Christy Pietryga Veterans Leadership Program Rob Hamilton Veterans Place Pittsburgh Boot Camp Partners US Department of Housing and Urban Development US Department of Veteran Affairs VHA Allegheny County Office of the Chief Executive ID: 753020
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Pittsburgh Veterans Boot Camp Initiative
Christy Pietryga, Veterans Leadership ProgramRob Hamilton, Veterans PlaceSlide2
Pittsburgh Boot Camp Partners
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs/ VHA
Allegheny County, Office of the Chief Executive
Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Allegheny County Housing Authority
City of Pittsburgh, Office of the Mayor
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Mercy Operation Safety Net
Shepherds Heart Fellowship
Soldier On
United Way of Southwestern PA
Veterans Leadership Program
Veterans
PlaceSlide3
Overview
Master List (BNL) created in 2015Pittsburgh meets biweekly to case conference the housing pathways for Veterans on the by-name list
Focused Priorities: Chronic Street
homeless
Shelter
Veterans
without housing pathwaySlide4
Case Conference
Conference Calls or In Person MeetingsMaster List Format- Google spreadsheet, locked Coordinated Entry (Allegheny Link), VA and VSO involvement
Master list used as a tool rather than waiting list
Constantly looking for ways to improve coordinationSlide5
Leadership Meetings
Members: VSO leadership and Community stakeholders Focus: sustainability and coordination Current workgroups: Service Navigation Team
VA Coordination of services Bridge Housing
Prioritization Slide6
Importance of Data
Master List in 2015 : 190 (average)Master List in 2018: 95 (average) Length of time from Homeless to Housed : 88 days (average)
Street Homeless Veterans in 2015 : 12Street Homeless Veterans in 2018 : 4Identify Gaps in Services Track trends and improve processes Slide7
System Changes
Co-enrollment processes were created:SSVF / GPD Street outreach / SSVF / Service Center
HUD-VASH / Street outreach / SSVFDom / SSVF
SSVF / GPD / HUD PSH
Coordinated Entry involvement, assess best housing pathway
Addition of bridge beds in GPD Slide8
System Changes
Dual enrollment across VSO supportive services:SOAR HVRP
Veterans Court Service Center Case Conference meetings ensures:
Co-enrollment
process is
occurring
High barrier cases are discussed
A
ll held accountable to process Slide9
Contact:
Christy PietrygaChief Operating Officer
Veterans Leadership Program of Western PA.412-481-8200
ext
: 254
pietrygac@vlpwpa.org
Rob
Hamilton
Director of Operations
Veterans
Place
412-363-0500
ext
218
.
Rhamilton@veteransplaceusa.org