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Community Conversations on Homelessness and Housing Convened by Mayor Wheeler

Saturday, February 1, 2020 Portland Community College – Southeast Campus

Today's Goals

• Present how the City is addressing homelessness
• Share information on how to be part of the solution
• Gather feedback and input on our work, and hear your

priorities and ideas tied to the issue of homelessness and housing

Framework

• Comfort & Courtesy
• Presenters, Sides & Hands
• Scribe & Content, Speaker
• Dressing Room
• Respect & Safety

Agreements

• Non-Judgmental –

Facts = Correct/incorrect Perceptions/Experiences = valid (cannot be correct or incorrect)

• Genuine questions – Be curious without expectation
• Engaged listening – Listening to understand, not respond
• Solution-oriented – See the issue, seek solutions
• Community minded – We are all in this together
• Kindness – Engage with open hands, kindness and respect

“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” - Indira Gandhi

• Dr. Jen Piper

Portland Community College Southeast Campus President

Jessica Vega Pederson

Multnomah County Commissioner, District 3

Ted Wheeler

City of Portland Mayor

Unsheltered Homelessness

Jonny Lewis (Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program) Kim James (Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare) Commander Tashia Hager (Portland Police Bureau) Tremaine Clayton (Portland Fire & Rescue)

Jonathan Lewis

Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program (HUCIRP) Program Coordinator

Program Commitment

HUCIRP is committed to addressing the camps that pose the greatest risk to public health and safety. One Point of Contact is designed to better identify where those camps exist.

One Point of Contact

Provides one single place to submit reports of issues regarding camping or garbage. Previous years members of the community would not know who to call for what issue– this system is intended to simplify the process to report. Individuals can submit reports using either the City’s Campsite Report Form, PDX Reporter or by calling City/County Information & Referral at 503-823-4000. HUCIRP receives and reviews every incident and works with partners to help address issue.

Cle lean Start Central Cit ity Concern

• Homeless to work program
• First responders to most reports
• Respond to issues within 12-36

hours

• Pick up camper-identified

garbage and other debris

• Conducts on-site assessments
• f camps

2018

• 1,089,303 pounds (544 tons) of trash
• 29,296 needles removed
• 9,530 assessments*

2019

• 2,347,930 pounds (1174 tons) of trash
• 72,670 needles removed
• 15,475 assessments*

*Assessments include engaging with people living in camps, removing garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers.

Campsite Posting Notices

• Required to give notice anytime the City

seeks to collect personal property

• Anderson v. City of Portland, Civ. No. 08-

1447-AA– Anderson Settlement Agreement

• City has one vendor they use to post/clean

camps and store property collected following cleanup

• Timeline for posting is now 48 hours to 10

days on all City/ODOT properties throughout the City of Portland

• City of Portland/ODOT

Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA)

• Internal/External Coordination of Cleanup
• Property Owning Bureaus/ODOT
• Social Services

Navigation Team

MULTI- DISCIPLINARY GROUP OF OUTREACH WORKERS WHO GO TO AREAS WHERE HIGH- IMPACT CAMPING EXISTS.

NAVIGATION TEAM REVIEWS DATA FROM ONE POINT OF CONTACT TO DETERMINE LOCATIONS THAT ARE HIGH IMPACT.

Navigation Team Outcome Totals

January Through October 2019 Totals– 8 sites Number of individuals engaged 443 Number assessed for supportive housing 162 Number of individuals helped into shelter 81 Number of individuals helps to receive ID’s 179 Number of individuals helped to receive birth certificates 61 Number of individuals signed up for the Oregon Health Plan 74 Number of individuals helped to receive glasses 7 Number of individuals helped into substance abuse treatment 15 Number of individuals given housing referrals 22

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit

HUCIRP Performance Measures

FY 16-17 FY 17-18 FY 18-19 FY 19-20 Number of Campsite Reports Received 17,293 25,460 35,005 23,990* Number of Campsite Cleanups Performed 571 3,122 2,828 1,642* Tons of Garbage Collected 1,301 1,954 1,512* Number of Needles Removed 8,215 346,793 457,461 27,498* *Through December 31, 2019 https://www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit

HUCIRP IS NOT DESIGNED TO SOLVE HOMELESSNESS

City of Portland’s HUCIRP and City/County Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS)

City of Portland’s HUCIRP

• Works with JOHS, Outreach, and

Police as well as property owning bureaus

• Manages public spaces owned by

the City and ODOT throughout the City of Portland

• Conducts Coordinated Campsite

Cleanup in compliance with the Anderson Settlement Agreement and the IGA with ODOT City/County JOHS

• Oversees the delivery of

services to people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County

• Responsible for shelter

developments and other programs aimed at improving access to services for houseless individuals

Kim James

Street Outreach Program Manager

Tashia Hager

East Precinct Commander Portland Police Bureau

Tremaine Clayton

Community Healthcare Assessment Team (CHAT) Coordinator Portland Street Response

Discussion Session #1

• Do you know anyone at risk of homelessness, or who has

experienced homelessness? What would have been the best help for them, or you, in that situation? What, if anything, could have prevented that situation?

• You’ve heard about a number of groups working together to

respond to unsheltered homelessness in our community. Does it seem like anyone, or any group, is missing from this network?

• Is there a role you want to play in our community response? If

so, how would you like to be part of this work?

