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Oregon 4 Education Fund -Portland Tribune Comic eneral description of the homeless population in America G 1who are the homeless 2why are they homeless 3what services are standard 4housing/ shelter types 5what are their needs FACE OF FACE HOMELESSNESS FACE OF HOMELESSESS 5 stimates in 2004 put the average nightly count of homeless citizens E at 700,000 in the United States. 2004 Census Urban Institute Website Article “A New Look at Homelessness in America” B This population is he most “shelter resistant” resistant” structures. “shelter most he based ondistrustofauthorityandserviceis population This population havesomeformofmental illness. general the up make the population. that Around percentage homeless. same the of percent 23 are homeless the estimated of is families. it percent Today 40 over children. that their and women, demographic consistofsingleparents ,usually population period the different demographicsofthehomeless extended an over or accurately, it ismore 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This dollars. homeless serviceswasstillover1billion 2002 in However, contributiontothe federalgovernments programs percent. 70 subsidy over by housing for funding cut by within mostAmericancities. exacerbated especially the extreme shortageofaffordable housing is This shortage. leading tohomelessnessisthehousing In the 1970’s he federal government government federal he 1970’s the In trend detrimental most the Nationwide FACE OFHOMELESSESS 7 lthough the nation has been committed to creating a “decent home and suitable living A environment for all” since 1949 with the passing of the Housing act, today’s response to the problem highlights homelessness as a direct response to the much broader low-income housing crisis plaguing the nation. By replacing old low income apartments, residential hotels, and SRO’s with new condos and apartments those people on the edge of society are pushed into homelessness and despair omelessness, Long-term Change, and the Universal Living Wage Campaign H The Universal Living Wage Campaign is a committee of House the Homeless, Inc. It is a nonprofit, charitable organization. HTH is comprised of homeless and formerly homeless citizens and those dedicated to ending homelessness in our life time. Their goal is to identify core causes of homelessness, isolate them, and take a pragmatic approach to ensure long-term systemic change. HTH believes there are three areas on which to focus. They are Affordable Housing, Living Wages, and Health Care. They believe if these problems are solved the lives of all affected parties would be stabalized. -Universal Living Wage website http://www.universallivingwage.org/ W where they don’t feel like they are able to to able are they like institution make choices. feel or don’t prison they a places like where of much to afraid are are that “Shelter they are say who a at Those or Resistant” shelter location. a in service safe and comfortable those than listed above,thehomelessneedto feel important more However, to: access to.Theseincludebutare notlimitedservices basic are there that mostofthehomelesspopulationneeds location service SERVICESJob SkillTraining Case Managers Drug Treatment Mental HealthTreatment Heath Clinics Affordable HousingPlacement Transitional Housing Access toShowers Food ServicePrograms Emergency Shelter other or shelter a at help seek to henahomelessindividualdecides FACE OFHOMELESSESS 8 ouse the Homeless Inc. 2007 Austin Texas Survey H HTH conducted a survey in December 2007 of 625 people experiencing homelessness. Astonishingly, 38% indicated that they were currently working, yet still homeless. Upon releasing the survey results they were notified that in Atlanta, Georgia, 45% of their homeless population were working at some point during the week. In Austin, they also posed the question: “Would you work a 40 hour week job if you were sure it would pay you enough for basic food, clothing and shelter [a living wage]?” The resounding affirmative response was that 90.7 % said they would work 40 hours for a living wage. Apparently, the work ethic is there but the wage is not enough to keep people out of homelessness. This also is suggested to be the leading cause for the dramatic increase in homeless families over the past 10 years. -Universal Living Wage website http://www.universallivingwage.org of the options that currently exist. exist. currently that options the of the be provided. Thefollowingisagenerallist determine to type ofhousingorshelterservicethatwill important is it center homeless development ofanewhomelessservice the serve which populations.Whenconsideringthe options non housing private or profits. Thesemakeupthemajorityof money government by are thosethatare subsidizedorsupported A types whichexistinAmericathere mong themanyformsofhousing Transitional Housing Transitional Shelter Emergency Shelter of subsidy. pay forshelterusually through someform User: usually 3monthstoayear. become independent.Durationofstay is service programs forparticipantsto occupancy rooms. Oftenincludesocial From dormitorystyletomultiple Type: getting intoamore stablehousingtype. permanent housingbutare interested in User: bases. night to Duration ofoccupancyisbasedonanight and hasadifferent useduringtheday. serves asasleepingarea duringthenight style, oftenisasingleopenroom that Type: shelter. housing andhaveapressing needfor User: Usuallyorganized inthedormitory Those whohaveasmallabilityto Those whoare unabletopayfor for pay to unable are who Those Combination oflivingarrangements. Assisted Housing Supportive Housing with rent vouchers. for lowincomefamilies orindividuals market-rate housing thatissubsidized Type: incomeonhousingbutnotmore. User: can be1yeartoseveralyears. the housingarrangement.Duration and resident programs are integralin single familyhomes.Socialservices studios, apartments,andevensome housing inarrangementwithSROs, housing. Similartotransitional Type: a portionoftheirhousingcost. User: years. 