Housing
Housing First for Families
March 25, 2016
Jennifer Hark Dietz, LCSW Chief Program Officer Elizabeth Heger, LMFT Director of Family Services
Agenda PATH Overview Los Angeles Overview Aligning Contracts and Programs Housing Partnership and Housing Location Questions and Comments
Why are we here?
To end homelessness
Why are we here?
Who is Homeless?
PATH works with clients from a wide spectrum of backgrounds and circumstances:
Chronic Episodic Families Individuals
Its not about “housing”
We’re in the business of providing HOMES
WHO WE ARE
• • •
PATH’s mission is to end homelessness for individuals, families and communities 25 locations 31 years of providing: – – – –
Comprehensive supportive services Strategic outreach Permanent housing Interim housing
Welcome Home!
We want staff to be connected to the entire process/continuum
From homelessness to homes Connect with the community Retention Focused Integration to mainstream services/benefits
Client-driven Approach
Its not about specific staff and their numbers
Making it Home…10,000 by 2020
THREE MAIN ELEMENTS
Community Mobilization
Integrated Services
Permanent Housing
Community Engagement
• Homelessness is a community issue • Mobilize communities to maximize impact • Create customized solutions for each community – all are different • Partnerships are critical to ending homelessness
Integrated Services
• • • • • •
Strategic Street Outreach Assertive Community Treatment System Navigation Employment Assistance Housing Location and Placement Housing Retention
Service Planning Area (SPA) Map
Homelessness in Los Angeles
Overall decrease in homelessness over the past decade (2005 – 2015) Families represent approximately 17% Contributing factors to family homelessness still prevalent in Los Angeles – – –
Increasing Rental Costs - $1,700 Unemployment End of HPRP
Funding Sources
Federal Government –
Local Government –
HUD LAHSA, Local Governments
Foundations & Corporations Private Giving –
Events, web, major gifts, planned gifts
Family Connections
Family Solution Center PATH Gramercy PATH Beyond Shelter –
Housing First
Rhonda Fleming Family Center
Program Alignment
Housing – – –
Case Management – – –
Homeless Family Solution System (HFSS) First 5 Housing First (retention)
Homeless Family Solution Center First 5 Housing First
Employment/ Mental Health/Other Supportive Services – –
Private sources Partnerships
Housing Location and Housing Partnership Housing Location
Families are paired with housing specialist Tenant Training Provided Housing Specialist guide the family
Housing Partnership
Specialized services – landlord relationships Standardization across the agency
Audience Sharing
What does family homelessness look like in your community?
Thank You – Q & A Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. Like us at: www.facebook.com/PATHLA Follow us at: www.twitter.com/pathpartners www.epath.org
March 25, 2016
Jennifer Hark Dietz, LCSW Chief Program Officer Elizabeth Heger, LMFT Director of Family Services
Agenda PATH Overview Los Angeles Overview Aligning Contracts and Programs Housing Partnership and Housing Location Questions and Comments
Why are we here?
To end homelessness
Why are we here?
Who is Homeless?
PATH works with clients from a wide spectrum of backgrounds and circumstances:
Chronic Episodic Families Individuals
Its not about “housing”
We’re in the business of providing HOMES
WHO WE ARE
• • •
PATH’s mission is to end homelessness for individuals, families and communities 25 locations 31 years of providing: – – – –
Comprehensive supportive services Strategic outreach Permanent housing Interim housing
Welcome Home!
We want staff to be connected to the entire process/continuum
From homelessness to homes Connect with the community Retention Focused Integration to mainstream services/benefits
Client-driven Approach
Its not about specific staff and their numbers
Making it Home…10,000 by 2020
THREE MAIN ELEMENTS
Community Mobilization
Integrated Services
Permanent Housing
Community Engagement
• Homelessness is a community issue • Mobilize communities to maximize impact • Create customized solutions for each community – all are different • Partnerships are critical to ending homelessness
Integrated Services
• • • • • •
Strategic Street Outreach Assertive Community Treatment System Navigation Employment Assistance Housing Location and Placement Housing Retention
Service Planning Area (SPA) Map
Homelessness in Los Angeles
Overall decrease in homelessness over the past decade (2005 – 2015) Families represent approximately 17% Contributing factors to family homelessness still prevalent in Los Angeles – – –
Increasing Rental Costs - $1,700 Unemployment End of HPRP
Funding Sources
Federal Government –
Local Government –
HUD LAHSA, Local Governments
Foundations & Corporations Private Giving –
Events, web, major gifts, planned gifts
Family Connections
Family Solution Center PATH Gramercy PATH Beyond Shelter –
Housing First
Rhonda Fleming Family Center
Program Alignment
Housing – – –
Case Management – – –
Homeless Family Solution System (HFSS) First 5 Housing First (retention)
Homeless Family Solution Center First 5 Housing First
Employment/ Mental Health/Other Supportive Services – –
Private sources Partnerships
Housing Location and Housing Partnership Housing Location
Families are paired with housing specialist Tenant Training Provided Housing Specialist guide the family
Housing Partnership
Specialized services – landlord relationships Standardization across the agency
Audience Sharing
What does family homelessness look like in your community?
Thank You – Q & A Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. Like us at: www.facebook.com/PATHLA Follow us at: www.twitter.com/pathpartners www.epath.org
