SKID ROW HOUSING TRUST (SRHT)
• 501 (c) (3) nonprofit • Celebrating 25 years of rebuilding
lives for people experiencing homelessness on Skid Row
• 24 buildings in our portfolio • Including 2 under construction
• 1665 units
OUR MISSION We produce, preserve and operate supportive housing in and around
Skid Row, serving the poorest and most vulnerable people in Los Angeles, including the homeless and those who may become
homeless.
HOMES + SUPPORT= SUCCESS
T H E P R I O R I T I Z AT I O N P R O J E C T
• Housing the most vulnerable
• Critical time intervention
• The first 90 days
• The housing stabilization team
• Peer Advocate component
HOUSING PLACEMENTS
Program Year 2011
Program Year 2012
Program Year 2013
Cumulative
Total Individuals Provided Housing
86 110 51 247
DEMOGRAPHICS – GENDER
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Men Women Transgender
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DEMOGRAPHICS – RACE/ETHNICITY
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HOUSING RETENTION
• One year retention rate of 90% • Three year retention rate was 74%
Overarching themes of peer advocacy.
• Recovery • Support • Empowerment • Lived experience • Respect • Sense of Belonging
PRIMARY ROLE OF PEER ADVOCATES
1.Wellness checks 2.Community engagement 3.Group Facilitation 4.Leasing office
BENEFITS OF PEER ADVOCACY
Para- professional role: Peer advocacy have more flexible boundaries than providers. Their use of self to more prevalent and acts as a tool to engage and
connect with their peers. The power differentiation is not as great and most of time and peers
tend not to view them as authority figures but rather as equals.
Advocates serve as a way for us to strive to provide the most personal and nuanced services we can to our residents.
A peer advocate team has only enhanced our service delivery and
engagement with our clients.
Peer Advocate Film clip : “ I got you” – Peer Advocate Perspectives . . .