2018 Update:Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan Community & Stakeholder Workshop
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Agenda1:00 pm Welcome & Opening Remarks
Monica Bernhard, Homeless Housing Plan Update Committee
1:15 – 1:30 Progress ReportWhat progress have we made in reducing homelessness in the last 10 years?
1:30 – 1:45 State of Homelessness in KitsapWhat are key data and statistics of homelessness in Kitsap? What does our current system look like?
1:45 – 2:30 Small Group Discussion Tables 1
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:30 Small Group Discussion Tables 2
3:30 – 3:50 Report Outs from Small Group Discussion Tables
3:50 – 4:00 Wrap-Up & Next Steps
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Kirsten JewellHousing and Homelessness
Program Coordinator
Kitsap County Department of Human Services
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• Progress Report on Reducing Homelessness
• State of Homelessness in Kitsap
• Break into Small Group Discussions Ki
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Strategic Plan Goals1. Make homelessness rare.
(Prevention strategies)2. Make homelessness brief.
(Crisis response strategies)3. Make homelessness one-time.
(Long-term housing stability strategies)4. Continuously improve Homeless Response System.
(Improving capacity, coordination, and efficiency strategies)5. Expand community engagement.
(Increasing ways to engage the community in this effort)
2018 Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan
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Progress Report onEnding Homelessness
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State Legislation on Homelessness
• Various Washington State legislative actions over the last 12 years
• Original Legislative goals:1) Create and support existing affordable
housing for households in lowest 30% of incomes
2) Reduce homelessness in each county 50% in 10 years
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Established Kitsap Housing & Homelessness Program
Primary Roles1) Systemic Planning – Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan
2) Strategic Investment of Public Funds – $2.5M annually
3) Gathering Data and Reporting on Results – Point in Time Count, Homeless Management Information System
4) Coordinating Community Efforts to End Homelessness and Increase Affordable Housing
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• Required by WA Legislation Strategic Planning
• Provides framework for activities and determines what is eligible for homeless grant funding
• Important community conversation & discussion
• Original Plan: 2005, updated 2006, 2008, and 2012, 2015/2016
Homeless Housing Plan
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Kitsap Homeless Housing Planoutlines our goals, strategies, and actions
1) Make homelessness rare
2) Make homelessness brief
3) Make homelessness one time
4) Continuously improve the homeless crisis response system
5) Expand community engagement
• Collective impact model
• National evidence-based practices
• Performance measurement
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Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response System:Kitsap Housing and HomelessnessCoalition St. Vincent de Paul
Kitsap Mental Health ServicesDept. of Veterans AffairsDSHS – Bremerton CSOBremerton Housing AuthorityCatholic Community ServicesPeninsula Community HealthAgape UnlimitedKitsap Community ResourcesHousing Resources BoardStandup for KidsMax Hale CenterKitsap City Behavioral HealthThe Salvation ArmyBremerton FoodlineKitsap County Consolidated Hsg. Auth.Helpline House – Bainbridge IslandHabitat for Humanity of KitsapUnited Way of KitsapNorth Kitsap FishlineYWCA ALIVE Shelter+ Many more!
Mission: The Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition provides leadership to end homelessness through planning, coordination among social service providers, advocacy and education.
• Members = Homeless Service Providers
• Advisory to Kitsap County
• Subcommittees
• Annual Project Connect Services Fairs
• Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week
50+ KCoCC Members
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Housing Solutions Center(Kitsap’s Coordinated Entry Program)
Permanent Affordable
Housing
DomesticViolence
MentalHealth
Chemical Dependency
TransitionalHousing
Homeless Prevention
Men’s Shelter
Women & ChildrenShelter
Self-Help Housing
All Homeless
Households
One-stop housing assistance center
Offices: Bremerton, Bainbridge,
Poulsbo, Port OrchardCoffee Oasis
Housing Solutions Center• Intake
• Assessment of Needs
•Vulnerability Index
• Referrals to Shelter and Services
• Landlord Outreach, Recruitment & Retention Ki
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Housing Solutions CenterIn 2017:Referred 3,225 householdsto shelter, housing, and resources
• 915 unsheltered• 442 imminently at risk of
homelessness within 2 weeks
• 1,868 unstably housed
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• Severe Weather Shelters • Winter Shelter – Open Dec – March (~ 50 beds)• Safe Park (~ 12 spots)• Night-by-Night Shelters (20 beds)• Residential Shelters (130 beds)• Transitional Housing (102 units)• Permanent Supportive Housing (273)• Permanent Housing for Low-Income Households (2719)• Section 8 / Housing Choice Vouchers (1877)
• Home Share Programs• Landlord Liaison Program
Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response System
130 102 273
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EmergencyShelter
TransitionalHousing
PermanentSupportive
Housing
PermanentSubsidized
Section 8 &VASH
Subsidized Housing Beds & Units in Kitsap
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New Focus in 2016 Plan: • Prioritizing people who are unsheltered• Prioritizing people who are the most vulnerable• Outreach to vulnerable populations• Diverting people from homelessness through
prevention• Filling gaps in types of housing (such as tiny
shelters)
Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response System
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Severe Weather Shelter Program
• Activates ONLY when the weather is extreme (for our climate)
• Program of the Department of Emergency Management + local host organizations
• Shelters in Kingston, Poulsbo, Silverdale, Port Orchard & Bremerton this winter
• 100% volunteer operated• Needs volunteers!
