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Creating Smart Solutions to Homelessness:A Countywide Community Engagement Summit

Welcome!

Saturday, Dec. 1 - Cabrillo College, Aptos CA

Welcome

Margarita Cortez- Executive Director, Pajaro Valley Loavesand Fishes

Don Lane- Mayor, City of Santa Cruz

Important, vital andamazing work is alreadyhappening in Santa CruzCounty…and beyond!

How homelessness affectsour life and work

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Agenda &Group Agreements

Gary Merrill- Former Executive Director, SantaCruz County Business Council

Agenda

• Welcome• Community

Perspectives• Group Agreements• National HUD

Framework• Community Action• Table Session #1 - Lunch & Optional

Table Discussions

• Current Situation• Smart Solutions

(10 min break )• Table Session #2• Personal Commitment• Program Evaluation• Adjourn

Morning session: Afternoon session:

Group Agreements

Assumptions• This is not just another meeting. This is an opportunity to

reinvent the future for all people who are impacted byhomelessness.

• We are all here because we want to help create a bettercommunity for people experiencing homelessness.

• We are all unique, yet we all have the power to worktogether toward common goals.

• We all have a stake in the outcome of this work -personally, professionally, for our community.

Assumptions…continued

This summit will not provide all the answers.This gathering is the beginning of an inclusivecommunity-based planning process that willhelp us leverage funding, utilize evidence-basedpractices and better collaborate for success. It isup to each of us to commit to taking theoutcomes of this planning summit forward.

Etiquette• This process is about starting with the big picture, or

the “50,000 foot view”. Please trust the process andtry not to get bogged down in the details. Details willcome later in the planning process.

• Your commitment to stay for the entire session isappreciated! Each piece builds on the next and yourinput and participation is essential.

• Please be mindful that taking calls, checking emailand texting is very distracting to group participantsand your facilitators.

Etiquette…continued

• Allow everyone a chance to share and be heard.• Listen with a “beginnerʼs mind”, allowing new and

innovative ideas to be shared as well as those youʼveheard many times.

• Strive to listen closely to each other and suspendjudgment.

• Listen for commitment for positive change behindcritique or complaints.

• Try not to take anything personally, and try not tomake comments about any one individual.

How Santa Cruz Countyfits into the National HUD framework

Julie Conway- County of Santa Cruz HousingProgram & HAP Coordinator

Activities funded by thejurisdictions through the HAP• Emergency Winter Shelter

- North County at the Armory- South County at the Salvation Army (*not

funded in FY 2012/13• HAP Consultant and Grantwriter• Homeless Management Information

System (HMIS)• Biennial Homeless Census and Survey• Ten Year Plan Implementation

Biennial Census

Santa Cruz CountyHomeless Action Partnership (HAP)

TEN YEAR PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS (2003 - 2013)Plan Mission: To develop and implement a coordinated system of

housing and services for preventing and ending homelessness inSanta Cruz County.

Key Plan Strategies:• Opening the back door of homelessness: providing more housing.• Closing the front door of homelessness: preventing housing loss.• Local and regional engagement and collaboration: working together

on common purposes.• Integration of services: coordinate the health, social, mainstream and

employment services people need.• Outcome-based accountability: using data to better understand what

works.

2011 Santa Cruz County HAP AwardsAgency Program Name Project Type/Target Population Funding

HSA/Homeless Persons’ HealthProject (HPHP) M.A.T.C.H.

Permanent supportive housing:chronically homeless adults with alcoholissues

$361,339

Families in Transition (FIT) Clean and Sober TransitionalHousing

Transitional housing: Families withchildren $181,158

Homeless Services Center Page Smith Community House Transitional housing: Single adults $142,591

FIT Scattered Site Transitional Housing Transitional Housing: Families withchildren $182,448

SC Community Counseling Center Freedom Cottages Permanent supportive housing:Homeless adults with a disability $15,353

Housing Authority/ FIT Brommer Street Transitional Transitional housing: Families withchildren $56,000

SC Community Counseling Center Anderson House Permanent supportive housing:Homeless adults with a disability $41,540

Salvation Army Corner House Permanent supportive housing: Singledisabled women with children $83,137

Pajaro Valley Shelter Services Sudden Street Transitional Housing Transitional housing: Families withchildren $13,623

Community Technology Alliance HMIS DATA/all populations $89,985

Housing Authority/HPHP Shelter Plus Care I - IIIPermanent supportive housing:chronically homeless adults & with mentaldisabilities