Tables #3, #7, #11 will report out to group

Shelter & Transitional Services

Marc Jolin (Joint Office of Homeless Services) Marci Cartagena (Human Solutions) Jacqueline Mercer (Native American Rehabilitation Association)

Marc Jolin

Joint Office of Homeless Services Director

Ending Homelessness: Inflow/Outflow Model

Unmet Need

People experiencing homelessness

Outflow

Inflow

homelessness

Ending Homelessness: Balanced but Prioritized Strategies

IN FISCAL YEAR 2019

37,000

PEOPLE WERE SERVED IN THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY/PORTLAND/GRESHAM HOMELESS SERVICES SYSTEM

*As of October 10, 2019. Number will increase as data matures.

*

MEETING THE NEED: HOUSING SERVICES BY JOINT OFFICE DOUBLE

RRH & PSH Spending FY14 - FY17

$23.2 $46.9

SHELTER Expansion & Transformation

• 1300+ year-

round shelter beds

• Population-

Specific Models

• Community

Based

• 7000+ people

served

WY’EAST EAT & GREET

MILL PARK/ SOUTHEAST PORTLAND

Marci Cartagena

Emergency Services Director

Jacqueline Mercer

Native American Rehabilitation Association (NARA) Chief Executive Officer

Discussion Session #2

• Is there anything you’ve heard from the panel that you think is helpful
• r important for others in the community to know?
• Given what it takes to make a shelter successful, what role would you

like to play if one were being considered for your neighborhood?

• Do you think we can better help people who are unsheltered

transition out of homelessness?​ If so, how?

Tables #2, #6, #10 will report out to group

Permanent & Supportive Housing

Shannon Callahan (Portland Housing Bureau) Will Harris (JOIN) Mary-Rain O’Meara (Central City Concern)

Shannon Callahan

Portland Housing Bureau Director

Community Conversation

• n Homelessness

Supportive Housing

Strategies to Address Homelessness

• 1. Produce Affordable Housing
• 2. Service Partnerships
• 3. Stabilize Families in Housing
• 4. Target resources where market isn’t

meeting need

• 5. Permanent Supportive Housing

Portland Housing Bureau

GOALS MET!

Portland’s Housing Bond

Supportive Housing

What it is, who it’s for, how much we have

Affordable housing with services

Supportive Housing is:

To help those with complex challenges live with stability, autonomy, and dignity.

Who Lives in Supportive Housing:

Extremely low incomes Complex, disabling conditions Long-term homelessness Cycling through institutions

Progress

New City/County Supportive Housing Units

City/County Progress Toward 2,000 Supportive Housing Units by 2028

240

• pen

~ 552

in progress

1208

Still needed

In Operation By 2023 Needed

~ 792 Units

Where Our Supportive Housing Is:

2018 (3,724 units)

New City/County Units 2021-2022

The Westwind

323-327 NW 6th Avenue

Findley Commons

5415 SE Powell Blvd

Division Street

11332 SE Division St

Deeply affordable housing with intensive onsite support services

New Single Site Buildings

New Integrated Sites

The Ellington

1610 NE 66th Avenue

Vibrant!

1620 NW 14th Avenue

The Vera

2095 SW River Parkway

Will Harris

Deputy Director

We are inspired by the vision of a community where everyone has a place to call home

Light Touch Supportive Housing

• Move-in fees
• Short-term rent subsidy in the private market
• r long-term public subsidy
• Intentional person directed and trauma

informed case management for 12 months after the conclusion of financial subsidy

Outcomes

• 1,000 men, women, and children housed
• 750 HH provided post placement services
• 83% housing retention rate

AJ’s Journey

• Met in her car after losing Section 8 voucher
• Secured 2 bdr and committed to 4 mo. rent
• Connected to CCC employment specialist
• Stable for 7 months until repair bill in January
• Short $900 for February rent
• Committed to finding second job

Mobile Permanent Supportive Housing (MPSH)

• 6 Agencies – 2 Clinical, 3 culturally specific, 2

peers

• Additional independent contracted Mental

Health providers

• Different than site based, get to bring all the

skills, experiences of an 11 person team and their agencies to the service relationship

JOIN-MPSH BY PROPERTY PROPERTY Total PSH Units/HHs Units/HHs Committed to by JOIN Units/HHs currently served Individuals engaging in services Ellington (MHT) 20 10 10 24 East Burnside (MHT) 9 9 9 25 Hawthorne East (InReach) 10 10 TBD Magnolia (InReach) 3 3 3 Oliver Station (CareOregon/InReach) 6 6 6 9 The Vera (InReach) 20 20 2 2 Vibrant! (MHT) 20 20 19 56 LRA-Scattered Site (CareOregon/InReach) 15 15 14 22 Main Stream Voucher - Scattered Site 8 4 TBD Total 111 97 60 141

Sk’s Journey

• Housed originally but unable to create stability

with just Light Touch support

• Secured a supportive housing unit at Vibrant!
• Couldn’t seem to keep apt clean/failing

inspections

• MPSH team worked with her, bringing in
• utside cleaners who let SK shadow them

Mary-Rain O’Meara

Real Estate Development Director

The Westwind

Discussion Session #3

• What type of housing do you think should be built in your

neighborhood?

• What are the top housing and service needs in your

community?

Ted Wheeler

City of Portland Mayor

Where to learn more

Mayor Wheeler's Website: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/72218 A Home for Everyone: ahomeforeveryone.net/

Our Comprehensive Plan and Action Plans: http://ahomeforeveryone.net/the-plan Attend a meeting: http://ahomeforeveryone.net/attend-a-meeting

Homelessness Toolkit: www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit/

One Point of Contact: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit/70039

211 Donations and Volunteering: https://www.211info.org/donations