Highlighted Projects
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Winter Shelter and Night-by-Night Shelter
• Winter Shelter• 50 beds during winter months (Dec – Mar) • Served very most vulnerable• Operated by Salvation Army
• Night-by-Night Shelter • 20 beds• Register earlier in the day• Operated by Kitsap Rescue Mission
Highlighted Projects
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Kitsap Connect
• Goal: reduce costs and improve health for high utilizers of emergency services
• Multi-agency partnership• Started in September 2016• 90% of clients are homeless with high needs• Provide coordinated care, connection with
housing & services• To date have worked with 67 individuals
Highlighted Projects
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Outreach Efforts
• Goals:• Build connections and relationships to develop trust• Provide information about resources
• Outreach workers:• Veterans• Encampments• Jail• Schools & streets (for youth)• Libraries, Ferry terminal • Salvation Army Social Services Program
Highlighted Projects
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Homes for All Who Served: Ending Veteran Homelessness in Kitsap• Coalition of federal, state, and local veterans
housing providers• 160+ Veteran Households have exited
homelessness• 360 veterans assisted with 1,014 services• 20+ private rental units committed• Zero unsheltered veterans• Veterans Housing Options Group: Mondays,
1pm, Kitsap Community Resources
Highlighted Projects
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Homes for All:Tiny Cottages Village
• Leadership Group of agency decision-makers
• Goal: South Kitsap Pilot Project• Village of 12 Tiny Cottages• High-functioning households• Wrap-around case management and services• Intended as temporary housing
• Expand to other villages around the county
Highlighted Projects
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How many households are we preventing from homelessness?
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Goal: Reduce the number of people who are newly homeless through targeted eviction prevention and
short-term rental assistance.
Making homelessness RARE
How many homeless households have not previously been enrolled in housing programs?
2017 = 259
2017 = 680
About the same as 2016
75% had not received housing
assistance within last 2 years
How many households are housed in these programs?
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Goal: Get people sheltered as quickly as possible and reduce the number of days spent in emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, or on a waitlist.
Making homelessness BRIEF
How long are households enrolled in housing programs?
1,119 households sheltered/housed
Longer time in shelter, shorter time in rapid re-
housing
What percentage of households are returning to homelessness?
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Goal: Decrease the number of returns to homelessness, and increase the number of exits to stable housing through placements into Permanent Housing and Permanent Supportive Housing, and
connection with employment and education.
Making homelessness ONE-TIME
What percentage of households are exiting programs to stable housing and/or with increased income?
2017 = 15%
2017 annual data
85% of households who exit to stable housing are not homeless
again within 2 years
Finding permanent housing and
employment are big challenges
What percentage of households are able to be assisted?
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Goal: Decrease the number of returns to homelessness, and increase the number of exits to stable housing through placements into Permanent Housing and Permanent Supportive Housing, and
connection with employment and education.
Making homelessness ONE-TIME
1 in 6 NOT able to be served
immediately
1 in 8NOT able to be served
at all
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$86.95 $80
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Washington StatePrison (2)
Kitsap County Jail(3)
TransitionalHousing (4)
HousingFirst/Permanent
SupportiveHousing (5)
Emergency Shelter(6)
RapidRehousing/Rental
Assistance (7)
HomelessnessPrevention (8)
Approximate Cost Per Day Per Housing Type
Washington State and Local Gov’t Hospitals (1)
$2,429/day
(1) 2010 Kaiser State Health Facts(2) State of Wash DOC website(3) Kitsap County Jail, Ned Newlin(4) 1811 Eastlake Ave, Seattle – DESC Project(5)(6)(7)(8) Washington Department of Commerce County Report Card – Winter 2017
Hospital and Jail/Prison are most costly
Prevention and Rental Assistance are least costly
Housing people has a cost
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Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response System NOT Housing
people also has a cost
State of Homelessnessin Kitsap: Economic Factors
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• Housing affordability *• Lack of living-wage jobs
• Inadequate behavioral health supports
• People discharged from institutions without a housing plan
• Domestic violence
• Stagnant federal and state housing investments
• Poverty = High-risk of housing instability & displacement
Causes of losing housing are complex
AlcoholismDisplacement
Domestic Violence
Eviction
Family CrisisHealth
ProblemsIllness
Mental Illness
New Arrival
Out of Home Youth
Primarily Economic Reasons
Substance Abuse
Transient on the Road
Reasons for Displacement
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Great Recession affected much of the progress!