$417,504

Housing Authority/HPHP Shelter Plus Care IV Permanent supportive housing;chronically homeless with disabilities $13,848

HPHP M.A.T.C.H. 3Permanent Supportive Housing:chronically homeless with co-occuringdisorders

$67,559

$1,666,085

Nuevo Sol—$1.4MM HousingFirst Mod-Rehab Project

More Information

• County Housing Section website for the HAP:http://www.sccoplanning.com/PlanningHome/Housing/Countywidehousingprograms

• HUD Homeless Assistance Programshttp://portal.hud.gov/homeless/programs

• U.S. Inter Agency Council on Homelessnesshttp://www.usich.gov/

Community Action

Jerry Neuman- Chair, Business Leaders Task Force, Home For Good, Los Angeles

Problem Solution Progress

Homelessness in L.A. County

51,000 homeless people

12,500 chronicallyhomeless

6,300 episodicallyhomeless veterans


1. Proactive, Coordinated

Outreach

2. Coordinated Entry

3. Effective Low-Barrier

Shelters &

Permanent Supportive

Housing

4. Community-wide after-care

Permanent Supportive Housing


Focus on permanenthousing as first, mostcritical goal

Provide supportiveservices after people arehoused

Permanent supportivehousing is 40% lessexpensive than leavingpeople on the streets

Ed Givens

before housing


Ed lived on the streets ofSkid Row for over 30years. He was analcoholic and his healthhad deteriorated. He wasat risk of dying on thestreets.

Ed Givens

after housing


After 4 years in permanentsupportive housing, Ed issober, healthier and thriving.

The Home For Good Strategy

Progress: Year 1


Leadership: Business Leaders Task Force providesleadership and accountability

Cross sector engagement: 120+ signatories

Build public will: 10,000 people participated in HomeWalk,5K walk/run

Engage funders: launched Home For Good FundersCollaborative with $83M in public and private resources

Facilitate innovation: reduced Veteran housing processfrom 168 100 days


Steve HiltonPresident & CEOConrad N. Hilton Foundation

Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky 3rd DistrictCounty of Los Angeles

Supervisor Mark-Ridley Thomas 2rd DistrictCounty of Los Angeles

Barbara PoppeExecutive DirectorU.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

Supervisor Don Knabe4th DistrictCounty of Los Angeles

Mayor Antonio VillaraigosaCity of Los Angeles

Sheriff Lee BacaCounty of Los Angeles

Nan RomanPresident & CEONational Alliance to End Homelessness

Rabbi KleinOur Faith Matters Leadership CouncilP.A.T.H.

Mayor Bob FosterCity of Long Beach

Mayor Richard BloomCity of Santa Monica

Charlie BeckChief of PoliceCity of Los Angeles

Donna BeiterMedical Center DirectorDepartment of Veteran Affairs

Councilmember Herb Wesson Jr.10th DistrictCity of Los Angeles

Councilmember Bill Rosendahl11th DistrictCity of Los Angeles

Get Involved!

Sign the pledge at www.homeforgoodla.org

Join us on Twitter & Facebook @homeforgoodla

Participate in HomeWalk, Saturday, November 17th

Get to know your local homeless services organization

Make personal connections with homeless people

Advocate to help end homelessness

Table Session #1What does success look like?• Imagine Santa Cruz County with

dramatically less homelessness…

• What are you experiencing, in your dailylife, neighborhood, business?

• How are agencies and organizationsoperating differently than they didbefore?

Current Situation what the data tell us…

Mary Lou Goeke- Executive Director United Way of Santa Cruz County

Sources & Types of Information

National Data Source:• US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

Local Data Sources:• 2011 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census &

Survey• 180/180 Campaign Survey Results

Federal Definition of Homelessness• An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and

adequate nighttime residence, or• An individual who has a primary nighttime

residence that is:– A supervised shelter providing temporary living

accommodations, or– An institution that provides a temporary

residence for individuals intended to beinstitutionalized, or

– A public or private place not designated for, orordinarily used as, a regular sleepingaccommodation for human beings.

Snapshot of National data -with local comparisons

• 636,017 people experience homelessness on anygiven night in the United States

2,771 in Santa Cruz County• 37% are members of families with children 17% in Santa Cruz County• Roughly two-thirds men and one third women Same in Santa Cruz County• 5% are minors unaccompanied by adults. 3% in Santa Cruz County

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• 35% are Caucasian 65% in Santa Cruz County• 49% are African American 6% in Santa Cruz County• 13% are Hispanic/Latino 23% in Santa Cruz County• 13% are Employed

11% in Santa Cruz County• 62% have High School Diploma, GED or more

64% in Santa Cruz County

Over 5% of the individuals who use thehomeless shelter system identified prison,jail, or juvenile detention as their livingsituation prior to entering the shelter system.

