Ending Veteran Homelessness Opportunities, Challenges and Emerging Issues.
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Ending Veteran Homelessness Opportunities, Challenges and Emerging Issues.
May 21, 2014, 9:30 – 10:45 am Yakima, WA
Panel•Ann M. Oliva, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs, CPD, Wash DC•Bill Block, Regional Administrator, HUD Seattle Regional Office•Jack Peters, Director. CPD, HUD Seattle Regional Office
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Veteran Homelessness in WA
Continuum of Care Sheltered Unsheltered TotalCoC Veteran CoC Veteran CoC Veteran
Seattle/King County 6,370 589 9% 2,736 93 3% 9,106 682 7%Washington Balance of State 2,552 181 7% 1,556 90 6% 4,108 271 7%Spokane City & County 970 125 13% 60 7 12% 1,030 132 13%Tacoma/Lakewood/Pierce County 1,183 84 7% 120 9 8% 1,303 93 7%Everett/Snohomish County 603 33 5% 344 31 9% 947 64 7%Yakima City & County 516 26 5% 47 6 13% 563 32 6%Vancouver/Clark County 513 20 4% 190 24 13% 703 44 6%
Washington State 12,707 1,058 8% 5,053 260 5% 17,760 1,318 7%
2013 Point-in-Time (PIT) Results
https://www.onecpd.info/resource/3300/2013-ahar-part-1-pit-estimates-of-homelessness/
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Housing Inventory Count
Continuum of Care Emergency Shelter
Safe Haven
Transitional Housing
Permanent Housing
Total Beds (year-round)
Seattle/King County 2,645 45 4,158 4,365 11,213Washington Balance of State 1,879 0 4,999 1,763 8,641Spokane City & County 644 0 777 655 2,076Tacoma/Lakewood/Pierce County 446 0 817 673 1,936Everett/Snohomish County 392 0 343 893 1,628Yakima City & County 387 0 259 254 900Vancouver/Clark County 161 10 589 443 1203
Washington State 6,554 55 11,942 9,046 27,597
2013 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) Results
https://www.onecpd.info/reports/CoC_HIC_State_WA_2013.pdf
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Resources in WA HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (VASH)
Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration (VHDP) - $2,000,000
Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Tacoma/Lakewood/Pierce County CoC
HUD and the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Labor (DOL)
WA State
FY 2008
FY 2009
FY 2010
FY 2011
PBV Set-Aside
Awards
FY 2012
FY 2013 Total
Total 245 420 345 175 95 325 260 1,865http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/vash
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Qualitative and Subjective Aspects
Development of strategies based on need Pre-discharge planning Other Initiatives per Bill Block and Ann Oliva
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Local Actions
Yakima, Spokane County, Renton, Shoreline, Seattle-King County, Pierce County
Security Deposits, One Month Rents, Utilities Connection with Service Providers, Homeless
Service Grants, Dental, Medical Peer Counselling and Communication
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Coordination, Evaluation, Participation, Collaboration
Utilizing other HUD funding sources to address homelessness: CDBG ESG HOME Public Housing
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Ending Veteran HomelessnessResources and Data
May 21, 2014
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Opening Doors released in 2010 is a Federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness includes 4 goals:
End chronic homelessness by 2015 End veteran homelessness by 2015 End family homelessness by 2020 Set path to end all homelessness by 2020
Close collaboration between HUD, USICH, and VA puts us on target to meet veterans goal.
Ending Veterans Homelessness
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57,849 in January 2013 represents 24% decline since 2009 60% sheltered 40% unsheltered
8% decline between 2012 and 2013 Where are they located?
46% major cities 40% smaller city, county, regional CoCs 14% in Balance of State or Statewide CoCs
(rural)
How many homeless veterans?
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The typical sheltered homeless veteran in the United States in 2012 was: a man living alone in a one-person household 51 to 61 years old white and not Hispanic disabled located in a city already homeless before entering shelter in an emergency shelter for 19 nights
Profile
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Common data and benchmarks, use of the most accurate data possible
Housing First as the model Using the resources appropriate to the need –
Permanent Supportive Housing is for the highest need veterans.
