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2018 Legislative Session: Hom elessness Advocacy Report Gavin Thornton, Advocacy Com m ittee Chair, PIC Brandee Menino, Chair, Bridging the Gap Natalie Okeson, Executive Director, PHOCUSED Advocacy Committee Members Appleseed Leeward Housing

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2018 Legislative Session: Hom elessness Advocacy Report

Gavin Thornton, Advocacy Com m ittee Chair, PIC Brandee Menino, Chair, Bridging the Gap Natalie Okeson, Executive Director, PHOCUSED

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Advocacy Committee Members

Appleseed YWCA HYSN PHOCUSED RYSE FACE & HousingNow Salvation Army Leeward Housing Coalition Mental Health Koku Governor’s Office on Homelessness Maui County Homeless Alliance Kauai Community Alliance Hawaii County Community Alliance Partners Hawaii Kai Task Force on Homelessness

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Core Team Members

Gavin Thornton, Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice Greg Payton, Mental Health Kokua Marya Grambs, PHOCUSED and PIC Betty Lou Larson and Jillian Okamoto, Catholic Charities of Hawaii Kathleen Algire, YWCA Natalie Okeson, PHOCUSED Anna Stone, Salvation Army Judith Clark, Hawaii Youth Services Network

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Setting Priorities

  • PIC Membership Survey
  • Consideration of Other Factors
  • Recommendation to PIC Board (Priority, Support, Notify)
  • PIC Board Vote
  • BTG Review and Support
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Priority Issues

  • Outreach

○ Serious and Persistent Mentally Ill ○ Youth ○ Adults

  • LEAD and Substance Abuse
  • Housing First
  • Rapid Rehousing
  • Funding for New Affordable Units
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Priority Actions

  • Develop Materials
  • Meet with Legislators
  • Send Action Alerts
  • Provided Testimony
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Support Issues

  • Funding for Kona Family Assessment Center
  • Civil Legal Services
  • Safe Place for Youth
  • Transitional Living Services for Youth
  • Right to Shelter for Unaccompanied Youth
  • Decriminalizing Status Offenses
  • Include Dental Coverage in Medicaid
  • Mobile Medical Units
  • Rental Application Fees
  • Funding for Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA)
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Support Actions

  • Send Action Alerts
  • Provided Testimony
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Notify

  • Safe Zones
  • Opposing Proliferation of Vacation Rentals
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Notify Actions

  • No Formal Position
  • Send Notifications
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Website & Mailing List

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Legislative Breakfast

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Core Team Efforts

  • Created Handouts
  • Drafted Priority Bills
  • Met with Legislators
  • Submitted Testimony

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Results: Homelessness Services Funding

$15 $15m m Lump Sum (Housing First, Rapid Rehousing, etc.)

$800, $800,00 000 0 Outreach & LEAD $1. $1.5m 5m CSHI

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Results: New Homeless Programs Funding

$800, $800,000 2nd Assessment Center $400, $400,000 LEAD Maui + Hawaii Island

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Results: New Homeless Programs Funding

$30 $30m Ohana Zones $1 $1m

Emergency Department Assessment Pilot

$1m $1m for a Medical Respite Pilot Program $1m $1m Hawaii Tourism Authority for Homelessness

Must Match

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Results: Affordable Housing Funding

$200 $200 million

Rental Housing Revolving Fund (RHRF) - affordable rental housing units for 60% AMI or below

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Results: Affordable Housing Funding

$10 $10m Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund (DURF) $2. $2.5m Kahului civic center/bus hub $21. $21.5m HPHA Improvements $450, $450,000 HPHA State Rent Supplement Program

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Results: Affordable Housing Funding

$50, $50,00 000 Housing Needs Study (Functional Needs Population) $30 $30m m GET Exemptions for 140%

  • f AMI Rentals (12yrs/$360m total)
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2018 Homeless Point in Time Count Results

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2018 Homeless Point in Time Count Results

9. 9.6% 6% Decrease

7, 7,220 220 persons in 2017 6, 6,530 530 persons in 2018

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County by County Decreases

Kauai - 28. 28.9% 9% Oahu - 9. 9.4% 4% Hawaii - 8. 8.8% 8% Maui - 2. 2.6% 6%

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Unsheltered Hom eless Decrease

8. 8.6% 6% Decrease

3, 3,800 800 persons in 2017 3, 3,475 475 persons in 2018

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County by County Unsheltered Decreases

Kauai - 37% 37% Oahu - 7. 7.7% 7% Maui – 5. 5.4% 4% Hawaii - 1. 1.3% 3%

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Sheltered Hom eless Decrease

10. 10.7% 7% Decrease

3, 3,055 055 persons in 2018

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Results by Subpopulation

Family Homelessness: 10. 10.6% 6% Children: 12. 12.5% 5% Veterans: 13% 13% Chronic Homelessness: 4. 4.8% 8%

Families: 12. 12.7% 7%

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Housing Focused Strategies Are Working

  • Increased Fed Resources on Housing Focus
  • Housing First and Rapid Rehousing Expanded
  • More Homelessness – Focused Housing Inventory
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Questions?

Gavin Thornton, Advocacy Com m ittee Chair, PIC Em ail: gavin@hiappleseed.org Brandee Menino, Chair, Bridging the Gap Em ail: bm enino@hopeserviceshawaii.org Natalie Okeson, Executive Director, PHOCUSED Em ail: natalie.okeson@phocused-hawaii.org