The Source forHousing Solutions

Engaging At-Risk Families and Children

with Supportive Housing

October 21, 2014

The Overlap

Keeping Families Together Pilot

Supportive Housing

Targeted Recruitment

Systems Coordination

Capacity Building

Process & Outcome

Study

Targeting Families

Systems Use Prior to KFT

Combined shelter stay days = 17,451

$1,400,237 estimated cost

KFT families cumulatively used 75,931 foster care days from 1991-2010; estimated cost of $7,365,307 ($97 per day)

Indicated Cases Before/After

13

101

0

12

24

36

48

60

72

84

96

108

120

Pre-move Post-move

Num

ber

of H

isto

rica

l Indic

ated

Cas

es for

Fam

ilies

(N

=22

)

(198

9-20

10)

KFT Results

1998

Ronald & Felicia

Baby born placed in

foster care

Returned home

Felicia placed in

foster care

Returned home

Ronald and Felicia move into family homeless shelter

Total Foster Care Days: 585 Total Shelter Days: 610

1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2009

Exit shelter

2011 2013

Family moves into

supportive housing

495 Days in Foster Care

Family remains

reunified andstably

housed!

90 Days in Foster Care

Child welfare

case closed

616 days

Shelter

Keeping Families

Together Pilot

CSH outreach and engagement

$25M Public Investment

$10M Private Investment

CSH informs federal demonstration FOA

Five federal grantees funded

CSH launches Child Welfare and Supportive Housing Resource Center

2007 - 20112007 - 2011

Keeping Families Together Expansion

2012 - 20172012 - 2017

Federal Demonstration Overview

Federal Demonstration Sites

San Francisco Human Services Agency

San Francisco, CA

Families Moving Forward

Community Alliance for the Homeless

Memphis, TNMemphis Strong Families

Initiative

State of CT Department of Children and Families

Hartford, CTIntensive Supportive Housing for

Families

Four Oaks Family and Children’s Services

Cedar Rapids, IAPartners United for Supportive

Housing

Kids in Distress, Inc

Wilton Manors, FL

HEART Alliance

10/110

27/132

20/90

2/50

24/50

** 432 total families to be housed in demonstration

What have we seen so far?

Preservation and reunification cases both goals for families targeted in demonstration;

High rates of mental health issues and substance abuse issues;

High rates of involvement in the criminal justice system.

So far 320 children have been reunified with their parents.

What does this mean for housers?

Promotes family stability: foster care placement is disruptive to the parents and children.

Reduce Family and Youth Homelessness: supportive housing can help break cycles of homelessness and possibly generational homelessness;

Cost-savings: a little investment can go a long way. Reducing foster care placement reduces state and federal expenditures AND allows CW agencies to focus on other areas.

Improving Outcomes for Children: family stability can lead to higher educational and achievement outcomes.

Resources at CSH

Child Welfare and Supportive Housing Resource Center: http://www.csh.org/

childwelfaresupportivehousingresourcecenter

Keeping Families Together: http://www.csh.org/

childwelfaresupportivehousingresourcecenter

CSH’s FY2016 HUD Budget Request: Expanded Collaboration b/w HUD and ACYF:

Dedicated long-term service funding combined with housing.