2007-04-17 5-A Power Pointwww.everyonehome.org
Enaing N i nelessness
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Re: Agenda Item #5 -A
Presented by Development Services
04 -17 -07
History of Everyone Home
• Three systems of care joined together to
develop a plan to end chronic
homelessness in 10 years AND address
other homelessness over 15 years:
• HIV/AIDS Services
• Homeless Continuum of Care
• Mental Health Services
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Everyone Home Sponsoring
Agencies
ALAMEDA COUNTY
• Behavioral Health Care Services
• Housing & Community
Development
• Public Health: Office of
AIDS Administration
• Social Services Agency
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CITY OF BERKELEY
• Housing
• Health & Human Services
CITY OF OAKLAND
• Community Development
• Human Services
COUNTYWIDE HOMELESS
CONTINUUM OF CARE
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Who is Homeless in Alameda County?
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• Over 16,000 people each year — 6,216 on any given
night
• More than 60% have been homeless for more than
one year during the last three years
• 58% of the adults have one or more disabilities,
including mental illness, HIV /AIDS, and other
physical disabilities
• 37% are seniors, including more than 1,100 age 65
or older.
• 28% are children
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Who is Homeless in Alameda County?
• Of homeless children - 1554 have been homeless for a
year or more, or 4+ times over the last 3 years
(chronic)
• 37% of homeless people under 30 in Alameda County
had been in an institutionalized setting, such as foster
care, prior to turning 18 (vs. 20% of homeless people
of all ages).
• 20% are veterans
• 71% of homeless adults had graduated from High
School or had a GED
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Homeless Single Adults vs. Families
Alameda County vs. Selected Areas
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Source: Alameda Countywide Shelter and Services Survey Report, May 2004.
Notes:
* Community definition of homelessness used.
"* Mid /Other includes: Alameda, Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro & Emeryville."
* South /East includes: Fremont, Newark, Union City, Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton.
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Disabilities & Homelessness
• 3% of homeless adults reported having HIV /AIDS
• Nearly 1,000 people with mental illness are
homeless on a given night
• Over 30% of those are dually diagnosed with a substance
abuse addiction
• 16% of chronic homeless had been hospitalized 2+
times in previous year
• 21% of chronic homeless had been in psychiatric
hospital in previous year
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Lack of Affordable Housing
• Alameda County is one of the top 10 least affordable
housing markets in the U.S.
• A family earning minimum wage needs to work at over
130 hours per week to afford a modest two - bedroom
apartment
• A disabled individual receives Tess per month from SSI
than the market rent of a studio apartment
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5 Major Goals of the Plan
A multi - dimensional problem requires multi- faceted solutions
1. Prevent Homelessness and Other Housing Crises
• End homelessness by avoiding it
• Discharge planning
2. Increase Housing Opportunities for People who are
Homeless, have Mental Illness, or are Living with
HIV/AIDS
• Permanent affordable housing with services
• 15,000 units of supportive housing over 15 years
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5 Major Goals of the Plan
3. Deliver Flexible Services to Support Stability &
Independence of Clients
• Coordinated support services
4. Measure Success & Report Outcomes
• Coordinate client data between systems
• Target resources to best practices
5. Develop Long -Term Leadership
• Critical to achieving Plan goals
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Benefits of Supportive Housing
to Consumers
• Increases ability to access and maintain housing
• More than 80% stay housed for at (east one year.
• Reduces use of crisis and institutional services
• ER visits down 57%
• Emergency detox services use down 85%
• Incarceration rate down 50%
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Cost of Supportive Housing
vs. Alternatives
San Francisco Cost Estimates
$42,10
$9400
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Current Implementation
• Endorsement and Adoptions
• Development of permanent leadership structure:
Governing Board, Interagency Coordinating Council
• Joint client outcome measures and data fields across
systems
• Updated Homeless Count (January 2007)
• Capacity building
• Discharge planning
• Increase incomes
• Supportive housing development
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Everyone Home
An Opportunity to:
• Benefit from county -wide strategies to end local
homelessness
• Coordinate local resources and leverage
additional resources
• Raise awareness and participate in the
leadership needed to end homelessness
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