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Homele less Pre reventio tion and Housin ing A Ten year r P Pla lan 2010 – 2024 2024

National Housing Day

November, 18, 2013

Why have a plan?

Requirement under the Ontario’s Housing Services Act, 2011 (HSA) Requirement under Community Homeless Prevention Initiative (CHPI)

London’s Approach Why have a ten year plan?

• Provides an integrated summary of existing homelessness and housing strategies
• Focuses on goals and actions already developed and taking hold in London
• Builds on the experiences and considerations of the community including

those with lived experience.

• Encapsulates successes to date
• Reflects current work of the community
• Extends plans for the next decade through review and revision

Relevant Aligned Plans

Our Planning Approach Homeless Prevention and Housing Solutions

London’s Homeless Prevention and Housing 10 year Plan recognizes limitations, opportunities and influences

• Highlights the strengths of our community
• Provides an understanding of local partnerships
• Presents an individual and family centred system
• Incorporates local demographics, income,

employment

• Describes housing stock, housing market

and affordability

• Outlines community engagement
• Competency and outcome based
• Evidence informed
• Reflects our local track-record

Homeless Prevention and Housing

Guiding Principles  Our approach is rooted in a ‘Housing First’ or housing with support philosophy.  We believe homelessness is a solvable problem.  Our work is centred around the needs of the diverse individuals and families we serve.  We work in partnership with the community, service providers and government to achieve our strategic goals and objectives.  We ensure housing options are affordable, safe, adequate and accessible.  Our plan and work is shaped by local demographics, circumstances, challenges and

• pportunities.

 We are neighbourhood based and provide housing and deliver services within neighbourhoods.  We provide inclusive, respectful services to support the individuals and families we serve.  We are fiscally responsible.  We are focused on measuring results and achieving positive outcomes.

Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan

All members of our community have access to housing that is safe, secure and suitable to their needs and ability to pay. A coordinated and integrated individual and family centred housing stability approach that is

• utcome focused and

designed to address, reduce and prevent homelessness in London.

Twin Visions

Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan

Strategic Priorities

Provide an integrated mixture of affordable and adequate housing options for the greatest number of people in need. Individuals and families experiencing homelessness

• btain and retain housing

and individuals and families at risk of homelessness remain housed.

Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan

Strategic Themes

• Focused, Measurable &

Targeted Deliverables

• Strong System Design
• Responsive Governments
• Strong and Responsive

Administration

• Securing Housing
• Housing with Support
• Housing Stability
• Shelter Diversion
• Strategy, Capacity and

Competency

Implementation Phases

With Measured Outcomes and Results

Housing First

• A “Housing First” approach assists individuals

and families by seeking out and supporting the right housing, at the right time, in the right place, with the right level of support to develop lasting housing stability.

• Housing First is evidence based and evidence

informed.

• Housing First approaches adapt to

demographics, gender, culture

• Securing

Housing

Securing Housing

• Housing

with Support

Housing with Support

• Housing

Stability

Housing Stability

• Emergency

Shelter Diversion

Shelter Diversion

Homeless Prevention System for London

Strategy – Competency – Capacity

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City of London Contacts

Neighborhood, Children and Fire Services Lynne Livingstone Managing Director llivings@london.ca Jan Richardson Manager, Homeless Prevention jrichardson@london.ca Housing and Social Services Sandra Datars Bere Managing Director sdatarsb@london.ca Louise Stevens Director, Municipal Housing lstevens@london.ca Steve Giustizia Manager, Housing Services sgiustiz@london.ca