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THE TENNESSEE STATE PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS | 1SUMMER 2017

Created by Tennessee Interagency Council on Homelessness

A Vision to Effectively End and Prevent Homelessness in the State of Tennessee

THE TENNESSEE STATE PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS | 1


Vision and Goals ____________________________________________________ 4

History of Interagency Council on Homelessness ___________________________ 5

Tennessee’s State Plan to End Homelessness ______________________________ 14

AppendicesA. ExecutiveOrderNo.49 _________________________________________ 29

B. USICH’s Criteria and Benchmark for Ending Homelessness _____________ 32

C. Acronyms ___________________________________________________ 33

D. Glossary ____________________________________________________ 34

E. References __________________________________________________ 43

F. Members of the Tennessee Interagency Council on Homelessness _______ 44

G. WorkgroupParticipants _________________________________________ 46

H. PlanCreationTimeline _________________________________________ 49

I. TennesseeContinuaofCareMapandContactInfo ___________________ 50

J. Urbanvs.RuralPopulationMap __________________________________ 52

K. Date of Homeless Children and Youth _____________________________ 53

L. AtaGlance:Goals,Themes,Objectives ____________________________ 54

TABLE OF CONTENTS

4 | THE TENNESSEE STATE PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS

Thelong-termvisionofTennessee’sInteragencyCouncilonHomelessnessistoeffectivelyendandpreventhomelessnessintheStateofTennessee.Throughthecoordinationofservicesandhousingatthestateandlocallevels,webelievewecanbringanendtohomelessness.

Inconcertwith Opening Doors, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness’ (USICH) plan toendhomelessness,wehavecreatedastatewideplantoendhomelessness.

TheTennesseeStatePlantoEndHomelessnesshasspecifiedthefollowinggoals:

To end veteran and chronic homelessness by the end of 2017

To end homelessness for families with children and youth by the end of 2020

To end all other homelessness by the end of 2025

ThePlanisorganizedaroundfivemainthemesandthetenobjectivesofOpening Doors. It includes Tennessee’smeasuresofsuccessforthefirstyearofplanimplementation.ItisthehopeoftheCouncilthatthePlanwillbeusedasaroadmapforallTennesseansinterestedinpreventingandendinghomelessness.Measurementshavebeencreatedandwillbeassessedannuallytoensureprogresstowardsourgoals.

VISION AND GOALS

“An end to homelessness means that every community will have a systematic response in place that ensures homelessness is prevented whenever possible or is otherwise a rare, brief, and non-recurring experience.”

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness


History of Interagency Council on Homelessness

OnDecember9,2004,formerTennesseeGovernor,PhilBredesen,signedExecutiveOrderNo.21

establishingtheGovernor’sInteragencyCouncilonHomelessness.Atthattime,theCouncilincluded

adesigneefromthefollowing:theGovernor’soffice,DepartmentofChildren’sServices,Department

ofCorrection,DepartmentofVeteran’sAffairs,DepartmentofEducation,DepartmentofHealth,

DepartmentofHumanServices,DepartmentofMentalHealthandDevelopmentalDisabilities,

TennesseeBoardofProbationandParole,theTennesseeHousingDevelopmentAgency,theBureau

ofTennCare,andthree(3)representativesofTennessee’sContinuumofCare(CoC),appointedbythe

Governor.

Additional,non-appointedstakeholdersvolunteeredtoassistinthiseffort.Thegroupeventually

grewtoinclude41individualsfromstateandlocalagenciesacrosstheStateofTennessee.Ledby

aGovernor-appointedchairpersonfromtheDepartmentofVeteran’sAffairs,theCouncilprovided

aforumforsharingpromisingpractices,addressinglocalchallenges,anddiscussinghomelessness

relatedpolicyissues.In2009,neartheendoftheBredesenadministration,theCouncilstopped

meeting.

Inearly2014,theofficeofSubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServicesAdministration(SAMHSA)

putforthaRequestforApplications(RFA)fortheCooperativeAgreementtoBenefitHomeless

Individuals-States(CABHI)grant.ThisRFAincludedarequirementtoestablishorcoordinatewithan

existingstateinteragencycouncilonhomelessnesstodevelopanannuallyupdatedstatewideplan

thatensuressustainedpartnershipsamongstate-levelhousingandsupportservicesystemsfor,at

least,homelessveteransandotherchronicallyhomelesslivingwithseriousmentalillness,substance

use disorders, or co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders.


Tennessee’sDepartmentofMentalHealthandSubstanceAbuseServices(TDMHSAS)receivedthe

CABHIgrant,whichallowedforthehiringofastaffpersonwhowouldoverseegrantimplementation,

includingtheCouncil.Inthefallof2014,theCouncilwasre-energizedundertheleadershipofE.

DouglasVarney,CommissionerofMentalHealthandSubstanceAbuseServices,andincludedthe

followingrepresentativesasrequiredintheRFA:

• TheDepartmentofMentalHealthandSubstanceAbuseServices;

• TheBureauofTennCare;

• TheDepartmentofHealth;

• TheDepartmentofVeteransServices;

• TheTennesseeHousingDevelopmentAgency;

• ShelbyCountyGovernment,asaCABHIgrantrecipient;

• MetropolitanGovernmentofNashville-DavidsonCounty,asaCABHIgrantrecipient;

• Apersonwhohasexperiencedhomelessnessand/ormentalillnessorsubstanceusedisorder;

• Aveteran;

• SSI/SSDIOutreach,Access,andRecoverystatelead;and

• TheGrantProjectOfficerfromSubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServicesAdministration

Astheplanningprocesstoendhomelessnessbegantotakeshapeoverthecourseofthefirstyear,

thefollowingrepresentativeswereaddedtotheCouncil:

• Representativesfromall10oftheContinuaofCare(CoCs)whichoverseeU.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD)fundingforhomelessservices;

• TheDepartmentofCorrection;

• TheDepartmentofEducation;

• TheDepartmentofChildren’sServices;and

• TheDepartmentofHumanServices.

Inaddition,thefollowingfederalagencyrepresentativesvolunteeredtojointheCouncil:

• DirectorsofHUD’sEast,Middle,andWestTennesseeFieldOffices;and

• U.S.DepartmentofVeteransAffairsHomelessServicesOfficeDirector


InSeptember2015,GovernorBillHaslamsignedExecutiveOrderNo.49 reconstitutingtheGovernor’sInteragencyCouncilonHomelessnessastheTennesseeInteragencyCouncilon

Homelessness(AppendixA).ThisExecutiveOrdercontinuedtheprocessalreadyinplacethrough

theCABHIgrantandattachedtheCounciltoTDMHSASforadministrativepurposes.Additionally,

ExecutiveOrderNo.49addedthefollowingrepresentatives:

• Representativesfromthree,additionallocalCABHIprovidersitesnotpreviouslyrepresented;and

• TheGovernor’sdesignee,tobeselectedbytheGovernor.

DuringthewritingofandfinalizingofthefirstversionofthePlan,itwasrecognizedthatthe

DepartmentofLaborandWorkforceDevelopment(DLWD)wasalsoneededontheCouncilto

effectivelymeetthegoalofendinghomelessness.InAugust2016,arepresentativefromtheDLWD

wasaddedtotheCouncilandbecameanactiveparticipantinseveralworkgroups.

State Plan Creation ProcessTheprocessofidentifyingtheneedsofhomelessindividualsandthebarrierstoendinghomelessness

beganwiththemembersoftheCouncil.Throughbrainstormingactivitiestheidentifiedneedsand

barriersweregroupedtogether,andtheCouncilformulatedaplantocreatefour(4)workgroups,

whichwouldallowevengreaterinputfromacrossthestate.Thefour(4)workgroupsincludeData,

Prevention,Housing,andPolicy/PlanningandAdvocacy.

WiththeimplementationoftheworkgroupsandthesupportoftheGovernor’sOffice,atimelinewas

developedandplacedintoactionattheNovember2015Councilmeeting.Thistimelineincluded

bi-monthlymeetingsoftheworkgroups,monthlymeetingsofastateagencysub-group,quarterly

meetingsoftheCouncil,andbi-monthlymeetingswithrepresentativesfromeachCoC.SeeFigure1

fortheplanningprocessorganizationchart.


TENNESSEEINTERAGENCY COUNCIL

ON HOMELESSNESS

EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE

HOUSING PREVENTION DATAPOLICY

PLANNING & ADVOCACY

CONTINUA OF CAREREPRESENTATIVES

Figure 1

Tennessee Interagency Council on Homelessness Organizational Chart

DuringtheNovember2015Councilmeeting,itwasdecidedthatthePlanwillfollowthesameoutline

providedbyUSICHinOpeningDoors.ThismeansthatthePlanusesthesameoverarchinggoals,the

five(5)themesandtheten(10)objectives.ThiswouldallowforthePlan’sgoalstobecoordinated

withUSICH’sgoalstoendhomelessnessandallthestateandfederalresourcesdeployedtomeet

thesegoals.TheCouncilalsoreviewedseveralotherstateplansandincorporatedTennessee-specific

actionstepsthatrepresentourstate’sspecificneeds.

