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Chronic street homelessness in Downtown Tucson, Arizona

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Jacome Plaza

2017 DTP Board Member Survey and Board Retreat

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Homelessness was identified as the biggest barrier to Downtown’s success

Business and property owners ranked their public security concerns by highest priority:

1 = most important

10 = least important

Homelessness is the #1 safety concern among business and property owners

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DTP Connects makes a call for help and OPCS answers the call

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DTP Connects gets individuals off the street and into housing

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• Connect individuals in need with housing and support service agencies.

• Seek out those in need and provide information via mobile service unit.

• Provide onsite assessments and evaluations utilizing the Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (SPDAT).

• Remove barriers and streamline approval process for housing and support services.

Disconnect between people in need and available housing and support services

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Phase I – “NEED A HOME?”

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Educating the Community

2-Sided Fact and Resource Sheet

2-Sided Resource Handout Card

Tucson Chief of Police

Public RelationsClick Here for

Media Coverage

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Phase II – DTP Connects Goes Mobile

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Results of DTP Connects

DTP Connects is solving the problem of chronic street homelessness in Downtown Tucson, AZ

AFTERBEFORE

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