2018 CAPER (Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

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CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) ' Evaluate the jurisdiction's progress in meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending homelessness through: Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs The City and Regional Planning Council (RPC-formerly the Continuum of Care) agencies worked I together to design, implement and fund the Coordinated Entry (CE) process.This was a collaborative process resulting in the decision to use the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool, have specific times/days/locations for applications, and conduct monthly meetings. ' Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The Regional Planning Council continued to discuss and work on strategies that resulted in the following priorities: I • Restructuring the traditional shelter system toward the Housing First model and meeting Hearth Act priorities; and, supporting the City's efforts in joining the Mayor's Challenge to End Veteran Homlessness • Focusing on rapid re-housing activities with ESG; • Using two distinct approaches, one for circumstantially impoverished homeless and one for chronically impoverished homeless, to re-house them; • Reducing the unsheltered or precariously housed population; I • Reducing the time spent in transitional housing; Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care I facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); and, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs Discharge planning within the community continues to be difficult. While hospitals and community ' mental health centers coordinate plans with emergency shelter facilities, it is still less than ideal for an individual released from their care. Additionally, correctional facilities do not coordinate their releases. It is not uncommon for an individual to arrive at a facility with paperwork ordering them into residence when there is no available bed. With the support of IHCDA, the RPC is working with the State Department of Correction and the Department of Child Services to improve coordination of discharge policies. CAPER 18 0MB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018) I