Boise City/Ada County CoC Executive Committee Meeting Agenda

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1 Boise City/Ada County CoC Executive Committee Meeting Agenda Monday, October 19, :30-11:00 AM Bea Black Connie Hogland Diana Lachiondo Scott Burlingame Beth Geagan Dalynn Kuster Linda Rodenbach Wyatt Schroeder HCD AnaMarie Guiles The City of Boise has contracted with CSI to complete the Five Year Consolidated Plan CSI will return to Boise to consult with CoC members in the development of the Consolidated Plan and the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing An RFP for Motel Voucher Program Grant funds will be released soon within the next month Mayor s Office A Housing First collaborative between CATCH, Terry Reilly, the Boise City/Ada County Housing Authority, the City of Boise and Northwest Real Estate Corp was announced at the Housing and Homelessness Roundtable on October 16 th IHFA released their Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified Allocations Plan for public comment o More money will be dedicated to urban areas in Idaho and there is the possibility of a set-aside for permanent supportive housing LIHTC funds have been integral to most successful Housing First projects in other areas of the country The CoC should investigate the possibility of utilizing CDFI funds for PSH Pay for Success-Diana and Vanessa attended a Pay for Success training at the University of Utah o They learned that Pay for Success takes longer than had been anticipated o Ada County will need a proof of concept before large investors will be attracted to finance a project o The Policy Innovation Lab will be Cooper Court o Many groups are providing services and conducting assessments in Cooper Court o Violence continues to take place, with a serious domestic violence situation taking place this morning Glenbrook Apartments o Many of the families have moved, some are lined up to move into new housing and some are staying o Several new relationships with property management companies have been developed through this process

2 o The Housing Working Group should assess which affordable housing units terms of affordability will expire soon and try to intervene to prevent this from happening again Collaborative Application Group Discussion Collaborative Application Questions to be Discussed: 1. Does the CoC intend to meet the timelines for ending homelessness as defined in Opening Doors? What It Means to End Homelessness: An end to homelessness does not mean that no one will ever experience a housing crisis again. Changing economic realities, the unpredictability of life & unsafe or unwelcoming family environments may create situations where individuals, families, or youth could experience or be at-risk of homelessness. An end to homelessness means that every community will have a systematic response in place that ensures homelessness is prevented whenever possible or is otherwise a rare, brief, & non-recurring experience. No to Veteran Homelessness in 2015, Yes to Chronic Homelessness in 2017, Family & Youth Homelessness in 2020 and Yes to setting a path to end all homelessness by Describe CoC efforts to reduce the number of individuals and families who become homeless for the first time. Specifically, describe what the CoC is doing to identify risk factors for becoming homeless for the first time. Identify: The CoC Coordinated Entry Working Group will identify risk factors for homelessness by including targeted questions in the adopted assessment tool & this data will be entered into HMIS by the system access points. Reduce: Coordinated Entry staff will be trained in HMIS data quality standards. The CoC just received formal direct access to HMIS to be able to pull reports. The Specialized Programs Coordinator will provide reports to the Performance Measurement Working Group (PMWG). The PMWG will analyze the data & identify the top 3 factors and will set system performance measures to address these factors. The Housing Working Group (HWG) will establish & implement strategies to address these factors. Along with the implementation of Coordinated Entry, prevention assistance will be placed at the housing crisis response system s front door for screening. The HWG will also research diversion models & provide recommendations to providers to develop diversion programming. 3. Describe the CoC s efforts to reduce the length of time individuals and families remain homeless. Specifically, describe how your CoC has reduced the average length of time homeless, including how the CoC identifies & houses individuals & families with the longest length of time homeless.