7% in Santa Cruz County reportedthat immediately before they becamehomeless this time they were in jailor prison.

• 9% had been in foster care during their youth 12% in Santa Cruz County had been in foster

care during their youth• 22% are considered to have serious mental illness or

are disabled.In Santa Cruz County 18% self-report seriousmental illness and 26% report physical disability

• 30% have substance abuse problems38% report substance abuse problem in SantaCruz County

• 58% report having trouble getting enough food to eat.31% in Santa Cruz County

Other important data points…• 67% lived in Santa Cruz County before they

became homeless• 77% were unsheltered• 23% were sheltered in some kind of facility or

program• 45% have been homeless more than one year• 4% of local housed residents reported having

someone staying temporarily with them whowould otherwise be homeless

Point-in-Time comparisons (2011):

230Napa County468Yolo County (Davis)862Marin County

1,456Mendocino County2,129San Luis Obispo County2,699Monterey County2,771Santa Cruz County4,541Sonoma County5,135Fresno County7,067Santa Clara County45,422Los Angeles County

Chronic HomelessnessThe Federal government defines a chronichomeless person as someone with a disablingcondition and who has either been homeless fora year or more or has had at least four episodesof homelessness in the past three years.“Disabling condition” -- includes a physical ordevelopmental disability, mental illness, severedepression, post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD), chronic health problems, or substanceabuse.

Survey findings from180/180 campaign

• Set out to survey the most vulnerable,chronically homeless men and women inSanta Cruz County -- meaning people withserious health conditions and risk factorswho are most likely to die if not moved into ahealthier situation.

• Completed more than 440 one-on-onesurveys with 251 (57%) found “vulnerable”.

180/180 findings:• 75% male / 24% female• 12% are Veterans• 26% are over 60 years of age• 22% had been in foster care• 8 years = average length of time homeless• 20 years = average length of residency in

Santa Cruz County• 19% most often sleep in a shelter / 16% in

vehicle / 54% outside (parks, benches, streets)

180/180 findings, continued…

• 46% have a permanent physical disabilitythat limits mobility

• 42% have had a serious head or braininjury that required hospitalization

• 49% had been in the Emergency room inthe 3 months prior to the survey date

• 55% have been the victim of violent attackssince becoming homeless

Smart Solutions

Monica Martinez- Executive Director Homeless Services Center

Solutions toHomelessness

BasicNeeds

TemporaryShelter

LawEnforcement

Jail&Courts

EmergencyHealthcare

Food

Detox&AddicConCounseling

PsychiatricHospital

SpiritualSupport

LocalOrdinances

Smart Solutions toHomelessness

• Evidence-Based

• Cost Effective

• Create Measurable Results

MinneapolisRapidRe‐housing43%ReducConinHomelessFamilies

ChicagoHousingFirst

12%ReducConinTotalHomelessness

Cincinna7CentralizedIntake46%ReducConinHomelessFamilies

PortlandJailDischargePlanning57%ofHomelessInmatesHousedUponRelease

SanFranciscoSuppor7veHousing28%ReducConin

ChronicHomelessness

LongBeachRecupera7veCare

$3millionTotalAnnualSavingsforHospitals

Smart Solutions are Evidence-Based

BostonInter‐AgencyCollabora7on

21%ReducConinHomelessVeterans

TulsaFamilyInterven7on80%ofAt‐RiskYouthTransiConedtoa

SafePlace

Smart Solutions Are Cost Effective

Smart Solutions Have Measurable Results

Numbers Served Increased Housing Placement Outcomes Decreased Number of Street Releases from Institutions

Increased Housing Stability and Retention

Decreased Total Homelessness Decreased Length of Episode of Homelessness

Decreased Cost of Emergency Care

Four examples ofSmart Solutionsto reduce and end homelessness:

1. Permanent Supportive Housing2. Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-

Housing Program3. Transition Age Youth Programs4. Transitional Job Programs

Smart Solution example #1:PermanentSupportive Housing

Christine Sippl- Director, County of Santa Cruz Homeless Personsʼ Health Project

Smart Solution example #1:Permanent Supportive Housing

(primary target is chronically homeless)

After decades of investing in caring and compassionateshelter and feeding programs across the US, how did

we end up with so many people who becamechronically homeless – for years ?