2 to months 6 Duration either onsiteorasaconditionofstay. Services forparticipantsare included independent studios,andfamilyunits. rooms, singleroom occupancy(SRO), including multipleoccupancydorm T HOUSINGype: TYPES Thosewhocanpay30%oflow Thosewiththeabilitytopayfor Usuallyprivatelydeveloped Firststeptoward permanent Takes many different forms forms different many Takes FACE OFHOMELESSESS 9 W where they don’t feel like they are able to to able are they like institution make choices. feel or don’t prison they a places like where of much to afraid are are that “Shelter they are say who a at Those or Resistant” shelter location. a in service safe and comfortable those than listed above,thehomelessneedto feel important more However, include These to. access but are notlimitedto: needs homeless the of basic population are most there that location services service other or THEIRJob SkillTraining Case Managers Drug Treatment Mental HealthTreatment Heath Clinics Affordable HousingPlacement Transitional Housing Access toShowers Food ServicePrograms Emergency Shelter shelter a at help seek does to decide individual homeless a hen NEEDS FACE OFHOMELESSESS 10 ho will be the users of the facility W 1statement 2who are Oregon’s homeless youth 3why are they homeless 4who is responsible for them 5what services are needed USERS TARGET GROUP TARGET USERS 11 hese are the most vulnerable kids in the world, and they’re highly fixable.” T -Dennis Morrow, Janus Youth Programs Source: League of Women Voters of Oregon subgroup ofthehomelesspopulation. most the with faced of also difficult challenges. front are in yet and They them opportunities homeless. most the the these of have improve future help and can we lives education, meals. training job basic shelter, and as providing such By services state. our in citizens attempting in the proactive aroundto turn thelivesofyoungest be can population, such community youth population homeless the as homeless the of subgroup O TARGETWhat servicesare currently available What servicesare needed Why are theyhomeless How manyhomelessyouthare there Who are they this about questions many are There particular a on resources focusing By regon’s HomelessYouth GROUP USERS 12 he exact number of homeless youth is hard to determine since many youth do not seek the help Tof service agencies due to a fear of being sent back to their parent or guardian or be placed with a care agency. Many do not seek help because they are or have been involved in illegal activities, have addiction problems, or have untreated mental health issues. League of Women Voters of Oregon, p.2 W sleeping on the streets on an average average an on and night. streets the homeless on are sleeping youth estimated is 2,500 it over that alone. Portland of Oregon City in as the many In youth as are homeless there 24,000 that estimated is it the LeagueofWomen Voters ofOregon, their from away stable living parent orguardian. a is and lacks who 21, residence and 15 of age the homeless youthisayoungadultbetween According to the 2005 report by by report 2005 the to According For thisproject, thedefinitionofa hoare Oregon’s homelessyouth? Of these: shelter. homeless youth were servedbyafederallysupportedunaccompanied 1,992 2002-2003 From the Out of the Shadows report by RHYMIS, 26% haddropped out 19% attendedirregularly 45% attendedschoolregularly 20% Hispanic 20% AfricanAmerican white were 60% 88% were betweentheagesof15and20 52% were female 48% were male in period month 12 a during Oregon In Why are theyhomeless WHO importantthanfamily. becomingtheirownpersonismore peopletofitinwith,atanagewhere Defining onesselfwithagroup Teen pregnancy Drug use Limited choicesotherthanfostercare individualyouthortheirfamily. Lack ofaffordable housingforthe Primaryreason forhomelessness General familydysfunction more homelessgirlsthenboys. Accountsforonereason there are youthhavebeenabused. relative or OutsideIN estimates 2/3 of homeless parent a from Abuse Factors thatleadtohomelessness: USERS 13 W system whichoftenleadstohomlesness. guardian theythenenterthefostercare longer becared forbytheirparent or self. of sense a family. form the to begin outside They ties create and and family friendships the from separate natural a is it development foryouthtobegin adolescence, of age the and challengingparental authority. At especially and child a teenagers, whentheyare pushinglimits for care to times care to unable are is they parent for thechildthere are otheroptions. until the when children adults, their for responsible However, once the child can no no can child the once However, at hard is it understand People Although legallytheparents are hoseresponsible fortheyouth? housing and skill development program, studies studies participants maintainedpermanenthousing. program, development have shownthataftertwoyears,90% of skill and housing job professionals, as such heath training programs, andlibraries. care, agencies day have local must schools, other of shelters of support this, do the To members again. productive society useful becoming overcome to community the in needed their obstaclesandgetlivesontrack is youth the system help to involvement community a the is enforcement law correct answer.feel detrimental and are which business to homeless the Also, nuisances regard money. public the as owners of them use help business valid to a many is dollars do streets tax and the off providing homeless are that they feel not that fault teen’s the Community Involvement COMMUNITY transitional inclusive all an providing By that is matter the of truth the However, Many communitymembersfeelthatitis the youth. Then the question becomes how how becomes question well canacityprovide foritscitizens? the Then and youth. the guardian or parent cities the fostercare systemhavefailedtohelp the the once becomes “problem” situation homeless