3 Tracking: The CoC Performance Measurement Working Group (PMWG) will establish a baseline for current lengths of time individuals and families remain homeless through HMIS data analysis. They will use HMIS information to create a list of unique ID numbers of each individual and family in the CoC and determine how long they have been experiencing homelessness. Planning process: The PMWG will establish performance targets for reducing the length of time that households experience homelessness. The Housing Working Group will establish and implement strategies to meet those performance targets. Progress will be monitored monthly. The Coordinated Entry Working Group has determined that length of time homeless should be a factor in prioritization of families & individuals in Coordinated Entry, which will be implemented in Describe the CoC s efforts to reduce the rate of individuals & families who return to homelessness. Specifically, describe at least three strategies your CoC has implemented to identify & minimize returns to homelessness & demonstrate the use of HMIS or a comparable database to monitor and record returns to homelessness. Identification & reduction: The Performance Measurement Working Group (PMWG) will use HMIS data to provide information to determine a baseline of returns to homelessness. The PMWG will also use HMIS data to determine the reasons for returns to homelessness. The PMWG will identify the top 3 reasons for return to homelessness & provide this information to the Housing Working Group (HWG) to determine strategies for addressing these problems. The HWG will create and implement strategies to address the top 3 reasons for returns to homelessness. Progress will be monitored monthly. HMIS to monitor: The two front door agencies for Coordinated Entry are hiring staff who will be doing the HMIS data entry that will capture information about returns to homelessness. These staff will be thoroughly trained in data entry and data quality. Consult with Jennifer Otto, too? 5. Did the CoC adopt the orders of priority in all CoC Program-funded PSH as described in Notice CPD : Prioritizing Persons Experiencing Chronic Homelessness in Permanent Supportive Housing & Recordkeeping Requirements for Documenting Chronic Homeless Status? Yes. 6. What are the strategies implemented by the CoC to maximize current resources to meet the goal to end chronic homelessness by 2017? The CoC adopted HUD Notice CDP and will be implementing Coordinated Entry in Length of time homeless will be a factor used to determine prioritization. The CoC is building collaborative relationships with service providers, developers, the Housing Authority and funders in an effort to address homelessness and the goal of this group is to develop Housing First model PSH for the chronically homeless.

4 7. Describe the CoC s plan to rapidly rehouse every family that becomes homeless within 30 days of becoming homeless on the street or entering shelter. Concrete steps: The Performance Measurement Working Group (PMWG) will determine a baseline length of homelessness for families using HMIS & will set reduction targets. Rapid-rehousing (RRH) providers will document barriers to quick housing re-entry & the PMWG will create a list of the top 3 barriers. This list will be provided to the Housing Working Group to strategize how to address these barriers. RRH programs will adopt a progressive engagement approach in order to right-size their services. RRH providers will outreach to more landlords. The CoC will launch Coordinated Entry (CE) in Families will be referred to RRH based off of their level of need through CE. CoC & ESG : Our CoC doesn t currently have any CoC-funded rapid rehousing projects. Two providers in our CoC receive ESG funds from the BOS CoC, the ESG recipient. Our CoC utilizes ESG funds for RRH to allow for CoC funds to be directed toward PSH. These providers are also an integral part of the CE planning process. 8. How does the CoC ensure that emergency shelters, transitional housing, & permanent housing (PSH & RRH) providers within the CoC do not deny admission to or separate any family members from other members of their family based on age, sex, or gender when entering shelter or housing? CoC holds trainings on preventing involuntary family separation, at least once a year. 9. For Veterans who are not eligible for homeless assistance through the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Programs, how is the CoC prioritizing CoC Programfunded resources to serve this population? Currently, there is no process in place to prioritize ineligible veterans for turnover beds and RRH. The Coordinated Entry Working Group will consider this in planning. 10. Does the CoC systematically provide information to provider staff about mainstream benefits, including up-to-date resources on eligibility & mainstream program changes that can affect homeless clients? Yes. Working Group Nominations Update All Working Group nominations have been accepted, with the exception of Jane Pavek (Chair for Funding Development) who will decide on October 22 nd, 2015 More Working Group development work will take place once the CoC Collaborative Application is submitted Regular Meeting Time

5 CoC Coordinating Team-Thursday, October 29, 2015, 1:30-3:00 PM, always the last Thursday of the month Executive Committee Meeting-November 9, 2015, 9:30-11:00 AM, always the second Monday of the month