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Moving Forward

Moving Forward. The Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Family Homelessness in King County. Background. 2009: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and United Way Family Homelessness Initiative (King, Snohomish, & Pierce) Landscape Assessment Strategic Plan Implementation Plan

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Moving Forward

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  1. Moving Forward The Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Family Homelessness in King County

  2. Background • 2009: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and United Way • Family Homelessness Initiative (King, Snohomish, & Pierce) • Landscape Assessment • Strategic Plan • Implementation Plan • Partnerships in King County • United Way • Building Changes and the Washington Families Fund • City of Seattle • Suburban Cities Ending Family Homelessness

  3. A lot has been happening... • Presentations at community meetings in April • May: Series of Meetings with primarily providers working with families experiencing homelessness • To involve and further inform those who will be most impacted by these changes • To discuss and think about the different layers to this systems change • To begin preparing for these changes as a community • What is it going to take? • How are we going to get there? • What resources do we already have? Ending Family Homelessness

  4. A lot is going on! • Surveys • Preliminary Outcomes • Coordinated Entry and Assessment (CEA) • RFQ • Development of Assessment Tool Ending Family Homelessness

  5. Today we are going to: • Review feedback from series of meetings in May • Review Initial survey results • Get into the details of next steps • Funding Regulatory Review • Professional Development Curriculum • Discussions regarding systems change Ending Family Homelessness

  6. May Meeting Summary • 50 total attendees representing 28 agencies • Overall satisfaction of the meetings • 80% of all responses were 4 or greater (Scale of 1-5) • Lowest score was in “Having a better understanding of the System Realignment Process after the meeting.” • 3.75 – Many attendees were very familiar with the plan and others voiced less awareness. Ending Family Homelessness

  7. Topics and Themes • Topics with greatest emphasis • Program Eligibility – assessment, families with the greatest barriers to stability, how do we screen in families? • Services – types and nature of wrap-around services • Funding Alignment and Reporting/Outcome Consistency • Increasing capacity to housing resource-type services • Systems Change Process – How? • A need to know concrete strategies agencies can undertake to begin making the shift Ending Family Homelessness

  8. Survey • 18 Agencies (19 respondents) • Representation from 50 Programs • Examining results for the community • Reports for each agency • Directing (along with outcomes of May and June meetings) next steps and Technical Assistance/Professional Development support • 16 out of the 35 (46%) agencies the survey was sent to completed the survey (2 of the 18 respondents did not complete the survey in full) Ending Family Homelessness

  9. Survey Scoring • Measures to calculate alignment to a Housing Stabilization Approach • 1 Question to rate agency’s perceived alignment with HSA • General alignment to HSA • How aligned is the agency’s service delivery approach • How aligned is the agency’s funding • Measures to calculate agency’s perceived ability to take on change • Level of difficulty for making the changes necessary to align with HSA • Overall agency values around change • For questions asking respondents to rate/score: • Score Range: 1.0 – 4.0 • 4 being more positively aligned and/or open to change Ending Family Homelessness

  10. Survey Results • How aligned did respondents perceive/identify their agencies were to the Housing Stabilization Approach? 3.25 • How easy will it be for agencies to shift to the Housing Stability Approach? 2.99 “The systems transformation to a Housing Stability Approach will be difficult for our agency. Many changes need to occur.” 2.81 (more people agreed with this statement than didn’t) • Overall community score for actual alignment to the Housing Stabilization Approach (removing the question about perceived alignment): 3.16 Ending Family Homelessness

  11. Survey Results Continued... • The 2 things respondents consistently voiced wanting to see from this initiative: • More families gaining permanent housing quickly • Coordinated Entry and Assessment • The greatest reported challenge, barrier, or immediate concern: • Funding – alignment with the Housing Stability Approach, competing funding priorities, impacts on eligibility criteria Ending Family Homelessness

  12. What does this all mean? • May need a little more clarity • Need to prioritize the complicated world of funding • Professional Development can start now! • Get into the weeds (but keep an eye on the horizon) Ending Family Homelessness

  13. But first, let’s dispel some myths! • Address some questions or comments: • Hardest to serve families and families with multiple housing barriers and/or challenges Housing first, but not housing only Tailored programs offering targeted services Flexibility for programs to follow the family’s lead • Is this just about adding Coordinated Entry and Assessment? No! • Are we just changing shelter length of stay requirements? No! Ending Family Homelessness

