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Basics of RapidBasics of RapidRe-HousingRe-Housing

Jamey Burden

National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference

July 13, 2011

Basics of Rapid Re-Housing

II. The Community and the Agency

III. Developing a Rapid Re-Housing Program

IV. Results So Far

V. Observations and Ongoing Questions

VI. Some Guiding Principles

Washington, DCHomelessness Services

Over 200 programs serving individuals and families

7,371 beds for single adults 1,657 units for families 91 provider agencies


Severe weather shelter: 673 beds for singles, 153 units for families

Low-barrier shelter: 2,216 for singles Temporary shelter for families: 344

units


Transitional housing: 1,138 beds for singles, 617 units for families

Permanent supportive housing: 3,344 beds for singles, 696 units for families

Washington, DCPoint in Time 2011

850 families were homeless 3,800 individuals were homeless

What We Do

Community of Hope Mission:“Improving health and quality of life for low-income, homeless, and underserved families and individuals in the District of Columbia by providing healthcare, housing with supportive services, educational opportunities, and spiritual support.”

What We Do

Provide healthcare to individuals with little or no insurance

Provide housing and supportive services to families that are near-homeless, homeless, or were previously homeless

Developing a Program

The three-legged stool:

• Activities (i.e., assistance, services)• System design/collaboration

• Research & evaluation

Developing a Program

Define goals Who will you serve (and for how long)? What won’t you do? Plan partnerships (no matter how painful) Nuts and bolts MessagingMessaging

Results: April 2010 to Present

Case Management Exiters: 79% (11 of 14) HOHs were female 21% (3 of 14) HOHs were male The average age for HOHs of families

who exited was 35 36% (5 of 14) HOHs had disabilities


Case Management Exiters: Average monthly income: $1,171 64% (9 of 14) received TANF 14% (2 of 14) received SSI 36% (5 of 14) received SSDI 29% (4 of 14) received earned income 7% (1 of 14) received unemployment 7% (1 of 14) received child support


Case Management Exiters: 21% (3 of 14) increased income before

program exit 79% (11 of 14) families were referred for

housing search assistance 57% (8 of 14) families were referred for

employment services 7% (1 of 14) families were referred for legal

services


Case Management Exiters: 64% (9 of 14) were in emergency

shelter 14% (2 of 14) were in transitional

housing 14% (2 of 14) were living with relatives 7% (1 of 14) families were living with

friends


Case Management Exiters: 7% (1 of 14) had been homeless for 1 week

or less 29% (4 of 14) had been homeless for 1-4

weeks 43% (6 of 14) had been homeless for 3-12

months 14% (2 of 14) had been homeless for 13 or

more months


Still Receiving Case Management: 94% (16 of 17) HOHs are female 6% (1 of 17) HOHs are male Average age of HOHs: 33 12% (2 of 17) HOHs have disabilities


Still Receiving Case Management: Average monthly income: $757 71% (12 of 17) receive TANF 35% (6 of 17) receive earned income 18% (3 of 17) receive SSI 6% (1 of 17) receive SSDI 6% (1 of 17) receive unemployment


Still Receiving Case Management: 12% (2 of 17) have increased income since

program entry 29% (5 of 17) were referred for housing

search assistance 65% (11 of 17) were referred for employment

services 0% (0 of 17) were referred for legal services


Still Receiving Case Management: 35% (6 of 17) were living with friends 29% (5 of 17) were in emergency shelter 24% (4 of 17) were living with relatives 6% (1 of 17) were in transitional housing 6% (1 of 17) refused to disclose their prior

location


Still Receiving Case Management: 18% (3 of 17) had been homeless for 1-4

weeks 29% (5 of 17) had been homeless for 1-3

months 6% (1 of 17) had been homeless for 3-12

months 47% (8 of 17) had been homeless for 13

months or more


27 families who received COH re-housing subsidies have exited HPRP

Average total cost for these 27 re-housing subsidies was $10,247

Average period of services: 10 months

Results: April 2010 to PresentOf Subsidy Exiters: 11% (3 of 27) received 1-3 months of

assistance 7% (2 of 27) received 4-6 months of



assistance 22% (6 of 27) received 13 or more months of

assistance


14 families are still receiving COH re-housing subsidies in HPRP

The average total cost for these 14 re-housing subsidies is $11,708

64% (9 of 14) have received 10-12 months of assistance so far

36% (5 or 14) have received 13 or more months of assistance so far

Average period of assistance for these families: 12 months


Among Community of Hope HPRP subsidy exiters (N=27), none re-entered DC HMIS-covered shelters as of July 1, 2011.

Observations/Questions

Targeting Risk Don’t make decisions with clients that

have long-term impact – use progressive engagement

Observations/Questions

Don’t do mainstream services providers’ jobs

Use Barriers to Housing Stability Assessments

Don’t overextend families by placing them with high rent burdens

Overcoming myths

Some Guiding Principles

Housing stability is main goal Targeting: must target those with

highest risk factors, best indicator is historical housing instability

Intensity of services: minimum amount to solve problem, increase with degree of risk

Some Guiding Principles

Collaboration, create integrated system, leadership

Consumer choice and flexibility is critical

Research must be embedded in all the work, ongoing

Contact Info

Jamey Burden

Director of Housing Programs

Community of Hope

Washington, DC

(202) 407-7766

[email protected]

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