the in thestateofOregon are valid,ultimately in increase the by just better are services? there served be to already are able that ones the or there are more homelesscomingtothecity runaways” thequestionbecomeswetherto want don’t other who become thedestinationfor“allWest Coast for leaders concern one community number the is of this influx an be will the numberofhomelesscitizens.While there participants when Portland, of services are offered andthere are willingCity the in seen As While these concerns from officials officials from concerns these While USERS 14 association (League of Women Voters In In Voters Women of religious Oregon). (League having or association conditions, like prison youth some serviceprograms duetostrictrules, homeless street awayfromturn manycharacteristicsof the on as act to experiences adult a to a mentororguidance.Also,basedonpriorappropriate and connection a is significant desire needs youth in the that difference one number the moderately have different needs. veterans families homeless as homeless or just needs the different development, population ofyouthhomelesshaveslightly cognitive and social Y According tomanyserviceproviders, of lack their and age their to Due outh ServiceNeeds Needs ofhomelessyouth Service Needs Help findingajob Help attainingaGEDoreducation Places toliveuntillifestabilizes SERVICESAffordable housingplacement Family orguardian mediation Case Management Substance abusetreatment Mental healthtreatment Job skilldevelopment Life skillstraining Education programs Food programs Shelter documentstogetjobs are Money forschoolactivitiesornecessary shelters other closedduringtheday when go to place A Drug treatment andsupport Mental healthtreatment Medical anddentalaccess USERS 15 hat is the city’s view on homelessness in Oregon 1current state of Portland’s W homeless youth services 210 year plan 3outcomes of the 10 year plan 42007 homeless street count 5homeless service agencies 6youth service agencies PORTLAND’S HOMELESS PLAN PORTLAND SERVICES 16 Anthony and Jason, two of Porland’s Homeless Youth sitting on the sidewalk near Pioneer Square, a popular transient hangout location. Anthony, on the left is enrolled in a Portland city homeless service program which gives at risk young adults technical training and a stipend for rent as long as their attending school. However, the stipend in not enough to cover his rent and pay for living cost like food, leading him to panhandling on the streets to make up the rest. -Phil Busse D ata from 10Year Plan-Action sleeping on the streets or outside in a vehicle. vehicle. a in outside or either streets Portland the of in on number residing sleeping the homeless” calculate to “hidden attempt an in count than rather capacity shelter give anaccuratehomelesspopulationcensus. 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d u i t t s m a f e d e T s e h s a t s e n s u m u b f b f n l a t o o n d s E l e i s b l h e c e e l e e n s c y w o p e t a p e - t m i i r e b o i i 2 N t d s t e n e l n s h s r h e p o i e f e t d o n o i 8 i o o e t o D i o i t g In s a n h t n , t s p o n f h f n r . e a e g e a l H n t r e l Multnomah County Homeless Estimate 04’ homeless services in Portland and how how and Portland the in those numberscompare yeartoyear. using is services who homeless discern to Commission homeless inPortlanditallowedthe Citizens Portland area. outside orinvehiclesandaround theMay on conducted 28th, 2004,found1,571peoplesleeping count street annual 2,059 away inMultnomahCounty. these of and received shelterwhile465were turned shelter requested had Citizens Commissionfound2,524persons conducted onMarch 15th,2004the O 1 M 1 E L A ( e f (Figure 1). u s s w 2 C a C 4 3 T ° ° s r E o By tracking the annual count of the the of count annual the tracking By the count, the of part second The From theonenightsheltercount 5 t T T e n e h s n 0 o o r u h c h d 2 e t q r S u u e d 0 r h h e i c u v e i h n n u S m l i i t c 4 p p o g 4 a 1 s s t o c e t t 1 N e o i i y h e s l n 6 , i e r d i a o v r a 0 m s s s F c r i n n d , p r a a e u t e n a , E t 0 0 i e n S c e u e t n i e n i e e v n p n t 0 0 homeless syst d i e d l N n g e a t S n e t - h d r a c d e t 0 c M o s n n n l g p g c o S u n l h l a a s e h n - y i o i 4 l u s v e e t s n t 1 i g e e n n l a r . a u g n – 7 h ) e e t r m n d C 8 3 y h u r o e t m - , m s d d 10Year Plan-ActionPlan,p.11 - Source: A h % s d e c i , a i t t e n 1 o u t t 4 0 i . a b l d A h b t l e t 4 s i 4 n c - w n t y 0 s t z 7 m e j h u e t : t e o o h 6 i e s r M P 1 r 0 e C a l m e e s h s d t r d p r 5 a 5 a f o . s e r s p . e T e b s P e n i t e e , e x e t e e f O m u w d s l y r y h 2 I o r p o t m t r s J l u c i c O e r M s 0 e t e m t a f o f w t i O e n o r n e 0 l r m r PORTLAND SERVICES m l a a a t N i e c n t l n e 4 e a n I e o r n h t h a a e t ems byhouseholdt N c e U s p t c n d r t o l n m h t h t e d O e e e P e d c c . o r n w u e i b b u s s o e i o e o s a a 2 x n a n e r p L d n p a e d a f c 1 t p p h m n , , h e s a s 2 i e c r t 5 A % o e e Y e e b C o o 2 e 0 o o e r r n N d d 2 p r a l 0 N o m d s s , m r i o o o s 0 4 o e 2 s d a o n t u o e i e - g p n i g i n n a n n 5 s t i 2 n n M o u p h s l - h i O t c w v e 9 y 0 i s e s g n n e e e h s t 0 i s s e t a l d n d e w r 3 t a i s e S e r h , o M y y n s e v w m r n u a h o e - o y . : e f c a n N e s m e a r f d u o O n h d d t s e c a e l t i l l t u g t e h s F s u 1 o s t m h n e f h h a l t P a s l r o e r o u t t h e t 5 C o m t t S i e m s n s p C l h e u a . , r h r i s 5 i , h s a n g a e l a l r o o i n 2 i o e e h c h l n v e s n d l u k s ype e % n s u t s e y r e e s n , s a e r w d s l t n i n i i t h n 17 10Year Plan-ActionPlan,p.12 - Source: R esults From 2004AnnualCount F underestimation ofthehomelesspopulation. p s • T t l • t p f h d C p A H C b o r h a l r e e o r u u e h i o c o m e e U p o o t o e t r m e c u e c f k l t b w p p homeless