Housing First “A Permanent Supportive Housing Approach”

City of Orlando Council Workshop

January 22, 2018

Find

Locate people experiencing homelessness

Downtown

Asses

Vulnerability

Assessment

Prioritize

Navigate

Document Ready

Registry

Coordinated Entry

System

Housing

Permanent

Supportive

Housing

Outreach / Engagement Process

City of Orlando Investment

• Barrier Buster Funding - $200,000 • Furniture, Utilities, Household Items, Transportation

• Downtown Outreach Workers - 4

• Bridge Housing – TB Shelter

• Community Investment Program (CIP) - $110,000• Jan. 1, 2018 – Dec. 31, 2018• Move-In kits, Utilities, Transportation

216 98%

1,254143

Housed

From Downtown

Orlando over the

past two years

Barrier Buster

$1,398 average

assistance

Housing Retention

Bridge Housing Bed Nights

@$30 / Night =

$37,620

Outcomes

HousingThe lack of

appropriate

housing

ShelterLow barrier

emergency

shelter

availability

SMISerious Mental Illness lengthens and complicates the engagement process

Challenges

Shared Housing Arrangements

Emergency Shelter Referral Coordination

Late Night Outreach Activities

/ Downtown Outreach Surges

Orlando Police Department AlignmentAs we move forward…

Orlando City Council

Report Homeless Relocation Assistance

Coordinated Entry PSH Inflow/OutflowCES for PSH began September 2015. This slide reflects the total inflow

and outflow for CES PSH referrals for 9/1/2015 – 12/20/2017 with a focus

on outcomes for City Providers.

The Numbers

195

157

114

36

35

12

0 50 100 150 200 250

FB HOUSING

All S+C Projects

HUD

RA

CRA

OHA

Participants currently housed in PSH Projects

FOLKS…

36 referred from City Providers

9 referred from City Providers

35 referred from City Providers

87 referred from City

Providers

7 referred from City

Providers

57 referred from City

Providers

549 housed in PSH – 231 referred from City Providers

Utilization Rates for City-Sponsored

PSH Rental Assistance

* - Projected

15 2

9

16 2

5

15

6

3

Osceola =

4

Seminole =

1

PSH Clients from Orlando & Housed w. City Rental Assistance

Distribution by Zip Code - December 2017

TOTAL =

83 HOUSEHOLDS (CRA, RA, OHA)

1

2 1

1

Context

Wrap Around

Support

Services

Rental

Subsidy

Affordable

Housing

Units

Stability

Benefits & Value

City funding flexibility allows us to house people that do not meet

HUD’s narrow definition of Chronic homelessness.

Many landlords express that this system is easier to work with than

other subsidy programs, allowing HSN to obtain units more easily.

Improved Quality of Life

Ongoing

Peer Support

Groups are

key to

engaging

participants

with relevant

life skills and

socialization

opportunities.

Central Florida Commission on

Homelessness Update

January 22, 2018

Presented To:

Presented By:

Shelley Lauten, CEO

Chronic

Homelessness

Housing the First 100

• Ann Anderson

• 88/168 from the City

of Orlando

The Welcome Home Project

• Regional, cross

sector initiative-Nov

21 $104,000 raised

Family Homelessness

August 4, 2017

Focus on RR and

Education/Training

Youth Homelessness

3 days, 3 counties

Next Steps

• Final Report- February

2018

• Youth Navigator

• Resource Guide

Advocacy

• Public Policy Workgroup• Regional Housing

Recommendations

• Community Engagement• Extensive

Community Presentations and Media Outreach

Downtown Engagement: Volunteer Program

• Over 200 volunteers from 11 partner organizations.

• Over 400 interactions with individuals experiencing homelessness downtown.

Downtown Engagement:Downtown Business Council

• Over 30 members representing various downtown businesses

• Focus on education and understanding • Major Focus:

panhandling vs. homelessness

Questions?