DuringJanuary2016,theworkgroupsandCoCswentthroughabrainstormingactivitytodevelop

potentialactionstepsforeachofthefive(5)themes.The300-plusactionstepsgeneratedbythis

processwerethengroupedandassignedtotheten(10)objectives.Thestatesub-groupthenmet

tofurtherdevelopandrefinethedifferentactionsteps.AttheendofFebruary2016,theCouncil

reconvenedtodiscussthedraftactionsteps.Duringthismeeting,theCouncilidentified11action

stepsconsideredprioritiesforourstate.TheCouncilalsoidentifiedseveralactionstepsrequiring

greaterdetailandfurtherdefinition.


InMarch2016,theworkgroups,CoCgroup,andstatesub-groupreconvenedtoaddressinformation

requestedfromtheCouncil,andtodeterminewhoshouldtaketheleadoneachactionstep.During

thesemeetingsseveralactionstepswerefurtherrefinedtoensuremeasurabilityandtheabilityof

our state to complete the step.

Afterclarifyingtheactionsteps,keymeasuresofsuccesswereidentifiedforeachobjectiveandthe

nextdraftwassenttotheCouncilforreviewandfinalcomments.ThefinaldraftofthePlanwas

approvedbytheCouncilattheMay2016meeting.

Overthecourseofthisfirstyearofimplementation,thestate’splanhasbeensharedwithState

leadership(ExecutiveandLegislative),countyandcityleaders,faith-basedcommunities,housing

developers,andserviceproviders.ThroughthecontinuingmeetingsoftheCouncilandworkgroups,

progressonimplementationofeachactionstephasbeentrackedandfouractionstepshavebeen

completed.AnexcitingoutcomeofthedifferentworkgroupsandCouncilmeetingshasbeenthe

sharingofinformationandproblem-solvingbetweenthedifferentstatedepartmentsaswellas

betweenthestatedepartmentsandtheContinuaofCare.Theprocesshasproventobeatruly

productive,collaborativeefforttowardreachingourcommongoals.

Workingthroughtheactionstepsandimplementationprocess,itwasdeterminedthattheoriginal

plan’ssystemofleadpartnersandtrackingweretoocumbersomeandinefficient.AttheNovember

2016meetingoftheCouncilitwasvotedthateachactionstepbeassignedtoaworkgroupas

opposedtooneorseveralindividualagencies.PertinentstateagenciesorCoCrepresentatives

wereaddedtoeachworkgroupbasedontheirassignedactionsteps.Anothercomponentthatwas

implementedmid-yearwastoassignaco-chairforeachworkgroupandtheCouncil.Havingco-chairs

isexpectedtoprovideagreaterlevelofsustainabilityandbroadermembershipinvestmentinthe

Council and the Plan.


Who We ServeThe2016PointinTimeCount(PIT)inTennesseeidentifiedanestimated8,779homelessindividuals.

ForabreakdownofthenumberofhomelessindividualsbyCoCregion(seeFigure2).Thisnumber

includesanunduplicatedcountofindividualswhoaresheltered(emergencyshelterortransitional

housing) and unsheltered as reported by each of the CoCs as part of the CoC’s annual funding

applicationprocessrequiredbyHUD.Approximatelytwenty-fourpercent(24%)ofthe8,779

homelessindividualscountedincludedindividualsinhouseholdswithatleastone(1)child.

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Ofthe8,779individualsidentified,twentypercent(20%)werechronicallyhomelessaccordingto

HUD’sdefinition,nine(9%)wereveterans,twentypercent(20%)personsinfamilies,andfivepercent

(5%)unaccompaniedyouth(SeeFigure3).

Tennesseeisprimarilymadeupofruralcounties.OftheState’sninety-five(95)counties,seventy-

eight(78)areconsideredruralandencounterdifferentbarrierstoendinghomelessnessfromthe

urbanareas.Differencesincludebarrierstotransportation,employmentoptions,housingresources,

supportservicesaccessandavailability,andculturalissues.

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Plan ImplementationDuringthefirstyearofimplementation,theCouncilasawhole,thefour(4)workgroups,theExecutiveCommittee,andCoCrepresentativeshaveworkedtofacilitatetheimplementationandexecutionoftheactionstepsoutlinedinthePlan,subjecttoavailableresources,appropriations,andpotentiallegislation.

AsnotedinthePlan,theCouncilwillutilizemeasurementsandindicatorsdefinedbyUSICHtodeterminewhenveteran’shomelessnesshasbeeneliminated.Thesesamecriteriawillbeappliedtomeasurewhetherchronichomelessnessandhomelessnessoffamilieswithchildrenandyouthhasended.Thedetailedcriteria can be found in Appendix B.

TheworkgroupsandCouncilidentifiedseveralactionstepstobeconsideredtopprioritiesuponplanimplementation.Eachoftheidentifiedactionstepsareconsideredbuildingblockstootheractionstepsorastepthatiscurrentlyinprocessandneedsadditionalattentiontoseethroughtocompletion.ItistheintentionoftheCounciltofocusonfacilitationandimplementationoftheseprioritystepsuponapprovalofthePlan.

Organization of the DocumentThePlanisorganizedaroundfive(5)thematicareas andtheten(10)objectivesof Opening Doors. These objectivesemphasizetheareasthatneedtobe addressedtoeffectivelystrengthenworking relationships,successfullyandefficientlyreach thosemostinneed,improveservicedeliveryand effectiveness,andotherwisetakesstepstowards stronger outcomes for those at risk of or already experiencing homelessness.

Undereachthemearea,theobjectives, measuresofsuccessandactionstepsare shown.Toensureprogressforeachactionstep, oneormoreleadshavebeenidentifiedinadditiontoatargetdateforimplementationandcompletion.TheCouncilwillalsoberesponsibleformonitoringimplementationprogress.ThePlanwillbereviewedannuallybytheCouncilandupdatesmadeasneeded.AnnualreviewresultswillbereportedtotheGovernorinaccordancewithExecutiveOrderNo.49.

THEMESOBJECTIVESACTION STEPSTHEMESOBJECTIVESACTION STEPS


Priority Action Steps

1. Make“endinghomelessness”agoaloftheState.(ActionStep1.2)

2. Createandoperateastatewidehomelessdatarepositorywithsustainabledata collectionanddisseminationprocessestoincreaseunderstandingofthenature andextentofhomelessinTennesseeaswellastheresourcesandimpactof effortstopreventandaddresshomelessness.(ActionStep1.4)

3. Createapubliccommunicationscampaigntoraiseawarenessofhomelessness,its impact,andeffortstoaddressit.Expandawarenessofthestate’sPlantoend homelessnessthroughfocusgroups,publicity,andcommunityforums;convene statewideeventsonendinghomelessness,invitingpolicymakers,mayors,and stateleaders,subjecttoavailableresources.(ActionStep2.3)

4. Increasehousingavailabilityforveteransexperiencinghomelessness,individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, families experiencing homelessness, unaccompaniedyouth,andthoseat-riskofhomelessness.(ActionStep3.1)

5. Worktoidentifyavailablefundingwithinstateagencybudgetsthatcanbeusedforhousingservicesorstate-sponsoredreimbursements(forexample,TennesseeDepartmentofCorrection’sthree(3)monthtransitionalhousingprogram).(ActionStep3.3)

6. Increasejobopportunitiesforhomelessindividualsthroughthedevelopmentand increasedavailabilityofjobtrainingprogramsandtheprovisionofeducationand trainingopportunitiesforemployment.(ActionStep5.3)

7. ExpandSSI/SSDIOutreach,Access,andRecovery(SOAR)accessinTennessee. (ActionStep6.1)

8. CreateasingleresourceguideincludingmultipleStateagencyprogramsproviding benefitstoassistindividualsinsecuringbenefitswhentheyareeligibleand interested.(ActionStep6.3)

9. AllactionstepsforObjective8:Advancehealthandhousingstabilityforunaccompaniedyouth/youngadults(18-24)experiencinghomelessnessandtransition-ageyouthhavingtoleaveastableenvironmentoragingoutofsystemssuchasfostercareandjuvenilejustice.(Objective8)

10. Evaluatecurrentstatedepartmentstructuresandinterdepartmentalcoordination tocreateabettertransitionfacilitationandre-entrystructureforthosecomingout ofinstitutions(e.g.,hospitals,prisons,etc.).(ActionStep9.1)

11. Conductastatewidehousingneedsassessmentthatidentifiesgroupsatgreatest riskforhomelessnessandthosewithgreatesthousingneed.(ActionStep9.2)

Theeleven(11)priorityactionstepsareidentifiedinthePlanwithanasteriskandfootnote.


