Homelessness in Orange County BCC Work Session December 16, 2014.

HomelessnessHomelessness in Orange Countyin Orange County

BCC Work SessionBCC Work Session

December 16, 2014

Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview

Introduction

Central Florida Commission on Homelessness

Housing

Homelessness

Orange County Initiatives

Summary/Recommendations


Introduction – Dr. George Ralls


Housing

Homelessness



Central Florida Commission on Central Florida Commission on Homelessness - UpdateHomelessness - Update

John Hillenmeyer, Managing Chair John Hillenmeyer, Managing Chair

TO SERVE AS A CATALYST TO– Inspire provider collaboration– Increase public awareness– Identify and develop sustainable resources

Thus, leading to better solutions in serving and reducing the homeless populations in Central Florida

CFCH MissionCFCH Mission

John HillenmeyerManaging Board Chairman

The Honorable Teresa JacobsOrange County, Honorary Chair

The Honorable Buddy DyerCity of Orlando, Honorary Chair

Tracy SchmidtCNL

Bob MilesBags, Inc.

Stephanie YoungWalt Disney World Company

The Honorable Brenda CareySeminole County

The Honorable Mike HarfordOsceola County

The Honorable Frederick LautenNinth Judicial Circuit Court

Linda Landman GonzalezOrlando Magic

Jacob StuartCentral Florida Partnership

Bob PhillipsJP Morgan Chase

Mark BrewerCentral Florida Foundation

Bob BrownHeart of Florida United Way

Danny de ArmasFirst Baptist Orlando

Dr. Joel HunterNorthland Church

Eddie SolerFlorida Hospital

Dr. Paul DeciDepartment of Veterans’ Affairs

Mark WaltripWestgate Resorts

Dr. Michael FrumkinUniversity of Central Florida

Dr. Barbara JenkinsOrange County Public Schools

Board of Directors

Dr. David SwansonFirst Presbyterian Church of

Orlando

Michael DippyIdignity

Pamela NaborsCareer Source Central Florida

William D’AiutoFL Dept of Children & Families

Mike SteigerwaldCity of Kissimmee

Kay RawlinsOrlando City Soccer Club

Harold BarleyMetroPlan Orlando

Rulon MunnsBogin, Munns, and Munns, PA

Craig SwygertClear Channel Outdoor

Andy GardinerOrlando Health

Dean AsherDon Asher and Associates

Tony JenkinsFlorida Blue

Dick BatchelorDick Batchelor Management Group

Jason SiegelOrlando Solar Bears

The Honorable Howard SchieferdeckerCity of Maitland

Board of Directors

Collaboration of providers essential; better coordinate services, build a network

Funders, private and public, try to incentivize providers around priorities

Sustainable funding is necessary for long term impact

The story of the homeless must be told better to engage public support

CFCH StrategiesCFCH Strategies

Expanded CFHC Board to include more stakeholders

Researched best demonstrated practices in communities that have had success with issue

Created Impact Homelessness public campaign – community education, advocacy

Sought input from national issue leaders Dialog with providers throughout the region

CFCH Progress 2014CFCH Progress 2014

Worked with six jurisdictions to create gap analysis in each community – economic study

Engaged business community through Central Florida Partnership (Houston mission, Homelessness Summit, etc.)


Active planning committees with each county and city of Orlando – unique plans

Inventory homeless service available in each public jurisdiction and non profit agencies

Collaborated with HSN Board to better understand local needs and resources


Permanent supportive housing model for chronic homelessness – key gap

Family homelessness much more complexMayor Jacobs’ regional family homeless

subcommittee establishedFlorida Hospital matching pledge of $6 million

–Public jurisdiction support; additional private support pending

Permanent supportive housing commitments


Improved awareness of the issue throughout the region - momentum

Engaged business community

Specific plans for each jurisdiction

Private / public funding – commitments to permanent supportive housing

Identification of state and federal funding sources



Introduction


Housing – Mitchell Glasser

Homelessness



National Housing Market:

