Robert A Dolci MA Office of Supportive Housing Santa Clara County August 26 2016 1 SCC Homeless Census amp Survey Jan 15 6556 individuals counted down 14 from 2013 7631 71 of these were ID: 615625
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Crisis Response and Its Relation to Housing the Homeless
Robert A. Dolci, M.A.Office of Supportive HousingSanta Clara County August 26, 2016
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SCC Homeless Census & Survey: Jan. ‘15
6,556 individuals counted; down 14% from 2013 (7,631). 71% of these were unsheltered.Survey of over 1,000 individuals in shelters & on the street captures a representative sample of the homeless.
51% experiencing homelessness for first time.63% were homeless for more than a year.
39% reported psychiatric or emotional conditions.
38% reported drug or alcohol abuse.
2,169 were chronically homeless: more than a year+disability683 were veterans.266 families with 908 members824 transition age youth: age 18-24
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From Planning to Housing
October ‘14: Community Plan to End Homelessness in Santa Clara County1. Disrupt Systems: strategies to transform ways to helping the homeless2. Build the Solution: secure funding
3. Serve the Person: client-centered approachCare Coordination Project
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From Crisis to Stability: Housing First
Housing Assessments: VI-SPDAT….community queueIntensive Case Management (1:20)….outreach & engagementHousing FundingHousing Placement, connection to services, reduced case managementOver 1,100 enrolled since July ’11: c. 85% remaining in housing at least 1 yr.
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Care Coordination Project’s ProcessSlide5
(“The Largest”)
Home Not Found: the Cost of Homelessness in Silicon ValleySlide6
Pay for Success Project
“Project Welcome Home”: an innovative partnership approach to housing 150-200 chronically homeless individuals A collaboration of the County Office of Supportive Housing, Abode Services and University of California at San FranciscoUses links to several data systems (criminal justice, Valley Medical Center, Behavioral Health, homeless services and Abode’s programming) to identify the highest need clients, locate them, connect them to services, track their progress and monitor the success of the program
Abode Services gets paid
after
they have successful outcomes. (The first program of this kind in California.)
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Cold Weather Shelter Program
Emergency Shelter + Services: Thanksgiving to March 31stAdds 295 additional shelter beds to the 508 year-round beds.More humane approach:
Referral system onlyReserved bed for entire CWSPOutreach work to get persons referred and into shelter
Expands by 200 more beds during declared Inclement Weather Episodes
Part of County-wide crisis response (OES)
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New County Funding……Sept. 15, 2015
BOS approved $17 million to fund recommendations from the Housing Task Force to:Expand & improve Crisis Response System for homeless individuals/families
**Fund 5 shelters to operate at capacity year round
**Provide safe parking & capital improvements
Expand & improve the Supportive Housing Program
**Rapid Rehousing funds for homeless families with children & at Re-Entry Center **Increase Housing Fast funds **Establish County-wide Client Engagement Team
Support the development of Temporary and Permanent Housing Programs using unconventional facilities & structures
**Build one micro-house on wheels (“Tiny Home” model)
Establish community-wide Campaign to End Veteran Homelessness
Provide administrative support and program evaluation
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More County Funding
1/5/16: BOS approved an additional $68 million commitment to:Implement a Landlord Initiative to End Veteran HomelessnessPreserve & expand the shelter/transitional housing system for unaccompanied minors & Transition Age Youth
Strengthen the Crisis Response System for Homeless Families & vulnerable individualsCreate a 15-20 year Supportive Housing Development Fund
6/21/16: BOS approved a Bond Measure for the November ‘16 ballot
to raise $950 million for affordable housing
$700 million will be for housing for the homeless.
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Additional Housing Efforts of OSH
MHSA: $20 million…..153 PSH units created: 15 projectsAnnual application to HUD for $20 million for 40 housing programsMortgage Credit Certificate Program for first-time home buyersWork with local churches to shelter the homeless during the winter
Work with law enforcement agencies during CIT sessionsImplement housing programs for Re-Entry clients: AB109, Prop 36, special needs
UPLIFT Transit Pass Program: 2,400 passes distributed quarterly
Upcoming Supportive Housing Units: 683: from July ‘16 to 2020: $18.4 million (capital $) and $6.9 million (services annually)
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REPORTED DEATHS: HOMELESS/TRANSIENT INDIVIDUALS
Period: December 1st to March 30th
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