent assistance, trans. hsg.) 48.5% individuals in families with children
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Culhane research supported PSH as a response to adult chronic homelessness We have invested millions of dollars, but have not ended homelessness To end homelessness, we need to do business differently Facing facts...
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Determination/preparation Hit the trifecta of awards - $9.8 million $625,000 from CSH for Taking Health Care Home $3,430,440 ICH collaborative $5,741,900 HUD/DOL Money and projects spurred planning based in actual activities and outcomes
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10-year plan: 3 principles Focus on the most chronically homeless populations Streamline access to existing services to prevent and reduce other homelessness Concentrate resources on programs that offer measurable results
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Nine Action Steps Move people into housing first Stop discharging people into homelessness Improve outreach to homeless people Emphasize permanent solutions Increase supply of permanent supportive housing
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Nine Action Steps, cont. Create innovative new partnerships to end homelessness Make rent assistance system more effective Increase economic opportunity for homeless people Implement new data collection technology
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One of the most successful tools to end and prevent homelessness: Short and long-term rent assistance
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New programs, shifted resources Women’s Emergency Housing: Shifted use of $164k/year from a women’s night shelter to a new 4 agency housing collaborative Key Not a Card: City general funds ($2.4 M) to move people from the street housing Short-term Rent Assistance (STRA) combines funds from City, County, PHA into one fund
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Goals/outcomes: After 2 years Outcome2 Year GoalCum.% achieved Chronically homeless who have homes 5651,039184% Families housed500717143% (high resource using families) 150342228% Permanent supportive housing opened 260480185% (added to pipeline)42037990%
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Street Count Outcomes January 23, 2007 1284 2355 386 1438 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 OverallChronic 2005 2007 -39% -70%
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Reduced Use of Emergency Systems (Central City Concern’s Community Engagement Program) CEP saves 35.7% ($15,006 per person) in resources for chronically homeless people.
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What makes a 10 YP successful Identify your community’s challenges & opportunities Seek commitment and creativity at the political, bureaucratic, and provider level Hire dedicated staff to lead the planning and implementation effort Follow a clearly defined goal of ending and preventing various types of homelessness
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What makes a 10 YP successful, cont. Replicate best practices from other Cities and Jurisdictions Engage the most vocal critics Simplicity and flexibility allow for change down the road Celebrate successes!
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Short & long-term problems: What if you don’t have enough emergency shelter or housing? While your state/community implements a long-term housing and service plan, how do you solve immediate needs of people sleeping outside?
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Short & long-term solutions Build affordable housing and permanent supportive housing Locally funded short-term rent assistance Purchase a motel/apartments, operated by nonprofit (ex. Seattle’s Aloha Inn, Alaska’s Safe Harbor Inn) Identify “low-impact” camping areas
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Portland’s Dignity Village Formed in 2002 State statute permits a jurisdiction to designate emergency camps if housing emergency exists On City land, with management agreement Became nonprofit org. 60-person capacity
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Remote location, few neighbors
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Semi-permanent structures, recycled materials: cob, straw bale, wood
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Why residents like living at Dignity Village: pets…
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…a sense of community
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…safety, security…
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Resources Portland’s 10-year plan and outcome reports: www.portlandonline.com/bhcd Nonprofit motel: Safe Harbor Inn, Alaska www.safeharborinn.org Homeless-run communities: –Dignity Village, Portland, OR: www.dignityvillage.org –Aloha Inn, Seattle, WA: www.alohainn.org Sally Erickson, Ending Homelessness Team City of Portland, Oregon, Bureau of Housing & Community Development serickson@ci.portland.or.us 503-823-0883
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