Central Florida Commission on Homelessness August 29, 2017 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Central Florida Commission on Homelessness

Presented to: August 29, 2017

2017 Update

Community Impact Model

The Partners

Develop regional policies and advocacy plan Identifies regional best practices and proposes system pilots Identifies and seek investments Seeks and manages long-term investments in system improvements Develops system pilots and manages investment

Continuum

• f Care

(CoC)

Provides oversight for a comprehensive and integrated regional response to homelessness Contracts with the lead agency (HSN) COC’s Lead Agency Manages HUD/other govt funding for facilitating a system of care focused on HUD requirements “Magnet” for additional funding and investments Identify and catalogue existing resources within the Faith Community Provides the faith community with training to better serve those experiencing homelessness

150+ Service Providers

Community Resource Network

Veteran’s Homelessness

• Reduced Veteran’s chronic homelessness to

functional 0 in 2016

• We did this through housing and housing stabilization,

simplified access to Permanent Supportive Housing, and linking housing to services

• Working toward ending ALL Veteran’s homelessness

Chronic Homelessness

• 20% of the homeless population, 80% of cost
• H.O.P.E. Volunteer Program
• Housing the First 100 pilot:
• Over 700 housed
• 100% remained housed
• 57% reduction in ER visits
• 94% maintained or increased income
• Community costs reduced to $20,000 from $31,000

Chronic Homelessness and Criminal Justice: Why Study This?

Report Recommendations

• Focus Area 1:

CIT

• Focus Area 2:

Navigation Center

• Focus Area 3:

Problem Solving Court

• Focus Area 4:

Data

Family Homelessness

• In 2014, Florida ranked worst nationwide for

unsheltered family homelessness

• In 2017, 10,000 students are homeless
• Support the Impact Families Pilot
• Engage the Faith Community:
• Community Resource Network (CRN)
• He Got Up!
• Open Table
• COPE

Community Resource Network

• Mobilize congregations and link them to

resource and volunteer needs

• Potential to engage 1,400 regional places of

worship

• Morgan and Morgan, P.A. provided

infrastructure investment

“People don’t become homeless because they run

• ut of money, at least not at first. They become

homeless because they run out of relationships.”

Youth Homelessness

• Voices of Youth Count survey with researchers

from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

• Study will help us understand regional youth

homelessness, identify subgroups, and target needs specific to this population

• Community 5-Year Strategic Plan
• Regional Data Integration Pilot
• Long-Term Investment Strategy
• Housing Access
• Regional Policy Plan

System-Wide Enhancements

Questions?