Homeless Plan 2023
Increase availability of rental and mortgage assistance funding to prevent individuals and families from slipping into homelessness and implement a CoC-wide diversion strategyExpand services and housing opportunities to transition aged youth and families with children to prevent entry into the adult homeless system and long-term homelessness.Continue to support and strengthen outreach, engagement, and case managementStrengthen housing focused case management and post housing supportive servicesExpand year-round shelter capacityExpand and strengthen non-congregant, navigation-based, interim housing optionsFacilitate and promote partnerships for the development of affordable and supportive housingImplement a centralized Landlord Liaison Program (LLP)Support system wide improvement to data collection measures, collaboration on funding opportunities, and implementation of the County-CoC joint strategic planStrengthen the coordinated multi-disciplinary case conferencing team (Homeless Resource Team)
On Target
Strengthen housing focused case management and post housing supportive services
Homeless Plan 2023

Description

Homeless individuals or those at risk of homelessness need continued support to acquire and maintain housing. Housing supports, Full-Service Partnership, and behavioral health case management in concert with the Housing Resource Team provides the support necessary to retain housing. 

Owner

PB
Phebe Bell (Behavioral Health)

Progress Update

Q3 updates: 

  • Purchased and opened a new permanent supportive house supported by 24/7 full-service partnership staffing and services. We have 7 clients housed at this location.
  • Brunswick Commons has been in operation for over a year providing 12 units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). To date, PSH units have remained consistently occupied with minimal turnover. Empire Mine Courtyard was completed and added 6 units of PSH, and the 24/7 BH supportive housing was completed and is providing 7 units of PSH. Pacific Crest Commons is still in the planning phases but will provide 10 units of PSH once completed. Ranch House project will add 6 units of PSH upon completion in 2024, construction was started in Q3 2023. Badger Lane will also provide up to 6 units of PSH once renovations are completed, located adjacent to the Home Key project, estimated to be completed in 2024.
  • The Housing Support Team is fully staffed with 3 Post Housing Support Specialists that have served over 90 households, including 18 households housed at the new Empire Mine Courtyard. The Housing Support Team has a dedicated staff position embedded in recovery residency programs with the sole role of working to navigate recovery residence stayers into permanent housing.

Next Steps

Measures

Not Started
Point in Time Homeless Count
Homeless Plan Phase 1
On Target
Built for Zero and Functional Zero
Homeless Plan 2023
On Target
Allocations and Grants
Housing and Community Services

Milestones

On Target
Continue to utilize Full-Service Partnership and Behavioral Health case management services to support individuals with serious mental illness in maintaining stable housing.
Homeless Plan 2023 | 1/1/21 - 6/30/24
Completed
Ensure Full-Service Partnership (FSP) providers participate in HRT meetings to access housing resources for FSP clients.
Homeless Plan 2023 | Completed 4/14/23
On Target
Expand capacity of supportive housing units, including in Eastern County.
Homeless Plan 2023 | 1/1/22 - 6/30/24
Completed
Implement the Housing Support Team (HST), a cross system post-housing support team established to support current permanent supportive housing (PSH) residents, households that need expanded services yet are not eligible for PSH, and households in the recovery residency system.
Homeless Plan 2023 | Completed 4/14/23

Objectives

On Target
Homelessness
Board of Supervisors 2023
On Target
Provide Outreach and Supportive Services
Homeless Plan 2023