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The Intersection of Water Quality & People Experiencing Homelessness
on the Central CoastCentral Coast Water Board Summit
Helene Schneider, USICH Regional CoordinatorOctober 3, 2019
The National 2018 Snapshot:
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Approximately 553,000 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States
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2019 Preliminary Point‐in‐Time Count Data
A different story emerging in California
The National 2018 Snapshot:
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Statutory Authority and Mission
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is charged with:
• Coordinating the federal response to homelessness
• Creating a national partnership at every level of government and with the private sector to reduce and end homelessness in the nation
• Maximizing the effectiveness of the federal government in contributing to the end of homelessness
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Coordinating the Federal Response
• The Council
• Council Policy Group
• Interagency Working Groups
• Performance measurement and accountability
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USICH Roles and Activities
• DC‐Based Policy Team – Coordinating strategies across federal agencies
• Field‐based National Initiatives Team – Driving progress in communities
• Communications Activities – Providing tools and resources to strengthen practices
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USICH Regions: National Initiatives Team
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Home. Because we know that the only true end to homelessness is a safe and stable place to call home.
Together. Because the solutions are going to take all of us working together, doing our parts, strengthening our communities.
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Our Shared National Goals• Ending homelessness among Veterans
• Ending chronic homelessness among people with disabilities
• Ending homelessness among families with children
• Ending homelessness among unaccompanied youth
• Ending homelessness among all other individuals
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Structure for Plan
Operational definition: Comprehensive response that ensures homelessness is prevented whenever possible, or if it can’t be prevented, it is a rare, brief, and one‐time experience.
Criteria and benchmarks: Essential elements of comprehensive systems and the outcomes those systems must be able to achieve.
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• Increasing affordable housing opportunities• Strengthening prevention and diversion practices
• Creating solutions for unsheltered homelessness
• Tailoring strategies for rural communities
• Helping people who exit homelessness to find career success and economic mobility
• Learning from the expertise of people with lived experiences of homelessness
USICH Areas of Increased Focus
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FEDERAL: CoC Grants,CDBG, HOME, Section 8,PATH, SAMHSA, VASH,SSVF
STATE: HEAP, HHAPPROP 2
CITY/COUNTYFUNDING
PRIVATE FUNDINGFAITH‐BASED &FOUNDATION SUPPORT
Case Study: Coyote Creek Trash Reduction Project: 2011 ‐ 2015
• Funding: $680,000• non federal match = $262,867/ leverage $119,550
• Neighborhood Clean up events• Encampment cleanups•Peer‐to‐peer outreach•Permanently house 50 people • Educational programs•website, community events
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Challenges with Encampments and
Unsheltered Homelessness
Addressing Encampments & Unsheltered Homelessness
• Get good data, establish a benchmark• Create & enhance partnerships & collaboratives• Invest in Outreach Services, use a coordinated entry system• Allow for low barrier emergency shelters• Focus on Housing‐First Models• Ensure sustainability• Share best practices
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• Number of homeless veterans drops 5.4% since 2017 and by nearly half since 2010
• 2018 PIT Count: 37,878 veterans experienced homelessness• Compared to 40,020 in 2017
• HUD reports 10% decline among female veterans• 3,219 in 2018 vs. 3,571 in 2017
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Continued Success with Veterans
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81 Communities3 States
as of 09/13/2019
Ending Veterans Homelessness
Ingredients towards Success
•Political Will
• Effective Use of Adequate Resources
•Collaborative Approach
• “Never Give Up” Attitude21
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