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San Luis Obispo
Countywide Strategic Plan
to Address Homelessness
A Zero to Five-Year Approach
Vision
Goal
The San Luis Obispo region will reduce homelessness by
ensuring that people at risk of losing housing can retain it, and those experiencing homelessness can equitably secure safe housing with appropriate supports,minimizing trauma to the individual, the community and the environment.
Within 5 years, reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness countywide to 50% of the current level
San Luis Obispo Countywide Strategy to Address Homelessness We Are
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•Elaine Archer
Dir of Housing Management, HASLO
•Janna Nichols
Executive Director, 5 Cities Homeless
Coalition
•Brenda Mack
Lived Experience, Atascadero Resident
•Anne Robin
Behavioral Health Administrator
•Kelsey Nocket
Homeless Manager, City of SLO
•John Peters
Police Chief, Grover Beach
•Scott Collins
City Manager, Morro Bay
•Susan Funk
Council Member, Atascadero
Chair of HSOC
San Luis Obispo Countywide Strategy to Address Homelessness We Are
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Situation Assessment
San Luis Obispo Countywide Strategy to Address Homelessness We Are
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Current State
Where are here
How did we get here?
Past Conditions
We were here
2019
2022
SLOCo Trends in Homelessness 2019-2022
Shelter & Service Capacity Expanded but Homelessness Is Growing Faster •ECHO Paso -50 new beds
•ECHO Atascadero -10 new beds (60 total now)
•CAPSLO –20 new Safe Parking spaces in SLO (27 total)
•CAPSLO –New Medical Detox at Prado built in SLO (services pending) •County –New Kansas Ave Safe Parking in SLO (90 people) •5CHC –New Navigation Center in Grover Beach
•5CHC –20 new Cabins for Change in Grover Beach
•Street outreach ↑ across the county with COVID & CESH $$ •COVID Isolation trailers for homeless in 3 places
•Hotel vouchers during COVID (temp)
•Homelessness inflow > outflow by ~200 /year*
•2018-2021: 6900 people received homeless services (2.4% of our population)* •2019 PIT Count found 1483 homeless, 1172 unsheltered (79%) •2022 PIT Count (Feb 23) data being developed
•20+ open positions in County Behavioral Health
•Non-Profits all experiencing staffing issues, concern about support to sustain expanded services -ECHO closed winter shelter 2 months early this year
-ECHO capacity limited to 30 in Atascadero and 45 in Paso -CAPSLO support to Kansas avenue delayed
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Staffing / sustainability is challenged
*Data from HMIS (Homeless Management Information System):
Used by CAPSLO, ECHO, 5CHC and to collect data on people seeking services to solve or prevent homelessness.
SLO County Regional Trends in Housing 2019-2022
More Vouchers and Support but Housing Market Tightens •Paso Motel 6 Conversion: 60 new units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) •156 new Emergency Vouchers (Summer 2021)
(600 applicants)
•50 new units under construction in Pismo Beach
-All units dedicated to work-force, low-income, transitional youth and the formerly homeless •New affordable units approved in SLO, Templeton, Atascadero, AG, GB over the next 5 years •50 Now at 65 Now (called “Housing NOW” moving forward) •SLO ranks as the nation’s 6th most expensive county
•Ave rent from $1027 (2018) to $1800 in (2021)*
•Deposit requirements ↑ 86% to $2130*
•HUD Fair Market Rents ↑ 13.5% (2020 to 2021) and ↑ 46.1% since 2016* •Median rental HH spends 38% of income on housing*
>50% of all rental households are at ↑ risk of homelessness •Eviction moratorium ending
•Cost per unit of new affordable housing >$550k
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*Data from Rapid Rehousing Client support (provided by 5CHC) and HASLO
•Year -round emergency capacity increased 73%
•Total maximum capacity doubled
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San Luis Obispo Countywide Strategy to Address Homelessness We Are
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# Homeless
Despite capacity increases, on any given night,
we have the capacity to shelter
only 20-30%
of the number of people observed as homeless in 2019
*NOTE: These numbers are best-case scenario.