Real Estate boom (2002-2006)Housing Collapse (2007)Federal stimulus funds (2009)Federal government launches “Open Doors” (2010)

– Interagency strategic plan to end homelessness–Sets a path to end all types of homelessness

HousingHousing

Orange County’s Housing Market:Shift from homeownership to rental housing

–A result of foreclosure crisis–Tight credit market for homebuyers

Central Florida demographics–Younger households –65 and older

Slow recovery for all types of housing Impact of rental demand on occupancy

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Rental Units CompletedRental Units Completed Occupancy LevelsOccupancy Levels

Source: 2014 MPF Research of the Orlando Metropolitan Area

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Households at Risk:Households under 60% of Area Median Income

(AMI) are vulnerable to housing instability–$34,380 or less for a family of 4

One third (33%) of all renter households in Orange County pay over 40% of their incomes towards rent

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Source: 2013 Rental Market Study : Affordable Housing Needs , Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, UF

Cost Burden Households by County

Renters at <60% AMI& Cost Burden >40%

% All Renter Households % State Total

Duval 37,979 29.9% 5.2%

Hillsborough 56,015 30.6% 7.6%

Miami-Dade 121,390 31.6% 16.5%

Orange 57,200 33.3% 7.8%

Palm Beach 51,703 33.3% 7.0%


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Affordable Housing in Orange County:There are approximately 30,000 rent restricted

units at 60% of AMI in Orange County3,000 units created by Orange County’s

housing programs Research findings suggest these restricted rents

are not affordable for households below 50% of AMI ($28,650 annually for a family of 4)

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Orlando Market Area Average Rents

Number of Bedrooms

Rent Limit by Number of Bedrooms

(50% AMI)

Rent Limit by Number of Bedrooms

(60% AMI)

2014AverageRents*

1 $457 $564 $7972 $536 $665 $9373 $613 $762 $1,124

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)* Average rent of various submarkets in Orange County

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Affordable Housing in Orange County:

Shortages of units affordable and available to renter households by income level

0-30%<$17,190

0-40%<$22,920

0-50%<$28,650

0-60%<$34,380

(36,429) (45,521)

(31,729)

(3,039)

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Affordable Housing in Orange County:Resources to Expand InventoryHousing Tax Credits ProgramTax-Exempt Multifamily Revenue Bonds

State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP)

Home Investment Partnership (Federal)

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Railroad Avenue ResidencesMixed IncomeOwner, Winter Park Housing Authority30 units

–8 units affordable at 50% AMI–12 units affordable at 60% AMI–10 units market rate

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Funding Source Amount

City of Winter Park $1,000,000

Orange County (SHIP) $ 500,000

Florida Community Partners $ 1,200,000

TOTAL $ 2,700,000

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Affordable Housing in Orange County:Expanding affordable housing is a long-term strategyFocus on creating and maintaining units affordable to households at 50% or belowContinue to reduce other housing barriers for households at risk of homelessness

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Introduction


Housing

Homelessness - Donna Wyche



Homelessness in Florida

According to National Alliance to End Homelessness – Florida ranked the 3rd highest in number of homeless individuals

California - 136,826 (2013) New York - 77,430 (2013)Florida - 41,335(point in time data, 2014)

HomelessnessHomelessness

What is homelessness? Individuals or families

–Lack a fixed regular and adequate nighttime residence –Exiting an institution where they were temporarily

residing–Will imminently lose their primary residence–Fleeing domestic violence

Unaccompanied youth and families with children


Precariously housedHousing is more than 50% of income

Weekly rentalsMotels/hotels

Sheltered homelessEmergency, transitional housing

Unsheltered homelessLiving on the streets, in camps

Stages of Homelessness



Methods to Address the Problem

Programs to avoid loss of permanent

residence

Very short-term residence or

overnight accommodations Temporary

residence with support services

Focus is to minimize the

homeless interval

Long-term housing with significant

support services


Methods to Address the Problem


Federal Priorities (HUD)Families Chronically

Homeless


Federal Priorities (HUD)Planning & Data – Regional ApproachEmergency & Systems PreventionOutreach Rapid Re-housing of FamiliesPermanent Supportive Housing for the

