John Rio Advocates for Human Potential John Briggs Goodwill Sean Terry New England Center for Homeless Veterans June 1 2018 1 2 Would More Veterans in Housing Programs Be Better Off If They Were Employed ID: 698148
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Meeting the Housing and Employment Needs of Chronically Homeless Veterans
John Rio, Advocates for Human PotentialJohn Briggs, GoodwillSean Terry, New England Center for Homeless VeteransJune 1, 2018
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Would More Veterans in Housing Programs Be Better Off If They Were Employed?
Yes
No
MaybeSlide3
National Employment Data
86,066 people left a HUD homeless program in 2016, only 18% left with earned income.
106,752 stayers in HUD homeless programs in 2016, 5% had increased earned income.24% of SSVF exiters left with employment incomeHUD-VASH reports 13% employment rate
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RRH Research says…..
RRH alone is associated with modest increases in average income.Significant gains by select participants drive increases in average income.
Failure to increase income diminishes the impact of RRH efforts. Households with employment income are better off financially. Combining employment supports with RRH lowers costs and improves outcomes.
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Housing alone is not enough,
Absent vocational intervention,
Tenants will remain unemployed.Slide6
Observations
If you don’t devote adequate and appropriate employment services to people experiencing homelessness, you are unlikely to achieve employment outcomes.Income from an entry level, fulltime, minimum wage job is inadequate to sustain a family in permanent housing.
Employment and housing outcomes are superior when housing and employment strategies are integrated and offered to every participant.
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Cross-over core principles
Housing
Mainstream housing in the community.
Clients choose housing options.
Housing is affordable.
Integrated housing setting/integrated teams.
Ongoing supports from service agency.
All who need housing assistance and have no options
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Landlord partners
Employment
Mainstream job in the community.
Clients choose employment options.
Minimum wage or above.
Integrated work setting setting/integrated teams.
Ongoing supports from service agency.
All who want to work.
Employer partners.Slide8
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Housing & Employment programs serving chronically homeless vetreans
HUD-VASHPSHTH
RRHSSVFGPDDoms
HVRP
JVSG
AJCs
SCSEP
HVCES
IPS SE
CWT
TWE
VR & E
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Integrated housing and employment services occur when…
Enlightened leaders believe it makes a difference.Tenants demand it.
People are convinced by the available evidence.When funding opportunities are made available.When agencies are required to do so.
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We need more policy focus and resources to improve employment outcomes for veterans experiencing homelessness.
Agree
Disagree
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Integrated Housing & Employment Services Design
Direct Integration-
qualified employment services staff work in the RRH agency along with RRH case managers and housing locators
Service Partnership-
qualified external organization provided employment services to people experiencing homelessness
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No intentional Collaboration
- employment services are as available in the communitySlide13
Features Integrated Housing and Employment Model
Employment specialists can co-locate with housing teamJoint intake into housing and employment service
Job goal is written in the case management planEmployment staff are supervised by experienced employment service supervisorDesired outcomes are stated and regularly monitoredWeekly team case conferences
Regular management partner meetings
Cross training for housing and employment staff
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Job Readiness Assessment
Satisfaction with being unemployedCommitment to change
WellnessJob Market AwarenessSelf AwarenessTimeline for Working Recent Job Search Efforts
Top 3 Job Choices
Use of Employment Help
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Ready for job search…
Has an occupational goalHas the needed skills and credentials
Capable of managing an interviewHas the needed tools for job searchingThe timeline is sequenced with housing searchNeeded supports and resources are readily available
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If not, then…Slide16
Employment Service Elements
Setting an occupational goal with the client
Assessing client soft and hard skillsDetermining client resource needs
Making and implementing the employment plan
Job searching
Job readiness development
Developing skills/training
Coordinating resources
Job retention services
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Potential Outcomes
Working tenants self-esteem increases.Increased income from earnings.Tenants increase the number of hours working.
Housing rent revenue increases.Tenant employment rates of 30% to 60% +.
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Check out your agency’s readiness for IPS Supported Employment…
www.ipsworks.org
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QUESTIONSSlide20
References
Burt, Martha. (2012) Impact of Housing and Work Supports on Outcomes for Chronically Homeless Adults with Mental Illness: LA’s HOPE. Psychiatric Services 63:209–215,
Gao, N., Waynor, W. R., & O’Donnell, S. (2009). Creating organizational commitment to change: Key to consumer employment success in a supportive housing agency. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 31(1), 45-50.
Costa, Mark; Baker, Michaella; Davidson, Larry; Giard, Julienne; Guillorn, Linda; Gonzalez Ibanez, Angels; Weitz, Dawn; and O’Connell, Maria. (2017). Provider perspectives on employment for people with serious mental illness. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1-9.
Poremski, Daniel; Stergiopoulos, Vicky; Braithwaite, Erika; Distasio, Jino, Nisenbaum, Roseane; and Latimer, Eric. (2016).Effects of Housing First on Employment and Income of Homeless Individuals: Results of a Randomized Trial. Psychiatric Services, 67:603–609.
Premski,
D., Whitley, R. and Latimer, E. (2014). Barriers to obtaining employment for people with severe mental illness experiencing homelessness. Journal of Mental Health 23:4, 181-185.
Radey,
Melissa and Wilkins, Brittany. (2010). Short-Term Employment Services for Homeless Individuals: Perceptions from Stakeholders in a Community Partnership. Journal of Social Service Research , 37:1, pages 19-33.
Rio, J., Ware, L., Tucker, P., Martinez, J. (2008).
Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing: A Program and Policy Handbook for Successfully Linking Supportive Housing and Employment Services for Chronically Homeless Adults.
New York: Corporation for Supportive Housing and Advocates for Human Potential,September.
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CONTACT US TODAY
John Briggs
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries
Cincinnati, OH
513-771-4800
jbriggs2@cinci.rr.com
Sean Terry
New England Center for Homeless Veterans
Boston, MA
617.699.7913
Sean.terry@nechv.org
John Rio, MA, CRC
AHP Technical Assistance Center
Based in Houston, Texas
914-433-5192
jrio@ahpnet.com