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Helping communities SHIFT from short-term responses to LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS to homelessness

Helping communities SHIFT from short-term responses to LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS to homelessness. CONNECTING Partners INCREASING COMMUNITY Knowledge Of SOLUTIONS BUILDING Public WILL TO ACT. Today. State Funding and Policy 1,000 Homes for 1,000 Virginians

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Helping communities SHIFT from short-term responses to LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS to homelessness

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  1. Helping communities SHIFT from short-term responses to LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS to homelessness CONNECTING Partners INCREASING COMMUNITY Knowledge Of SOLUTIONS BUILDING Public WILL TO ACT

  2. Today • State Funding and Policy • 1,000 Homes for 1,000 Virginians • Ending Child and Family Homelessness in Virginia – a public-private partnership announced by Governor Bob McDonnell in November 2011

  3. State Policy and Funding • $ for Homeless Programs • Governor’s biennial budget included $1 million for permanent supportive housing and $500,000 for rapid re-housing for FY2013 • Budget amendment in House and Senate to provide $1.5 million for FY2014 with bipartisan support • Budget amendment for $700,000 in FY2013 to provide community-based supportive services for chronically homeless individuals who are not Medicaid eligible to be served in permanent supportive housing.

  4. Next Steps:State Policy and Funding • Continue to build relationships with legislators and through use of Action Alerts engage field in contacting their legislators to request support for the PSH/RRH and Supportive Services budget amendments. PSH/RRH Amendment Supportive Services Amendment Economic Development Health and Human Resources subcommittee subcommittee House Appropriations and Senate Finance 2/19/12: Final Report on Budget

  5. Key Legislators • House Appropriations • Delegate Tata (R- Virginia Beach) • Delegate Jones (R-Chesapeake and Suffolk)** • Delegate Joannou (D-Portsmouth) • Delegate Howell (D-Norfolk) • Delegate BaCote (D-Hampton and Newport News)* • Senate Finance • Senator Normant, Senate Majority Leader (R-Williamsburg) • Senator Miller (D-Norfolk)** • Senator Lucas (D-Portsmouth)* • Senator Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)*

  6. THANK YOU TO: • Senator Wagner • Delegate Tata • Delegate Villanueva • Item 108#2s: Senate Chief Patron: Howell (D); Co-Patron(s): Edwards (D), Wagner (R), Watkins (R) • Will go before Senate Finance Economic Development subcommittee • Item 108#1h:House Chief Patron: Lingamfelter (R); Co-Patron(s): Anderson(R), Carr (D), Comstock (R), Head (R), Herring (D), Loupassi (R), McClellan (D), Tata (R), Villanueva (R)

  7. State Policy and Funding • Virginia Housing Trust Fund • HB 121/HB 1100 - Creates a new housing trust fund & authority • HB 790 - Amends the VA Housing Partnership Fund into a Housing Trust Fund

  8. Housing the Critically Ill High rates of mental illness and substance abuse Chronic health conditions or other disabling conditions Increased risk of premature death

  9. The Numbers by Locality • In Arlington County: • 119 inpatient hospitalizations in the past year, at an estimated annual cost of $2.5 million. This assumes an average of $21,000 per admission for a 3 day medical stay at an Arlington hospital. • 183 ER visits in the last 3 months, for an estimated annual cost of $732,000. This assumes an average of $1,000 per ER visit at an Arlington Hospital. • The estimated annual inpatient and ER costs combine for a total of $3.2 million annually.

  10. Scott – Now has a Home Before Housed through 1000 Homes for 1000 Virginians – Richmond Campaign After

  11. 1,000 Homes for 1,000 Virginians • Step 1: Identify the most vulnerable • Registry Week • Outcome: Community Data on the most vulnerable who aren’t getting the services they need and are costing multiple systems • Step 2: House the most vulnerable • Targeting current resources • Leveraging partnerships • Accessing new resources • Step 3: Keep the most vulnerable housed • Step 4: Engage the community in the solution to homelessness.

  12. Project Goal Rapid Re-Housing

  13. Why Rapid Re-Housing? FIRST PLUS CHILD CARE Case Management EMPLOYMENT OR DISABILITY BENEFITS COUNSELING

  14. Why Rapid Re-Housing?

  15. Why Rapid Re-Housing?

  16. Why Rapid Re-Housing?

  17. . Ways to Partner • Get involved with the Southwide or Peninsula 1,000 Homes initiative. • Participate in a local meeting on rapid re-housing. • Are you a funder?, an employer?, a landlord?, a housing authority?, a housing provider? • Join VCEH as a member! Phyllis Chamberlain 703-861-0102 phyllis@vceh.org www.vceh.org Join Today!

  18. Phyllis Chamberlain Executive Director Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness (703) 861-0102 phyllis@vceh.org www.vceh.org

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