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Housing and Homelessness Committee
June 8, 2022
Five-Year Plan to Reduce
Homelessness
Office of Homeless Solutions
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2 FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS
• Pillar 1: Prevent Homelessness
• Pillar 2: Increase Housing Production With a Focus on Affordability • Pillar 3: Increase Availability and Effectiveness of Shelter Beds • Pillar 4: Build a Coordinated Regional Infrastructure • Pillar 5: Increase the Availability of Services, With a Focus on Physical and Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• Pillar 6: Expand Public Awareness and Education About Homelessness and Housing
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3 STAKEHOLDER INPUT
• The need to prioritize vulnerable groups experiencing homelessness.
• Supporting creative housing and low-barrier shelter options. • All hands-on deck approach to tackle the homelessness epidemic.
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4 STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
• The City held three hybrid Community Engagement Meetings. • The City hosted three Taskforce Meetings.
• Feedback was solicited to prioritize activities.
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5 HOMELESSNESS IN NUMBERS
City Unsheltered County Sheltered County Unsheltered County Total Count
Individuals 587 729 2155 2884
Adults (≥25) 415 513 1703 2216
Youth (18‐24) 66 70 256 326
Children (≤18) 11 146 25 171
Unknown 95 0 171 171
Households (Interview) 241 549 1169 1718
Families 1 64 6 70
Chronically Homeless 105 129 519 648
Substance Abuse 75 81 453 534
Mental Health Conditions 84 (14%) 184 373 557
Veterans 30 (5%) 50 112 162
(rchi.cs.ucr.edu –P I T 2020)
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6 SELF-REPORTED FOR CITY OF RIVERSIDE
14%
13%
11% 11%
17%
21%
16% 16%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Mental Health Substance Abuse Physical Disabiltiy PTSD 2020 PIT ‐ CITY 2020 PIT ‐ COUNTY
84 75373 453 66 344 63 339
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7 LOGIC MODEL - GOAL 1
Increase Housing Production with a Focus on Affordability Affordable
Housing
Identify accessible
units allowing for
autonomy and care
to age in place in a
dignified way
(6 to 9 months)
Households
achieve housing
stability
Improved ability to
obtain employment
INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS SHORT-TERM INTERMEDIATE LONG-TERM Create and/or
identify affordable
housing for
extremely low
income to middle
income
households for
subpopulations
Inclusionary
Housing Program
Feasibility Study
by 2022
Development of
Housing First Plan
Sites
Ongoing
Participate in a
shared housing
program with an
option for Riverside
County In-Home
Supportive
Services Program
IHSS for seniors
No. of affordable
housing produced
Dollars invested
Reduce
homelessness
Identify 50 families
and 20 seniors 65+ to
participate in fast-
track program
(3 to 6 months)
Households access to
housing and services
Critical Time
Intervention support
for families and
seniors experiencing
homelessness.
(9 to 24 months)
Improved standard of
living
Improved health and
well-being
Fast Track to Housing
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8 LOGIC MODEL - GOAL 2
Increase the Availability of Services, with a Focus on Physical and Mental Health Substance Use Disorder Treatment
INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS SHORT-TERM INTERMEDIATE LONG-TERM Clinical social worker
internship program
Work with RUHS –
BH to provide
training to entities
serving individuals
experiencing
homelessness
Intentional
connections to care
Partner with local
universities to provide
internship hours with
OHS for clinical social
worker students
Interns will provide
support in the field and
follow up with
individuals interested
in therapy sessions by
phone/in person/or
virtually as needed
(up to 5 clients per
student)
Cultivate
relationships with
individuals
experiencing
homelessness
(3 to 6 months)
Clinical Social
Worker student will
build on sessions and
create a plan with
client input to decide
best approach to
exiting homelessness
with tools to address
social, emotional, and
trauma triggers
(6 to 9 months)
Reduce
homelessness
among chronically
homeless by (5%)
annually with increase
of referrals to ARC for
treatment
Coordinate Trauma
Informed Care, Harm
Reduction,
Motivational
Interviewing training
for all teams working
with the target
population
Increase the
confidence of staff
working with target
population
By the end of
October 2022
Staff equipped to
reduce re-
traumatization of
target population
By November 2022
Create trust and
provide choice and
control byway of
empowerment to
target population
leading to increased
number of people
accessing services
annually by 25%
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9 LOGIC MODEL - GOAL 3
Prevent Homelessness
INPUT ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS SHORT-TERM INTERMEDIATE LONG-TERM Ensure that resources
for threatened (at-risk)
families are accessible
and known
In reach services at
local jail to connect
individuals
experiencing
homelessness to
shelter and
transitional housing
and other resources
Identification of At-
Risk Households
Jail In-Reach
Partnership with
Goodwill, AJCC and
County Workforce
Development
Job readiness
workshops
Job training voucher
up to $8,000 / person
Meet with individuals
once per week to
create release plan.
