Housing for New Hope

PRESENTED BY: TERRY ALLEBAUGH

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORHOUSING FOR NEW HOPE

Perseverance for Permanence

Preventing and Ending Homelessness, One Valuable Person at a Time

Re-Housing Results

Homeless Prevention Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) State and City Entitlement Funding

Pilot Project Department of Social Services – Prevention Housing for New Hope – Re-Housing Outcomes

Prevention Re-Housing Point-in-Time

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Re-Housing Works!

Prevention Assisted 146 households (families & individuals) Average assistance per household: $1,265 (maximum of 3 months)

Re-Housing Assisted 143 households transition from homelessness to their

own homes Those receiving assistance included 60 individuals and 83 family

households, including 187 children for a total of 348 people Cost to date:

$960,000 (Direct support $515,000 + operational $445,000) Per household $6,713

Point-in-Time After one year of HPRP, the number of homeless families

decreased by 14% (Point In Time Jan. 2010 – Jan. 2011)

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Lessons Learned

Target familiesRecruit additional collaboratorsStrengthen access to jobsEnhance case managementSecure both private and public fundingProvide a new model for Durham

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What’s the Plan?

Transition-In-Place = Transition to Permanence (TOP) Collaborative

40 families will leave homelessness into leases Leasing assistance and supportive service (3-12

months)Scattered site housing within the communityTOP Features:

Coordinated intake & assessment Housing placement & subsidy Ongoing case management Evolving role of transitional housing

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How Are We Going To Pay For It?

Reallocated HPRP FundingPrivate Funding

Collaboration is Key Proven model = Confidence + Comfort Leverage public funding Circles of supports & donated furnishings

Government Funding Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) City/County Funds

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Creating Political Will

Durham CAN (Congregations, Associations and Neighborhoods) solicits support from candidates for public office for community improvements Fund or find funding to assist at least 40 families a year at

total budget of $400,000 move from shelter and homelessness into their own housing in a program based on the HPRP success model.

Provide job readiness training and placement for 25 adults participating in Re-Housing

Now meeting the elected officials, including the Mayor who made the pledge.

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Collaboration is Key!

Urban Ministries of Durham - shelter

Durham Interfaith Hospitality Network - shelter

Genesis Home - Transitional housing

Durham Housing Authority - housing

Durham Crisis Response Center -transitional housing for victims of domestic violence

City of Durham Workforce Development - assisted employment, training and placement

Durham Technical Community College - job readiness

Vocational Rehabilitation - job training and placement

Durham Department of Social Socials - entitlements, plus possible TANF in the future

Durham Congregations in Action - job readiness training underwriting

Congregations - furnishings and housewarming gifts, and support teams

The Durham Center - mental health

Lincoln Community Health Center - primary health

Durham’s System of Care -coordinated network of services

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Re-Housing to Permanence

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Re-Housing to Permanence

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Contact Information

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Terry AllebaughExecutive DirectorHousing for New Hope18 West Colony PlaceSuite 250Durham NC 27705(919) 489-6282terry@housingfornewhope.org

Re-Housing to Permanence

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