“Every system is perfectly designed to achieve exactly theresults it gets. So if we keep doing what we are

doing….weʼre bound to keep getting the same results”- Batalden / Deming

The Un-Normal,“Hockey Stick Shaped Curve”

for public expenditures related to homelessness

Facts:• 80% homeless for a very short time• 10% episodically homeless• 10% chronically homeless

Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)what it is and what it isn't…

• Itʼs NOT: newly built nor a special kind ofbuilding

• It IS: A bundling of resources and assistancethat allow someone to access and sustainhousing who would likely never accomplish thison their own

The “H” in PSH

Housing• Typically rental housing (SRO, studio, 1 bedroom, alone,

or shared)• Not shelter, not a transitional housing program, not

sleeping on someoneʼs couch

Must be affordable to people with extremely lowmonthly incomes

• Soc. Sec. income for disabled: $865• General Assistance from County: $325• Minimum wage half-time job after taxes: $625

We make the “H” affordable througha rent subsidy

• Federal, State, Locally funded rent assistanceprograms

• Many Program Options

The “H” in PSH

Permanent – Meansyour name is on thelease, and as longas you follow therules of your leaseand pay your rent,you get to stay inyour housing,permanently.

The “P” in PSH

Support – Means that the support needed to qualifyfor, find, apply for, lease up, enter and sustain housingis provided

• Level of support needed varies by person andthrough time

• Every thing from learning how to shop and cook tohelp getting through a mental health crisis

The “S” in PSH

Best Practices - Housing Support

• Individual goals, needs and priorities

• Integrate treatment and services

• Vary support

• Recovery and Re-integration

• Dreams, Skills, Training, Employment

The “S” in PSH

PSH – What Else?

• Remember – who is PSH for?

• “Housing First” approach essential

• Housing is Treatment

• Science of Motivation and change

What makes PSH aSmart Solution?

Proven and Evidence Based – Studiedand documented• 2004 NYC Pathways Program• 2008 Seattle 1811 Eastlake

• 2009 Chicago Housing and Health Partnership• 2010 Key Strategy - National Plan to End

Homelessness

Measurable Results

Communities carefully measure theirPSH Outcomes:

• Housing retention periods• Reduced post-PSH emergency services• Improved self-care management• Fewer chronically homeless people counted• Increased employment in the community



Saves Public MoneyBy Stopping therevolving door• Streets• Ambulance• Jail• Hospital• Shelter• Streets

• Saves Public Money AND• Lets us use it in ways that are Truly Effective

Less emergency service resources forchronic homelessness equals moreresources for the 80% who succeed withjust a little bit of help


Smart Solution example #2:Homeless Prevention and RapidRe-Housing Program

Norma Sanchez- Program Coordinator, The Shelter Project, Community

Action Board of Santa Cruz County

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Smart Solution example #3:Transition Age YouthProgram

Susan Paradise- Program Manager, Transition Age Youth Programs, Santa Cruz

Community Counseling Center

Focusing on Foster Youth: A Smart Solution to

Prevent Homelessness

SCCCC Transition-Age YouthPrograms

• Transition Age Youth Programs servecurrent and former foster youth ages 15-24.

• Our mission is to support and empoweryouth in making a healthy transition intosuccessful adulthood

SCCCC = Santa Cruz Community Counseling CenterTAY = Transition Age Youth

Youth in Foster Care• Upon entering foster care, the majority of

youth have experienced the psychologicalrisk factors of abuse and neglect, exposure toillicit drugs, and poverty.

• Entering foster care, youth experience thetrauma of being taken away from theirsiblings, support systems, and only familytheyʼve ever known.

While in Foster Care• 30% of youth have eight or more placements

with foster families or group homes.

• 65% experience seven or more schoolchanges from elementary through highschool.

• Every time one of these changes occurs, it isanother disruption, another loss, anothertrauma.

Why focus on youth leavingthe foster care system?

Young adults aging out of the fostercare system have not yet failed intohomelessness, poverty, orincarceration — but statistics showus that many soon will.