TENNESSEE’S STATE PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS

Increase Leadership, Collaboration, and Civic Engagement

THEME 1THEME 1

Objective 1: Provide and promote collaborative leadership at all levels of government and across all sectors to inspire and energize Tennesseans to commit to preventing and ending homelessness.

Key Measures of Success: • ThestatewillhavemetUSICH’scriteriaforendinghomelessnessforveteranorchronic homelessnessbyJune2018.

• TheHomelessDataRepositorywillbeestablishedandincludedatacontributedfromat leastthree(3)localhomelessservicesystems(ContinuaofCare/CoCs)byJune2018.

Action Step 1.1:Encourage and assist interested Continua of Care and communities to achieve nationalcertification as having ended veteran homelessness, chronic homelessness, andhomelessness of families with children and youth by meeting the criteria and benchmarks provided by USICH which can be seen in Appendix B.

Lead Workgroup: CoC Learning CommunityTarget Date for Implementation: September 2016Target Date for Completion: December31,2017forveteransandchronicallyhomeless;December31,2020forfamilieswith

children and youth


*Action Step 1.2:Make “ending homelessness” a goal of the State.

Lead Workgroup: Governor’sOfficeTarget Date for Completion: May 2016

Completed: May 2016

Action Step 1.3: Increase state interdepartmental communication through quarterly meetings of the Council and create a communications campaign to increase awareness of homelessness and the Plan.

Lead Workgroup: ExecutiveCommitteeTarget Date for Implementation: May 2016

Target Date for Completion: Ongoing

*Action Step 1.4: Create and operate a statewide homeless data repository with sustainable data collection and dissemination processes to increase understanding of the nature and extent of homeless in Tennessee as well as the resources and impact of efforts to prevent and address homelessness.

Lead Workgroup: DataTarget Date for Implementation: July 2016Target Date for Completion: Ongoing

*Priority action step, as identified by the Council.


Objective 2: Strengthen the capacity of public and private organizations by increasing knowledge about collaboration, homelessness, and successful interventions to prevent and end homelessness.

Key Measures of Success: • Mediaeventsincludinganetworkofhomelessserviceprovidersandadvocates aswellasstateandlocalgovernmentstakeholderswillbeheldby3CoCsor communitiestosharethePlanorthePlanaccomplishmentsbyJune2018.

Action Step 2.1:Improve communication between state and local entities regarding homelessness and local efforts to address this issue through regular communication between HUD, State, CoC leads, and city/county leaders.

Lead Workgroup: Policy/PlanningandAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: July 2016Target Date for Completion: Ongoing

Action Step 2.2: Promote and facilitate a CoC Lead learning community to convene at least quarterly during the initial implementation period to share best practices, successes, and solutions to challenges.

Lead Workgroup: HousingTarget Date for Implementation: September 2016Target Date for Completion: OngoingCompleted Implementation: July 2016

*Action Step 2.3: Promote and increase communication between (1) state and local government leaders and (2) public and private homeless service providers and advocates through a public communications campaign and increased regional communications from CoCs engaging leadership to increase awareness of homelessness, understand and address barriers to reducing homelessness, and promote improved public/private systems coordination to implement effective and efficient solutions to end homelessness.

Lead Workgroup: PreventionTarget Date for Implementation: August 2016Target Date for Completion: Ongoing



Increase Access to Stable and Affordable HousingTHEME 2THEME 2

Objective 3: Provide affordable housing to people experiencing or most at risk of homelessness

Key Measures of Success: • Moveatleast700homelessveterans,chronicallyhomelessindividuals,families withchildren,and/orunaccompaniedhomelessyouthintopermanenthousing betweenJuly2017andJune2018.

• Implement2017’sidentified,interdepartmentalprojectforhousingorhousing servicesbyDecember2017

• Identifyatleastonenewinterdepartmentalprojectforhousingorhousing servicesbyJuly2018.

*Action Step 3.1:Increase availability and access to housing for veterans experiencing homelessness, individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, families experiencing homelessness, homeless youth and those at-risk of homelessness. This can be done through, but is not limited to, the education of developers, providers, and state and local leaders on homelessness in our state and high impact homelessness prevention models, the exploration of ways in which communities can create or locate low cost housing alternatives, and the coordination of rental assistance programs with housing development programs.

Lead Workgroup: Housing Target Date for Implementation: August 2016Target Date for Completion: Ongoing



Action Step 3.2: Utilizing TNHousingSearch.org, determine how we can best identify which units are of high quality or have been inspected. This same platform would identify properties available to specific groups of homeless such as veterans, families, ex-felons, mentally ill, etc.

Lead Workgroup: HousingTarget Date for Implementation: November2016Target Date for Completion: December2017

*Action Step 3.3:Work to identify available funding within state agency budgets that can be used forhousing services or state-sponsored reimbursements (for example, Tennessee Departmentof Correction’s three (3) month transitional housing program).

Lead Workgroup: ExecutiveCommittee

Target Date for Implementation: August 2016

Target Date for Completion: July2017

Action Step 3.4: Increase landlord and service provider education opportunities with respect to fairhousing laws, legal aid services, tenant rights and responsibilities, housing individualswith felonies, housing registered sex offenders, homelessness prevention services, referralprocesses between different agencies, and the utilization of the TNHousingSearch.org.

Lead Workgroup: Housing





Objective 4: Provide permanent supportive housing to prevent and end chronic homelessness.

Key Measures of Success: • BetweenJuly1,2017andJune30,2017,TDMHSASwillattend12certified recoverycongregationorfaith-basedorganizationeventstosharethePlanand garner support to end homelessness.

• Commitmentsfrom24congregationsorfaith-basedorganizationwillbesecured byTDMHSAStoimplementatleastoneactivitytoassisttheirCoCintheirefforts to end homelessness.

Action Step 4.1: Promote development, dissemination, and availability of evidence-based best practice housing models for different needs and populations in Tennessee.




Action Step 4.2:Increase housing supports needed for stable housing placements. This can include, but is not limited to: increased access to services from recovery certified peer specialists as housing support specialists for the newly housed either through TennCare benefits, TDMHSAS, and other programs; an increase in coordination with faith-based groups on how they and CoCs can work together; an assessment of the effectiveness of mental health supports for TennCare members accessing the supportive housing benefit; an assessment of support services available in housing for people with behavioral health disorders.



Target Date for Completion: August2018

Action Step 4.3:Explore the use and possibilities of Social Impact Bonds; gather information about successful examples of their use for serving the homeless population.


Target Date for Implementation: Spring2017Target Date for Completion: Ongoing


Action Step 5.1:Advocate for, research, and publicize options to incentivize employers to hire individuals with specific vulnerabilities: homelessness, felony convictions, mental illness, and substance abuse.

Lead Workgroup: Policy/PlanningandAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: Spring2017Target Date for Completion: Ongoing

Action Step 5.2: The Department of Human Services Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program will work collaboratively with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to develop and execute a memorandum of understanding to enhance and expand the supportive employment program Individual Placement and Supports (IPS) for eligible individuals throughout the state. VR will continue to have collaborative training on IPS with Community Rehabilitation Providers (CRPs) and VR employees.

Lead Workgroup: PreventionTarget Date for Implementation: July 2016Target Date for Completion: July2018

Increase Economic SecurityTHEME 3THEME 3

Objective 5: Improve access to education and increase meaningful and sustainable employment for people experiencing or most at risk of homelessness.

Key Measures of Success: • ExpandcurrentnumberofIndividualPlacementsandSupports(IPS)employment servicesitesbytwo(2)andserveanadditional100peopleinFY18(July2017– June2018).Bothsiteswillbetrainedtoservehomelessindividuals.


Objective 6: Improve access to mainstream programs and services to reduce people’s financial vulnerability to homelessness.

Key Measures of Success: • Atleast300individualswillbeassistedinapplyingforSupplementalSecurity Income(SSI)orSocialSecurityDisabilityIncome(SSDI)throughtheSSI/SSDI Outreach,AccessandRecovery(SOAR)duringFY18(July2017–June2018).

*Action Step 5.3: Increase job opportunities for homeless through the development and increased availability of job training programs and the provision of education and training opportunities for employment.

Lead Workgroup: PreventionTarget Date for Implementation: July 2016Target Date for Completion: July2017

Action Step 5.4:Increase access to educational opportunities for homeless and recently housed, e.g., high school equivalency (HiSET®, GED), Drive to 55, Post-Secondary Education Initiative for youth experiencing homelessness with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and Read to be Ready.