• Great Recession • Highest Unemployment in Decades• Record Foreclosures• Skyrocketing Health Costs• Loss of Retirements & Investments
• Reductions in State & Federal Funding for Programs
More people homeless!
Less resources to help!
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88% gap in availability of
affordable housing
Housing Availability gap for households earning < $23,000 - $38,000 annually
Washington State Affordable Housing Needs Assessment, 2015
Affordable housing crisis for lowest income households
Affordable = spending
< 30% of income on
housing
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For every $100 increasein the average rent
homelessness increases6% in metro areas;
32% in non-metro areas*
* Source: Journal of Urban Affairs, New Perspectives on Community-Level Determinants of Homelessness, 2012
Housing affordability drives increases in homelessness
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Kitsap Rent/Unit and Vacancy Rates
Avg Rent/Unit Vacancy Rate
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Average rent has increased
$369 in the last three years to $1,297, a 28%
increase
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Even more households are at high risk for
homelessness
13,875 Renter Households pay more
than 30% of income for housing, often 50%+
Washington State Affordable Housing Needs Assessment, 2015
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From NLIHC Out of Reach 2017 Report
Wages not keeping pace with housing costs
Impossible to afford housing on average
renter wage or minimum wage
$33.42
$28.54
$19.98
$15.44
$12.67
$11.94
$11.00
Housing Wage forFour Bedroom
Housing Wage forThree Bedroom
Housing Wage forTwo Bedroom
Housing Wage forOne Bedroom
Housing Wage forZero Bedroom
Mean RenterWage
Minium Wage
Kitsap County Out of Reach 2017
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Behavioral Health issues displace many people
Need assistance to find and stay housed
Mental Health reported as an issue by 37% of people seeking housing help
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Poverty on the rise
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• 10% of residents live under poverty level
• 2% increase over last 10 years• 26,000 people
• 9% of school-aged children live under the poverty line
• 3% increase over last 10 years• 5,000 children
• 36% of public school kids enrolled in free/reduced lunch
• 42% of civilian births paid by Medicaid
Federal Poverty Level 1 person = less than $11,880/year4 person household = less than $24,300
State of Homelessnessin Kitsap: Data
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Homeless Data
Caveats:
• Difficult to measure
• Different definitions
• Ever-changing, elusive, not fixed
• Never include all homeless, only those who want to be counted – social stigma
• Each source is a different perspective, rarely match-up with each other
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Transitional Housing 201 273 192 143 147 72 155 152 192 180 152Doubled Up 266 290 207 305 151 162 119 154 202 110 70Emergency Shelter 84 73 88 92 118 104 66 84 72 171 169Unsheltered 150 164 103 93 60 64 77 106 181 165 146Total 701 800 590 633 476 402 417 496 647 626 537
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Kitsap Point in Time Count of Homeless Persons:All Individuals, by Year
* Numbers for year 2018 are preliminary until certified by WA Department of Commerce
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On a given day, more than 150 people are
unsheltered.
2018 Point In Time Count – 205 Unsheltered individuals on 1/26/18
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total2014 407 251 291 228 175 199 243 175 244 236 148 182 27792015 344 301 312 283 244 280 263 295 262 290 209 175 32582016 438 344 352 327 310 336 288 277 243 279 281 220 36952017 563 359 365 299 300 247 189 198 187 193 190 134 3224
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HSC Monthly Enrollments by Household2014-2017 YTD
1199 Literally Homeless Households
412 Imminently at Risk Households
Total 20173,224 Households5,592 Individuals
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Based on 1,756 people unsheltered during 2017 receiving HSC referrals, out of Kitsap population of 260,000
1 in 150 people in Kitsap County
experienced homelessness
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Place not meant for habitationEmergency Shelter, including…
Safe HavenInterim Housing
Foster care home or foster care…Hospital or other residential non-…
Jail, prison or juvenile detention…Long-term care facility or nursing…
Psychiatric hospital or other…Substance abuse treatment facility…
Residential project or halfway house…Transitional housing for homeless…
Staying with Family or FriendsSubsidized Permanent Housing
Unsubsidized Permanent Housing
Housing Solutions CenterPrior Living Situation 2017
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One night or Less, 229, 7%
Two to six nights, 321,
10%
One week or more, but less
than one month, 443, 15%
One month or more, but less than 90 days,
417, 14%
90 days or more, but less than one
year, 635, 21%
One year or longer, 989, 33%
Housing Solutions Center2017 Length of Stay at Prior Living Situation
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Kitsap Data ~ School Districts
Bainbridge Island, 9
Bremerton, 434Central Kitsap, 427
North Kitsap, 81
South Kitsap, 192
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Homeless Children and Youth by Kitsap County School District
2015 - 2016 Total = 1143
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Demographic Summary
• 1 in 5 homeless are children under 18
• 150+ are unsheltered at any given time
• 1200+ households homeless over the course of a year
• 36% of households are homeless for < 1 months
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State of Homelessnessin Kitsap: Gaps & Un-met Needs
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Gaps in Homeless Shelter & Housing Availability
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Continuous updates
2017 Community Wait List for Shelter
The above chart reflects households added to the waitlist throughout the year. In any given month, additional households may be added or removed from the waiting list. Households are removed from the waiting list when either, 1) The household is placed into a shelter meeting their needs, 2)The household identified alternative housing options, or 3) The household did not maintain contact with the HSC within the past 3 weeks.