What we know about youthleaving the foster care system

Upon exiting the California Foster Care System:• 65% face an imminent housing need

Within 12 to 24 months:• 40% will be unemployed• 25% will have been incarcerated• 50% will have experienced homelessness

Within 30-48 months:• 60% of the females will have children of their own

Over time:• 40-50% will never complete high school• Less than 5% will complete college• 50% suffer from chronic health conditions• 50-60% have moderate to severe mental health problems

What we know about youthleaving the foster care system

• 25% of foster youth cope with symptoms ofPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) afterleaving foster care. This is double the PTSDrates of veterans returning from recent wars,and over six times the rate among thegeneral U.S population

• 33% of all foster care alumni have no form ofhealth insurance

What do we know about therelationship between homelessness

and foster care?• 27% of the homeless population spent

time in foster care.

• Parents with a history of foster care aretwice as likely to see their own childrenplaced in foster care or becomehomeless.

What does it cost?Annually, failure to take action to improveoutcomes for foster youth costs the nation:

• $4.8 billion in criminal justice–related costs;• $116 million in costs stemming from unplanned

parenthood;• $749 million in loss of earnings due to foster

youthʼs lower rates of educational attainmentand employment.

Costs for Non Foster Youth• 50% of youth ages 18 to 24 live at home, and

over 60% receive economic support from theirparents.

• Youth generally do not achieve self-sufficiencyuntil the age of 26, and receive an average of$50,000 in parental support during theirtransitional years.

• The next slide gives some examples of thiskind of costs associated with this support

Support typical young peopletake for granted

• School supplies, books, and tuition• Transportation to and from school or work• A safe and stable place to do homework• A welcoming place to go during holidays• Clothes for job interviews/ work uniforms• A California ID/ Copy of birth certificate• A bed, sheets, blankets, towels, etc.• Role models for educational and career

success

Supporting Foster Youth

• Unlike their peers in the generalpopulation, foster youth almost alwayslack the familial support young peopleoften take for granted.

• To have a shot at making a successfultransition into adulthood, foster youthwill need community support.

Level the Playing Field• Foster youth who receive services and

support to improve their outcomes will relyless on government aid, earn higher wages,pay taxes, and make more positivecontributions to their community throughouttheir lifetimes.

• The following slide lists 5 evidence-basedpractices to prevent homelessness amongfoster youth.

Smart Solutions to PreventHomelessness

• Promote Educational Attainment• Connect Youth with Employment and Career

Training• Enhance Access to Safe and Affordable

Housing• Help Youth Access and Manage Health Care• Help Youth Build Stable and Lifelong

Relationships

SCCCC TAY ProgramsStart Early

• In line with these best practices, we startearly.

• Every foster youth in Santa Cruz County isreferred to TAY Programs at age 15.

• We support youth in attaining independentliving skills including education, employment,housing, money management, nutrition, andhealthy relationships.

SCCCC TAY ProgramsStart Early

• Workshops at Cabrillo to help youth feelcomfortable on a college campus

• Educational Rewards Program that paysincentives for academic progress.

• Driverʼs Training Program• Experiential Job Group – assistance with

resumes, applications, work clothes, andinterviews that lead to real jobs.

SCCCC TAY ProgramsResource Center

Opened in response to increasing numbers ofhomeless former foster youth

• Safe and welcoming drop in environment• Independent study class, computer lab• Laundry, shower and hygiene supplies• Hot meal and free bag of groceries• Social activities and support• Moms' Support Group• Connections to resources and benefits

Transitional Housing forFormer Foster Youth (TVP)

• Partnership with Santa Cruz HousingAuthority- 8 slots

• 18 month transitional Section 8 vouchers• Assistance for youth finding and maintaining

housing out in the community• Weekly counseling and life skills coaching• Incentives for educational and employment

progress

Transitional Housing for FormerFoster Youth (THP Plus)

• State Funded – 15 slots• 24 months of supported housing for former

foster youth between ages 18-24.• Participants receive assistance with• Rent and utilities• Food• Educational expenses• Savings account

THP Plus (continued)• They also receive emotional support, weekly

counseling and life skills coaching, andconnections to community resources.

• The financial support in this programdeclines over time so that youth are actuallyliving independently at the end of 24months.

THP Plus Works

Statistically, youth participating in CaliforniaʼsTHP-Plus have experienced success:

• Increasing rates of employment• Increasing level of wages• Increasing community college enrollment• AND 92% EXIT INTO STABLE HOUSING

Annual Cost / Benefit Analysis• Housing a former foster youth in a program

providing supportive services costs anaverage of $25,000

• Without services, homelessness may lead tothese more likely outcomes:

• Incarceration for the same young adult in aCalifornia prison is $47,000

• Residence for the same young person in amental health facility is $215,000

What can I do to be part of thesmart solution?

