Your Daily Work Affects the System Maricopa Regional

Your Daily Work Affects the System! Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care

System Performance Measures: Goal HUD started tracking 3 years ago in FY 2015. Lastest data submitted to HUD= FY 17 (Oct 2016 – Sept. 2017) Ensure that the local homelessness response is a coordinated system Not funding sources/programs operating independently

Clients Who Affects the System? YOU!!! Funders Collaborative Applicant: MAG Work Together!!! Providers Coordinated Entry HMIS Lead

Coverage: Maricopa County 9, 224 mi 2 24 municipalities

Measures First Time Homeless Maricopa County Numbers • Last 2 years, not in shelter / temporary housing (ES/TH); or • Last 2 years, not in shelter, temporary housing (ES / TH) or perm housing (RRH / PSH) • ~8, 000: not in shelter or temp housing Total # Sheltered Annual Sheltered HMIS Data ~14, 000 PIT Count: One Day • One Day Sheltered • One Day Unsheltered • ~3, 500 (FY 18: 200 up) • ~ 2, 000 (FY 18: 600 up) Performance Measures: RARE Data • ~10, 000: also not in perm housing

Measures Length of Time Homelessness Performance Measures: Average number of days homeless • ES only; or • ES + TH Increases in Income Note: Co. C projects only BRIEF Data Maricopa County Numbers • ES only: ~60 days • ES + TH: ~100 days Stayers: stayed in program during FY 17 • Percent of stayers • Employment income: increasing employment ~5% income • Non-employment • Percent of stayers income: ~35% increasing non • Total income: ~35% employment income • Percent of stayers increasing total income

Measures Returns to Homelessness Performance Measures: NONRECURRING Data From street outreach and permanent housing, went to perm housing (2 yrs before), and returned to homelessness • Within 6 months • 6 – 12 months • 2 years Successful Placements Maricopa County Numbers Street Outreach: Never had housing before. Double compared to PH • w/6 mo: ~20% • 6 -12 mo: ~10% • 2 years: 35% Permanent Housing • w/ 6 mo: ~10% • 6 -12 mo: ~5% • 2 years: ~20% • Percentage of Clients Successfully Placed into Permanent Housing from • Street Outreach • From SO (exits): ~10% • Permanent • From RRH/PSH (exit or Housing maintain): ~90%

What Can We Do? Within Our Control RARE Measures • First Time Homeless • Total # Sheltered Activities • Enhance diversion practices • Connect clients to CAP offices that have prevention dollars

What Can We Do? Measures Length of Time Homelessness Activities Practice Housing First • Lower eligibility requirements • Avoid evictions and terminations, (rare exceptions) Effectively Case Manage • Effectively assess housing barriers • Develop housing plans that link people to right type of assistance (and no more than necessary) • Train clients on how to be low risk tenants • Focus on long-term stayers • Provide good data entry!!! Within Our Control BRIEF Partner with Landlords Increases in Income Participate in SOAR to get clients SSI and SSDI benefits Note: Co. C projects only Job training and Life Skills Training

Measures What Can We Do? Within Our Control NONRECURRING Activities Returns to Homelessness • Partner with behavioral health programs, medical programs and workforce development programs • Life skills and tenant training • Connect clients with social supports • Progressively engage clients Successful Placements • Develop deeper relationship and rapport with clients and conduct full assessments • Develop deeper relationships with landlords • Focus on move-on strategy where appropriate (opens space for someone else). Partner with PHAs. • Develop more RRH, PSH and affordable housing

MAG staffs the Maricopa Co. C and reports SPMs to HUD. IMPACT If we improve our SPMs, we may get more funding for Co. C programs for our community! What you do daily matters!!!

Questions? Kinari Patel, JD, MSW Human Services Planner Maricopa Association of Governments kpatel@azmag. gov