HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness Initiative
HomeBase is leading an initiative to address homelessness by prioritizing housing resources for chronically homeless individuals. Converting to Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) proves to be cost-effective, improves outcomes, and enhances long-term resident stability. The initiative aims to recoup system costs through a national and state-wide policy, supported by research and a timeline for TH conversion initiatives.
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HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
BACKGROUND Housing 3,000: Chronic Homeless Policy Academy, Housing 3,000: Chronic Homeless Policy Academy, Subcommittee of the WA Inter Subcommittee of the WA Inter- -Agency Council on Homelessness Homelessness Agency Council on Strategic Plan: Prioritize housing resources for Strategic Plan: Prioritize housing resources for individuals who are chronically homeless individuals who are chronically homeless TA (not funding) opportunity for small # of pilot projects TA (not funding) opportunity for small # of pilot projects HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
WHY CONVERT TO PSH Cost Effective Cost Effective Improves Outcomes Improves Outcomes Long Long- -term Resident Stability term Resident Stability National and State National and State- -wide Policy wide Policy HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
COST EFFECTIVE, IMPROVES OUTCOMES & STABILITY Reduces systems costs (emergency, medical, shelter, Reduces systems costs (emergency, medical, shelter, law enforcement) law enforcement) PSH for chronic inebriates in Seattle saved $30,000/year per person Improves health, reduces substance use, prevents Improves health, reduces substance use, prevents recidivism recidivism Supports self Supports self- -governance and stability governance and stability 84% remain housed housed 84% remain HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
NATIONAL AND STATE-WIDE POLICY Growing body of research motivating investment in Growing body of research motivating investment in PSH PSH PSH/TH inventory gap PSH/TH inventory gap Growing numbers of chronically homeless persons Growing numbers of chronically homeless persons Recoup system costs for other uses Recoup system costs for other uses HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
TH CONVERSION INITIATIVE TIMELINE Jan 7: Application released Jan 7: Application released Jan 21: Application due Jan 21: Application due Feb 4: Requests for further information sent to select Feb 4: Requests for further information sent to select candidates candidates Feb 11: Submissions of further information due Feb 11: Submissions of further information due Feb 18: Notification of final decision Feb 18: Notification of final decision Feb Feb July: TA implementation July: TA implementation HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
WHO SHOULD APPLY AND TA PROVIDED Committed programs with diverse barriers to Committed programs with diverse barriers to conversion, representing challenges common in WA conversion, representing challenges common in WA TA will support addressing these barriers Pilots will lead to development of state toolkit Applicants can include TH programs that already Applicants can include TH programs that already reallocated reallocated CoC CoC funding in 2013/2014 NOFAs funding in 2013/2014 NOFAs HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
SIX INDICATORS FOR CONVERSION READINESS (CSH) 1. 1. Organization Commitment Organization Commitment 2. 2. Program Orientation Program Orientation 3. 3. Financials Financials 4. 4. Physical Plant Physical Plant 5. 5. Population Population 6. 6. Performance Measures Performance Measures Note: Applicant programs do Note: Applicant programs do not indicators to be selected for TA. indicators to be selected for TA. not need to meet all six need to meet all six HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
ORG COMMITMENT & PROGRAM ORIENTATION Commitment from all levels of organization; consistent Commitment from all levels of organization; consistent with mission with mission Prepared for changes in population, day Prepared for changes in population, day- -to to- -day operations operations Culture shift to long Culture shift to long- -term tenancy in permanent term tenancy in permanent community, Housing First community, Housing First How much change to staffing model, program rules, How much change to staffing model, program rules, eligibility criteria, and lease/participant agreement? eligibility criteria, and lease/participant agreement? day HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
FINANCIALS AND PHYSICAL PLANT Overall good financial health, can withstand potential Overall good financial health, can withstand potential funding gaps funding gaps Conflicts with existing funding sources? Conflicts with existing funding sources? Facility condition and quality Facility condition and quality Facility configuration consistent with permanent Facility configuration consistent with permanent housing housing Examples: individual units vs. dormitory style; separate vs. shared entry/exits, kitchens, baths HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
POPULATION & PERFORMANCE MEASURES What percent of program population includes persons What percent of program population includes persons with disabilities? Chronic homeless? with disabilities? Chronic homeless? Staffing changes and training required to adjust to Staffing changes and training required to adjust to new population and program goals? new population and program goals? What are program s rates of stay, placement, What are program s rates of stay, placement, retention? retention? Long stays and low placement could be better as PSH; high performing TH program might not make sense to convert HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Zoning Zoning Restrictive covenants Restrictive covenants Mix of existing housing inventory and local needs Mix of existing housing inventory and local needs HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
FIRST PHASE Initial application available January 7 at: Initial application available January 7 at: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/WA http://fluidsurveys.com/s/WA- -THConversionTA Application/ Application/ Responses due January 21 Responses due January 21 Application should take around 45 minutes Application should take around 45 minutes Must be completed in single sitting Agencies seeking TA to convert multiple properties must submit an application for each property THConversionTA- - HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
SECOND PHASE Requests for further information sent out to select Requests for further information sent out to select candidates on Feb 4 candidates on Feb 4 Further information due Feb 11 Further information due Feb 11 Final decisions Feb 18 Final decisions Feb 18 TA begins Feb/March TA begins Feb/March HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
EVALUATION CRITERIA Diversity of projects Diversity of projects Diverse barriers to conversion, geography, urban/rural, families/singles, financing, physical plant Feasibility of conversion Feasibility of conversion Ability to start process in early 2015 Ability to start process in early 2015 Anticipated challenges and barriers to conversion Anticipated challenges and barriers to conversion ( (e.g. e.g., failure to satisfy Six Indicators) will , failure to satisfy Six Indicators) will not an applicant from being selected. an applicant from being selected. not prevent prevent HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
QUESTIONS? For more information, contact For more information, contact TH_Conversion@homebaseccc.org TH_Conversion@homebaseccc.org. . HomeBase Advancing Solutions to Homelessness