a h p o h a u 2 A c p M A s a r i “ u R l e e r n h — l i e e h c t l a d o i 0 l s m e o o u y r o d r v M e n n t R t e e h l s p a i a e o v m 0 o e y e t m u e i o m n t r o e g n r i i n u t s l a E w o s m 3 n , p d a n s t e u c s g i e i u i t i u m c p s e t a a e i , o d n e i d l l N h e h n m - n n r r r i p g l a e y h t r s n 1 - p i t e l t e e e c e u w o i t l n g p n d w h e i y n t e a T c , o c s y p c m e m o e n h n 5 n , s - a e n r i . s i t o r P s o r l e l t h g t t e e i 7 o a o t h p l c r D o e a S d f a m a o h t i r u t living t p e n h a i n m 1 t e c q y n o i t e e e y i o e d n e e n e l m h N t n . e n i f d . r e r u ATA 1 r d w e PortlandandMultnomah o u p n m n n o e d a t a s m s e e v t s t 0 e o u p m o p m r e e u , m t i p p r h m c v s e c n e h a e - c u n o i e l m v m l l h t r e o n l y t o a b r y Y n i t e e e h t e t p e outside i h l a i l e e e r a d a u i m . u y e o s a e t s t s c m i n o l i t t a d e E s e n c s r n e e r g s n t o h a a o u n s g f a o r r b e u a e l ” y t i b t n A s t m u i e r w e t v r r r y d t l s s — r s whomaybehoused c s e a e u o s i i e f n y R H n e t i h v , n l i f o e e a b h o . r g a r a y m s J f t n r e t o e r t d g u r h t n s i f i P e h e t e a O d n o n r a e e u t o o e o or or n a a t c m s e l e a n a n h g L m , r c c l r l h m c e f t u c I u f y u a e c d o h a o h h h A N l e w o e t l . i h m in e t i e t a e n T t s h s e s e u t i s m o o e n N l i c a d a y h , o e r d e l n e n i b a c m r i d r t y e e a s s d d n h t o s n s s s g o m t e o h f , n n a t u s T s e d u e e d e vehicle. s i r h n o w r t s p n s o u M c r n o d u l o m O s r . n y o o e d d ? 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Afterleavingtheserviceagency them ontheirfeetandready tobeself- to shorttermtransitionalassistanceget assumed thathomelessyouthneedaccess Transitionalyouth HousingShelters. unaccompanied utilize are theEmergency Sheltersand which services two n n s o l % O e t e u H a m d c n n h p 3 e O c a e % N n e 1 M r i s i e 6 g 7 R d E h 2 From this information it can be be can it information this From the count, 2004 the to According t e Y % L S c o a si individuals receivingemergencyshelterwere r s a f M O T E h e a e u h s n h ng l o B o m w a i e c F W i e y c t s a m f n S i n a e d h i l o u r m n v a i a e p h s n t o r v S l s t o h e n t m d t l i m e i t c r o g o h t r s p t e N e adul l o r e v r o d r e r h a i d u l i l t o e k s r i r i h v e d i o a C u i h n e l a y C 1 n t E ( r t i o R e s i a n e y i s 2 e i b o 1 n e , r o 4 e g c m o g m a 3 v e , S s s e 6 u ( . , i g % n e s e y A f u h v m 3 b e d F 6 i h e n S n , e , / : t p i a s S i 4 D o 0 ( c o p ts, w n t s H i l t i m 2 e n o a l H i 4 r s – o / g u e % u t e l 0 c e M d t x n 0 d y i u i s 7 i e o , u l n n b s r o g l f p t e . d , 0 t c u r u o A W A u v i t l r a r e s o u p c a e n 4 / a c 3 h a r e d r s i o l & hi t r r % e d n i e t t i e C c s , n e e t t e i r e g t h a t 5 D e h , - h n c r e i e o m t h r l d m : T u a l o o c ) n r o d e e themaj 8 s t h s s o i e i c . p g h h e ) n u 1 t c o , s I u u o t R l r r o o e e a o % n t d e O h s PORTLAND SERVICES m o l o i s s o t m l t u u s C e d i t i i y r t u u r s d p e e f N n ) s e n e i h t i w t s s h . r l n s n c C e o g s e a i t e e , r o t l T a i e / , r P d i h t r s a h c f a a c w m y l h i a i r h m h r n p n e d T h , n o e L v v n o e e o e e i e a n ori u s c i d r e l i v o s A d r n l n l a d i r n o h l e t 4 m d t t e t i e s r e e i n N o c o l i s / l i s 0 c e l t ty of a e d s o r i d s r d i s g a % o a a n s F s c v y n i n w , n j a e t r l w e c k l e , a 2 o d f i l o a e g i o m m i o r e m e r y % s e t o r i l r e s v e h n r , v v s h i i i l f o H s e l f l a e t a i d s u i i b i a a c ndi s y r e v r 1 d d o o i l i t e e a r t s s x k s g i w % i d e n u H m o s u s r o i a e o c l m r i o g , i a l n f s s vi b o i n h s s e n 5 e l i a o i u o t s i n c l l 7 r dual a l a i b e n r s d s t y % g n i n i l s t i , r e n i n h d e n c s s g s n g e s , 19 espite the dedicated efforts of many, more people are homeless in Portland than ever before. If Dwe as a community don’t come up with a permanent solution to our city’s homelessness problem, we risk having a permanent homeless population on our streets. Portland Mayor, Vera Katz Speech about “Home Again the 10 year Plan” December, 2004 H $JUJ[ A P 10!y FOT$ ortland andM ome ear plantoendhomelessnessin PNNJTTJPOPO)PNFMFTTOFTT % FD FNCFS ultnomah County Again housing. This results in a cycle that leads many many leads that cycle a in people intochronic orpermanenthomelessness. permanent results in This placed are housing. today to According individuals there. stay permanent them the 10yearplan,onlyabout30%of homeless into help and services housing from people move to on thestreet. However, theobjectiveshouldbe people from servicetothenbackout What needstochange for accountability to all homelesssystempartners. commitment a and people immediate housingforchronically homeless government, hospitals. local the in social serviceagencies,non-profit groups, and instituted being are number recommendations madebythecommittee increasing a always of homelessintheCityPortland.The the develop to combat to created plan was Homelessness on H The current homeless system ferries ferries system homeless current The The planemphasizestheneedfor Commission Citizens the 2004, late In omeAgain,10Year Plan 10 supportive other and services. assistance, rent housing, supportive in be which offers socialandclinicalservices, would permanent of Housing form the offered. service in only anyone by our community.experienced However,length housingisnotthe the homelessness shortening of YEARchronic and ending for homelessness methodology first” Principles of10yearplan PLAN The principles emphasize a “housing “housing a emphasize principles The