Targeting chronically homeless veterans Support for additional resources to serve veterans
that do not need PSH – e.g. SSVF Performance (VAMC and PHA) Connection to Continuums of Care – using those
resources to target veterans ineligible for VA
National Priorities
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Non-targeted: CoC Program Emergency Solutions Grants Program Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program (not
yet funded) Targeted:
Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration
HUD-VASH
HUD Resources for Homeless Veterans
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Progress on Veteran Homelessness
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Veteran Homelessness in Washington State
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HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) combines: Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance
(HUD) Case management and clinical services (VA)
provided at VAMCS and community-based outreach clinics
Total Appropriated (2008-2013): 58,155 About 10,000 per year (except 2011) Lease-ups over 66,300 to date Over 48,000 vouchers currently in use
HUD-VASH
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Map Continuum of Care (CoC) geographic areas to VA catchment areas and PHA jurisdictions
Determine relative need Uses Point in Time count and VA data, taking into
account unused HUD-VASH Vouchers Adjusted to give more weight to unsheltered veterans Apply performance criteria regarding voucher utilization
and chronic targeting Apply floor of 10 vouchers to ensure case management
staff will be available VA determines how vouchers will be distributed to VA
facilities in each CoC HUD identifies PHA that has jurisdiction and capacity
to administer vouchers within identified VA catchment area
Allocation of HUD-VASH vouchers
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Washington State has been awarded 1,865 VASH vouchers
HUD-VASH in Washington State
Date VISN Parent FacilityVouchers Allocated
Current Veterans Under Lease
Vouchers Issued and Veteran is Seeking Housing
Vouchers Reserved for Veterans Undergoing PHA Validation
Actual Vouchers Currently in Use
Estimated Vouchers Currently Available for Use
2/28/2014 20 (V20) (663) VA Puget Sound, WA 1215 994 66 8 1068 1472/28/2014 20 (V20) (668) Spokane, WA 270 196 23 4 223 472/28/2014 20 (V20) (687) Walla Walla, WA 250 189 7 13 209 41
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FY14 data thru April 2014 VISN 20*
Total Exits (Prevention) 681
Exits to PH (Prevention) 613
% Exits to PH (Prevention) 90%
Total Exits (RRH) 991
Exits to PH (RRH) 728
% Exits to PH (RRH) 73%
Persons exiting SSVF 1669
Total Exits to PH 1338
% Total Exits to PH 80%
* Includes VAMCs in Anchorage, Boise, Portland, Roseburg, Seattle, Spokane, Walla Walla, and White City.
SSVF in Washington State
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$10 million joint demonstration program Joint effort between HUD, DOL, VA 5-sites selected to serve veterans and their
families Homelessness prevention Rapid re-housing
Veteran Homelessness Prevention Program (VHPD)
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OneCPD Portal: https://www.onecpd.info/homelessness-assistance/resources-for-homeless-veterans/
HUD Resources: Homeless Veterans
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HOUSING HOMELESS VETERANS
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MAYORS CHALLENGE
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THESE LEADERS HAVE SAID THEY’RE IN
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GAP ANALYSIS
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BEST PRACTICES:INCLUSIVE, COMMON
LIST
STANDARDIZED INSTRUMENT
NAVIGATORS
TARGETED PLACEMENT
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BEST PRACTICES: INCLUSIVE, COMMON LIST
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BEST PRACTICES: STANDARDIZED INSTRUMENT
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BEST PRACTICES:NAVIGATORS OR GUIDES
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BEST PRACTICESCOORDINATED PLACEMENT
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CHARACTERISTICS OF POSITIVE OUTLIERS:
COMMUNICATION AND INTEGRATION OF SERVICES
COMMITMENT TO HOUSING FIRST
TARGETING
USE OF DATA
USE OF MAINSTREAM SERVICES
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CHARACTERISTICS OF POSITIVE OUTLIERS:
COMMUNICATION AND INTEGRATION OF SERVICES
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CHARACTERISTICS OF POSITIVE OUTLIERS:
COMMITMENT TO HOUSING FIRST
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CHARACTERISTICS OF POSITIVE OUTLIERS
TARGETING
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CHARACTERISTICS OF POSITIVE OUTLIERS:
USE OF DATA
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CHARACTERISTICS OF POSITIVE OUTLIERS:
USE OF MAINSTREAM RESOURCES
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VETS HELP LINE
1-877-4AID-VET
1-877-424-3838
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U.S. Department of HousingAnd Urban Development
William H. BlockRegional AdministratorHUD Region X