2023 (CDBG) & (ESG) & (HOME) Program- Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

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partnerships with RPC agencies to close the housing gap for those who are homeless and have substance use disorders. Beacon Health System and St.Joseph Regional Medical Center, major medical hospitals in the community, have accredited Clinical Social Workers assigned to all inpatient and outpatient areas who provide discharge planning services to all patients.Trained social workers and/or case managers follow protocols to assess needs upon admission and develop a plan of care which includes the healthcare team, patient, and family.They are responsible to coordinate the plan of care incorporating services, resources, and other providers appropriate to their needs prior to discharge. Mental Health: Beacon Health System operates 4 inpatient psychiatric care units located at Epworth Hospital and follows regulatory standards and protocols to ensure appropriate discharge and follow-up care. Oaklawn Psychiatric Center is the community's designated Community Mental Health Center and provides outpatient services, including placement into permanent housing for patients who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Oaklawn patients are not routinely placed in shelters for housing. A gap exists for those exiting Epworth that opt not to use Oaklawn in coordinating services. Corrections:The local parole district is committed to keeping parolees out of the homeless services system whenever possible.A Re-entry Accountability Plan is completed in advance of the inmate's release date and shared with re-entry supervising agencies.The Ducomb Center's transition program provides local services and support and only refers individuals that need housing to shelters only when necessary. A re-entry Task Force,established by the Community Corrections Advisory Board, has developed a resource guide which is distributed to area service providers and is available online. Goodwill Industries also offers a Second Changes program to increase employability of ex-offenders so that they might avoid or quickly exit the homeless assistance system. Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families,families with children,veterans and their families,and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness,facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again The chronically homeless,severely mentally ill, veterans, persons with HIV/AIDS,victims of domestic violence, and unaccompanied youth were moved into rapid re-housing options rather than the traditional shelter system whenever possible.The chronic substance abuse homeless subpopulation used a traditional shelter model with expanded services and programs. In addition to the Center for the Homeless Robert L.Veteran's Center, and the 32-unit permanent supportive housing at Oliver Apartments,the 22-unit permanent supportive housing at Hope Avenue Apartments was fully occupied in 2022. Concerted effort and progress was made in creating and addressing the By Name list as part of the Mayor's Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness. CAPER 30 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.09/30/2021)