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Hearth Outreach ProgramSocial Innovation ForumJune 16, 2009
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Homelessness is a Prevalent Problem
Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness and the City of Boston
• 670,000 homeless in the US• 15,000 in Massachusetts • 3,800 in Boston
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% of Homeless Elders Has Tripled Since 1990
Source: Journal of Internal Medicine and the City of Boston
10%
20%
30%
40%
1990-1994 1996-1997 1999-2000 2003
% of Homeless 50 Years+ in Five Major Metropolitan Areas across the US
A third of Boston’s homeless adult shelter population is over 50 years old.
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Boston Housing is Expensive
FROM US CENSUS
ANNUAL MEDIAN HOUSING COSTS
ANNUAL MEDIAN INCOME FOR ELDERS 65+ DIFFERENCE
US $11,000 $19,000 +$8,000
Boston $16,000 $13,000 -$3,000
Source: US Census, American Community Survey, and the Employment Benefit Research Institute
• In Boston, 1 in every 5 elders lives below the poverty line
• Many elders earn less than the annual cost of housing
• 32% of US retirees have less than $10,000 in savings
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Many Problems Lead to Chronic Elder Homelessness
Source: Hearth Outreach
Bed line at Woods-Mullen Shelter (April 2009)
• Financial problems
• Debilitating health issues that prevent a return to work
• Estrangement from, or no, family connections or social networks
• Other older life crises, such as the death of a spouse
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Traditional Solutions Do Not Work for Elder Homeless
Hearth OutreachHearth Housing & Services
7 sites, 136 units1,000 elders placed
3,000 served (capacity to help 250
elders annually)
• Assorted Social Service Agency Partners
COMMUNITY COLLABORATORS
• Homeless Shelters
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Hearth Outreach Focuses on Elders & Their Unique Needs
Elder-specific supportive services
Connectinghomeless elders
Permanent elderly/disabledhousing
Social Security
Veteran’s Benefits
Geriatric Health Care
Medicaid/Medicare
food income insurance health care mental health substance abuse financial assistance legal socialization stress management crisis services food income insurance health care mental health
HOUSING SEARCH andCASE MANAGEMENT
PLACEMENT andSTABILIZATION
HEARTH OUTREACH OPERATING MODELC
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Homeless Elders 50+ Safe, Affordable
Permanent Housing
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1. Connection (~2 months)
Four Outreach case managers visit 10 Boston shelter programs
weekly
Each case manager manages a caseload of ~50 individuals
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2. Housing Search and Customized Case ManagementJane will edit and make less wordy. Words on this slide will become her talking points.
Case managers help their clientsnavigate the housing application process
Customized case management helps elders obtain needed social support services
2. Housing Search and Customized Case Management (~14 months)
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3. Placement and Stabilization (~6-8 months)
Case managers assist clients with their move into housing
They continue to check in regularly to make sure they have social services and community support
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Hearth Outreach Team Has Demonstrated Success
• Works with over 250 elders annually who seek permanent housing
• Placed nearly 1,000 and assisted over 3,000 elders since 1995
• Over 96% of homeless elders placed in housing maintain their housing for at least a year, surpassing HUD’s benchmark retention rate of 71% over six months
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Two-Year Goals
• Grow the program to serve 350-400 elders annually while maintaining high quality
• Improve process for collecting, managing, and interpreting internal data
• Document the causes and demographics of elder homelessness in Massachusetts
• Develop a strategy to scale Outreach’s impact, by sharing its expertise in ending elder homelessness with others
Two-year investment: $370,000
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Financial Sustainability
$0
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
2007 2008 2009 2010E 2011E
Sources of Revenue
Government Grants Philanthropic Funding Contribution from Parent Organization
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Ways to Invest: Financial Support
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
$1,500 1 laptop computer
$5,000 One-time move-in costs (to purchase basic necessities) for 20 elders
$40,000 1 additional case manager
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Ways to Invest: In-Kind
IN-KIND SUPPORT
• Additional Outreach board members
• Cell phones and monthly cell phone service for outreach workers
• IT support to enhance existing data management system
• Outreach office space in Boston’s South End
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Ending Elder Homelessness One Person at a Time
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Questions?
• Jane EricksonDirector of [email protected]
• Annie GarmeyDirector of Institutional [email protected]