The Role of HUD s Homeless and Mainstream Housing Programs in Ending Homelessness. Jennifer Ho Ann Marie Oliva Marcy Thompson

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1 The Role of HUD s Homeless and Mainstream Housing Programs in Ending Homelessness Jennifer Ho Ann Marie Oliva Marcy Thompson

2 Overview of Presentation Update on Status of Regulations Achieving the Goals of Opening Doors Update on Progress FY 2013 Lessons Learned FY 2014 & FY 2015 Budgets and Implications HUD s Policy Priorities

3 Status of the Regulations Published Final Rules: Defining Homeless amendments to the SHP and S+C regulations Published Interim Rules: Emergency Solutions Grants Program with conforming amendments to the Consolidated Plan Continuum of Care Program Rules Pending Publication Final Rule Defining Chronically Homeless Final Homeless Management Information Systems Final Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program

4 Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan (Opening Doors): There are four major goals in Opening Doors: 1. End chronic homelessness by End veteran homelessness by End family and youth homelessness by Set a path to ending all homelessness The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) is tracking the progress through HUD s annual point-in-time (PIT) data

5 Progress on Opening Doors Despite challenges Worst case housing needs at a record-high 8.5 million households Record levels of unemployment, and the worst recession in recent history Sequestration, including decreased funding for homeless and rental assistance programs Nearly 40% reduction in new admissions to the Housing Choice Voucher program Significant progress Reduced homelessness among Veterans by over 24% since 2010 Decreased chronic homelessness by over 16% since 2010 Significantly increased targeting of homeless people served through HUD rental assistance programs Prevented homelessness for 1.3 million households through the Recovery Act

6 Progress on Opening Doors HUD MAINSTREAM HOUSING PROGRAMS HUD guidance for private landlords and Public Housing Authorities on serving homeless households Letter from Secretary Donovan to all Public Housing Authorities encouraging serving homeless households Targeted technical assistance to housing developers and landlords Improved data standards on reporting homeless household admissions 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% Percent of New Admissions by Households Experiencing Homelessness 4.41% 3.67% 2.61% Q Q Q Q Q Q PH HCV TOTAL 7.24% 5.68% 4.24% 6

7 Homelessness Over Time 800, , , , , ,000 Total Sheltered Unsheltered 200, , Opening Doors

8 Homeless Subpopulations 300, , ,000 Persons in families 150, ,000 50,000 Chronic individuals Veterans Youth 0 - Opening Doors * In 2013, youth between were reported separately for the first time.

9 Progress on Chronic Homelessness 140, , ,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20, January Point-in-Time Count estimates prior year performance Goal: Units of housing Actual: Units of housing Goal: Chronically homeless individuals Actual: Chronically homeless individuals 9

10 Progress on Veteran Homelessness 140, , ,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20, January Point-in-Time Count estimates prior year performance Goal: Units of housing Actual: Units of housing Goal: Homeless Veterans Actual: Homeless Veterans 10

11 Progress on Family Homelessness 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10, ,446 70, January Point-in-Time Count estimates prior year performance 11

12 Progress on Youth Homelessness Specific developmental needs requiring tailored approach; Efforts underway to better understand the problem, including most effective interventions; Working closely with HHS to align data systems and improve the way we measure homelessness among youth through the annual Point in Time count 12

13 FY 2013 Funding Overview Total Requested: $1.725 billion 8,377 Project Applications Total Awarded: $1.7 billion 8,000 New and Renewal projects Amount Awarded Represents: $107 Million New Projects (6%) $1.6 Billion Renewal Projects (94%)

14 FY2014 Budget Targeted Homeless Programs President's Request Appropriated Total Amount $2,381 $2,105 Emergency Solutions Grants $346 $250 Continuumof Care $2,027 $1,815 HMIS $8 $6 HUD-VASH $75 $75 HUD is committed to making progress towards meeting the goals under Opening Doors

15 FY2015 Budget $2.406 included in request for HAG Includes funding for 37,000 new units of PSH for chronically homeless HUD intends to continue furthering the policy priorities identified in the FY 2013 FY 2014 CoC Program NOFA

16 HUD s Policy Priorities The FY 2013 FY 2014 CoC Program NOFA established 7 policy priorities: Strategic Resource Allocation Ending Chronic Homelessness Other Priority Populations: Veterans and Youth Ending Family Homelessness Removing Barriers to CoC Resources Maximizing the Use of Mainstream Resources Building Partnerships

17 HUD s Policy Priorities: Strategic Resource Allocation Reflect on what changes you can make to be most effective Review all projects within the geographic area for their effectiveness at meeting established performance goals Reallocate funds from underperforming, obsolete, or ineffective projects to new projects based on promising or proven models

18 HUD s Policy Priorities: Ending Chronic Homelessness Increase the number of beds specifically dedicated for the chronically homelessness Priority should be given to the chronically homeless in PSH not already dedicated to the chronically homeless through turnover A housing first approach should be used when designing PSH projects

19 HUD s Policy Priorities: Ending Veterans Homelessness Search for resources and make investments in Veteran-centric housing and health programs Adopt evidence-based practices such as housing first to house veterans Prioritize VA eligible chronically homeless veterans for HUD-VASH To the extent possible, prioritize veterans who are ineligible for VA services and their families

20 HUD s Policy Priorities: Ending Family Homelessness Most families experiencing homelessness need short- or medium-term rental assistance or affordable housing and connection to benefits and communitybased supports Rapid Re-housing funding should be targeted to households with children living on the streets or in emergency shelters

21 HUD s Policy Priorities: Ending Youth Homelessness Need to be able to identify and describe the needs of homeless youth within the geographic area Partner with schools, the child welfare system, and Runaway and Homeless Youth providers to implement a youth-informed system of care

22 HUD s Policy Priorities: Removing Barriers Review system- and project-level eligibility criteria to identify existing barriers and remove them Use coordinated assessment to assess the needs of homeless households and match to the most appropriate housing and service options Review transitional housing models within the geographic area for cost-effectiveness, performance, and for the number and type of criteria used to determine eligibility Prioritize those who identified as most in need for placement into appropriate housing

23 HUD s Policy Priorities: Maximizing the Use of Mainstream Resources HUD encourages CoCs and recipients of CoC and ESG Program funding to consider the extent to which other mainstream resources are available to fund supportive service costs currently paid for under CoC and ESG Programs CoCs can assist implementation of ACA efforts by forming partnerships and determining how funds may be used

24 HUD s Policy Priorities: Building Partnerships Proactively seek to engage in partnerships with PHAs within geographic area Assess the extent to which philanthropy plays a role within the community

25 Resources Up to date information regarding the McKinney-Vento Act programs, including a copy of the McKinney-Act amended by the HEARTH Act, the ESG interim rule, the CoC interim rule, and TA materials can be found at Notification of the availability of future information will be released via HUD s Homeless Assistance listserv. To join HUD s listserv, go to and click on Homeless Assistance Program

26 Questions Submit Questions to the HUD Exchange Ask-A-Question at: Please note: Due to the high volume of questions, please read the regulations and the training materials provided prior to submitting your question to Ask-A-Question.