1. Ending Family and Youth Homelessness

2. Basics: Improving Performance of Homeless Service System Most families remain homeless a short time – often until they save enough to exit on their own – with help, they could exit faster. Long-term stays in homeless programs are very expensive, long stays in transitional housing programs should be reserved for situations when it is more effective/beneficial than helping families pay for housing. Families who have multiple homeless episodes require more intensive help than they typically receive from homeless service programs.

3. Allocating Resources Differently Service Pattern PercentCurrent ResponseNew Response Temporary72-80%Short shelter/TH staysRapid Re- housing when necessary Long-Stays15-20%Long transitional housing stays Rapid Re- housing Episodic5 – 8%Multiple shelter staysIntensive housing & service models – including PSH

4. Rapid Re-housing – Primary Response for Major Rapid Re-housing is an intervention designed to help individuals and families move quickly back into housing in the community through the provision of: –Housing Identification assistance; –Rent and Move-In assistance; and –Rapid Re-housing Case Management and Services

5. Investing in Ending Homelessness - Design Considerations Prevention vs. Rapid Re-housing Augmenting the intervention, eg: –Employment/Rapid Re-housing (TANF partnerships) –Home Visitation Services (Younger Families) Sizing the intervention: progressive engagement, predictive models, one size fits all. Targeting service-rich interventions narrowly - reallocating appropriately

6. Select Outcomes….. Reductions….. New investments…. Improved Performance –Lower recidivism, Lower LOS, Fewer Turnaways Costs Savings/Increased efficiency

7. New Resources Rapid Re-housing Infographic http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/rapid-re-housing-infographic http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/rapid-re-housing-infographic Role of Long-Term, Congregate Transitional Housing http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/the-role-of-long-term- congregate-transitional-housing-in-ending-homelessnes http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/the-role-of-long-term- congregate-transitional-housing-in-ending-homelessnes Assessment Tools for Allocating Homelessness Assistance: State of the Evidence http://b.3cdn.net/naeh/a7cabcea91f5c8efbd_yam6b1ad6.pdf http://b.3cdn.net/naeh/a7cabcea91f5c8efbd_yam6b1ad6.pdf HUD: Coordinated Entry Policy Brief https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Coordinated-Entry-Policy- Brief.pdf https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Coordinated-Entry-Policy- Brief.pdf

8. Youth Homelessness Unaccompanied homeless youth under the age of 18 CategoryEstimated Number of Youth Under Age 18Percent Temporarily Disconnected327,00086% Unstably Connected29,0008% Chronically Disconnected24,0006% Total380,000100%

9. Youth Homelessness Unaccompanied homeless youth age 18-24 CategoryEstimated Number of Young AdultsPercent Transitional122,00081% Episodic13,0009% Chronic15,00010% Total150,000100%

10. Developing/Enhancing Interventions Improving data (PIT & RHYMIS/HMIS Integration) Improving use of evidence-based interventions Increased resources for homeless youth programs Evaluating outcomes Promote greater coordination between CoC’s and RHYA Programs

11. Improving Response to Youth Homelessness Enhancing the interventions, our priorities: –Family intervention –Crisis housing –Long-term housing/service models (tailored to need/developmental stage) Host Home, Rapid Re-housing, Congregate/Scattered site/transition in place TH, and PSH Systems Strategies –Extended Foster Care/Juvenile Justice –Address overlap CW/Homeless Involvement

12. Questions? Sharon McDonald National Alliance to End Homelessness (202) 942-8253 smcdonald@naeh.org