They assume COVID-related restrictions are lifted and added services are still funded and staffed
First Year
•Sheltering
Capacity
•Prevention
•Data
Year 2-3
•Service
Capacity
•Regional
Compact
Year 4-5
•Housing
Capacity
•Data -driven
refinements
San Luis Obispo Countywide Strategy to Address Homelessness We Are
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•Rapid implementation of more non-congregate sheltering/temporary housing capacity of all types -pallet shelter, cabins, tiny homes, safe parking
•Seek funding to staff/expand services for mental health and substance abuse disorders; strengthen training in outreach and case management; actively engage persons with lived experience of homelessness into all phases of planning •Improve and expand HMIS and Coordinated Entry, for data-driven strategic oversight capabilities & operational guidance •Lay groundwork for a Regional Compact on homelessness. Deeper analysis quantifying needs and resources with specific housing needs of our homeless and inventory tools. Conduct focused planning efforts as needed on mental health, addiction (especially opioids), medically vulnerable individuals with complex needs, and expedited housing First 12 Months: Expand shelter/temp housing capacity and homeless prevention; improve data •Expand mental health, substance abuse disorder, and other supportive services & Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) •Build and staff a Regional Homeless Operations Center to support navigation, reduce admin barriers and time to housing •Review and learn from rapid expansion of non-congregate sheltering capacity phase; fill in gaps, make improvements •Complete a Regional Compact on homelessness with jurisdiction-specific targets overall and for special needs populations •Expand data tracking and coordination with jail/probation/parole, hospitals, and sober living environments Year 2 -3: Grow services and supportive housing capacity; formalize a data-driven Regional Compact •Complete more affordable housing projects, both traditional and non-traditional: Meet RHNA targets everywhere •Systematically work on speeding the path from homelessness to housing •Simplify the funding stream: Seek options for the County/CoC to get more grant funding and more flexibility •Solidify the gains with sustainable ongoing funding
•Implement positive and negative incentives the Regional Compact Year 4 -5: Grow affordable and appropriate housing; implement data-driven refinements We Are
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5-Year Strategic Plan Focus Points (by Phase) -Draft
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San Luis Obispo Countywide Strategy to Address Homelessness Homeless Action Committee
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
Intent: Develop Countywide Regional Collaboration that: guides rapidly-expanding shelter, service, navigation and housing capacity; improves data and outreach systems; creates, identifies and streamlines funding while generating support from citizens through communication, education and accessible venues of action.
Critical Events Objectives Key Dates
1. Open 5CHC Pallet Shelter
2. Open 2nd Safe Parking site
3. Open 40 Prado Pallet shelters
4. 5.
6. 7.
8. 9.
10. LOE 1: Expand Capacity
1.1 Open 5CHC Pallet Shelter (20)
1.2 Open second safe parking site (40)
1.3 PSSH Pismo (24)
1.4 HASLO AG site (65)
1.5 Expand Kansas Ave SF (20)
1.6 Est. Nav Center location
1.7 Build Nav Team
1.8 BUILD ADDICTION CAPACITY
1.9 BUILD LEGAL CAPACITY
LOE 2: Data
2.1 Assess HMIS systems
2.2 Update user certification process
2.2.1 Individual Training
2.2.2 Inspection Processes
2.3 2.4
2.5 2.6
2.7 LOE 3: Funding
3.1 Release ARPA funding
3.2 Housing & Homeless Bonds
3.3 DSS / Planning Grant Conf
3.4 3.5
3.6 3.7
3.8 5. Communicate
5.1 Develop communication plan
5.2 Housing inventory / history
5.3 5.4
5.5 5.6
5.7 5.8
5.9 5.10
Lines of Effort
LOE 1 (Main Effort):
Build Shelter/Housing -
Affordable and
Appropriate
LOE 2 (Sup Effort 1):
Expand Services
and Navigation
LOE 3 (SE2):
Improve HMIS & CES
LOE 5 (SE4):
Strengthen Regional
Collaboration and
Public Communications
LOE 4 (SE3):
Streamline Funding
End State
LOE 1: A mix of safe parking,
emergency/transitional shelters,
low-income, permanent supportive,
and special-needs housing exist to
reduce unsheltered living.
LOE 2: BH, medical, financial
assistance, identity-rebuilding,
jail and hospital release services
are robust and centralized.
LOE 3: Standardized and efficient
coordinated entry system
employed by highly-trained and
disciplined outreach workers feed
an improved HMIS.
LOE 5: Community leaders and
citizens are better informed and
willing to participate positively
in addressing homeless issues.
LOE 4: Synchronized planning
and funding for homelessness
exists across the region.
20232022
5.1 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.7.2 2.10
2.4 2.5 2.6 2.92.7.1 2.8
5.8 5.9 5.115.2 5.4 5.5 5.105.3 5.6 5.7
5.12 3.1 3.2
3.3 3.63.4 3.7 3.8
3.9 2.3
1.2.1 4.1 4.2 4.54.3 4.4 4.6 4.7
4.8 1.1 1.2 1.2.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
1.7 3.5
1 2 3
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1. CM Meeting March 11
2. Full HSOC March 16
3. Mayor’s Briefing Apr 15
4. BOS Brief Apr 19
5. 6.
7. 8.
9. 4. Regional Collaboration
4.1 Compact Planning Conf #1
4.2 Brief to City Managers
4.3 Compact Planning Conf #2
4.4 Brief to CMs
4.5 Brief to Mayors
4.6. 4.7
4.8 5-Year Operational Approach -Draft
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