1 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE
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1 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING MISSION, ROLE, STRATEGIES IN ADDRESSING AND PREVENTING YOUTH AND FAMILY HOMELESSNESS PRESENTATION FOR THE CHILD ABUSE COUNCIL WORKSHOP 9/23/16 Michelle Covert, 408 -793 -0501, michelle. covert@hhs. sccgov. org
Agenda Local and Federal Context County Priorities Role of the County’s Office of Supportive Housing � Coordination of homeless services (Continuum of Care) Key Strategies � Operations & Services: Strategy / Prevention Population Permanent Supportive Housing Homelessness Rapid Rehousing � Housing Shelter, Outreach & Community Development
Federal Strategic Plan to End Homelessness An end to homelessness means that every community will have a systematic response in place that ensures homelessness is prevented whenever possible or is otherwise a rare, brief, and non-recurring experience.
Root Causes of Homelessness “The increase in homelessness is the result of a convergence of three key factors: the loss of affordable housing and foreclosures; wages and public assistance that have not kept pace with the cost of living, rising housing costs, job loss and underemployment, and resulting debt; and the closing of state psychiatric institutions without the concomitant creation of community based housing and services. ” - Page 10, 2010 Federal Strategic Plan to End
Office of Supportive Housing (OSH) Mission: Increase the supply of housing and supportive housing that is affordable and available to extremely low income and/or special needs households. The OSH supports the County mission of promoting a healthy, safe and prosperous community by ending and preventing homelessness.
Three Approaches Develop System of Care Perm. Supportive Housing (PSH) Rapid Re. Housing (RRH) Homelessness Prevention (HP) Develop Permanent and Interim Units Long-Term Housing Policies Interim Housing Units Coordination and Optimization New Units as PSH Land Use New Units as RRH Funding for Development, Operations & Services Crisis Response Infrastructure
Operations & Services continued… Expanding Rapid Rehousing Programs for Nondisabled homeless population � Cal. WORKs Housing Support Program � Homeless Youth RRH � Veterans ( individuals and families) not eligible for other programs � RE-entry population Homelessness Prevention Programs � Financial Assistance, Information & Referral, Legal Services or consultation, Landlord Dispute Resolution � Emergency Assistance Network (EAN) Agencies County provides $42 M annually in “housing” assistance
