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Veteran Homelessness in North Carolina

Jeffrey Doyle, LISWHomeless CoordinatorVA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network Slide2

NC Overview

HUD Point-in-Time Count. A national one day benchmark that is used as a data point for the number of homeless individuals in a community.Peaked in 2012 at 1413 total count2016 count was 888406 in transitional housing (391 VA Grant Per Diem)

324 in emergency shelter158 unshelteredSlide3

HUD PIT 2016Slide4

Goal of Ending Veteran Homelessness

Multiple communities in VISN 6 have joined either the White House/Mayoral Challenge or the Zero:2016 initiatives to end Veteran Homelessness. The US Interagency Council on Homelessness, (USICH) which the VA is a member, has created a definition that communities are being asked to use when making their announcement.

It is important to recognize that these are community initiatives, the VA is a partner but not the lead. Slide5

USICH Benchmarks

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Focus VHA Homeless Programs Operations at VAMC, VISN and National levels on achieving the VA strategic targetEnd

Veteran Homelessness

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goal of ending Veteran homelessness means that through a coordinated Federal and community response:

A system is in place to identify all Veterans experiencing homelessness.

No Veterans are experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the community. Slide6

USICH Benchmarks cont.

The community has the resources and plan to provide permanent housing opportunities to all Veterans.

Permanent housing use the principles of Housing First; quick with low barriers.The community has a system in place to identify new and at-risk Veterans experiencing Homelessness.This includes adequate outreach, prevention and access to permanent housing.The community has a system in place to ensure the housing stability of formerly homeless veterans.Slide7

VA Resources Overview

VAMC – The VA Medical Centers themselves act as a wrap around resourceOutreach – each VAMC has outreach staff that engage and enroll veterans experiencing homelessnessGrant Per Diem – Transitional residential beds operated by local non-profits

HUD/VASH – permanent supportive housing vouchers administered by local Public Housing AuthoritiesSlide8

What’s going on

AccomplishmentFayetteville, Winston-Salem and Durham (chronic) have meet USICH benchmarks Mayoral Challenge

Over 50 communities across NC have joined Statewide Housing Boot CampFocused on 6 communities to assist with the work already in those communities‘Operation Home’ Task ForceSub-committee of the NC Governors Working GroupSlide9

Coordinated Assessment

Community Group/Teams collaboratingThe creation of the by-name listCreation of a community assessment plan.

Collaborative referral processHousing Preference Pilot ProjectIn the Asheville area we are working the Grant Per Diem programs to assist veterans from outside the community. This integrates a permanent housing discharge plan back to their home of origin if preferred.Slide10

Challenges

Inflow of veterans into communitiesAffordable housing unitsWakeCharlotteAshevilleRural Issues – a lack of resources and established collaborationsSlide11

North CarolinaVA Contacts

Name

LocationPhoneEmailJeff Doyle

VISN919.956.5541Jeffrey.Doyle@va.gov

Lindsey Arledge Jordan

Durham VAMC

919.286.0411 Ext. 6197

Lindsey.Arledge@va.gov

Mary Fisher-Murray

Fayetteville VAMC

910-488-2120 Ext. 5796

Mary.FisherMurray@va.gov

Allison Bond

Asheville

VAMC

828-298-791 Ext 5506

Allison.Bond@va.gov

Jennifer Herb

Salisbury

VAMC

704.638.9000 Ext. 3011

Jennifer.Herb@va.gov