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Welcome! The webinar will begin shortly.Technical Assistance FAQs
1. Why can’t I hear anything?
◦ To hear audio, use your phone to call (toll-free): 1-855-749-4750
◦ Enter Access code: 667 349 078
◦ Enter Unique Attendee ID#: This can be found under the “Event Info” tab above
◦ There is NO hold music, so you won’t hear anything until the webinar begins.
2. Can I get the slides for today’s webinar?◦ Download this presentation from: http://soarworks.prainc.com/topics/webinars
◦ Or, at top left of this screen, click File: Save: Document
3. Will this webinar be recorded?◦ Yes, this webinar is being recorded and will be available for viewing within 1 week of this presentation.
4. Who can I call for technical assistance?◦ Contact Lisa Guerin at [email protected] or 518-439-7415 x5242 if you experience technical difficulties.
Housing Access and Stability with SOARP R E S E N T E D BY: S A M H S A S O A R T E C H N I C A L A S S I S TA N C E C E N T E RP O L I C Y R E S E A R C H A S S O C I AT E S , I N C .
U N D E R C O N T R A C T TO : S U B S TA N C E A B U S E A N D M E N TA L H E A LT H S E R V I C E S A D M I N I S T R AT I O NU. S . D E PA R T M E N T O F H E A LT H A N D H U M A N S E R V I C E S
Webinar InstructionsMuting
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AgendaWelcome
Kristin Lupfer, Project Director, SAMHSA SOAR TA Center
Overview of SOAR TA Center Issue Brief: Housing Access and Stability with SOAR
Abigail Lemon, Project Associate, SAMHSA SOAR TA Center
Denver, Colorado- Helping Those in Need Through SOAR
Peter Pike, Executive Director, Colorado Disability Benefits Support Program, Denver, Colorado
Baltimore, Maryland- SOAR and Housing First
Bilqis Rock, SOAR Coordinator, Health Care for the Homeless, Baltimore, Maryland
Nashville, Tennessee- The Role of SOAR Within a Housing Crisis Resolution System
Will Connelly, Director, Metropolitan Homelessness Commission, Nashville, Tennessee
Questions & Answers
Learning Objectives Understand how SOAR leads to housing access and stability for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
Learn how 3 communities have made a difference in the lives of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness by using the SOAR model to gain access to permanent housing
KRIST IN LUPFER, MSW
PROJEC T DIREC TOR,
SAMHSA SOAR TA CENTER
POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES , INC .
Welcome
Poll Question #1We know that having an income makes it easier to secure housing, and the income a SOAR applicant receives from SSI/SSDI helps to achieve this goal. Have you seen SOAR work like this in your community?
Yes
No
Unsure
ABIGAIL LEMON, M. A .
SAMHSA SOAR TA CENTER
POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES , INC.
DELMAR, NEW YORK
Issue Brief: Housing Access and Stability with SOAR
Issue Brief: Housing Access and Stability with SOAR
Contact InformationAbigail Lemon
Project Associate
SAMHSA SOAR Technical Assistance Center
Phone: (518) 439 – 7415, EXT: 5226
Email: [email protected]
PET ER P I K E
EXECUT I VE D I R EC TOR
COLOR A DO DI SA BIL IT Y BEN EF I TS SUPPORT PROGR A M
DEN VER , COLOR A DO
Colorado: Helping Those in Need Through SOAR
Colorado Disability Benefits Support Program (Colorado DBS)
Non-profit Agency: Colorado DBS assists individuals who may or may not self-identify as having a disability, including those with chronic conditions/illnesses, to solve the benefits puzzle, by acquiring income, health insurance and access to other basic needs to stabilize their lives, health and living situations.
-Provide SSI/SSDI application assistance on Initial and New applications for SSA disability benefits.