• You donʼt have to be a professional to mentora current or former foster youth in some way

• Tutor a former foster youth• Employ a former foster youth• Rent to a former foster youth• Become a foster parent to a teenager• Support current programs that work

Smart Solution example #4:Employment Solutions toHomelessness

Darrie Ganzhorn - Executive Director, Homeless Garden Project

Transitional Jobs (TJ) is a workforce strategydesigned to overcome employment obstaclesby using time-limited, wage-paying jobsthat combine real work, skill development,and supportive services, to transitionparticipants successfully into the labormarket.

Employment Solutions to Homelessness


National Transitional Jobs Network (NTJN)Working to End Homelessness: Natʼl Community of Practice

Goals:• Identify and advance best practices & a federal policy

agenda for workforce solutions to homelessness;• 20 practitioners from 14 states• Serving a variety of individuals experiencing

homelessness• Using Transitional Jobs models

Goals of Transitional Jobs: Stabilize individuals and families with earned income Learn the expectations of the workplace

experientially• Address barriers to work

• Build a work history and references Access incentives like the Earned Income Tax Credit

• Gain skills and experience to transition intounsubsidized employment



• Low education and literacy• Work history gaps• Lack of transportation• Family obligations• Lack of stable address orphone• Lack of hygiene or clothing• Low self-esteem• Poor health

• Physical disabilities• Mental health issues• Substance use issues• Fear of losing public benefits• Criminal records• Weak labor markets• Weak social skills or networks• Discrimination

Barriers to Employment:


Program Structures Vary Scattered site Work crew Social Enterprise (HGP Model) Tiered: with graduated levels of participant

responsibility and stress Stepped: TJ in which participants are

transitioned from full to partial wage subsidies


Social enterprise:“An organization or venture within an organization thatadvances a social mission through market-based strategies.”

Focus:Roberts Economic Development Fund, a San Francisco-based venture philanthropy organization that creates jobsand employment opptʼs for people facing the greatestbarriers to work. REDF has supported more than 50 socialenterprises.REDF has pioneered Social Return on Investment metricsand analysis


Roberts Economic Development Fund:Founded in 1997: The 50 social enterprises have: Employed 6,500 people; Earned revenues of more than $115 million; Three-fourths (77%) of social enterprise

employees interviewed two years later were stillworking;

Average employee wages had increased by nearlyone-third (31%) and monthly incomes had almostdoubled (90%).


IPS (Individual Placement and Support)Employment

An evidence-based practice developed at Dartmouththat is designed to help people who have seriousmental illness work at regular jobs of their choosing.

This model is well defined by eight practice principlesand a 25-item fidelity scale.


IPS (Individual Placement and Support)EmploymentResults:Mean competitive employment rate of 62%compared with 23% for traditional vocationalservice

(16 randomized controlled trials)


Outcomes of TJ Programs:• Highly successful at getting people with barriers to employment successfully working again.

• Participants show increased wages and less reliance on publicbenefits over time.

• Reduced recidivism for people recently released from prison.Participants were less likely than control group members to be arrested, convicted of a crime, or incarcerated.

• TJ program impacts on employment and recidivism are strongerfor those who are more disadvantaged or at higher risk of recidivism.

Outcomes of TJ Programs:• Financial benefits far outweigh its costs. Based on a highly rigorous ROIanalysis, the CEO TJ program in New York generates between $1.26 and$3.85 in benefits per $1.00 of cost.

• Economic ripple effect: Stimulates economic activity at businesses whereparticipants spent earnings and at businesses that sell goods and services tothose businesses where the “first round” of spending occurred.

• Total wages earned by JobStart participants: $3,936,423• Proportion of wages spent in retail sector 70%• Initial Increased demand $2,755,496• Subsequent demand $2,327,292• Total $5,082,788Increased Household Earnings $1,228,676Increased employment 44



“Letʼs put the jobless back to work intransitional jobs that can give them apay-check and a sense of pride.” - Barack Obama, June 16, 2007

Employment Solutions to Homelessness"Being jobless and accepting handouts makes me feel like societyplaces no value on the work that I have done and can do. Workingat the garden, I feel valued and productive." - HGP Trainee

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and firefor the mind as well as the body. - Benjamin Franklin

Table Session #2Achieving Results1. What are our assets and strengths as a

community that will help us achieve our visionto reduce and end homelessness throughsmart solutions?

2. What might get in our way as we work towardsour vision?

3. What can you, and people in your stakeholdergroup, do to implement smart solutions?

What happens next?

Each and every one of usis part of the solution

What will you commit to?

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