BOARD STUDY SESSION HOMELESSNESS

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1 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BOARD STUDY SESSION HOMELESSNESS JULY 1, 2014, 2pm Presenter: Iliana Rodriguez Director of the Human Services Agency and Child Support Services

2 Study Session Goals 2 Achieve Common Understanding Recognize Accomplishments Review Local Data Understand Current Federal Policy Direction Discuss Leadership Actions

3 County Governance Cities County Departments County-Wide Collaboration Community Non-Profit Organizations Collaborative Groups 3

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5 Homeless Services Funding FY Federal HUD 48% State Funding 4% Total: $18,455,000 County General Fund 13% County Measure A 7% County Affordable Housing Funds (Capital Improvements) 28%

6 6 County Funding Committed for Homeless Services in FY ,000,000 4,500,000 $4.6 million 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 $2.3 million 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000, ,000 $429,000 $1.1million $230,000 0 Staffing Homelessness Prevention Outreach and Engagement Emergency Housing Transitional Housing County General Fund County Measure A County Affordable Housing Funds

7 Funding in Millions County Affordable Housing Funds (AHF) 7 Committed in FY $8m $2.2m Family Crossroads $3m Safe Harbor Maple Street WeHope 0 Affordable and Permanent Housing Small Scale Transitional Emergency Shelters

8 Homeless Services Continuum Homelessness Prevention Outreach and Engagement Emergency Housing Rapid Re-Housing Transitional Housing Permanent Supportive Housing 8

9 Homelessness Prevention 9 Strategies Core Service Agencies Emergency Housing Assistance Rental Assistance Utility Assistance Community Action Agency Funding Federal: $76,300 State: $421,485 County Funds General Fund: $733,100 Measure A: $385,000 Total: $1,615,885

10 Outreach and Engagement 10 Strategies Homeless Connect Events Homeless Outreach Teams (HOT) Federal: $0 State: $0 Funding County Funds General Fund: $80,000 Measure A: $150,000 Total: $230,000

11 Emergency and Temporary Housing (n=1,536) 11 Emergency Shelter 298 beds Rapid Re-Housing 24 beds Transitional Housing 554 beds Permanent Supportive Housing 662 beds

12 Emergency Housing 12 Strategies Emergency Shelter Beds Inclement Weather Beds Motel Voucher Program Supportive Services Funding Federal: $392,636 State: $254,721 County Funds General Fund: $961,636 Measure A: $700,000 Capital Imp: $3,000,000 Total: $ 5,308,993

13 Rapid Re-Housing 13 Strategies Rapid Re-Housing Funding Federal: $58,783 State: $0 County Funds General Fund: $0 Measure A: $0 Capital Imp: $0 Total: $58,783

14 Transitional Housing 14 Strategies Transitional Housing Units Continuum of Care Special needs Shelter Operations Small Site Transitional Housing (DOH) Funding Federal: $1,740,171 State: $0 County Funds General Fund: $167,134 Measure A: $0 Capital Imp: $2,200,000 Total: $4,107,305

15 Permanent Supportive Housing 15 Strategies Permanent Supportive Housing Units VASH Vouchers Family Unification Vouchers (HUD Sec 8) Provider Based Assistance Vouchers Funding Federal: $6,705,029 State: $0 County Funds General Fund: $0 Measure A: $0 Capital Imp: $0 Total: $6,705,029

16 Homeless Census , , , , Sheltered Unsheltered (Street Count)

17 Unsheltered Homeless * Includes Cars, RVs and Encampments Encampments RVs Cars Streets

18 Distribution of Homeless by City Unsheltered and Greater than 20 (n=1299) 18 Daly City 2% Other Cities 5% Unincorporated 3% East Palo Alto 9% Brisbane 3% San Bruno 8% South San Francisco 13% Millbrae 2% San Mateo 8% Belmont 3% Redwood City and Unincorporated RWC 24% Pacifica 11% Half Moon Bay 9% Cities with less than 20 unsheltered homeless are included in the "Other Cities" Category

19 Data Trend Comparisons 19 Homeless Count and Average Monthly Rent for 1BR Apt County Unemployment Rate 2,064 $1,553 1,796 $1,493 2,149 $1,713 2,281 $2, % 8.2% 6.3% % Avg Monthly Rent 1BR Homeless Count

20 Federal HUD Policy Shift 201 Federal HUD policy places increased focus on performance: Funding for Homeless Services FY13-14 State 4% Overall reduction in homelessness Reduction in First Time homelessness Reduction in the length of time people are homeless Reduction in returns to homelessness Federal HUD 48% County General Fund 13% County Affordable Housing Funds 28% County Measure A 7%

21 What We Know Homeless population is increasing in San Mateo County 2. Federal HUD policy is changing 3. County funding may be at risk

22 Potential Leadership Actions HSA to Assess Programs and Data Identify return on investment and local priorities Seek better client and outcome information to meet HUD data standards 2. Promote County Agency Collaboration Engage County departments and seek commitments to not discharge individuals from institutions into homelessness 3. Revise HOPE plan based on HUD Policies Develop a roadmap to guide us in the new few years based on this Board s direction

23 23 BOS Discussion Time Any Questions? Thank you for your time.