March 23100,000 Homes Orientation Call

www.100khomes.org

Where are you joining from?

INTRODUCING FACULTYLinda KaufmanEastern US Field Organizer, 100,000 Homes Campaign

Linda has worked in homeless services in DC since the mid-1980s, most recently leading Pathways to Housing DC. In addition to her work to end homelessness in DC, she is also involved in other issues of social justice in the City. She was deeply involved in the District’s Housing First initiative: overseeing street outreach, administering the Vulnerability Index, and providing one Permanent Supportive Housing team at Pathways for 150 tenants.

INTRODUCING FACULTYKat JohnsonProject Manager, 100,000 Homes Campaign

As project manager, Kat works closely with the team on operations and communications. She has been with Common Ground for five years but came to the Campaign team most recently from Mali, where she worked for a community health organization. When the 100,000th person is housed, Kat has agreed to let the 100,000 Homes team control her Facebook profile for one month.

• What’s possible

• Where we are right now

•The Model

• Nuts and Bolts

• Invitation

Agenda

Context• What kind of world do we want to create together?

CHOICE A

CHOICE B

Our Roots…• Grew out of Common Ground’s Street to Home• 87% reduction in street homelessness in 3 years

in Times Square. Now only 1 person left! • Starting working with communities nationally to

implement the Vulnerability Index• 20 vanguard communities and national partners

came together to launch 100,000 Homes Campaign at NAEH in July 2010.

Times Square’s Homeless Holdout, Not Budging

Vulnerability Index• Based on research done by Dr. Jim O’Connell and Dr.

Stephen Hwang out of Boston’s Health Care for the Homeless

• More than 6 months homeless AND at least one of the following:– End Stage Renal Disease – History of Cold Weather Injuries– HIV+/AIDS– Liver Disease or Cirrhosis– Over 60 years old – Three of more emergency room visits in prior three months– Three or more ER or hospitalizations in prior year– Tri-morbid (mentally ill+ abusing substances+ medical problem)

What is 100k Homes?• Community of National and Local Change Agents

working toward a shared, tangible goal– House 100,000 most long-term and vulnerable people– In doing so, restore community

• Powerful Quality Improvement effort – Concrete tools and resources

Progress

National Partners

Communities

The Model• Build local campaign team and political will • Clarify demand• Line-up supply• Move people into housing • Help people stay housed

How it Works• Enroll - set initial housing placement & prioritization goal • Join next 100k Homes Learning Series • Implement your strategy for “clarifying the demand”• Begin making housing placements• Monthly report out on placements of vulnerable people• Monthly “All Hands on Deck” calls • Mentorship support at www.100khomes.org – coming soon!

Training Opportunites • Quarterly “Registry Week Boot Camps” (alternating between east

and west coasts) • 3 day intensive training concurrent with an actual Registry week • Toolkit with everything you will need to conduct a Registry week

in your community • Highly recommended if you want to conduct a Registry week• Send 2 or more people from your local campaign team• $500/person • Upcoming Boot Camps in Los Angeles (April 29 – May 2),

Philadelphia (May 13 - 16), Las Vegas (fall)

Training Opportunites • Quarterly “Housing Placement Boot Camps” (alternating

between east and west coasts) • 2 day intensive training for local campaign teams that have

made some housing placements already • Quality Improvement expert will guide campaign teams

through process to get your housing placement down to less than 10 steps that take less than 10 days from streets into housing

• Piloting this summer with selected communities • Price TBD

InvitationDo you want to join the

100,000 Homes Campaign community?