Lead Workgroup: Policy/PlanningandAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: July 2016Target Date for Completion: July2017

Action Step 5.5:Increase collaboration between school systems and CoCs to increase access of homeless services to students and families.

Lead Workgroup: Policy/PlanningandAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: July 2016Target Date for Completion: July2017

Action Step 5.6In alignment with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) regional and local workforce boards will utilize WIOA-funded programs to improve job opportunities and support increased job training programs for those with significant barriers to employment.

Lead Workgroup: Policy/PlanningandAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: July2017Target Date for Completion: Ongoing



*Action Step 6.1: Expand SOAR access in Tennessee. 6.1.1 Network active SOAR Specialists, U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), and

Disability Determination Services (DDS) to improve quality and access to SSI/SSDI for homeless people.

Lead Workgroup: PreventionTarget Date for Implementation: July 2016

Target Date for Completion: September2017

Action Step 6.2:Identify and promote strategies to improve financial and residential stability of SSI recipients.



*Action Step 6.3: Create a single resource guide including multiple State agency programs providing benefits to assist individuals in securing benefits when they are eligible and interested.

Lead Workgroup: The Council

Target Date for Implementation: August 2016Target Date for Completion: August2018

Action Step 6.4:Assess effectiveness of current state-funded employment programs to serve the homeless and direct resources to programs and models with best outcomes.

Lead Workgroup: Policy/PlanningandAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: July 2016


Action Step 6.5:Create partnerships between local transportation agencies, authorities, and homeless service providers to enhance federal, state, and local transportation programs and services in rural and urban areas to improve access to stable employment and needed resources for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Lead Workgroup: Policy/PlanningandAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: July 2016




Improve Health and StabilityTHEME 4THEME 4

Objective 7: Integrate primary and behavioral health care services with homeless assistance programs and housing to reduce people’s vulnerability to and the impacts of homelessness.

Key Measures of Success: • DuringFY18,atleastone(1)ofthethree(3)TennCarecontractedManagedCare Organizations(MCOs)willmeetwithandinitiatepartnershipswithatleast

five(5)CoCs.

Action Step 7.1: Increase education to homeless individuals on healthy living, primary and behavioral healthcare systems and available resources.


Target Date for Completion: December2017

Completed: January2017

Action Step 7.2: Screen and connect potentially eligible homeless individuals to Health Link as a routine part of providing any homeless services.

Lead Workgroup: Policy/PlanningandAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: October2016Target Date for Completion: July2017

Action Step 7.3: Establish data collection system and use data to track primary and behavioral health utilization, health care access, and unmet healthcare needs of individuals experiencing homelessness and those recently housed.

Lead Workgroup: Data

Target Date for Implementation: July 2016

Target Date for Completion: December 2016


Action Step 7.4:Increase Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) participation in local CoCs.

Lead Workgroup: CoCs

Target Date for Implementation: September 2016


*Objective 8: Advance health and housing stability for unaccompanied youth/young adults (18-24) experiencing homelessness and transition-age youth leaving a stable environment or aging out of systems such as foster care and juvenile justice.

Key Measures of Success: • CreatepartnershipsbetweentheWestTennesseeandSoutheastTennesseeCoCs andtheTDMHSASHealthyTransitionsitestobettercoordinatereferralsand servicesofhomelessyouth.

• TheTennesseeCommissiononChildrenandYouthwillprovideAdverseChildhood Experiences(ACEs)trainingto150individualsprovidingservicestohomeless youthbetweenJuly1,2017andJune30,2018

Action Step 8.1: Ensure Runaway Homeless Youth (RHY) data and/or youth at risk for adult homelessness will be included in the data repository.

Lead Workgroup: Data



Action Step 8.2:Increase outreach through the identification of outreach providers in each CoC to effectively identify and engage youth at risk for or experiencing homelessness and connect them through a coordinated entry and exit systems to trauma informed, culturally appropriate, and developmental and age appropriate interventions.

Lead Workgroup: PreventionTarget Date for Implementation: January2017Target Date for Completion: January2018



Action Step 8.3:Enhance current low barrier emergency, crisis services and housing services for homeless youth and children in homeless families.

Lead Workgroup: PreventionTarget Date for Implementation: January2017Target Date for Completion: January2018

Objective 9: Advance health and housing stability for people experiencing homelessness who have frequent contact with hospitals and criminal justice.

Key Measures of Success: • DuringFY18,850Individualswillbestablyhousedupondischarge

fromaninstitution

*Action Step 9.1: Evaluate current state department structures and interdepartmental coordination to create a better transition facilitation and re-entry structure for those coming out of institutions (hospitals, prisons, etc.).

Lead Workgroup: Policy/PlanningandAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: August 2016

Target Date for Completion: February2017

*Action Step 9.2: Conduct a statewide housing needs assessment that identifies groups at greatest risk for homelessness and those with greatest housing need.



Target Date for Completion: InitialassessmentcompleteNovember2017



Action Step 9.3: Facilitate development of local systems that help hospitals and healthcare systems link homeless individuals to support and homeless prevention services including housing plus behavioral and physical health services.

Lead Workgroup: PreventionTarget Date for Implementation: August 2016

Target Date for Completion: August2017

Action Step 9.4: Provide model policies for implementation at the community/local level advocating approaches that facilitate individuals’ access to outreach, housing navigation, and other services and that promote the safety of communities and individuals experiencing homelessness.

Lead Workgroup: Policy/Planning,andAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: August 2016

Target Date for Completion: November2017


Key Measures of Success: • BasedoncurrentHUDfundingestimates,homelesspreventionandrapid rehousingassistancewillserveatleast2,000individualsthroughoutthestate betweenJuly1,2017andJune30,2018.

Action Step 10.1:Implement a coordinated entry system through each Continuum of Care throughout the state.

Lead Workgroup: CoCs and TDMHSAS

Target Date of Implementation: July 2016


Completed: July 2016

Action Step 10.2:Create or enhance a coordinated and integrated homeless crisis response system ineach CoC.

Lead Workgroup: CoCsPreventionWorkgroup,andtheCouncil

Target Date for Implementation: September 2016


Action Step 10.3:Increase homeless outreach in every CoC where needed to raise awareness amongindividuals experiencing homelessness of existing homeless crisis resources.

Lead Workgroup: Policy/PlanningandAdvocacyTarget Date for Implementation: September 2016


Retool the Homeless Crisis Response SystemTHEME 5THEME 5

Objective 10: Transform homeless services to crisis response systems that prevent homelessness and rapidly return people who experience homelessness to stable housing.



Appendix A:




Appendix B:

USICH’S CRITERIA AND BENCHMARK FOR ENDING HOMELESSNESS

1. ThecommunityhasidentifiedallVeterans,ChronicallyHomelessIndividuals,and familieswithchildrenandyouthexperiencinghomelessness. 2. Thecommunityprovidesshelterimmediatelytoanyoneexperiencingunsheltered homelessnesswhowantsit. 3. Thecommunityhascapacitytoassisthomelessindividualstoswiftlymoveinto permanent housing. 4. The community has resources, plans, partnerships, and system capacity in place should anyone become homeless or be at risk of homelessness in the future. 5. ForVeteransOnly:Thecommunityprovidesservice-intensivetransitionalhousing only in limited instances for Veterans. 6. ForChronicallyHomelessIndividuals:Thecommunityhasimplementedacommunity-wide HousingFirstorientationandresponsethatalsoconsidersthepreferencesofthe individualsbeingserved. 7. Thecommunityusescoordinatedentryprocessestoeffectivelylinkfamilies experiencinghomelessnesstohousingandservicessolutionsthataretailoredtothe needs of all family members. 8. ForYouth:Thecommunityusespreventionanddiversionstrategieswhenever possible,andotherwiseprovidesimmediateaccesstolow-barriercrisishousingand

servicestoanyyouthwhoneedsandwantsit.

For further information and detail regarding the Criteria and Benchmarks, please go to www.USICH.gov.


