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WESTERN PA LCCAP 2018 Lawrence county social services inc Snapshot of Capacity Who we are LCSS Inc is a non profit organization and has been building capacity since 1974 The agency was designated ID: 700657

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collaborative relationships in rural settingsWESTERN PA - LCCAP

2018Slide2

Lawrence county social services, inc. Snapshot of Capacity Who we are: LCSS, Inc. is a non profit organization and has been building capacity since 1974. The agency was designated as a Community Action Agency in 1985. LCCAP currently consists of a compliment of 280 total employees, providing over 8,000 citizens with critical

services in response to the economic, social and educational needs of many communitiesCommunities Served: Expansion of services beyond Lawrence County through regional and statewide partnerships and now administers programs in 27+

counties

across

Vastly Rural population

Types of Services

:

Veteran housing programs and Civilian housing programs

(14 programs- Funded by or in part through

CoC

, VA, DCED)

Education

, employment, transportation, health,

healthy

homes, and childcare

.

Coordinated Entry Slide3

LCCAP Regional Housing ProgramsSlide4

VETERAN PARTNERSHIPS IN A RURAL SETTINGGeography Served: 20 Counties within the CoC (7 Southwest, 13 Northwest) 15,000+ square

milesShelter beds are limited, and sometimes non-existent, in some areas. There are 643 shelter beds in the entire CoC (1 shelter bed for every 23 square miles).Communities Served within PA 601:

2 RHABs

5 VAMCs

5 SSVF Grantees with overlapping areas

Communities Served Grant Wide

Above 3 bullets and 3 additional

CoC’s

(2 Entitlements) 2 additional counties, RHABS, 1 VAMC

:Slide5

VETERAN PARTNERSHIPS IN A RURAL SETTINGSlide6

VETERAN PARTNERSHIPS IN A RURAL SETTING

Goal

:

Ending Veteran (ALL) Homelessness

in conjunction with the

CoC’s

Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan-

 

The primary goal of this strategic plan is a 50% reduction in the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Western PA

CoC

by 2021

.

Outcome

: Reduce the duration of homelessness to an average of 50 days or less over the next five years, with a long-range goal is to reduce this average to 30 days or less

.

Coordinated Entry System- absolving the Veteran Master List – one all inclusive list

Common goals begets natural partnerships!

Getting Started

:

Start Date

:

“Unofficial”: Fall of 2014 SSVF Grantees with overlapping service areas – roundtable discussions, ROIs

“Official” Fall 2015- TA provided through DCED – Doug

Tetralut

TAC, Inc

.

Starting Numbers: 132

Tools: Go to Meetings, HMIS -BNL/CESSlide7

VETERAN PARTNERSHIPS IN A RURAL SETTING

Who is leading the way

?

SSVF forged the way – opened up discussions and got the ball rolling!

DCED (HMIS administrator)

Technical Support TAC, Inc., PA 601

CoC

Veteran Subcommittee, VISN 4 Homeless Coordinator, SSVF Regional Coordinator, VAMC’s Homeless and VASH Coordinators, VA Peer Support Specialist

Who Do We Collaborate with

:

Locally: County agencies, local Veteran organizations- Stand Down, American Legions, VFW’s , DV providers, local drop in shelters

Regionally: VAMC’s ,

CoC’s

, CAP Agencies, DCED, Regional Partners

Strategy

:

Contact

your

CoC

- get to know the players and stakeholders.

Good old fashioned communication sharing common goals.

Ask: ”How Can I help you achieve our common goal?”

Veteran Master List (BNL) embedded into

HMIS

Daily/Weekly calls with the VA’s, providing technical assistance. Formal trainings being mobile- and flexible, Have a “plan b”Slide8

VETERAN PARTNERSHIPS IN A RURAL SETTING

Current Numbers:

70- total on the Veteran Master List (BNL)

37 in GPD beds

33 sheltered/unsheltered

Currently 3/5 VAMCs entering HOMES data/info on BNL 5/5 participating on Veteran Subcommittee Call, Scrub Call , Bi-monthly calls/meetings

23 total in Coordinated Entry System

difference

of 10

Coordinated Entry officially underway January 2018, currently one VAMC is slated to enter data and complete assessments

Layering partners continuouslySlide9

VETERAN PARTNERSHIPS IN A RURAL SETTING

Lessons Learned

:

VA internal structures are NOT all the same- take what you can get- when you can get it!

Layering of services/practices- will eventually morph into what you need it to become- knowing when to add partners and practices

The bigger picture

:

Build your foundation first- it needs to be solid

Good old

fashioned

communication

and of sharing

common goals.

Ask: ”How Can I help

YOU achieve

our common goal?”

Be open and set the tone for learning not for compliance

Think: “ The whole is greater than the sum of its PARTS”

Not one entity is responsible to end homelessness- we need to work together to achieve the overarching goal- everyone wins!

Coordinated Entry will expand opportunities for our homeless

veteransSlide10

Contact InformationFor Further Information, Please Contact Us:P.O. Box 189 • 241 W. Grant StreetNew Castle, PA 16103

Missy Russell Regional Veteran Services Coordinator724.658.7258 X14141.888.252.5104

mrussell@lccap.org