measurableresults 3. Distributeresources basedon homelessess servicesinorder toprevent 2. Stream lineaccesstoexisting populations 1. focusonmostchronically homeless PORTLAND SERVICES 20 We are already providing rent assistance that works Since 2001, &Transitions to Housing' has provided 524 households Homeless funding by activity with short"term rent assistance. After six months, 83 percent of About %30 million is spent on services for homeless people in Portland every these households retain permanent housing without additional year, yet only about 12 percent of that money is currently spent on permanent rent assistance homeless people. All are partners in the !homeless system" and have a direct CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE HOMELESS FUNDING BY ACTIVITY Chronically homeless people consume more resources housing. ronically homeless people (those stake in providing e# ective and e$ cient services with a goal to end homelessness. CONSUME MORE RESOURCES Chronically homeless people'those who have been homeless a year or who have been homeless a year or The wider community also has a stake in ending homelessness. As members C more'consume about half of the total resources spent on all homeless 5PUBM':oGVOEJOHNJMMJPOGSPNGFEFSBM of a community, we want to take care of our citizens, including those with more) consume half the total resources programs in Portland and Multnomah County, even though they represent TUBUF MPDBM BOEQSJWBUFSFTPVSDFT 6. Create innovative new partnerships to end homelessness. illnesses or disabilities who cannot care for themselves. In addition, all of us only 10 percent of the total homeless population. spent on all homeless programs in Portland want safe, clean, and livable streets and neighborhoods. Ending homelessness in 10 years will require tremendous e! ort and resources. and MultnomahWe wil l County,strengthen relationships although and par thetnerships among government agen" # Nine actions that will end homelessness represent onlycies, nonpro10% ts, of and the institutions total in order homeless to leverage funding that is available for permanent supportive housing. population. Prrogress toowardso permanentlwgr y eliminating e ahomee% r sl d i s m s t p i n e a r t m i n a g h n e n o t m l e % Coordination among partners in the homeless system must also be improved. " # llessnesse requires actions by alls parttners p inn then e ae s r r s s r i en q t u h i er e s a c t i o n b They chronicallyFor example, a an institutionalhomelessl divide betwareeen those housing and service funding still hhomeless systeem:o by local mgovverm nnments; bye socialm: e r b l e e y ns l s t o s s ;c y b a s l t y go s o c i a l stymies the development of more permanent supportive housing. sservvice proevvidersi and p nonprocri & dtts who regularlr s ey o w r s h a o n r d e n gu o nl a p r lr o & people for whom the current system of By demonstrating our success in moving homeless people and families into pprovvide servviceesri to homelessdio s people;c h teand by the s o em r e l e s s p e o p l e ; a n d b y t h e services is notpermanent enough. housing, w eThey also hope are to recr theuit ne w partners, including the hhospitals, coorrectionso facilities,r s andr othersp whoe i c t ta i l o s , n c s f a c i l i t i e s , a n d o t h e r s w h o business community and ordinary citizens. hhavve homelesse apeople in their h systeems. mo m s . e l e s s p e o p l e i n t hpopulatione of thei homelessr s who yare mosts t likely to cycleThese in ne wand partnerships out wilofl bringthe us homelessthe additional resourc es necessary to completely end chronic homelessness. With the addition of new partners and TheseT are the steeps byh which twpse e h s e eb s y a t r wh i c h w system and nethereforew resources, we putwill be theable to greatestrespond more quickl strainy to homelessness when & will end homelessness e by 2015: n d h o m e l e s s n it happense $and even pres vent it in the # srst place. b y 2 0 1 5 : $ on the system. 1.1 Moove people. intove housingM ! rstr . st pe o pl e i n t o h o u si n g 7. M ake th!e rent assistance system more e! ective. % By concentrating resources on this We will e! ectively coordinate existing rent assistance programs to sustain TThe most critical issueh facing all homelesse h m o mo s )PNFMFTT1e t PQVMBUJPO lc e 3FTPVSrs DFT$POTVNFEis t i c a l i s s u e f populationa cfirst, somei n of the pressureg a on l ppeople'tthe lacke ofh permanento housinge 'p l l a e c ' k o f p e r m a n e n t h o homeless upeople in permanents housingi oncn e they are placg ed there. wwill be addressed b &i rrst. Otherl s sere vvicees andt ai s. c O a d dn t rd h e e s r s s e d e r& the existing Rsystemather than ha vingwill multiple be reducedservice providers and and jurisdictions provide rent 5SBOTJUJPOBMBOEFQJTPEJD 3FTPVSDFTDPOTVNFEJODMVEF pprograms directr eed at homelesso d people grand a at hm o s dm i e r l e e c s t s " 5SBOTJUJPOBMIPVTJOH p e o % 1FSNBOFOUIPVTJOHp l e a nassistance throughd di! erent programs, we will o! er a streamlined program of IPNFMFTTQFPQMF could better serve the other population of ffamilies wila l suppor st mand maintain a uhomelessi npl i dpe s mo w r a i it l&NFSnHFODZNFEJDBMTFSt WJDFT a i n # $MJFOUBTTJTUBODF h o & $mBTFNBOBHFNFOUe l e s rents assistanc e. Such assistance is particularly critical for families, who fare people in this permanent housing. t 1TZDIJBUSJDTFSWJDFT homeless citizens.best when placed in permanent housing as quickly as possible upon facing $ISPOJDBMMZIPNFMFTTQFPQMF $ 4IFMUFSPQFSBUJPOT homelessness or its threat. 