Appendix C:

ACRONYMS

AGENCY ACRONYMS

CABHI: CooperativeAgreementtoBenefitHomelessIndividualsCoC: ContinuumofCareDDS: DisabilityDeterminationServicesFQHC: FederallyQualifiedHealthCentersGPO: GovernmentProjectOfficerHEARTH: HomelessEmergencyAssistanceandRapidTransitiontoHousingHMIS: HomelessManagementInformationSystemHUD: UnitedStatesDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentIPS: IndividualPlacementandSupportMCO: ManagedCareOrganizationPATH: ProjectsforAssistanceinTransitionfromHomelessnessPIT: Point in Time CountRFA: RequestforApplicationRHY: RunawayHomelessYouthSAMHSA: SubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServicesAdministrationSOAR: SSI/SSDIOutreach,Access,andRecoverySPMI: SevereandPersistentMentalIllnessesSSA: SocialSecurityAdministrationSSDI: Social Security Disability InsuranceSSI: Supplemental Security IncomeUSICH: United States Interagency Council on HomelessnessVA: UnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteransAffairs

TDCS: TennesseeDepartmentofChildren’sServicesTDHS: TennesseeDepartmentofHumanServicesTDOE: TennesseeDepartmentofEducationCouncil: Tennessee Interagency Council on HomelessnessTLWFD: TennesseeDepartmentofLaborandWorkforceDevelopmentTAHRA: TennesseeAssociationofHousingandRedevelopmentAuthoritiesTDHA: TennesseeHousingDevelopmentAgencyTDMHSAS: TennesseeDepartmentofMentalHealthandSubstanceAbuseServicesTDOC: TennesseeDepartmentofCorrectionsTVS: TennesseeDepartmentofVeteransServicesTennCare: Bureau of Tennessee Medicaid


Appendix D:

GLOSSARYCABHI: Cooperative Agreement to Benefit Homeless Individuals-StatesAjointlyfundedfederalprogramadministeredbytheCenterforSubstanceAbuseTreatment (CSAT)andCenterforMentalHealthServices(CMHS)withintheSubstanceAbuseandMental HealthServicesAdministration(SAMHSA).TheStateofTennesseehasreceivedtwofunding awardsfromthisprogram–TennesseeCABHI(TN-CABHI)andTennesseeCABHIEnhancement (TN-CABHIEnhancement).Thisprogram’spurposeistodevelopandenhancetheinfrastructureanddirectservicesinTennesseetoaddresshomelessnessincludingincreasingthecapacitytoprovideaccessible,effective,comprehensive,coordinated/integrated,andevidence-basedtreatmentservices;permanenthousing;peersupport;andothercriticalservicesforthe(servicerecipients)andtheirfamilieswithsocial,emotional,andbehavioralneeds,inadditiontodevelopingamodelforpossiblereplicationinotherpartsofTennessee.

CPRS: Certified Peer Recovery SpecialistPeerRecoverySupportSpecialistsareindividualswhoareinrecoveryfromsubstanceusedisorders,mentalhealthdisorders,orboth,andmeetadditionalbackground,education,andtrainingrequirementsascertifiedbyStateofTennessee,andusetheirlifeexperienceandtrainingtoprovidepeer support to others. http://www.naadac.org/NCPRSS

CoC: A Continuum of CareAregionalorlocalplanningbodythatcoordinateshousingandservicesfundingforhomelessfamiliesandindividuals,primarilyusingfundingreceivedthroughU.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD).SeeAppendixmapforTennesseeCoCregionaldivision.

Coordinated Entry SystemCoordinatedentryisaprocessthatensuresthatallpeopleexperiencingahousingcrisisinadefinedgeographicarea(CoC)havefairandequalaccess,arequicklyidentified,assessed,referred,andconnectedtohousingandhomelessassistancebasedontheirneedsandstrengths,nomatterwhereorwhentheypresentforservices.Itusesstandardizedtoolsandpractices,incorporatesasystem-wideHousingFirstapproach,participantchoice,andcoordinateshousingandhomelessassistancesuchthathousingandhomelessassistanceisprioritizedforthosewiththemostsevereserviceneeds.


Drive to 55 AllianceAcombinationofstateinitiativesintendedtoincreasethenumberofTennesseanswithapostsecondarydegreeorcredentialto55%by2025.1) Tennessee Promise - YouthexperiencingtransitionwillhaveaccesstosocialsupportsneededtoapplyandachievesuccessintheTennesseePromiseScholarshipprogram.2) Tennessee Reconnect -Adultyouthexperiencingtransitionwillhaveaccesstothesocialsupportsneeded to apply for the Tennessee Reconnect programs.3) Tennessee LEAP - Post-secondaryinstitutionincollaborationwiththeLaborEducationAlignmentProgram(LEAP)willreceivesupportineliminatingskillgapsacrossstateinaproactive,data-driven,andcoordinatedmannerthroughfocusedinteragencycollaboration.http://driveto55.org/

FQHC: Federally Qualified Health Centers IncludeallorganizationsreceivinggrantsunderSection330ofthePublicHealthServiceAct.FQHCsmustserveanunderservedareaorpopulation,offeraslidingfeescale,providecomprehensiveservices,haveanongoingqualityassuranceprogram,andhaveagoverningboardofdirectors.http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/toolbox/RuralHealthITtoolbox/Introduction/qualified.html

Functional ZeroTheactofprovidinghousingforeveryindividualexperiencinghomelessness,withtheexceptionof(1)anyhomelessindividualswhohavebeenidentifiedandofferedapermanenthousingintervention,butwhohaveeithernotyetacceptedornotyetenteredhousing,and(2)anyhomelessindividualswhohavebeenofferedapermanenthousinginterventionbuthavechosentoenterservice-intensivetransitionalhousingpriortoenteringapermanenthousingdestination.Furthermore,asystemshouldbeinplacetoofferpermanenthousingwithin90daysorlessforanyfutureindividualswhobecomehomeless.

Health Link: TennesseeHealthLinkisateamofprofessionalsassociatedwithamentalhealthclinicorotherbehavioralhealthproviderwhoprovideswhole-person,patient-centered,coordinatedcareforanassignedpanelofmemberswithbehavioralhealthconditions.http://www.tn.gov/hcfa/article/tennessee-health-link

Housing First Anevidence-basedpracticethatofferspermanent,affordablehousingasquicklyaspossibleforindividualsandfamiliesexperiencinghomelessness,andthenprovidesthesupportiveservicesandconnectionstothecommunity-basedsupportspeopleneedtokeeptheirhousingandavoidreturning to homelessness.


HMIS: A Homeless Management Information System Alocalinformationtechnologysystemusedtocollectclient-leveldataanddataontheprovisionofhousingandservicestohomelessindividualsandfamiliesandpersonsatriskofhomelessness.EachContinuumofCareisresponsibleforselectinganHMISsoftwaresolutionthatcomplieswithHUD’sdatacollection,management,reportingstandards,andcollectingdata,ataminimum,onpeopleservedbyHUDfundingthroughtheCoC.

IPS: Individual Placement and Support Anevidence-basedapproachtosupportedemploymentforpeoplewhohaveaseverementalillness.IPSsupportspeopleintheireffortstoachievesteadyemploymentinmainstreamcompetitivejobs,eitherpart-timeorfull-time.Thisstandsincontrasttoothervocationalrehabilitationapproachesthatemploypeopleinshelteredworkshopsandotherset-asidejobs.http://www.dartmouthips.org/

MCO: Managed Care Organization Ahealthcaredeliverysystem,includingbehavioralhealth,consistingofaffiliatedand/orownedhospitals,physiciansandotherswhichprovideawiderangeofcoordinatedhealthservices;anumbrellatermforhealthplansthatprovidehealthcareinreturnforapredeterminedmonthlyfeeandcoordinatecarethroughadefinednetworkofphysiciansandhospitals.PeopleenrolledinTennCarearemembersofoneofthethreestatewideMCOswhichareresponsibleforprovidingservicestotheirenrolledmembers.

Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness InJuneof2010,theU.S.InteragencyCouncilonHomelessness(USICH)releasedanewfederalstrategicplangearedtowardpreventingandendinghomelessness.TheSecretariesoftheDepartmentsofHousingandUrbanDevelopment,HealthandHumanServices,Labor,andVeteransAffairsunveiledthisfirstcomprehensivefederalplandevelopedtopreventandendhomelessnessat a White House ceremony on June 22, 2010. The Plan is focused on four (4) key goals: (1) Finish thejobofendingchronichomelessnessinfive(5)years;(2)PreventandendhomelessnessamongVeteransinfive(5)years;(3)Preventandendhomelessnessforfamilies,youth,andchildreninten(10)years;and(4)Setapathtoendingalltypesofhomelessness. https://www.usich.gov/opening-doors

Permanent Supportive Housing Anevidence-basedhousinginterventionthatcombinesnon-time-limitedaffordablehousingassistancewithwrap-aroundsupportiveservicesforpeopleexperiencinghomelessness,aswellasotherpeoplewithdisabilities.Researchhasproventhatsupportivehousingisacost-effectivesolutiontohomelessness,particularlyforpeopleexperiencingchronichomelessness.


PIT: The Point-in-Time Count Acountofshelteredandunshelteredhomelesspersonsconductedatleasteveryotheryearduringthelastten(10)daysofJanuary.HUDrequiresthatContinuumsofCareconductthiscountofhomelesspersonswhoareshelteredinemergencyshelter,transitionalhousing,andSafeHavensonasinglenight.ContinuumsofCarealsomustconductacountofunshelteredhomelesspersonseveryother year (odd numbered years). Each count is planned, coordinated, and carried out locally.