Peter J. Pike, Executive Director3532 Franklin Street, Suite S
Denver, CO 80205888.396.9838
Funding
€ Cooperative Agreement to Benefit Homeless Individuals (CABHI)
€ Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
€ Coalition of Partners Spring 2013
€ Federal Award to Colorado Office of Behavioral Health Summer 2013
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Partnerships
€ Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health
€ Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (Denver Metro)
€ Colorado DBS
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Roles
€ Office of Behavioral Health
Contracts
€ Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Housing First
VISPDAT
€ Colorado DBS SOAR Practitioner
SOAR
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Funding
VISPDAT
CoordinationSOAR
Housing First
Paradigm
Housing First
VISPDAT
SOAR
Employment
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Contact InformationPeter Pike
Colorado SOAR State Lead and
Executive Director
Colorado Disability Benefits Support Program (Colorado DBS)
3532 Franklin Street, Suite S
Denver, CO 80205
Phone: (720) 234-5907
Email: [email protected]
Poll Question #2What are the Paradigm shifts Peter identified?
a) Housing First
b) VISPDAT
c) SOAR
d) Employment
e) All of the above
BILQIS ROCK, LGSW
SOAR COORDINATOR
HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Baltimore: SOAR and Housing First
Baltimore: SSA Pilot Project
Yvonne Perret: SOAR Hall of Fame, Maryland
The Behavioral Health Administration houses the state SOAR Technical Assistance Team
SOAR Works Maryland
The Behavioral Health Administration houses the
state SOAR Technical Assistance Team
SOAR Staffing in Baltimore
SOAR Staffing in Baltimore
400+ people assisted in
Baltimore City
89% approval rate
SOAR Staffing in Baltimore
Health Care for the Homeless
No affordable
housing
No income
Homelessness
An Unfortunate Equation
No affordable
housing
No income
Income!
No affordable
housing
Homelessness
Sometimes still homeless
Still Not Adding Up
Fair Market Rent in BaltimoreStudio =
$833/monthOne-bedroom =
$985/month
Maryland Community Services Trust Fund
Approved for SSI/SSDI through SOAR or
Exiting a state psychiatric hospitalor
Leaving a residential rehabilitation program
Housing First Initiative Eligibility Criteria
How the Housing First Initiative HelpsClient gets help finding apartment at fair market rate
Client contributes 30% of income to rent and utilities; rental subsidy covers the rest
Client receives peer advocate support and linkages to community services
It works. The pilot program has housed 25 people so far. Some within weeks.
Contact InformationBilqis Rock
SOAR Coordinator
Health Care for the Homeless
421 Fallsway, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Phone: (443)703-1323
Email: [email protected]
Will Connelly,
Metropolitan
Homelessness
Commission
THE ROLE OF SOAR WITHIN A
HOUSING CRISIS RESOLUTION
SYSTEM
In Nashville, we are creating a Housing Crisis
Resolution System
Sole mission of HCRS: to rehouse people who are
without housing, and to do so as quickly as
possible and with a reasonable expectation that
they can remain housed.
HOUSING CRISIS RESOLUTION SYSTEM (HCRS)
RE-VISIONING: SEEING THE SYSTEM AS AN EMERGENCY
ROOM
“Bridge” Rental Assistance:
8 steps to housing
Engages person on street/in shelter
SOAR Process begins
Common Assessment Tool
completed
Housing application completed in
the field
Move-in to housing!
Up to 3 months of “bridge” rental
assistance
SSI/SSDI Approved!
Tenant begins paying rent
Collaboration with local Public Housing Authority (MDHA)
Up to 18 vouchers prioritized per month
Priority given to people with higher acuity
SOAR staff complete applications in the field, scan, and
submit
SOAR AND PRIORITIZING HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS
(SECTION 8)
the myth that people aren’t motivated and don’t want
housing
CONTACT INFO
Park Center, Inc.
www.parkcenternashville.org
Will Connelly, Metro Homelessness Commission
Mental Health Cooperative (PATH)
www.mhc-tn.org
Vanderbilt Street Psychiatry and Homeless Health Services
Dr. Sheryl Brynne Fleisch
Contact InformationWill Connelly
Director
Metropolitan Homelessness Commission
Nashville, TN
Phone: (615)862-6401
Email: [email protected]
www.howsnashville.org
Questions and AnswersFacilitated By:
SAMHSA SOAR Technical Assistance Center
Policy Research Associates, Inc.
Please type your question into the Q&A panel located underneath the participant tab, or
To ask a question by phone, please raise your hand by clicking the hand icon in the participant pod. We will unmute you so you can ask your question.
Keep Up The Great Work!
You are transforming lives one application at a time.
Contact Us
http://soarworks.prainc.comSAMHSA SOAR TA Center
345 Delaware AvenueDelmar, New York 12054
(518) 439 - 7415
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