22. Sttop disch.aorrging people Sgp into homeleissnssnessd. n i g sc e pe h o tpl%FUPYGBDJMJUJFT e i n t o h o me l e When institutions like jails and hospitals discharge homeless people, they t 4IFMUFST "OBEEJUJPOBMNJMMJPOXBTBMMPDBUFEJO':oGVOEJOHGPSUIFDPOTUSVDUJPOPG USBOTJUJPOBMBOEQFSNBOFOUIPVTJOHGPSIPNFMFTTQFSTPOT often struggle to link them to appropriate services because there is a lack of t -BXFOGPSDFNFOUBOEDPSSFDUJPOT permanent supportive housing available. This also applies to the foster care system, which discharges young people at the age of 18, who are also at risk of becoming homeless. $VMIBOF.FUSBVY )BEMFZ 5IF/FX:PSL/FX:PSL"HSFFNFOU$PTU4UVEZ $4) Citizens Commission on Homelessness Plan to End Homelessness 10 YEAR PLAN Citizens Commission on Homelessness Plan to End Homelessness PORTLAND SERVICES 21 services and permanent housing through through housing coordinated outreach and engagement. permanent and services Improve outreach tohomelesspeople number ofpeopleonthestreets. and hospitals jails tosocialservicesitwouldreduce the from patients discharged Stop discharging peopleintohomelessness homeless all facing people issue critical most Move peopleintohousingfirst hospitals 2015. and facilities, will helptoeradicatehomelessnessby non correction departments, profits, government as that such steps key nine are when followedbyallinvolvedpartners there Commission, 9 Linking existing homeless people to to people homeless existing Linking By betterconnectingrecently Lack ofpermanenthousingisthe As outlinedbytheCitizens StepstoEndHomelessness housing onetheyare placed. programs tosustainhomelesspeopleinpermanent Make therent assistancesystemmore effective institutions. agencies,nonprofits,among government and Create innovativenewpartnerships new 600 and homeless units designedforhomelessfamilies. chronically the for designed Increase thesupplyofpermanentsupportivehousing shelters plan this Under people time. house of will returntotheiroriginalpurpose. to forced periods of are long growth for the shelters with homlessness, Currently shelter. seek to as temporarysafeplacesforhomelesspeople Emphasize permanentsolutions Effectively coordinate existingrent assistance partnerships and relationships Strengthen units housing new 1,600 be will there 2015, By designed originally were shelters Homeless 10 currently is than available. depth YEARmethod in more a in comprehensive the on population data collect homeless will system This Homeless the Management InformationSystem(HMIS). adopt will system Implement newdata-collectiontechnology people. offers workforce assistancetohomeless together tostreamline thesystemthat Increase economicopportunities PLAN In 2005allpartnersinthehomeless work will County and City The PORTLAND SERVICES 22 20 hard toreach homelessyouthwillbe The newHomelessManagementInformation supportive permanent for Resources be will children with families homeless 250 awaywillreduce thoseturned by5% Waiting listsforsheltersandnumberof 160 newunitsofpermanentsupportive 175 chronically homelesswillbehoused 10 YEARG PLAN permanently housed in 26homelessserviceagencies System (HMIS)willbefullyoperational 20% ofoverallfunding housing willincrease from 12%to permanently housed housing willbeopened oals tobemetwithinfirstyear PORTLAND SERVICES 23 Housing First Works Moving people into housing ! rst saves money Last year JOIN"an organization dedicated to helping homeless A study by Portland State University showed that homeless What needs to change? While this plan emphasizes ending adult chronic homelessness, we remain people move into permanent housing"moved 436 homeless people spend 65 percent less time in hospitals and visited the committed to e! orts to end homelessness for all people, including families. It!s widely accepted that the current homeless system, while it works well for people o& the street and into permanent housing. After a year, emergency room 51 percent less once they moved into permanent We also believe that families can experience chronic homelessness and are some, is not doing enough to permanently end homelessness. Some people nearly 90 percent remained in this permanent housing supportive housing committed to understanding and serving this population e! ectively. By respond well to the system!s design"which moves people from emergency implementing this plan, we will build a system that serves all homeless people shelters, to short#term shelters, to transitional housing, and then to perma# more e! ectively. nent housing. For others, however, the system merely ferries people from service to service, and then back out onto the street. We need to get more Using our resources more e! ectively people into housing and help them stay there. Making the homeless system work better Why focus on chronic homelessness? Tooo much currento spending on m u c h c u r r e n t s p e n d i n g o n To move from the institutionalization of homelessness, the institutions that On any given night, about 4,000 people sleep on the streets or in shelters Chronically homeless people currently consume about half the resources hhomelessness goeso toowards prom vvidw# i ed a l r# e d s s s p n e r so s go e s t serve homelessness must change. across Portland. Homeless people can be adults, young people, couples, or spent on all homeless programs. These are the people for whom the current iing emergencyn servviceesg eto homei # s c h t m o me r ege # n c y s families withe children. Theyr are living on the streets, either temporarily or for system is not enough. They are the homeless Rather than shu$ ing homeless people from service to service and back to lless people,e yet withouts evver s e p r e o p l e , y e t the w long term, for a variety iof reasons.t They hmay be homelesso because ofu an t e populationp mosto likeely to be pcycledl t back b outu onto l e a c t i y o c n l em d bo s a t c l k i k o u t o n t the street, the aim of all government agencies, nonpro% ts, and institutions in gegetting them into permanentt p t i ne r g t m ha n e me n i t n untreatted mental illness, a physical disability, domestic violence, the loss of a the street rather than supported in permanent the homeless system must be to % rst get homeless people into permanent hhousing. Only oabout 30 perc a eentu of