Rapid Re-Housing Aninterventiondesignedtohelpindividualsandfamiliesquicklyexithomelessnessandreturntopermanenthousingbyprovidingassistanceforalimitedtimeuntilthehouseholdregainsself-sufficiency.Rapidre-housingassistanceisofferedwithoutpreconditions—likeemployment,income,absenceofcriminalrecord,orsobriety—andtheresourcesandservicesprovidedaretailoredtotheunique needs of the household.

Read to be ReadyAstateinitiativeadministeredbytheDepartmentofEducation,whosepurposeistoassistchildrenandyouthexperiencingtransitioninaccessingbooks,materials,andtutorstoassistwithclosingtheachievementgapandincreasingliteracyskills.Communitysupportscanassistwithensuringallsheltersandothertransitionalhousingfacilitieshavelibraries,designatedspacedandbooksdonatedto all children and youth an opportunity to read. http://tn.gov/readtobeready

RFA: Request For Applications Atypeofsolicitationnoticeinwhichafundingorganization,announcesthatgrantfundingisavailable,andallowsresearchersandotherorganizationstopresentbidsonhowthefundingcouldbeused.TheRFAwilltypicallyoutlinewhattypesofprogramsareeligibletoapply,whattheexpectationsare,theamountoffundingandnumberofexpectedawards,andhowapplicationsaretobesubmittedandreviewed.FundingOpportunityAnnouncement(FOA)isanothertermwiththesame meaning.

SOAR: SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and RecoveryAprogramdesignedtoincreaseaccesstoSSI/SSDIforeligibleadultswhoareexperiencingoratriskofhomelessnessandhaveamentalillness,medicalimpairment,and/oraco-occurringsubstanceusedisorderbyprovidingassistancewithbenefitapplications,eitheroninitialapplicationorappeal,andlinkingapplicationstoexpeditedprocessing.https://soarworks.prainc.com/

SSDI: Social Security Disability InsuranceAfederalSocialSecurityAdministrationbenefitprogramthatprovideslimitedincometopeoplewithdisabilitieswhopreviouslyworkedandcontributedthroughpayrolltaxes.AfterreceivingSSDIfortwoyears,adisabledpersonwillbecomeeligibleforMedicare.UnderSSDI,adisabledperson’sspouseandchildrendependentsareeligibletoreceivepartialdependentbenefits,calledauxiliarybenefits.However,onlyadultsovertheageof18canreceivetheSSDIdisabilitybenefit.


SSI: Supplemental Security IncomeAfederalSocialSecurityAdministrationbenefitprogramthatprovideslimitedincometopeoplewithdisabilitieswhoareunabletowork.SSIiscalleda“means-testedprogram,”meaningithasnothingtodowithworkhistory,butstrictlywithfinancialneed.DisabledpeoplewhoareeligibleundertheincomerequirementsforSSIarealsoabletoreceiveMedicaidinthestatetheyresidein.MostpeoplewhoqualifyforSSIwillalsoqualifyforfoodstamps,andtheamountaneligiblepersonwillreceiveisdependentonwheretheyliveandtheamountofregular,monthlyincometheyhave.

TennCareTennessee Medicaid Insurance Program http://www.tn.gov/tenncare/

TNHousingSearch.orgTNHousingSearch.orgisahousinglocatorservice,launchedacrosstheStateofTennesseeinApril2008.SponsoredbytheTennesseeHousingDevelopmentAgency,TNHousingSearch.orgprovidesdetailedinformationaboutrentalpropertiesandhelpspeoplefindhousingtobestfittheirneeds.Theservicecanbeaccessedatnocostonline24hoursadayorthroughatoll-free,bilingualcallcenterat1-877-428-8844,availableMonday-Friday,8:00am-7:00pmCDT.http://tnhousingsearch.org/index.html

Trauma Informed CareTraumaInformedCareisanorganizationalstructureandtreatmentframeworkthatinvolvesunderstanding,recognizing,andrespondingtotheeffectsofalltypesoftrauma.TraumaInformedCarealsoemphasizesphysical,psychologicalandemotionalsafetyforbothconsumersandproviders,andhelpssurvivorsrebuildasenseofcontrolandempowerment.http://www.samhsa.gov/nctic

USICH: The United States Interagency Council on HomelessnessAnindependentestablishmentinthefederalExecutiveBranchthatpromotesandcoordinatesExecutiveBranchactivitiestoassisthomelesspersons.TheCouncilconsistsof20agencies,andthepositionsofchairpersonandvicechairpersonrotateamongtheagenciesonanannualbasis.USICHhasvariousduties,including(1)reviewofallfederalactivitiesandprogramstoassistthehomeless;(2)developmentofacomprehensiveapproachtoendhomelessness;(3)takingactionstoreduceduplicationamongsuchprogramsandactivities;and(4)preparinganannualreportonhomelessprogramsandactivities.https://www.usich.gov/


HOMELESS DEFINITIONS BY AGENCYHomeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH)

Ending Homelessness: Anyonewhobecomeshomelessreturnstobeinghousedwithin30days.TheHEARTHActasrecentlyamendedprovidesanoperationaldefinitionoftheendofhomelessnessasbeingwhenacommunityhasasystematicresponseinplacetoensurehomelessnessisrare,briefandnon-recurring.

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Homelessness:Anindividualwholackshousing(withoutregardtowhethertheindividualisamemberofafamily),includinganindividualwhoseprimaryresidenceduringthenightisasupervisedpublicorprivatefacilitythatprovidestemporarylivingaccommodations,andanindividualwhoisaresidentintransitionalhousing.

Imminent Risk of Becoming Homeless:Thedefinitionofimminentriskofhomelessnesscommonlyincludesoneormoreofthefollowingcriteria:doubled-uplivingarrangementswheretheindividual’snameisnotonalease,livinginacondemnedbuildingwithoutaplacetomove,havingarrearsinrent/utilitypayments,receivinganevictionsnoticewithoutaplacetomove,livingintemporaryortransitionalhousingthatcarriestimelimits,and/orbeingdischargedfromahealthcareorcriminaljusticeinstitutionwithoutaplacetolive.

United States Department of Education (USDOE)

Homeless Youth:TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationdefineshomelessyouthasyouthwho“lackafixed,regular,andnighttimeresidence”oran“individualwhohasaprimarynighttimeresidencethatis:

a) asupervisedorpublicallyoperatedshelterdesignedtoprovidetemporarylivingaccommodations;

b) aninstitutionthatprovidesatemporaryresidenceforindividualsintendedtobeinstitutionalizedincludingwelfarehotels,congregateshelters,andtransitionalhousingforthementallyill;or

c) apublicorprivateplacenotdesignedfor,orordinarilyusedas,aregularsleepingaccommodationforhumanbeings.”

Thisdefinitionincludesbothyouthwhoareunaccompaniedbyfamiliesandthosewhoarehomelesswiththeirfamilies.


United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)

Chronic Homelessness: 1. A“homelessindividualwithadisability,”asdefinedinsection401(9)ofthe

McKinney-VentoHomelessAssistanceAct(42U.S.C.§11360(9)),who:[Anindividualwhocanbediagnosedwithoneormoreofthefollowingconditions:substanceusedisorder,seriousmentalillness,developmentaldisability(asdefinedinsection102oftheDevelopmentalDisabilitiesAssistanceBillofRightsActof2000(42U.S.C.15002)),post-traumaticstressdisorder,cognitiveimpairmentsresultingfrombraininjury,orchronicphysicalillnessordisability]

i. Livesinaplacenotmeantforhumanhabitation,asafehaven,orinanemergencyshelter;and

ii. Hasbeenhomelessandlivingasdescribedinparagraph(1)(i)ofthisdefinitioncontinuouslyforatleast12months[oneyear]oronatleast4separateoccasionsinthelast3years,[whereeachhomelessoccasionwasatleast15days]aslongasthecombinedoccasionsequalatleast12monthsandeachbreakinhomelessnessseparatingtheoccasionsincludedatleast7consecutivenightsofnotlivingasdescribedinparagraph(1)(i).Staysininstitutionalcarefacilitiesforfewerthan90dayswillnotconstituteabreakinhomelessness,butrathersuchstaysareincludedinthe12-monthtotal,aslongastheindividualwaslivingorresidinginaplacenotmeantforhumanhabitation,asafehaven,oranemergencyshelterimmediatelybeforeenteringtheinstitutionalcarefacility;

2. Anindividualwhohasbeenresidinginaninstitutionalcarefacility,includingajail,substanceabuseormentalhealthtreatmentfacility,hospital,orothersimilarfacility,forfewerthan90daysandmetallofthecriteriainparagraph(1)ofthisdefinition,beforeenteringthatfacility;or

3. Afamilywithanadultheadofhousehold(or if there is no adult in the family, a minor headofhousehold)whomeetsallofthecriteriainparagraph(1)or(2)ofthisdefinition,includingafamilywhosecompositionhasfluctuatedwhiletheheadofhouseholdhasbeen homeless.