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2017 Unable to Serve112
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Other Program Disqualifier
Qualified, No Funding Available
Funding Doesn't Cover Client's Needs
Client Over Income
Other Lack of Resource/Funds
Client Under Income/Can't Sustain Rent
Not Homeless or At-Risk
Client Declined Options Provided
Already Receiving Assistance
Non-Compliance with Program
Denied by Program/Shelter
No Shelter for Household Type
Unable to Serve Total = 323
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2017 HSC Clients: Literally Homeless
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Veteran
Domestic Violence
Physical Disability (Long Term)
Developmental Disability
Co-occuring Physical/Developmental Disability
Mental Illness
Substance Use Disorder
Co-occuring Mental Illness & Substance Use
Male HoH
Female HoH
Transgender HoH
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Gaps in our Crisis Response System
• Unsheltered people with complex and/or multiple issues (mental health, substance abuse, physical disabilities, health issues, etc.)
• Respite Care beds for medically fragile discharges from hospitals to homelessness
• Residential shelter for couples, pet-owners, and medically fragile
• Housing for people exiting from jail/prison to homelessness or with a criminal record or eviction history
• Housing for people with fixed incomes (elderly, disabled)
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Updating the Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan
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Inputs for plan• Homeless Data & Demographics
• Point In Time Count Homeless Management Information System Coordinated Entry Program Homeless Client Survey
• Kitsap Stakeholders• Meetings with Mayors/Commissioners Stakeholders
Workshops Providers Survey
• Evidence-based Practices• WA Commerce Technical Assistance Guidance
National Research Other Counties’ Plans
Update Process
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Opportunities for Input• Community & Provider Survey + Client Survey (Feb -
March)• Stakeholders Events (March 12)• Kitsap Continuum of Care Coalition (March 21)• Meetings with Mayors and Commissioners • (April & May)• Release for Public Comment (est. April 26 – May 14)• Board of Commissioners Study Session (May 9)• Public Hearing & Adoption (May 14)
2018 Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan
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Requirements of Plan• Actionable Steps• Timelines for implementation• Responsible organizations identified for action steps
2018 Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan
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Goal of the PlanWork together as a community to make homelessness a rare, brief, and one-time occurrence in Kitsap County and ensure that our homeless response system is as efficient and effective as possible.
2018 Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan
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Plan FormatI. Introduction/Executive SummaryII. 2005 – 2017 Progress Report III. Current State of Homelessness
• Key Demographics• Response System & Resources• Gaps in Current Homeless Response System
VI. Strategic Plan: Objectives, Strategies & Action StepsVII. Performance Indicators VIII. Appendices
2018 Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan
Total of 25-30 pages!
Ambitious, Actionable, Effective
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Strategic Plan Goals1. Make homelessness rare.
(Prevention strategies)
2. Make homelessness brief. (Crisis response strategies)
3. Make homelessness one-time. (Long-term housing stability strategies)
4. Continuously improve Homeless Response System. (Improving capacity, coordination, and efficiency strategies)
5. Expand community engagement.
2018 Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan
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Small Group Discussions
What are the action steps that should be included in the 2018 Update to the Homeless Housing Plan?
Small Groups Meet: 1:45 – 2:30 & 2:45 – 3:30
Goal 1. Make homelessness rareGoal 2. Make homelessness briefGoal 3. Make homelessness one-timeGoal 4. Improve the Response SystemGoal 5. Expand community engagement
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Report Outs fromSmall Group Discussions
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Thank you for your participation!
Together we can make a difference!
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The ache for home lives in all of us,
the safe placewhere we can go as we are
and not be questioned.
- Maya Angelou
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Everybody does better when everybody does
better.
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