n sb i t o n o u g. ft O 3 0 n p l e r job, orc a drug addiction. They may be experiencing a # nancial crisis and have housing.h WWheno homeless peopleu enteer hthe shome"r ie tn n g.h h e o h m o em l e e s " s p e o p l e e n t housing. hhomeless individualso and familiesm e l e s s i n d i v ibeen edvicted from theiru home for thea # rst time;l theys may cycle afrom home" n d lessl f systeeem and amosvvem back mouts einto the sstreets, a b it ti yl n i ah s e dc t e s k m s o t or u e t e i t ns , t i t aare currentlry placeed inte o p permad # c p il au ne c Thisr r10t#yearr planm is ebuilt on threen principles:a t # l lessness to housing and back to homelessness again; or they may be chroni" creatc ees strainr on homelesss e programs s a and pressuret t r a i n o n h o m e l e s s p r o gr a m s a n d p r e s s u r e nnent housing aeffteer receeivingt n r i r tv h i e n c o g u s i n g a on institutions like jails and hospitals. 1. Focus on the most chronically homeless populations. cally homeless, having lived on the streets for many months or years. sservvicees frrome ouri homelessso cr f m o u r h o m e l e s s This plan has a focus on chronically homeless people$mostly single adults By concentrating resources # rst on housing ssysteem. Toodayy !s homelessm s d h systeemt a. m o y m! 2. Streamline acce ess to existingl serevices in orders to prevents and reduc s e y s t who have been homeless for a year or more, though families can also experi" chronically homeless people, we will eliminate simply does not have the other homelessness. ence chronic homelessness. Chronically homeless people are typically the this pressure on the system, allowing us to use capacity to permanently house 3. Concentrate resources on programs that o& er measurable results. most visible and troubling part of the homeless population, su! ering from the homeless system more e! ectively for other evveryyone whoe needso it. TTher resultn is a h e e w r h e os u n l t e i e s d a s i t . These principles emphasize a 'housing % rst( methodology for ending chronic problems like drug addiction, mental illness, or other disabilities. They often homeless people, including families and those cycle that leads many people into chronic or permanent homelessness. homelessness and focus on shortening the length of homelessness experi# recycle through our system unsuccessfully and place heavy economic burdens who are temporarily homeless. It will also help A large population of homeless people is a symptom that our community is enced by anyone in our community. on taxpayer"funded programs. This drain on resources limits our ability to uus respond mores quickly r and prevvent a homelesse e " s n n p d t o h p n or d e m m e o l e r s e s q u i c k l not healthy. It is not healthy for those who are homeless, and not healthy for ness when it threatens a person or family. Focusing on housing % rst, however, does not mean that housing is the only e! ectively serve others who are homeless or may become homeless. the rest of us. The perception also exists among individual citizens, neighbor# service o& ered. For many this housing will come in the form of permanent Homelessness a! ects many families as well. Every year, approximately 2,200 hoods, and many in Portland!s business community that homelessness is supportive housing, which o& ers social and clinical services to residents people in families are homeless in Multnomah County. Unfortunately, this is hurting the local economy. Many report that seeing chronically homeless Who has a stake in ending depending upon their level of need. These needs include medical care, mental often a cycle$research suggests that homelessness in families puts kids at people on the streets is disturbing or frightening to customers and tourists. homelessness? health services, rent assistance, or other kinds of support. Research has risk of school failure, mental health problems, and substance abuse. Because The end to chronic homelessness needs to be one of our top priorities as a shown that addressing other life issues in the context of permanent housing of the di% culties they face while young, these children often grow up and fall The City of Portland and Multnomah County community. is the best way to a& ect permanent change in the lives of homeless people, be back into homelessness by themselves or with their own families, creating a invest public funds and operate programs that provide direct services to they chronically homeless adults or homeless families. multigenerational homelessness problem. homeless people and families. The City and County also fund services pro" vided by nonpro# t organizations and private service agencies. Corrections facilities, hospitals, schools, churches, and charities also provide assistance to Citizens Commission on Homelessness Plan to End Homelessness Citizens Commission on Homelessness Plan to End Homelessness The city housed 33 “hard to reach” homeless homeless reach” to youth “hard 33 housed city The were housing supportive opened permanent of units 244 homeless 344 for families withchildren housing permanent Provided 3 is This year. first the in times theofficialpeople goalthatcalledfor175 housing homeless permanent into chronically 600 moved Portland F Homelessness ExceedOfficial Expectations irst Year Resultsfor10Year PlantoEnd PlantoEnd Homelessness plain andsimple.” “Getting peopleintohousingfirstworks 10 FirstYear ResultsReportfor10-Year ErikSten PortlandCityCommissioner YEAR PLAN PORTLAND SERVICES 24 Outreach to Portland’s Homeless Population -joe-anybody.blogspot.com/2007/03/homeless-pro. Identified asexperiencingChronicHom Un-duplicated Count:1,438 2007: year plantoendhom T count is building in Both the2005and2007countsusedHUD’sdefi The following F to 386in2007,or898fewerpeople. fewer buildng ro The 1 1 2 4 5 T indicates the the ageof18. single individual The agesof Age Ranges f put intogroupings,the street January24 I o 6 2 8 4 5 5 ol 7 N h N 0 ------t 1 1 2 4 5 6 0 2 2 1000 1500 2000 2500 - u e l a D 5 1 7 3 4 4 9 + o l 0 0 500 unduplicated m l l w 0 0 I H 0 people. 