United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)

Homelessness: 1) Peoplewhoarelivinginaplacenotmeantforhumanhabitation,inemergency

shelter,intransitionalhousing,orareexitinganinstitutionwheretheytemporarilyresided.Theonlysignificantchangefromexistingpracticeisthatpeoplewillbeconsideredhomelessiftheyareexitinganinstitutionwheretheyresidedforupto90days(itwaspreviously30days),andwereinshelteroraplacenotmeantforhumanhabitationimmediatelypriortoenteringthatinstitution.

2) Peoplewhoarelosingtheirprimarynighttimeresidence,whichmayincludeamotelorhoteloradoubledupsituation,within14daysandlackresourcesorsupportnetworkstoremaininhousing.HUDhadpreviouslyallowedpeoplewhowerebeingdisplacedwithin7daystobeconsideredhomeless.

3) Familieswithchildrenorunaccompaniedyouthwhoareunstablyhousedandlikelytocontinueinthatstate.Thisisanewcategoryofhomelessness,anditappliestofamilieswithchildrenorunaccompaniedyouthwhohavenothadaleaseorownershipinterestinahousingunitinthelast60ormoredays,havehadtwo(2)ormoremovesinthelast60days,andwhoarelikelytocontinuetobeunstablyhousedbecauseofdisabilityormultiplebarrierstoemployment.

4) Peoplewhoarefleeingorattemptingtofleedomesticviolence,havenootherresidence,andlacktheresourcesorsupportnetworkstoobtainotherpermanenthousing.

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)

Ending Homelessness: Anendtohomelessnessmeansthateverycommunitywillhaveasystematicresponseinplacethatensureshomelessnessispreventedwheneverpossible,orifitcan’tbeprevented,itisarare,brief,and non-recurring experience.

Specifically,everycommunitywillhavethecapacityto:

1) Quicklyidentifyandengagepeopleatriskofandexperiencinghomelessness.

2) Intervenetopreventthelossofhousinganddivertpeoplefromenteringthehomelessnessservicessystem.

3) Whenhomelessnessdoesoccur,provideimmediateaccesstoshelterandcrisisservices,withoutbarrierstoentry,whilepermanentstablehousingandappropriate supports are being secured, and quickly connect people to housing assistanceandservices—tailoredtotheiruniqueneedsandstrengths—tohelpthemachieveandmaintainstablehousing.


United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Homeless Children and Youth:Accordingtosection725(2)oftheMcKinney-VentoHomelessAssistanceAct(42U.S.C.11434a(2)),theterm“homelesschildrenandyouths”—

(A)meansindividualswholackafixed,regular,andadequatenighttimeresidence...;and

(B)includes—

(i) childrenandyouthswhoaresharingthehousingofotherpersonsduetolossofhousing,economichardship,orasimilarreason;arelivinginmotels,hotels,trailerparks,orcampinggroundsduetothelackofalternativeaccommodations;arelivinginemergencyortransitionalshelters;areabandonedinhospitals;orareawaitingfostercareplacement;

(ii) childrenandyouthswhohaveaprimarynighttimeresidencethatisapublicorprivateplacenotdesignedfororordinarilyusedasaregularsleepingaccommodationforhumanbeings;

(iii) childrenandyouthswhoarelivingincars,parks,publicspaces,abandonedbuildings,substandardhousing,busortrainstations,orsimilarsettings;and

(iv) migratorychildrenwhoqualifyashomelessforthepurposesofthissubtitlebecausethechildrenarelivingincircumstancesdescribedinclauses(i)through (iii).

ChildrenandyouthareconsideredhomelessiftheyfitbothpartAandanyoneofthesubpartsofpartBofthedefinitionabove.


Appendix E:

REFERENCESFigure 1: Tennessee Council on Homelessness Organizational Chart TennesseeDepartmentofMentalHealthandSubstanceAbuseServices

Figure 2: 2016 Homelessness by Tennessee Region HUD2016ContinuumofCareHomelessAssistanceProgramsHomelessPopulations

andSubpopulations:PointinTimeCount

Figure 3: Tennessee Homeless Subgroup Totals HUD2016ContinuumofCareHomelessAssistanceProgramsHomelessPopulations

andSubpopulations:PointinTimeCount

Figure 4: Homeless Children and Youth in Tennessee 2017U.S.DepartmentofEducation’sEDFactsInitiativehttps://www.ed.gov/

Map 1: Tennessee Continuums of Care TennesseeHousingDevelopmentAgency,April2016

Map 2: Census Urbanized Areas by County TennesseeDepartmentofEconomicandCommunityDevelopment Data Source: US Census Bureau 2015


Appendix F:

MEMBERS OF THE TENNESSEE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS

State AgenciesAbigail Dowell, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ServicesAlyson Lerma, Tennessee Department of EducationAnnette M. Haley, Tennessee Department of HealthBenjamin Passino, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentBob Currie, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ServicesBrian Stephens, Tennessee Department of Children’s ServicesDon Watt, Tennessee Housing Development AgencyJenifer Robl, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ServicesJohn Alexander, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentJustin Singleton, Tennessee Department of EducationLorrie Shearon, Tennessee Housing Development AgencyMarie Williams, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ServicesMary C. Shelton, Bureau of TennCareMatt Yancey, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ServicesMichael Cull, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Michael Leach, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Michael Myszka, Bureau of TennCareMichael Needel, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentSejal West, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ServicesStephanie Jarnagin, Tennessee Department of Human ServicesTodd Skelton, Governor’s Administration DesigneeWhitney Page, Tennessee Department of Human Services

Federal PartnersDaniel A. Heim, U.S.DepartmentofVeteran’sAffairsEdward D. Ellis, HousingandUrbanDevelopmentFieldOfficeMichael A. Salazar, HousingandUrbanDevelopmentFieldOfficeMichelle Daly, SubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServicesAdministrationSernorma Mitchell, HousingandUrbanDevelopmentFieldOffice


Continuum of Care RepresentativesAmandaWood,Nashville–DavidsonCountyAnne Cooper, Appalachian RegionalCheréBradshaw,Memphis–ShelbyCountyScottFoster,Murfreesboro,RutherfordCountyDebbie Hillin, Central TennesseeMelanieCordell,Morristown/Blount,Sevier,Campbell,CockeCountiesMikeDunthorn,Knoxville-KnoxCountySteveWright,Chattanooga–SoutheastTennesseeSuzieTolmie,Nashville–DavidsonCountyTerryBurdett,HomelessAdvocacyforRuralTennessee(HART)

WayneSnelling,Jackson–WestTennessee

Local Provider RepresentativesAnthony Daston, Frontier HealthAshley Blum, Park CenterCandace Allen, Helen Ross McNabb CenterDorcas Young, Shelby County GovernmentGinger Naseri, Frontier HealthJames Catlett, Volunteer Behavioral Health Care SystemJessica Carlton, Helen Ross McNabb CenterJudith Tackett, Metropolitan Homelessness CommissionKathryn Mathes, Centerstone Research InstituteMarisa Whitsett, Alliance Healthcare ServicesMartha Lott, Shelby County GovernmentNikki Edney, Centerstone Research InstituteSusan Bell, Alliance Healthcare ServicesSydne Doyle, Community Alliance for the Homeless Valerie Arrington, Frontier HealthVickie Harden, Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System

Consumer RepresentativesClarkton Harrison, VeteranSteven Samra, Formerly Homeless


Appendix G:

WORKGROUP PARTICIPANTSData Workgroup 1. Abigail Dowell, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 2. Amanda Wood, Metropolitan Housing Development Agency 3. Betty Teasley-Sulmers, Tennessee Housing Development Agency 4. Bob Currie, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 5. Brian Stephens, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services 5. Cassandra Haley, Tennessee Valley Healthcare Systems 6. Don Watt, Tennessee Housing Development Agency 7. Heather Hoffman, City of Chattanooga 8. Jenifer Robl, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 9. Lisa Higginbotham, Knox County Continuum of Care10. Suzie Tolmie, Metropolitan Housing Development Agency11. Tanyce Davis, Memphis – Shelby County Continuum of Care12. Wayne Snelling, Jackson – West Tennessee Continuum of Care

