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Just In Reach Initiative: Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism and Homelessness

This initiative focuses on providing comprehensive support services and housing linkages to individuals who have been in jail and homeless multiple times. The program aims to address chronic homelessness and reduce recidivism rates. Partnerships with organizations such as Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and Volunteers of America help facilitate recruitment, placement, and retention services. By offering housing needs assessment, move-in assistance, and ongoing support, the initiative aims to ensure successful housing placements and retention for participants. The expansion of the program, in alignment with AB109 and realignment plans, seeks to address the needs of non-violent, non-serious felons reentering the community. Overall, the Just In Reach Initiative is dedicated to supporting vulnerable populations in transitioning out of homelessness and breaking the cycle of incarceration.

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Just In Reach Initiative: Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism and Homelessness

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  1. Creating Supportive Housing Initiatives National Association of CountiesCorporation for Supportive HousingRecruitment, Placement and RetentionJune 8, 2012

  2. Just In Reach PilotPartners: • Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department • Volunteers of America – housing experience • Amity Foundation • Goodwill Industries • Union Rescue Mission/Eimago • Tarzana Treatment Center • Corporation for Supportive Housing

  3. Just In Reach • Provides comprehensive support services and linkages to housing for individuals • The program focuses on those who have been in jail three times within the past three years and homeless three times within the past five years. • Twenty-five percent (25%) of those served meet the HUD definition of chronic homelessness

  4. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department • Population: 18,000 – 22,000 inmates. 10% are homeless • Community Transition Unit • Established in 2001 as reentry planning unit. Goal to break the cycle of recidivism by creating quality reentry plans for inmates. • Funded by the Inmate Welfare Fund. • 2006, the CTU’s focus shifted to homeless inmates. • 18 Custody Assistants act as case managers for the inmates.

  5. Just In Reach Pilot 2008-2010 Funding • $1.5M Homeless Prevention Initiative • CSH $250,000 Success: • 122 permanently housed • 33% recidivism rate – 77% is general population rate • 84% Housing Retention

  6. Just In Reach Pilot 2008-2010 Services (Recruitment): • Case management – begins in jail and continues upon release and into PSH • Legal Advocacy & Diversion • Employment and Housing groups both in jail • Mentoring - Second Chance Act Mentoring grant. Coordinator provides in-reach assessment • Benefits Advocacy – CTU and case manager (ID and GR)

  7. Just In Reach Pilot 2008-2010 Services: • Benefits Advocacy – case manager (SSI) • Legal Advocacy (parole) • Temporary Housing (dry & wet) • Employment Assistance • Drug and Alcohol Treatment – residential and outpatient • Linkages to community services: Mental Health Services, DV, schools

  8. Just In Reach Pilot 2008-2010 Services – Housing Placement: • Housing Needs Assessment • Assistance in conducting searches • Housing Workshops (skills building – applications, what to look for in an apartment and community, negotiating with landlord) • Move in Assistance – (deposits, furniture, linen, dishes, etc.)

  9. Just In Reach Pilot 2008-2010 Services – Housing Retention: • Regular Home Visits (housing staff, mentor and/or case manager) • JIR celebrations • Client/Tenant/Landlord/Employer Events • Family Services • Phone Calls • JIR Community • Flex funds

  10. Just In Reach Pilot 2008-2010 Housing Resources: • Private Landlords – Landlord Advisory Board helped to recruit others • Permanent Supportive Housing Providers • Affordable Housing Providers • VASH

  11. Just In Reach Project Goal: an additional 44 housed Partners: • VOA • Amity Foundation • Walden House Funding: $200,000 – CSH $150,000 – County Supervisor $350,000 - LASD

  12. Just In Reach Expansion & AB109 • 2011 realignment plan shifts responsibility and funding for numerous programs from state to local levels. • Realigned non-violent, non-serious, non-sex felons being sentenced to county facilities • Due to prison overcrowding, 6000 to be released, 1800 homeless

  13. Just In Reach Expansion & AB109 • Community Transition Unit expanding: • 18 to 25 staff • FQHC to be housed in Unit • Plans to align public and private funds to take Just In Reach to scale

  14. Contact Info:Lou Anne White louanne.white@csh.org213-623-4342 Ext. 13

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