Seattle-King County Funder Alignment Mtg

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1 Seattle-King County Funder Alignment Mtg Updates and Use of HUD Technical Assistance Location: All Home Conference Date 6/14/17

2 TODAY S TOPICS HUD Updates Utilizing HUD-funded Technical Assistance Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project (YHDP) Update

3 Introductions Name Organization Role

4 System Performance Measures 1: The Length of Time Homeless 2: Returns from PH to Homelessness 3: Number of Homeless Persons 4: Employment/Income Growth for CoC-funded Projects 5: # of first time homeless 6: Homeless Prevention & Hsing Placement Category 3 7: Placement from Street Outreach & Placements In/Retention of PH

5 HUD s Policy Priorities 1.) Create a Systemic Response to Homelessness Use data such as LOS, returns to homelessness, to evaluate system performance Create an effective CES Participant choice Transparent, open inclusive process to access assistance Coordination of services for quick exits to PH

6 Tips to Prepare 1.) Create a Systemic Response to Homelessness HMIS participation and completeness of data Compare HIC/PIT from 16 to 17- any drastic changes to prep rationale for? Run SPM s to compare to last year s performance Ensuring all required entities are participating in CES Education, employment and early childhood Coordination of Consolidated Plans

7 HUD s Policy Priorities 2.) Strategic Allocation of Resources Performance and cost data to allocate, target resources Maximize use of mainstream resources Assess role/effectiveness of costly TH models

8 Tips to Prepare 2.) Strategic Allocation of Resources HMIS participation and completeness Performance (LOS, PH Exits, Returns, # of newly homeless, unknown/incomplete data, utilization) Tracking new initiatives and funding of projects Reallocation considerations, esp re: TH

9 HUD s Policy Priorities 3.) Housing First Quick placement & stabilization into PH No pre-conditions Remove barriers No service requirements Engage Landlords Client-centered service approach Use data to assess length of time to PH Improve performance accordingly

10 Tips to Prepare 3.) Housing First Targeting other PH to homeless population Reducing criminalization policies in municipalities Evaluate Housing First Narratives Analyzing admissions data (side doors, vulnerability) Analyzing program exit data (terminations, returns) Hsg First Contract Monitors- Tool Reminder

11 Questions?

12 UTILIZING HUD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

13 What is HUD TA? Directed at communities with high PIT Mission of Building/Improving/Evaluating CES Creating sound governance Targeting Resources Effectively (Written Standards) Optimizing System Performance Other ways to lower PIT

14 Past/Current TA w/seattle-kc Housing First for Funders/Monitors Youth Demo Project Planning/Implementation Practices scans, capacity building, planning processes, data analysis, recommendations Landlord Liaison Project 2.0 CoC-required Policies/Procedures Guide for Sub-recipients

15 Seattle-KC: Possible TA Areas 1. Addressing Community Resistance & Building Political Will Peer sharing w/other communities Scan of Promising Practices Data on cost-effectiveness of key interventions to use at hearings or w/politicians Sample talking points from other leaders Strategize potential partners to engage Other

16 Seattle-KC: Possible TA Areas 2. Engaging the Hard to Serve Peer sharing w/other communities Scan of Promising Practices and Models Training for key stakeholders (i.e. Housing First) Sample policies & procedures Charettes, or facilitated discussions to get unstuck Monitoring and/or continuous improvement models

17 Seattle-KC: Possible TA Areas 3. Evaluating Performance of Current Strategies (Hsg 1 st, RRH, Diversion, etc.) Assessments- qualitative and quantitative Identify Challenges/Recommendations Peer sharing w/other communities Scan of Promising Practices and Models Training for key stakeholders Sample policies & procedures Monitoring and/or continuous improvement models

18 Discussion Would any of these TA categories be helpful? If so, what type of TA intervention would be most valuable? Are there other buckets, or TA interventions that we did not mention?

19 YHDP Update $5.4 Million/2 yrs awarded to Seattle/KC Multi-month planning process Involved YAB Coordinated Community Plan due 7/13 HUD: Waivers & Flexibility to explore innovative housing models Decision-making bodies: Project List

Coordinated Access in Houston

Coordinated Access in Houston Designing an intentional process for the use of homeless resources February 2012 2 Discussion Items: 1. What is Coordinated Access? 2. Why implement CA? 3. Models of CA 4.