Reducing
homelessness
among justice-
involved by 5%
annually
OHS to complete
training and
background to gain
access to Robert
Presley Detention
Center
July 2022 to
December 2022
Develop release plan
with resources for a
warm hand off
Connect 50
individuals to
industry recognized
sectors that align
with their interests
January 2023
Course completion of
industry recognized
certification February
2023 to February 2024
Increased
employability
(Through February
2025)
Develop materials for
distribution to Alvord
and Riverside Unified
School Districts
Distribute resource
materials in
August 2022
Bring County and
CBO’S together for
presentation to Pupil
Services in
September 2022
Meet Pupil Services
quarterly to ensure
students and
families are
connected to
resources to
decrease
unsheltered child
(≤17) homelessness
by 50%
Apply with Volunteer
and Religious
Services to gain
access to Robert
Presley Detention
Center in June 2022
School Connections
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10 LOGIC MODEL – GOAL 4
Increase Availability and Effectiveness of Emergency Shelter Beds
INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS SHORT-TERM INTERMEDIATE LONG-TERM Request for Proposals
for alternative
emergency housing
non-congregate
shelter with
approximately 115
units to expand
diversity of shelter
types and provide
wrap-around services
Non-congregate
Emergency Shelter
Provide low barrier
shelter to individuals
experiencing
homelessness
Identify option that
will best align with
PIT Count numbers
to stay in compliance
with shelter bed
requirements and
anti-camping
enforcement
June 2022
Leverage the Housing
First Model through
Permanent Supportive
Housing with Critical
Time Intervention to
support individuals
participating in
emergency shelter by
increasing the
number of shelter
beds by releasing a
Request for Proposals
in June 2022
Connect folks to
clinical social worker
interns, workforce
development, housing,
and other resources
as needed with an
increase of people
exiting homelessness
into permanent
housing by 10%
annually
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11 LOGIC MODEL – GOAL 5
Expand Public Awareness
INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS SHORT-TERM INTERMEDIATE LONG-TERM Quarterly Newsletter
Create OHS
Newsletter with
Marketing and share
on OHS landing page,
email blasts, and
social media
Keep community
aware of progress
toward goals, share
success stories, share
Housing &
Homelessness
Committee and
Council meeting
information
Transparency around
5 Year Plan and what
the City is currently
doing
Q1 - September 2022
Community will stay
apprised of City
commitment and
keep us accountable
while working
through goals
Q2 - December 2022
Q3 - March 2023
Q4 - June 2023
Awareness of City
programs, successes,
and gaps. Community
will feel informed and
continue to be part of
the conversation
Annually
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12 LOGIC MODEL – GOAL 6
Coordinated Regional Infrastructure
INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS SHORT-TERM INTERMEDIATE LONG-TERM Outreach Grid IT will
work with County
HMIS lead to develop
access
Homeless
Management
Information
System
Access to HMIS with
an opportunity for
Outreach Grid to
export and import
data for streamlined
and efficient reporting
Data specific to the
City of Riverside
extracted for
reporting
September 2022
Train OHS staff and
partners to interact
with new tools and
import/export data
July 2022
Efficient reporting with
a focus on the City by
eliminating multiple
platforms with
convoluted data
Ongoing
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13 INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS SHORT-TERM INTERMEDIATE LONG-TERM
RECENT ADDITIONS
PANS
Addition of 20
individuals to make up
Parks and
Neighborhood
Specialist
Dedicated to SAR,
parks and surrounding
areas
Reduction in 911 calls
in response to
homelessness in
parks and surrounding
neighborhoods by
30%
Teams will make
areas safer, more
family-oriented, and
maintain peace and
order
Camping among
individuals
experiencing
homelessness will be
reduced by 20%
Urban
PSET
Addition of 2 teams to
more fully cover
service area
Respond to 311.