Housing Workgroup 1. Abigail Dowell, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 2. Anne Cooper, Appalachian Regional 3. Ashley Blum, Park Center 3. Bob Currie, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 4. Caitlin Powers, Tennessee Valley Healthcare Systems 6. Cheryl Jett, Tennessee Housing Development Agency 7. Daniel Heim, U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs 8. Don Watt, Tennessee Housing Development Agency 9. Jada Lattimore, Tennessee Housing Development Agency10. Jeanne Price, Frontier Health11. Jenifer Robl, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services12. Judith Tackett, Metropolitan Homelessness Commission13. Ken McKnight, Park Center14. Laura Alvarez, Tennessee Department of Corrections15. Melanie Cordell, Morristown/Blount, Sevier, Campbell, Cocke Counties Continuum of Care16. Natlin Bauer, Alliance Healthcare Services17. Susan Greene, AIM Center Inc.18. Suzie Tolmie, Metropolitan Housing Development Agency19. Tammy Lynn, Ridgeview Behavioral Health Center


Prevention Workgroup 1. Abigail Dowell, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 2. Annette M. Haley, Tennessee Department of Health 3. Brian Stephens, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services 4. Bob Currie, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 5. Jenifer Robl, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 6. Judith Tackett, Metropolitan Homelessness Commission 7. Kim Dunlap, Alliance Healthcare Services 8. Laura Alvarez, Tennessee Department of Corrections 9. Michael Cull, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services10. Michael H. Leach, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services11. Misty Goodwin, Knox County Community Action Committee 12. Stephanie Jarnagin, Tennessee Department of Human Services13. Stephen Samra, Consumer Representative14. Whitney Page, Tennessee Department of Human Services

Policy/Planning and Advocacy Workgroup 1. Abigail Dowell, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 2. Alyson Lerma, Tennessee Department of Education 3. Bob Currie, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 4. Connie Farmer, Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System 5. Elizabeth Fletcher, Alliance Healthcare Services 6. Jenifer Robl, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 7. Jennifer Reason, Safe Haven Family Shelter 8. John Alexander, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development 9. Justin Singleton, Tennessee Department of Education10. Laura Alvarez, Tennessee Department of Corrections11. Marisa Whitsett, Alliance Healthcare Services12. Mary C. Shelton, Bureau of TennCare13. Melanie Cordell, Morristown/Blount, Sevier, Campbell, Cocke Counties Continuum of Care14. Michael Myszka, Bureau of TennCare15. Michael Needel, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development16. Mike Dunthorn, Knox County Continuum of Care17. Robyn Butterfield, Alliance Healthcare Services18. Tammy Lynn, Ridgeview Behavioral Health Center19. Todd Skelton, Governor’s Administration Designee20. Wayne Snelling, Jackson – West Tennessee Continuum of Care


Continuum of Care Workgroup1. Amanda Wood, Nashville – Davidson County2. Anne Cooper, Appalachian Regional3. Cheré Bradshaw, Memphis – Shelby County4. Dana Brooks, Memphis – Shelby County5. Debbie Hillin, Central Tennessee6. Dena Zipp, Region 6 Housing Facilitator7. Jeanne Price, Region 1 Housing Facilitator8. Ken McKnight, Region 4 & 5 Housing Facilitator9. Lawrence Wilson, Region 7 Housing Facilitator10. Lisa Higginbotham, Knoxville-Knox County11. Melanie Cordell, Morristown/Blount, Sevier, Campbell, Cocke Counties12. Mike Dunthorn, Knoxville - Knox County13. Rachel Goddard, Homeless Advocacy for Rural Tennessee (HART)14. Scott Foster, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County15. Steve Wright, Chattanooga – Southeast Tennessee16. Susan Greene, Region 3 Housing Facilitator17. Suzie Tolmie, Nashville – Davidson County18. Tammy Lynn, Region 2 Housing Facilitator19. Terry Burdette, Homeless Advocacy for Rural Tennessee (HART)20. Wayne Snelling, Jackson – West Tennessee


August 2015 November 2015 January 2016 February 2016

March 2016 May 2016April 2016

•ICHIdentifiedBarriers to OvercomeHomelessness

• Grouping of Barriers

•WorkgroupsRefinedActionSteps

•AssignedAction Step Leads

•EditedandReviewedby State Agencies, Four Workgroups, CoCs

• State Workgroups Created Goal Timelines

•IdentifiedMeasuresof Success

•FinalDraftCompleted

• ICH Voted on Planning Process and Four Workgroups

• Workgroup Sign-ups

• Workgroup Brainstorming

•CoCActionStepBrainstorming

• ICH Voted to Classify Priority Steps

• Summarized ActionSteps

Appendix H:

PLAN CREATION TIMELINE

August 2015 November 2015 January 2016 February 2016

March 2016 May 2016April 2016

•FinalReview

•IACHApproved FinalDraft


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CONTINUA OF CARE CONTACT INFORMATION

Community Alliance for the Homelesscafth.org44 North Second Street, Suite 302Memphis, TN 38103Office: 901-527-1302

Buffalo Valley - Homeless No Morebuffalovalley.org/homeless.htmlHelp Line: 800-447-2766Hohenwald, TN 38462Office: 615-975-0196

Murfeesboro/Rutherford Countymurfreesborotn.gov/index.aspx?NID=671211 Bridge Avenue, Room 136Murfreesboro, TN 37129Office: 615-898-0771

Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition homelesscoalition.orgHelp Line: 423-265-5708 600 N. Holtzclaw Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37404 Office: 423-710-1501

Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homelesstvchomeless.orgHelp Line: 888.556.0791PO Box 1015 Jacksboro, TN 37757 Office: 423-494-0173

Tennessee Homeless Solutions tnhomelesssolutions.orgHelp Line: 866-307-5469 60 Natchez Trace South Lexington, TN 38351

Nashville/Davidson County Metro Development and Housing Agency nashville-mdha.org/homelessness Help Line: 211 or 615-862-6432P.O. Box 846 Nashville, TN 37202 Office: 615-252-8574

Homeless Advocacy for Rural Tennesseehartn.orgHelp Line: 844-556-7626P.O. Box 3311 Crossville, TN 38557 Office: 931-484-3207

Knoxville/Knox County Continuum of Care sites.google.com/site/kkchcoalitionHelp Line: 866-588-4211 400 Main Street, Rm 520 Knoxville, TN 37902 Office: 865-215-3103

Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness appalachianhomeless.orgHelp Line: 844-989-CARE (2273)P.O. Box 3797 Johnson City, TN 37602 Office: 423-928-2724


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DATA OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH

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Subgroups of Homeless Tennessee Children/YouthNumber of homeless children/youth enrolled in public schools

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Migratory children/youth 49 0 17

Unaccompanied homeless youth 497 1,247 617

Children with disabilities (IDEA) 2,237 5,147 2,357

Limited English Proficient (LEP) students 559 1,088 629

Note: These subgroups are not mutually exclusive. It is possible for homeless students to becounted in more than one subgroup.



Appendix L:AT A GLANCE: GOALS, THEMES, OBJECTIVES

*For action steps, lead agencies, target dates, and Key Measures of Success, see the full Plan.

1. ProvideandpromotecollaborativeleadershipatalllevelsofgovernmentandacrossallsectorstoinspireandenergizeTennesseanstocommittopreventingandendinghomelessness.

2. Strengthenthecapacityofpublicandprivateorganizationsbyincreasingknowledgeaboutcollaboration,homelessness,andsuccessfulinterventionstopreventandendhomelessness

3. Provideaffordablehousingtopeopleexperiencingormostatriskofhomelessness 4. Providepermanentsupportivehousingtopreventandendchronichomelessness. 5. Improveaccesstoeducationandincreasemeaningfulandsustainableemployment

for people experiencing or most at risk of homelessness. 6. Improveaccesstomainstreamprogramsandservicestoreducepeople’sfinancial

vulnerabilitytohomelessness. 7. Integrateprimaryandbehavioralhealthcareserviceswithhomelessassistance

programsandhousingtoreducepeople’svulnerabilitytoandtheimpactsofhomelessness.

8. Advancehealthandhousingstabilityforunaccompaniedyouth/youngadults(18-24)experiencinghomelessnessandtransition-ageyouthleavingastableenvironmentoragingoutofsystemssuchasfostercareandjuvenilejustice.

9. Advancehealthandhousingstabilityforpeopleexperiencinghomelessnesswhohavefrequentcontactwithhospitalsandcriminaljustice.

10. Transformhomelessservicestocrisisresponsesystemsthatpreventhomelessnessandrapidlyreturnpeoplewhoexperiencehomelessnesstostablehousing.

1. IncreaseLeadership,Collaboration,andCivicEngagement2. IncreaseAccesstoStableandAffordableHousing3. Increase Economic Security4. ImproveHealthandStability5. Retool the Homeless Crisis Response System

1. Toendveteranandchronic homelessnessbytheendof2017.

2. Toendhomelessnessforfamilieswith children & youth by the end of 2020.

3. To end all other homelessness by the end of 2025.GOAL

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For more information, contact the Office of Housing and Homeless Services Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Phone: 800-560-5767 | Email: [email protected]

Website: tn.gov/EndHomelessness

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