The Source for Housing Solutions
CSH & PSH Housing Solutions csh.org Our Mission Advance - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CSH & PSH Housing Solutions csh.org Our Mission Advance - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Source for CSH & PSH Housing Solutions csh.org Our Mission Advance housing solutions that: Maximize public Build strong, Improve lives of resources healthy vulnerable communities people What We Do CSH is a touchstone for new
Our Mission
Improve lives of vulnerable people Maximize public resources Build strong, healthy communities Advance housing solutions that:
What We Do
Lines of Business
Training & Education Policy Reform Consulting & Assistance Lending Research-backed tools, trainings and knowledge sharing Powerful capital funds, specialty loan products and development expertise Custom community planning and cutting-edge innovations Systems reform, policy collaboration and advocacy
CSH is a touchstone for new ideas and best practices, a collaborative and pragmatic community partner, and an influential advocate for supportive housing.
What Is Permanent Supportive Housing?
- A critical and effective tool for ending homelessness
- Designed to serve those who
usually have a long history of homelessness
- ften face persistent obstacles to maintaining housing.
would not be able to stay housed without supportive services
- Affordable to persons
exiting homelessness
< 20% of area median income
Disability
- Supportive services
Voluntary
Tenant focused
Independent from housing eligibility
Flexible
Populations Served by PSH
PSH: A Critical and Effective Tool
- The Data
Emergency room visits decline by 57%
Use of emergency detoxification services decline by 87%
The rate of incarceration declines by 52%
More than 83% stay housed for at least one year
- Supportive housing
Is most cost effective if housing the most vulnerable, “costly”
Ends homelessness
The State of Supportive Housing
- 15,925 permanent supportive housing units
- 46,874 homeless individuals remaining
(includes individual members of 6,611 homeless families)*
Homeless Housing Gap
Source: Homeless Housing Gaps in the County of Los Angeles Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, January 2016
Additional Housing Units Needed Type of Housing Total Gap (units) Permanent Supportive Housing 15,341 Rapid Re-Housing 8,376 Emergency Shelter 2,279 Prevention 2,555
Homeless Housing Gap - Cost
Source: Homeless Housing Gaps in the County of Los Angeles Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, January 2016