1. Continuum of Care Metro Detroit’s Community Summit on Ending Homelessness

2. Where It All Started Since 1994, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been encouraging communities to address the problems of housing and homelessness in a coordinated, comprehensive, and strategic fashion.

3. Key Characteristics in the Design of a Continuum of Care  Long range  Comprehensive and collaborative  Strategic  Based on an assessment of community needs and priorities.

4.  Assess capacity and identify gaps  Develop proactive solutions rather that reactive stop-gaps  Identify common goals for which to advocate Why develop a Continuum of Care Plan for Your Community?

5.  Increase community “buy-in” and access to mainstream resources  Increase competitive advantage for receiving HUD McKinney Homeless Assistance Funding Why develop a Continuum of Care Plan for Your Community?

6. HUD’s Definition A community plan to organize and deliver housing and services to meet specific needs of people who are homeless.

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

8. What Sub-Populations are Homeless?  Single Men  Single Women  Families  Youth  Elderly  Veterans  Mentally illness  Dually Diagnosed  (Drugs, Alcohol, Mental)  Domestic violence victims  People living with HIV/AIDS

9. Community “buy-in” and access to Mainstream Resources  Continuum of Care planning ideally involves stakeholders outside of the traditional homeless system.  The Continuum’s goal is to encourage those stakeholders to participate in the Continuum Care Concept.