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Transcript of Ottawa 20,000 Homes Action Week Training April 17 & 18 2015.
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Ottawa20,000 Homes Action Week
Training
April 17 & 18 2015
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20,000 Homes Campaign
A national movement of communities working together to permanently house 20,000 of Canada’s most vulnerable
people experiencing homelessness by 2018
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• Community Solutions is a non profit organization that is working towards a future without homelessness where poverty never follows a family beyond a single generation
• National movement of change agents working together to house 105,580 vulnerable people and families that were experiencing chronic homelessness by July of 2014
Community Solutions & 100,000 Homes Campaign
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100,000 Homes Campaign
100,000 Homes Campaign One Year Anniversary Video
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Core Principles of the 20K Homes Campaign
Knowing Every Homeless Person by Name
Implementing Housing First
Understanding Community’s Strengths and Challenges
Using Data to Track Progress and Make Decisions
Building a Coordinated Homelessness System of Care
Learning From Other Communities Across Canada
Providing a Voice to Secure Resources to End Homelessness
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The VI-SPDAT
Vulnerability Index Service Prioritization
Decision Assistance Tool
10 Minute Pre-Screen Survey Tool
Comprised of 4 Domains
Assesses the Health and Social Needs of People
Experiencing Homelessness
VI-SPDAT
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Development of the VI-SPDAT• Created as a combination
of the full SPDAT and the Vulnerability Index
• Tested with various populations of people experiencing homelessness in places like California, Louisiana, Michigan and Alberta
• Consulted people with lived experience
• Reviewed by trauma and abuse experts
★
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How Does the VI-SPDAT Work (1)?
Conduct Assessment
Score Assessment
Use Information to Prioritize People for Appropriate Housing and Resources
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How Does the VI-SDPAT Work (2)?
4 of 7 people who are experiencing homelessness exit homelessness on their own
2 of 7 people need brief and shallow support
1 of 7 people needs permanent assistance with housing and support services
The VI SPDAT helps us determine who is who
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Collective Impact (1)
The commitment of a group of important actors from different sectors to form a common agenda for solving a specific social problem
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Collective Impact (2)
Baking a Cake
Flying to the Moon
Raising a Child
Simple
Complicated
Complex
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Collective Impact (3)Need a Collaboration?
Step 1
• Agree on Goals
Step 2
• Use Data
Step 3
• Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Step 4
• Communicate
Step 5
• Have a Backbone Organization
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Learnings from the 100,000 Homes Campaign
Use Data to Drive Decision-
Making
Set Eligibility Community-
Wide
Have a By-Name, Triaged
List
Use Housing First
Community Wide
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Biggest Myth: We Know Who is Able to Keep Their
Housing
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• A successful and transformational housing model
• Prioritizes rapid and direct movement from homelessness to housing
Housing First
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Housing First
Consumer Choice and Self
Determination
Immediate Access to Permanent
Housing
Housing Not Conditional on
Sobriety or Program Participation
Social Inclusion, Self-Sufficiency and Improved Quality of
Life and Health
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Questions?
5 Minutes
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Training on Using the VI-SPDAT
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Reminders for Surveyors
1. You must obtain consent before you begin to administer the survey
2. Remind folks that you are looking for yes, no or one word answers
3. Any question can be skipped4. Clarity can be provided5. Responses are self report
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Surveying Dos
• Introduce yourself and explain what you are doing ✓
• Be sincere and thank people for their time ✓
• Remain calm and de-escalate any tense situations ✓
• Keep aware of your surroundings ✓
• Stay out of tight or enclosed spaces ✓
• Allow the person their individual space when you are talking with them ✓
• Honor requests not to participate or to skip certain questions ✓
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Surveying Dos
• Approach a person if you are uncertain they are homeless ✓
• Practice good body language ✓
• Keep your cellphone & ID on you ✓
• Check with your team leader and refer to contact numbers if you need assistance of any kind ✓
• Be safe ✓
• Pay attention to your intuition ✓
• Excuse yourself if you don’t feel safe & talk to your team leader ✓
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Surveying Don’ts
• Touch people to wake them up or get their attention ✕
• Invade someone’s personal space ✕
• Demand participation ✕
• Panic ✕
• Put anyone in danger ✕
• Be judgmental ✕
• Promise housing or services ✕
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Surveying Don’ts• Give money or offer rides ✕
• Deviate from the survey ✕
• Separate from your team ✕
• Use fancy technology or carry flashy belongings/accessories ✕
• Wear all black ✕
• Share any confidential information ✕
Remember, no one has ever gotten hurt surveying!
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Administering the VI-SPDAT
• Approach Person• Use Introductory Script• Please be sure to…
1. Introduce yourself2. Explain the purpose
of the VI-SPDAT and why you are administering it
3. Get consent4. Set the tone
• Complete Survey• Give Gift Card• Repeat!
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Confidentiality• All information you learn through
the process of using the VI-SPDAT is 100% Confidential!
• Do not take pictures of people you are surveying
• Do not use social media to share specific locations or information
• When speaking to the media, share about your personal experience, but do not share any information about any person you have talked to through the process of surveying
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Let’s Review the VI-SPDAT…
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Practicing the VI-SPDAT
• Groups of 2
• Each person should practice the survey with their partner and then switch
• 30 Minutes
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Let’s Review Your Survey Team Folders
20K Action WeekOttawa
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Thank You!
Questions?