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Lighting the Way Home Lighting the Way Home Grand Forks 10 Year Plan to End Long Term Homelessness CITY OF GRAND FORKS 2008 Thank you to the people who participated in the development of the Grand Forks 10 Year Plan to End Long Term Homelessness for a truly collaborative effort. Kathryn Allery Development Homes, Inc. Bridgie Hansen Grand Forks County Juvenile Detention Kent Anderson Grand Forks Homes, Inc. Devon Hansen UND Geography Department Gerri Anderson Northeast Human Service Center Terry Hanson Grand Forks Housing Authority Lindy Beauchamp Salvation Army Greg Hoover Office of Urban Development Joyce Belbas Adult Learning Center Susan Houser Job Service ND Keith Berger Grand Forks County Social Services John Johnson Options Interstate Resource Center for Independent Living Lynda Berger Grand Forks Housing Authority Deborah Johnson Prairie Harvest Human Services Patricia Berger United Way Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Terri Keehr Grand Forks Public Health Department Amy Brooks Lutheran Social Services Faye Kihne Community Violence Intervention Center Andrea Brudvig Community Violence Intervention Center Craig Knudsvig Grand Forks Housing Authority Client Services Program Sheila Bruhn Community Foundation of Grand Geneva LaVallie Red River Valley Community Action Forks/East Grand Forks JoAnn Brundin St. Vincent de Paul & CUP Amanda Lupien Community Violence Intervention Center Tammy Byzewski Northeast Human Service Center Lora Machart Red River Valley Community Action Ed Christ Grand Forks County Social Services Mary Magnusson North Dakota Council on Homeless People John Colter Grand Forks Apartment Association Mary McConnell Prairie Harvest Human Services Danielle Conrad Red River Valley Community Action Dawnita Nilles Grand Forks County Social Services Michael Danielski VA - Fargo (Health Care for Homeless Katie Osborn Office of Urban Development Intern Veterans) Barb Durgin Development Homes Sgt. John Ramberg Grand Forks County Mike Fuqua Salvation Army Janell Regimbal Lutheran Social Services Brad Gengler City Planning Department Karen Schelinder Red River Valley Community Action Chad Gerloff Altru Health System Dave Sena Northlands Rescue Mission Keith Gilleshammer Centre Inc. Sue Shirek Third Street Clinic & GF Police Dept. Eliot Glassheim Grand Forks City Council Leslie Stastny ND Association for the Disabled (NDAD) Judd Graham Grand Forks Housing Authority Board of Tami Staven Options Interstate Resource Center for Directors Independent Living Charlotte Gregerson Mountainbrooke Debbie Swanson Grand Forks Public Health Department Thomas Gusewelle Veterans Administration - Fargo Jody Thompson Grand Forks Public Schools Rachel Hafner Prairie Harvest Human Services Capt. Linda Wagner Grand Forks County Jail Pete Haga City of Grand Forks, Community/Gov. SuAnne Wood Frasier Community Foundation of Grand Relations Office Forks/East Grand Forks Jamie Hager Metroplains Development of the 10-Year Plan facilitated by: Office of Urban Development - Meredith Richards – Community Development Manager, Peggy Kurtz – Community Development Specialist, and Todd Fahrni – Intern. Jessica Thomasson, Planning Consultant. Table of Contents WHY END LONG TERM HOMELESSNESS? ................................................................................... 1 HOMELESSNESS IN GRAND FORKS ............................................................................................ 3 LONG TERM HOMELESS .................................................................................................... 4 REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS ............................................................................................. 5 THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................... 6 EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM ............................................................................................. 6 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ................................................................................................. 7 SUPPORT SERVICES .......................................................................................................... 8 DEFINING THE GOAL .......................................................................................................... 10 LOCAL STRATEGIES TO END LONG TERM HOMELESSNESS .............................................................. 11 STRATEGY #1. OUTREACH ............................................................................................... 11 STRATEGY #2. TREATMENT SERVICES .................................................................................. 14 STRATEGY #3. ACCESS TO SERVICES .................................................................................... 16 STRATEGY #4. PERMANENT HOUSING ................................................................................. 19 STRATEGY #5. ABILITY TO PAY RENT ................................................................................... 21 STRATEGY #6. PREVENTION ............................................................................................. 24 STRATEGY #7. PLANNING ................................................................................................ 26 IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................................... 28 CURRENT ACTIONS ..................................................................................................... 28 TIMELINE ................................................................................................................. 28 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................... 30 REFERENCE LIST ................................................................................................................ 31 APPENDIX A: ABOUT THE 10-YEAR PLANNING MOVEMENT ........................................................... 33 APPENDIX B: LOCAL PLANNING PROCESS ................................................................................. 34 APPENDIX C: HOMELESSNESS IN ND BY REGION ......................................................................... 35 APPENDIX D: SUPPORT SERVICE MATRIX .................................................................................. 36 APPENDIX E: FUNDING PLAN: A SNAPSHOT AT TIME OF PLAN ADOPTION ........................................... 39 . p lace to slee p Lighting the Way Home Grand Forks 10 Year Plan to End Long Term Homelessness do not have a safe , It’s easy to stereotype homelessness. But doing so produces an inaccurate and overly simplistic picture of a very complex, very personal issue. Homelessness occurs when an individual… a household… a family, is in housing crisis. It is brought about in a variety of ways - sometimes suddenly, as in cases of domestic violence, and sometimes over a period of years, as so often happens when disability and poverty combine to create a fragile existence. In Grand Forks, this number is 124, including 27 is 124, including In Grand Forks, this number ◊ for whatever reason , Long term homelessness, which is the focus of this particular document, occurs when a person has a disabling condition and has been homeless for a very long time (continuously homeless for at least one year, or been homeless four or more times in a three-year period). It is often the most visible form of homelessness in the community – visible because people are often literally living under bridges or on the streets. According to the 2007 Statewide Point-in-Time survey, 21% of the Grand Forks homeless population can be classified as “long term homeless” (26 of 124 people). Almost two-thirds of this group has been diagnosed with a mental illness and/or has a history of chemical dependency. Approximately 90% are individuals and have been homeless an average of 3 years. These are 27 children who 27 children These are ◊ For this very specific group of people that faces a multitude of housing and personal challenges, the current homeless service system does not work. The community must either adopt a new approach to serving this group of individuals or simply accept long term homelessness as a reality for some of the most vulnerable among us. meless. This includes 212 homeless children. includes 212 homeless children. meless. This Plan. Ending long term homelessness is achievable in Grand Forks if the community chooses to act deliberately to do so. The impact on human life, the moral imperative, the economics of cost avoidance for the community, and the relief to overburdened systems combine to make the choice an easy one. Forks whose lives are in crisis. Forks The plan employs two principal “approaches” to ending homelessness, the combination of which has been born out in academic literature and field-based experience as being a best practice for ending long term homelessness. PREVENTION: “Close the Front Door” Reduce the number of people who become chronically homeless INTERVENTION: “Open the Back Door” Increase placement into supported housing of people who are currently experiencing homelessness On any given night in North Dakota, 869 people are ho On any given night in North children - these are citizens of Grand children - these Framework. The tools necessary to implement these approaches are affordable permanent supportive housing, creative and persistent outreach, a compendium of responsive support services, a collaborative approach to prevention and follow-up, and the commitment to attack this issue in a very deliberate manner. These
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