Presentation to Berkeley

Homelessness Taskforce

August 15, 2013

Katharine Gale, Policy DirectorUnited States Interagency Council on Homelessness

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Mission of USICH Opening Doors: Federal

Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

National Trends California Snapshot Efforts and Initiatives

Overview

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Mission of USICHTo coordinate the Federal response to homelessness and to create a national partnership at every level of government and with the private sector to reduce and end homelessness in the nation while maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government in contributing to the end of homelessness. 

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Vision of Opening Doors No one should

experience homelessness

No one should be without a safe, stable place to call home

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Four Goals of Opening Doors1. Finish the job of ending chronic

homelessness by 20152. Prevent and end homelessness

among Veterans by 20153. Prevent and end homelessness

for families, youth, and children by 2020

4. Set a path to ending all types of homelessness

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The Plan was built around five themes:

Leadership, collaboration, and civic engagement

Access to stable and affordable housing Increase economic security Improve health and stability Retool the homeless crisis response system

Opening Doors

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Opening Doors Amendment 2012

Access the full Amendment on the USICH Website: http://www.usich.gov/opening_doors/amendment_2012/

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National Trends

8Source: HUD’s Annual Point-in-Time Count, http://www.hudhre.info

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National Trends

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National Trends

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State by State

11Source: HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report 2012 http://www.hudhre.info

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Community by Community

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Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness’ 2013 Homeless Counts Map, http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/2013-homeless-counts-map1

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California 12.1 percent of the nation’s total

population (38.04 million of 313.9 million)

21.4 percent of the nation’s total homeless population (136,108 of 636,017 according to 2011 data)

13Sources: HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report 2012, U.S. Census Bureau

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CaliforniaHighest Percentages of Unsheltered Homelessness, 2012•Wyoming 73.8%•California 64.9% •Florida 64.1% •Arkansas 62.0% •Nevada 60.0% •Georgia 59.4% •Oregon 58.6% •Mississippi 56.8% •Colorado 56.7%•Louisiana 51.0%

14Source: HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report 2012 http://www.hudhre.info

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California Target Populations 31.8 percent of nation’s chronically

homeless population (34,040 of 107,148 individuals)

27.6 percent of nation’s homeless veterans (18,629 of 67,495 individuals)

11.6 percent of nation’s homeless families (27,397 of 236,181 families)

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California Target Populations

16Source: HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report 2012

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Efforts and Initiatives

• California Policy Academy to address chronic homelessness

• Rapid Results Boot Camps for reducing chronic and Veteran Homelessness

• New awards for serving Veterans including VASH vouchers and Support Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)

• Opportunities to reallocate and target HUD funding

• Technical Assistance, Tools and Information

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Commitment

“Nobody in America, and certainly no Veteran, should be left to live on the streets.”

- President ObamaAugust 6, 2013

18Source: whitehouse.gov

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