Laura Skotnicki, Director of

Administrative Services

January 20, 2012

Housing First: Where it WorksInstitute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness

Continuum of Housing Services for Housing Vulnerable Families

HOUSINGVULNERABLE

FAMILY

Internal centralized intake utilizing the Vulnerability Index to target the most appropriate housing intervention.

Homeless FamiliesIntervention Project (HFIP)

Our MissionFamily homelessness is damaging to everyone it touches. Save the Family empowers families to

conquer homelessness and achieve life-long independence.

Founded in 1988to serve homeless households with

housing, case management and supportive services.

Homeless FamiliesIntervention Project (HFIP)

71 SCATTERED-SITE HOUSING UNITS33 units partially funded with HUD SHP

funding-23 of these units are specifically for victims of domestic violence.

38 units(funded by numerous and various funders)

Homeless FamiliesIntervention Project (HFIP)

For FY 2010-11,162 families, consisting

of 527 adults and children were served.

Homeless FamiliesIntervention Project (HFIP)

Average length of stayin FY 2010-11

was 9 months.

Homeless FamiliesIntervention Project (HFIP)

Participating families are able to maintain their membership in the community allowing them to transition without losing ties to the community (schools, child care,

counseling, doctors, churches, etc).

Homeless FamiliesIntervention Project (HFIP)

Financials

$22,612Average cost currently for a family of 3 for 1 year of

housing & supportive services(case management, employment services

and prevention/intervention services)

Affordable Rental Movement (ARM)of Save the Familywas established in

1992.

The Affordable Rental Movement (ARM)

establishes working poor households in affordable

housing and offers supportive services to help them maintain and

increase their self-sufficiency.

121 units of scattered-site

affordable housing located in Mesa, Tempe,

Chandler, Scottsdale and

Gilbert.

In FY 2010-2011,131 families consisting of

448 adults and children were

served.

Supportive services provided through its

partner agency, Save the Family’s

Families, Adults, and Children’s Empowerment

Services.

For FY 2011-2012, awarded a

Shelter Plus Care Grant, through a collaboration with

City of Mesa’s Public Housing Authority to

house seven chronically homeless households.

Established in FY 2009/10, a collaboration

with Mark Taylor

Residential Properties.

Ambassador HousingProgram

Supportive services provided through its

partner agency,Save the Family’sFamilies, Adults,

and Children’s Empowerment

Services.

Ambassador HousingProgram

Housing Preventio

n and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP)

Funded in 2009by both the cities

of Mesa and Chandler.

As of Jan. 2012,103 households,

consisting of151 adults and 217

children were assisted with eviction prevention

funding.

Housing Preventio

n and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP)

$333,940 in funds

were disbursed.

(City of Mesa - $210,000)

(City of Chandler $123,940)

Average cost per family $3,242

Housing Preventio

n and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP)

Housing and Urban Development’s SHP Rapid Re-housing

Demonstration Project-Next Step

A collaborative award between UMOM New Day

Centers andSave the Family.

Housing and Urban Development’s SHP Rapid Re-housing

Demonstration Project-Next Step

One of 23 nationally awarded programsto provide RapidRe-housing for

120 families overthree years.

Housing and Urban Development’s SHP Rapid Re-housing

Demonstration Project-Next Step

To date,76 families have been served consisting of

99 adults and 144 children.

Financials

$6,000 Average Rapid Re-Housing

costs for shallow subsidies andcase management/supportive

services.

Supportive Services for Veteran

Families(SSVF)

One of 80 nationally awarded programsto provide RapidRe-housing and

eviction prevention services to

20 families a year.

Supportive Services for Veteran

Families(SSVF)

To date,10 households have

been served consisting of 14

adults and 20 children.

450 W. 4th Place, Mesa, AZ 85201480.898.0228

www.SavetheFamily.org