Chronically HomelessSupportive Services


Central Florida Point-in-Time Count (2014)Performed annually, as required by HUD to

receive fundingCarried out by several organizations working

through the Homeless Services Network (HSN)Provides a one day “snap-shot” of homelessness

within the regionDoes not define the actual number of homeless

residing in Central Florida

75% of the tri-county region’s homeless are in Orange County

2014 Point-in-Time Count:


Number of Homeless Children attending

Orange County Public Schools

Homeless Children


Central Florida Homeless Bed Inventory


Emergency Shelter Beds

Permanent Supportive Housing Beds

Transitional Housing Beds

Continuum of CarePromotes community-wide planning and strategic use of resources to address homelessness

Improve coordination and integration with mainstream resources and other programs

Improve data collection and performance measurement

Allow each community to tailor its programs to the particular strengths and challenges


Homeless Services Network (HSN)Continuum of Care (CoC) lead agency for 6 Central Florida jurisdictions:

– Counties: Orange, Seminole and Osceola– Cities: Orlando, Sanford and Kissimmee

Determines how best to allocate funds to address regional and jurisdictional prioritiesPrimarily funded by a $6M regional HUD grant

– Matching funds required; Increase in local funds can draw down additional federal dollars



Current Regional funding through the CoC: $6 Million

Permanent Supportive Housing

Homeless Management Information System

Supportive Services

Transitional Housing


Introduction


Housing

Homelessness

Orange County Initiatives – Donna Wyche


Family Services –Crisis Assistance (Prevention)–Family Resource Program (Prevention)–Shelter Plus Care (Permanent Supportive Housing)–Case Management–Emergency Shelter

Health Services –Transitional Housing

Orange County InitiativesOrange County Initiatives

Funding Sources

Federal Funding $1,012,722

General Revenue $4,537,853

Total Funding$5,550,575

Orange County Homeless Funding

Homeless Prevention($ 3.4 Million)

Permanent Supportive Housing($ 965 K)

Transitional Housing($ 432 K)

Rapid Re-Housing($ 179 K)

Emergency Shelter($ 574 K)


Families with children– Fastest growing population of homeless – 6,736 homeless children attending Orange County Public

SchoolsChronically homeless individuals with a disability

– Large concentrations in East and West Orange County– Since June 2013 East Orange County Homeless Resource

Center served 1000 unduplicated homeless


Priorities & Unmet Needs:

Challenges & OpportunitiesSignificant gaps still exist despite current level of federal and local funding

– Families with Children & Chronically Homeless

Increase in local funding will qualify for federal matching dollars if allocated correctly

– Public or Private

Orange County can define priorities and direct funds towards specific areas of concern



Introduction


Housing

Homelessness


Summary/Recommendations – Dr. George Ralls

SummarySummary

Engaged LeadershipImproved coordination and partnerships with private sector, nonprofits, faith-based, and jurisdictions

New Financial CommitmentsAdditional leveraging of federal, local, private and foundation dollars to meet the challenges

Active Planning Across Entire RegionJurisdictions are establishing priorities and plans

SummarySummary

Significant Challenges Lie AheadCoordination of plansGrowing issue of family homelessnessIdentifying sustainable funding sources for the chronically homelessAffordable housing costs and inventory

• Families• Chronically Homeless

• Additional Funding• Best Practices

• Accountability• Adjust plan as needed

• Align resources• Collaboration

SummarySummary

Proposal for FY 2015-16 Budget

Addition of $2 Million of annual funding to address Homelessness in Orange County

–$1 million Rapid Re-Housing of Homeless Families–$500K Permanent Supportive Housing for

Chronically Homeless individuals with a disability–$500K Flexible Support Services

• Emergency Sheltering, Transitional Housing, special need populations

SummarySummary

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