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An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
Housing Solutions for Health
A Whole Person Care Pilot
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
The current crisis affects us all
Housing 12,000 homeless will make a difference for all 1.6 million residents of Alameda County.
*Severe housing problems include overcrowding, high housing costs, lack of kitchen, or lack of plumbing facilities.**Federal Poverty Level
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
Moving and keeping people home requires
Deeply affordable and supportive housing
A coordinated approach for people and systems
Housing Resource Centers
More staff and mobilized community resources
Everyone has a role
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
Housing loss is a temporary state addressed through
Training and coaching to provide housing problem solving
Investing in flexible funds to address small problems that prevent homelessness and help people keep or get housed
Helping individuals build strong support systems
Linking with new partners to solve persistent problems
Homeless is not helpless
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
Problem solving housing crisis support needs
Solutions range from short term financial assistance and support to ongoing subsidies.
Estimates based on data from the EveryOne Home 2017 Point-in-Time survey.
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
Social and economic disparities must end
Alameda County is characterized by disparity including high levels of racial residential segregation.
Black/African American
White
Hispanic/Latino
Other/Multi-race
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
A snowball effect occurs with homelessness
Loss of job or a catastrophic illness can trigger additional barriers to housing.
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
Homeless with income
Sources of income include earned (employed) and cash (SSI, TANF, child support, retirement).
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
N = 9,992
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
Preventing future homelessness includesBuilding partnerships with property owners and housing providers
Creating housing support services for specific populations with physical or mental health challenges
Providing education and enforcement of healthy housing standards
Building respite and permanent supportive housing options.
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
A more affordable investment in health
Alameda County Health Care Services Agency supports a health oriented view of housing policy and services that promotes housing affordability and stability, healthy housing environments and neighborhoods, and that works to prevent and end displacement and homelessness.
Evidence suggests that people with homes are healthier
Safe, healthy, affordable
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
We all have a role.Kathleen Clanon, MDExecutive Director, AC Care Connect 510-618-3455Medical Director, Health Care Services Agency 510-446-1074
For more information visit www.accareconnect.org
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care Pilot
APPENDIX
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
Housing Crisis Response System Partners
EveryOne Home
Alameda County Care
Connect (HCSA)
Alameda County Housing & Community
Development
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care PilotA Whole Person Care Pilot
The Model in Alameda County
One countywide call center: 2-1-1
6 regional zones with Housing Resource Centers (HRCs)providing outreach, housing problem solving, assessment, matching
Other services provided in coordination with HRCs (housing education and counseling; housing legal services; landlord liaison management)
An Initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
A Whole Person Care Pilot
HOUSING IN COUNTYHOUSING OUT OF COUNTY
HOUSING WITH FAMILYRENTAL HOUSINGSHARED HOUSINGROOM & BOARD
LANDLORD LIASION PROGRAMSLANDLORD INCENTIVES
HOUSING NAVIGATIONSHELTERS
TRANSITIONAL HOUSINGSUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT
SSI ADVOCACYRAPID REHOUSINGRENTAL SUBSIDIES
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSINGTENANT SUPPORT SERVICES
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
MATCHED SERVICES & HOUSING PROGRAMS
PRIVATE MARKET HOUSING
211 INFORMATION & REFERRALHOUSING WORKSHOPS
HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICESLEGAL SERVICES
HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICESHOUSING NAVIGATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERSNAVIGATION CENTERS
WINTER & WARMING SHELTERSAFFORDABLE HOUSING
REFERRED SERVICES & HOUSING PROGRAMS
COORDINATED ENTRYACCESS POINTS: 211, HOUSING WORKSHOPS, HOUSING RESOURCE CENTERS, OUTREACH
SCREEN + PROBLEM SOLVE + REFER + ASSESS + PRIORITIZE + MATCH
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Housing Solutions for Health
An initiative of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency | A Whole Person Care Pilot
Alameda County 2017
Total Population Paying > 30% Income to Housing
Severe Housing Problems* Households Below FPL**
Homeless
It will take time and hard work to ensure
sustainable housing for all including:
Housing 12,000 homeless will make a difference for all 1.6 million
residents of Alameda County.
We can help move
and keep people
home
Everyone has a role
Housing crisis affects all
Building a coordinated approach
for people and systems.
Launching Housing Resource
Centers (HRCs).
Hiring more staff and mobilizing
community resources.
Creating more deeply affordable
and supportive housing.
Homeless is not helpless
Training and coaching to
provide housing problem
solving.
Helping individuals build
strong support systems.
Linking with new partners
to solve persistent
problems.
Housing Crisis Support Needs
Preventing Housing Loss (32%) Problem Solving and 1x $ (16%)
Rapid Re-Housing $ + Services (11%)
Deeply Affordable Units (25%) Perm Support Housing $ .. (16%)
Estimates based on data from the EveryOne Home 2017 Point-in-Time survey.
The loss of housing is a temporary state. We
must build the capacity within individuals
and the broader community including:
Investing in flexible funds to
address small problems that
prevent homelessness and help
people keep or get housed.
*Severe housing problems include overcrowding, high housing costs,
lack of kitchen, or lack of plumbing facilities. **Federal Poverty Level
Solutions range from short term financial
assistance and support to ongoing subsidies.
Race / Ethnicity in Alameda County
Homeless 2017 General Population 2015
Disparities
Housing Stressors
Loss of
income / job
Loss of
relationships
Housing cost
increases
Violence -
personal or
neighborhood
Health issues
or functional
impairments
Discrimination
Institutional
transitions
Black/African American
White
Other/Multi-race
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Hispanic/Latino
Criminal
history
Bad credit
Low income -
underemployed
Immigration
status
For more information visit www.accareconnect.org
Housing is a more
affordable
investment in
health. Evidence
suggests that people
with homes are
healthier.
Digging Deep
for the Future
Building partnerships with property
owners and housing providers.
Creating housing support services for
specific populations with physical or
mental health challenges.
Building respite and permanent
supportive housing options.
Nearly 25 percent of Alameda County
residents have at least one severe housing
problem. To prevent homelessness in the
future, we must focus on safe and supportive
places to call home by:
Alameda County Health Care Services Agency supports a
health-oriented view of housing policy and services that
promotes housing affordability and stability, healthy housing
environments and neighborhoods, and that works to prevent
and end displacement and homelessness.
Safe, Healthy, Affordable
Providing education and enforcement
of healthy housing standards.
Alameda County is characterized by high
levels of social and economic disparity and
a high level of racial residential segregation.
A snowball effect occurs with homelessness.
Loss of job or a catastrophic illness can
trigger additional barriers to housing entry.
Adults at Program Intake FY2017
Some form of income (70.92%)
Earned / employment income (16.30%)
Earned income only (11.55%) No income (1.23%)
Homeless with Income
Sources of income include earned (employed) and cash (SSI, TANF, child
support, retirement). Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).