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Multnomah Countywasasurveyedstreet count street night one taken onJanuary24th,2007intheformofa 007 theJanuary2005street a i f s h t 3 e e a City andCounty’s a 2007 o / R ve m 196 101 d Chronically 2 y has 16 20 14 year omre m H n 2 1 6 9 5 e i a 3 e / s P have hicle oranabandoned d 0 n l e o u e les these, or 9 e 7 e l d adisblng l m less” andthism s % been e t r Street Count i s c s Page 7 v e 3 s e 1,235 adult individuals individuals adult 1,235 4 unaccompaniedyouth<18 couples 71 28 familieswithchildren people 1,600 of total a showed results The The mostrecent homelesscountwas d i l 27% pers 55% / b ” d 70% n self-identifying e 2 e e m s u t 2 2007 a continuously 121 465 372 s e c / a 30 47 11 s a 0 3 5 6 n r m l : ons. l 7 elessness in w as e 2007 e DATA both as decrease a r s e a lied m e n or had Page 5 i s l t e u h , or917 c a t 10- a o n a t re y at t , o number of homeless persons on the street street need. the on the persons by placingthemwiththeservicesthey homeless decreasing of in number making is plan Year 10 to fell counted the 1,438. 2007 homeless in of as number where total total persons 2,355 were Street unduplicated there 2007 2005 in Again “Home Count” example, the For to counted. reduction according homeless overall of an 39% with a of show decline, dramatic homelessness of demographics Comparison ofResultsto2005 This shows the progress the new new the progress the shows This all count, street 2007 the In 2007Street Countp.4-7 Plan- Year 10 - Source: PORTLAND SERVICES 25 ortland’s Homeless Service Agencies Central City Concern P Many programs that help people move from homelessness and poverty to a life of self sufficiency Community Engagement Program Detoxification Center Old Town Clinic Portland Alternative Health Center Work Placement Permanent Housing placement YMCA/ YWCA Part of the Portland service continuum since 1919 Portland Rescue Mission St Francis Dining Service Safe Haven 24 hour, year round shelter Rose Haven Council for the Homeless SERVICES PORTLAND SERVICES 26 LMN@OPIJ* Q.+%);R L etty Owings Center -Helping Women and their families overcome chemical $%&$'()*$%)+*)(,*-,.+/,-0*1-+.,&&2*&(,*3,.45,*$%),-,&),6 dependency and homelessness $%*777*4%6*)(,*.+%)$%885*+9*.4-,*1-+9,&&$+%4::0; Debourah came to the Letty Owings Center (LOC) after <,-9,.)::0* 1+&$$)$$+%,6* )+* /$$,=* )(,* 4',%.0* 4&* 3+)( 8Y:_yearsAM Sof alcohol abuse as a teenager and then continued .:$,%)* 4%6* .+%)-$38)+-22**&(,** .8--,%):0* =+->&* 4) K ?@722**5,%))+-&**4%6**1::4%&**+%**.+%))$$%8$$%'**(,- substance abuse during her time in the Army and Marines and $%&'(&%)*+,-.&%/+.01.02&*3.&4%)(+.5%0+&'(-&0.+,-.(*,'5&4'0.&6'4,5,*'*%0+&'*&*3.&78$$9&:;<=>?&@8=$8A&B7:@C&-% ,6688..44))$$++%%**==$$))((**))((,,**((++11,,&&**++99**55++//$$%%''**,,//,,%%**9944--))((,,-- an introduction to Meth use. 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It is a partnership between 22 buildings with 1,259 units of affordable patient addiction recovery programs as well as the CCC’s Workforce Program and the State or special needs housing. providing primary and alternative heath care. The Employment Department. The partnership Types of housing services include: Parole Transition Program is for people coming allows a broad range of services and transitional housing, permanent housing, out of the corrections system needing housing, resources to be housed together at one alcohol and drug free housing, HIV/AIDS recovery, health and or mental health care and location. Here they provide access to housing, housing for families, section 8, employment services. 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Homeless Youth cooking under stairs in Portland ortland’s Youth Service Agencies New Avenues for Youth P Provides reception center, case management, educational programs, on-site alternative school, transitional shelter, independent living program, and employment at Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Shop. Outside-In Provides medical and dental clinic, addiction and mental health services, case management, legal advice, employment program, transitional housing, independent living program, and job training at the Virginia Wolf Dog Day care. Janus Youth Programs 24 hour access and reception center, crisis shelter, short-term shelter program, transitional housing, youth gang outreach, teenage pregnancy prevention, and outreach workers. SERVICES PORTLAND SERVICES 29 xamples of homeless shelters and services E 1Intro : criminal or homless 2portland’s outside-In youth shelter 3letty owens center, portland central city concern 4dignity village, portland STUDIES 5NYC tier II homeless transitional housing CASE 6st. vincent de paul village san diego 7crossroads shelter oakland CASE STUDIES 30 D o we in America treat our criminals better then the homeless? “For the homeless in this country, conditions are bad; the homeless survive in environments more dreadful than prison inmates do, a comment perhaps on a nation’s morality. What is needed is more decent, low-cost housing places for people to call home for extended periods of time.” - Nora Richter Greer “The Creation of Shelter.” p.10 Housing as an integral part of the continuum of basic human needs. Shelter Safety Privacy Warmth How have Homeless Service Agencies in the United States approached this problem. F or the homeless in this country, conditions are dire ! WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER? How do we as a society live our lives forgetting about those who are the weakest in the community? How can a community as a whole allow for an entire portion of the human population to live in conditions below those that we provide for our criminals. 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