  14. Clarifying the Housing Stabilization Approach The 5 Pillars of the Moving Forward Strategic Plan • Coordinated Entry • Preventing Homelessness • Rapidly Re-Housing Families • Target Supportive Services • Increased Collaboration with Mainstream Services Implementation Process • Strength-based, housing-focused service delivery based on unique characteristics of each family • Coordinated Entry and Assessment to help families identify and access housing based on their goals and needs • Increasing opportunities and community capacity for Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing/Diversion –like services for all families • Realign current system so programs help families access housing as quickly as possible • Identify strategies to increase collaboration with related mainstream services Ending Family Homelessness

  15. Family Scenario #1 • Single mother, Amy and her 2 children, ages 3yrs (Sammy) and 7yrs (Bobby) • Amy was laid off 2 months ago and finally ran out of savings paying for her household expenses and rent • Amy and her 2 children will lose their housing in 2 weeks • Amy has consistent employment for the past 8 years (except for maternity leave) and has only been homeless once before (after a DV situation with Bobby’s father) • Amy is feeling anxious because of her current situation and not being able to find a job • Bobby has begun acting out in school and told the teacher he was going to be homeless. Ending Family Homelessness

  16. Family Scenario #2 • 2 parent family: George and Harriet. 3 young children: Liz (3yrs), Don (2 yrs), and Kate (6 months) • George works seasonal jobs here and there. Harriet has not worked in the past 3 years due to health complications caused by her pregnancies. • Harriet and George have cycled in and out of shelters – usually because they cannot follow through with goals (gainful employment, making appointments, etc) and can’t afford or maintain housing. • When George is not working, he becomes extremely depressed and withdrawn. Harriet becomes angry when she sees George in that state and thinks he is being lazy. They are fighting more and more, and Liz is beginning to act out their arguments. Ending Family Homelessness

  17. What about funding? • Currently: • Coordinating with City of Seattle, King County, Building Changes, and United Way • Outreach and communication with suburban cities • Staying on top of HEARTH measures • Immediate Next Steps: • Need more information on what funding streams agencies receive and how agencies piece them together • What are the current restrictions, guidelines, and priorities that align with or do not align with Housing Stabilization? • Identify what funding requirements and priorities are negotiable and can be aligned with the Housing Stability Approach Ending Family Homelessness

  18. Professional Development Series • Target Audiences • Agency Leadership, Management, Direct Service Staff • Community Groups: Civic/Faith, Landlords, Public/Mainstream • Goals • Bring examples of National best practices to King County • Increase awareness and inspire the community • Address diverse topic areas to allow greater agency choice • Creative Ideas and Input • Put it online • A web-based portal for sharing ideas and create a community of learning Ending Family Homelessness

  19. Professional Development Series • Housing Stabilization Approach and the FHI in King County • Realignment of Shelter/Transitional Housing Programs • Family Homelessness 101 • Impacts of Trauma on Adults and Parents • Impacts of Trauma on Children • Rapid Re-Housing for Families • Strength-Based Service Delivery • Trauma Informed Care • Conflict Resolution / Crisis Intervention • Motivational Interviewing • Reflective Supervision • Secondary Trauma / Compassion Fatigue • Cross-Disciplinary Training • Recovery and Harm Reduction • Working with Parents • Working with Fathers • Financial Literacy • Strategic Planning and Non-Profit Management • Negotiating with and Building Relationships with Landlords • Cultural Competence Ending Family Homelessness

  20. A Vision for Next Steps 20 Ending Family Homelessness Ending Family Homelessness

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  22. Examples from other communities • Community Rebuilders – Grand Rapids • Road Home – Salt Lake City • Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness • Hamilton Family Center – San Francisco Ending Family Homelessness

  23. Thank You! Debbi Knowles , 206-263-9088 or at debbi.knowles@kingcounty.gov Deborah Kuznitz, 206-263-9071, deborah.kuznitz@kingcounty.govTriina Tennelo, 206-263-9110, triina.tennelo@kingcounty.gov Ending Family Homelessness

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