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Citizens Without Homes November 7, 2017 From Intervention to Permanent Residency, A Shared Service Opportunity Tw eet w ith Us: #CitizensWithoutHomes or #localgov About the Alliance Convene and @ transformgov Engage @ COSAGOV Networks

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November 7, 2017 From Intervention to Permanent Residency, A Shared Service Opportunity

Citizens Without Homes

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Inspiring Innovation to Advance Communities

About the Alliance

Convene and Engage Networks of Thought Leaders Provide Training to help Organizations Build and Sustain a Culture

  • f Innovation

Identify, Distribute Leading & Emerging Practices/ Trends Important to Local Gov

Tw eet w ith Us: #CitizensWithoutHomes or #localgov @ transformgov @ COSAGOV @ santamonicacity

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Panelists

Lisa Varon, Senior Development Analyst, City of Santa Monica’s Housing Division, CA Katherine Mason, Innovation Manager, City

  • f San Antonio’s Office
  • f Innovation, TX

Margaret Willis, Human Services Administrator, City of Santa Monica, CA

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Q& A

Katherine Mason, Innovation Manager, City of San Antonio’s Office of Innovation, TX

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Innovations to Address Homelessness

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Presented by CITY OF SANTA MONICA HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION HOUSING DIVISION HOUSING AUTHORITY Lisa Varon and Margaret Willis

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Santa Monica 2017 Count Results: 921

915 742 740 769 742 780 738 728 921

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES Prioritize the most vulnerable/highest users Comprehensive infrastructure Field-based care Flexible funding Align resources

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CHALLENGES TO PRIORITIZING HIGH NEED INDIVIDUALS

  • Expensive Interventions
  • Lower Program Capacity
  • Landlord Retention and

Relations

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STRATEGIES: Relentless Coordination

  • Case coordination

monthly

  • Bi-weekly coordination

with first responders

  • Daily in-custody list
  • Contracts include HMIS

ID's for priority participants

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STRATEGIES: Justice Involved Individuals

  • Homeless Community

Court​

  • "Stacking" Cases​
  • Coordinated Joint

Outreach

  • Data Sharing App
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STRATEGIES: Homeless Prevention

  • Tenant Protections /

Legal Services​

  • Eviction Prevention

Funds​

  • Senior Housing Task

Force

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CHALLENGES IN HOUSING PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IN SANTA MONICA:

  • Tight housing market with high rents
  • Displacement
  • Small pool of landlords
  • Discrimination toward S8 voucher

holders

  • Barriers to being housed – stigmas and

personal backgrounds

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HOUSING CHALLENGES

  • Vacancy decontrol and demand are

increasing rents. Initial median rents are up 3.1% to 16.1% from 2014 to 2016: 0 BR - $1,800 1 BR - $2,195 2 BR - $2,950 3 BR - $3,712

  • Landlords are selling or redeveloping or

trying to increase cash flow

  • Landlords refuse voucher holders
  • Landlords do not want tenants who may

have difficulties

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TRADITIONAL STRATEGIES

  • Service Provider Collaboration –

Continuum of Care

  • Pair Housing Trust Fund Loans with

Housing Vouchers

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HOUSING CHALLENGES

IN

SANTA MONICA:

  • Tight housing market with high rents
  • Displacement
  • Small pool of landlords
  • Discrimination toward S8 voucher

holders

  • Barriers to being housed – stigmas and

personal backgrounds

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

  • Chronically Homeless
  • On Service Registry
  • Became homeless in Santa Monica
  • Referred by one of three service

providers through the Coordinated Entry System (CES)

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INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR HOUSING

  • Landlord Liaison
  • On-Staff LCSW
  • COC Graduate Model
  • Preserving Our Diversity (POD) pilot
  • Landlord Incentives
  • Source of Income Ordinance
  • Increase Payment Standard
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INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES – Staff Liaisons

LCSW & LANDLORD

  • Support resident
  • Provide customer service
  • Resolve conflicts
  • Identify resources
  • Connect and convene
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INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES – New Housing Models

  • COC Graduates program creates a

match for service needs in supportive housing

  • POD program helps long-term

senior renters with low administrative burdens

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OWNER INCENTIVES

A PROPERTY OWNER INCENTIVE PILOT PROGRAM

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CALL US TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN PARTNER UP WITH US AND HELP YOUR COMMUNITY

310.458.8743 A SIGNING BONUS OF $5,000

Available to owners of non-deed restricted, rent-controlled apartments who lease a vacant apartment to a new Santa Monica housing voucher holder

PARTICIPATING LANDLORDS WILL RECEIVE

  • A signing bonus of $5,000
  • Loss mitigation
  • Dedicated staff support

OWNERS CAN LIST THEIR VACANT APARTMENTS AT NO COST

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INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES – Source

  • f Income Ordinance
  • Santa Monica Municipal Code section

4.28.030 to prohibit housing discrimination based on the source of a tenant's income

  • Section 4.28.060 to increase the

penalties for housing discrimination violations, and to add injunctive relief to the civil remedies.

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YOU CAN ALSO FIND US ONLINE AT: SMGOV.NET/HOUSING SMGOV.NET/HOMELESSNESS

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Q& A

Lisa Varon, Senior Development Analyst, City of Santa Monica’s Housing Division, CA Katherine Mason, Innovation Manager, City

  • f San Antonio’s Office
  • f Innovation, TX

Margaret Willis, Human Services Administrator, City of Santa Monica, CA

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Webinar Resources

Questions? Need Handout Copies? Contact Ryan Spillers at rspillers@transformgov.org

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Save the Date! Upcoming learning events:

http://transformgov.org/en/calendar

Webinars

Workshops

  • Suggestion Box 2.0: Soliciting & Amplifying Staff Insights On 11/28
  • Managers Forum: Innovation in the Field with Veteran City

Manager Peggy Merriss on 12/7

  • Workforce of the Future Workshop – FL on 1/11/2018
  • Workforce of the Future Workshop - CA on 1/18/2018
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Thank you for joining us today!

Citizens Without Homes