Follow calendar to
focus on engagement
and debris/trash
abatement
Continue
engagement,
enforcement efforts,
and collect data, and
cultivate relationships
Fielding two shifts per
day and evening to
monitor hotspots and
deter encampments
within the City with
additional team
enforcement
Approximately 800
people will be
contacted each month
with an increase of
services accepted by
at least 40%
Wildlands
PSET
Enforce the anti-
camping ordinance
and provide
resources, housing
supports, and
encampment clean-up
Strengthen SAR
heatmaps, engage
folks and better
understand their
needs, cultivate
relationships, and
collect data
Deter encampments
within the SAR by the
presence of the new
team and provide
engagement
Ongoing
Make connections to
housing for folks and
enforce anti-camping
ordinance. 2023 -
Ongoing
Santa Ana
Riverbottom (SAR)
team that operates 7
days a week - days
and evenings
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14 • $1-billion-dollar block grant authorized by AB-140 • The City of Riverside’s allocation is $8,433,288.22
• 7% may be utilized for administration of grant program • At least 10% must be allocated to programs and services for youth
• Local homelessness action plan that were agendized at a regular meeting of the governing body, and included receiving public comment and the applications are due on June 30, 2022 HOMELESS HOUSING, ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION ROUND 3
(HHAP-3)
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15 • Requires applicants to establish regional goals with overlapping jurisdictions • O u t c o m eg o a l sm u s tb ed e v e l o p e dw i t hr e g i o n a lb a s e l i n ed a t af r o mt h e Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
• Outcome goals should be ambitious but achievable. Regions who achieve outcome goals will be eligible for the $180 million in bonus funding. The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council will determine bonus award allocations based on the recipient’s proportionate share of the state’s homeless population as reported in the 2019 PIT count
HHAP-3
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16 • City of Riverside allocation: $4,335,583
• Must develop a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan that will become part of the City’s FY 2021 HUD Annual Action Plan by substantial amendment • Eligible activities:
– Production or preservation of affordable housing
– Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
– Supportive Services
– Homeless Prevention
– Purchase and development of non-congregate shelter
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM – AMERICAN
RECOVERY PLAN (HOME-ARP)
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17 DRAFT OUTCOME GOALS
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18 DRAFT OUTCOME GOALS
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19 DRAFT OUTCOME GOALS
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20 DRAFT OUTCOME GOALS
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22 WHAT CAN YOU DO?
• Attend City Council and Riverside County Board of Supervisor meetings to speak to agenda items related to homelessness
• Attend Housing and Homelessness Committee meetings
• Advocate to support those experiencing homelessness
• Advocate for:
Senate Bill 1338 – CARES Court
Assembly Bill No. 2383 – “Ban-the-Box”
Assembly Bill No. 1816 – Housing and workforce development opportunities for previously justice-involved
Support HOME Court
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23 That the Housing and Homele ssness Committee conceptually approve the draft Five-Year Plan to Reduce Homelessness including the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention-3 and HOME Investment Partnerships Program-ARP regional
outcome goals and funding priorities for City Council’s consideration.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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