Fresno City Council Workshop
January 13, 2022
Item ID # 22-106
Summary of 2021 Homeless Services Investments
Council Workshop Schedule
Housing and Homeless Services Updates
January 13, 2022: Summary of 2021 Homeless Services Investments January 27, 2022: Homeless Assistance Response Team (HART) Deployment April 2022: One Fresno Housing Plan
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Summary of 2021 Homeless Services InvestmentsJanuary 13, 2022 Agenda
1. What is the scope of our homelessness challenge?
2. What funding have we received?
3. How have funds been invested?
4. Outcomes Achieved
5. Next Steps
6. Council Updates
Questions
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Summary of 2021 Homeless Services InvestmentsJanuary 13, 2022 What is the scope of our homelessness challenge?
Homeless Population Count
1131 1022
1486
2510
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
2019 2020
Point-in-Time Count of Homeless Persons
Region Outside City City
Regional
Total: 2,508
Regional
Total: 3,641
334
1152
2019
836
1674
2020
Sheltered Unsheltered
City of Fresno
Sheltered/Unsheltered
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Scheduled for February 22-25, 2022
Recent History of Homeless Population
in the Fresno/Madera Community
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What is the scope of our homelessness challenge?
Why the Numbers are Growing
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Summary of 2021 Homeless Services InvestmentsJanuary 13, 2022 Multiple Social System Factors
Domestic
Violence
Insufficient
Mental
Health
Services
Substance
Use Disorder
Opioids/Meth
Trauma/
PTSD
Lack of
Affordable
Housing
Prisoner
Re-entry
Homelessness
What funding has the
Community Received?
July 2019 –
December 2021
(30 months)
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County, 30,113,491
FMCoC, 30,049,712
Fresno Housing,
24,100,000
What funding has
The City of Fresno received?
Funding Announced:
July 2019 – December 2021
(30 months)
Total:
$59,048,954
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Federal Annual
Entitlement,
$2,777,729
State COVID-19
Response,
$1,012,869
State Emergency
Homeless Funds,
$19,813,870
Federal COVID-19
Response (HUD CPD-
CV), $19,021,613
Federal COVID-19
Response (CARES
Act), $4,500,000
Federal COVID-19
Response
Entitlement (HUD
CPD-ARPA),
$11,922,873
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Invested by the city of Fresno?
(July 2019 – December 2021)
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Services Funded by COF Funding Amount
Bridge Housing 4,427,796.97
Emergency Shelter 30,744,770.49
Navigation 475,046.44
Prevention 480,000.00
Supportive Services 2,943,740.79
Transitional Housing / Rental Assistance 692,831.00
Street Outreach 2,175,805.32
Rental Assistance 13,039,913.00
Prevention / Rapid Rehousing 474,470.00
Rapid Rehousing 358,234.00
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Who received funding?
City of Fresno’s Partners/Subrecipients
(July 2019-December 2021)
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City of Fresno Homelessness Programs
Outcomes Achieved
Outcomes as of December 31, 2021
8,019
510
Persons assisted with one or more services for unsheltered persons utilizing City of Fresno funds
Beds added to the system
2,793
Unduplicated persons assisted with overnight shelter, triage, or bridge housing
1,039 Exits to permanent housing
4,017 Persons have exited the systemEXIT
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Outcomes Achieved
Shelter Bed Count in the City
12 Total Rooms:
598
Estimated Total Beds:
727
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*City funded rooms/beds
Outcomes Achieved
Milestones
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There are four milestones
that characterize our last
two years of progress:
• Triage Centers
• COVID Response
• Motel Conversion
• Project OffRamp
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Outcomes Achieved
Triage Centers: A New Generation of Shelter
Triage Centers are Low-Barrier
Shelters.
Prior to the Covid: 65% 90-day
safe exit rate
Turning Point operates 5 Triage
Centers
• 1,047 people since Feb, 2021
• 457 exits
o 139 (30%) to permanent
housing
o 96 (21%) to safe locations
o 51% safe exit outcome
o 104% utilization rate
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Outcomes Achieved
Community-wide COVID 19 Homeless Response
Joint COVID-19 Homeless Response
(City of Fresno, County of Fresno &
Fresno Madera Continuum of Care)
Over 1,500*
Persons Assisted with overnight shelter, triage, or bridge housing 432
Average Emergency Beds
394
Average Occupied Beds
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Outcomes Achieved
Motel Conversion: Acquisition to Shelter to
Permanent Housing
Project HomeKey and City Funded Projects
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Outcomes Achieved
Project OffRamp
Project Off-Ramp: Freeways
Total Camps Identified: 503
Total Individuals Estimated: 794
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Total Individuals Relocated in 2021 from
Canals: 82
Rail Property: 22
Total Freeways, Canals
and Rail Properties: 604
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Next Steps
Continue Operating
Shelters/Triage Centers
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Next Steps
Continue Executing Our
Motel Conversion Strategy
New Housing/Homeless
Investments Options
Unit
Cost
per
Room
Motel Acquisition for Shelter
Housing $70,000
Motel Homeless Support Services
(wraparound)
$20,000
/yr
Motel Conversion to Permanent
Housing
$100-
$200K
OBJECTIVES
• Reduce the number of homeless living on the streets (placement not displacement) • Increase housing options and homeownership for women and minorities Emergency
Shelter
(overnight)
Triage
Center
(90-day)
Transition
Housing
(indefinite)
Affordable
Housing
Owner
Occupied
Housing
COVID-19 Homeless
Response
Fresno
Mission/Sobering
Center
Poverello House
Marjaree Mason
Center
Diversion
Next Steps
Keep Building the Continuum
Programs and projects along the continuum
Golden State Triage
(50 Beds)
Bridgepoint Tiriage
(30 Beds)
HomeKey (327 Beds;
w/87+ OffRamp
Beds)
Travel Inn Triage (60
Beds)
MHS Hacienda Triage
(50 Beds)
Rapid Rehousing
Rental Assistance
Bridge Housing
Tiny Homes
Pallet Shelters
Independent Living
Worker Dorms
Shared Housing
Permanent Affordable
Housing
HomeKey Conversions
Preserving Affordable
Housing
Landlord Recruitment
Private Projects
Public Projects
Targeted First Time
Home Ownership
Programs
Private Projects
Public Projects
Homeless
Street
Response
Citywide Homeless
Street Response
• Outreach
• Code, Fire
• Sanitation
Project Offramp
Prevention
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Other Next Steps
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1. Address encampments Citywide through HART Team
(January 27 workshop)
2. Add more housing capacity (April Workshop)
3. Continue to Measure and Monitor Outcomes
4. Advocate with State and Federal Funders
5. Co-Lead Collective Impact – Funders Collaborative
Emergency
Shelter
(overnight)
Triage
Center
(90-day)
Transition
Housing
(indefinite)
Affordable
Housing
Owner
Occupied
Housing
City Council Updates
Providing data for City Council to monitor the continuum Homeless
Street
Response
Council Subcommittee on
Homelessness
• Quarterly report of expenditures,
activities and outcomes by category
and by program.
Periodic Workshops and
Reports to Council
CDBG Subcommittee
• Consultation and review for entitlement
planning activities including
performance review
Periodic Meetings for Plans, Performance
Reports, and Amendments
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