Homeless Housing
Assistance Program
Round 4
Carrie Wright, Director
Economic Development Department
City Council Meeting
November 15, 2022
Item 16.2
1 Turnpike Commons, Stockton CA
Background
Funding Goal: Develop regional solutions
to prevent and end homelessness.
HHAP 1 and HHAP 2: Funding allocated
toward prevention, shelter expansions,
and permanent housing.
HHAP 3: Funding is pending.
HHAP 4: Application is Due Nov. 29, 2022.
Locally we have blended HHAP allocations with
other state and federal homeless and housing
funds to increase overall impact.
2 Grand View
Village
Stockton Shelter
for the Homeless
Review of Performance Measures
Locally Established Goals
homelessness: 15%
unsheltered homelessness: 8%
first time homelessness: 15%
exits to housing: 30%
length of time homeless: 7%
returns to homeless: 9%
HHAP 3 and 4 funding are
contingent on the State's
policy and implementation of
the program
3 Preventing and Addressing Homelessness
Prevention
• Expansion of eviction prevention services
• $40 million in emergency rental assistance
Interventions
• 25 Encampment Clean Ups
• Expanding Low-barrier Sheltering
• Catalyst Project at Children’s Home of Stockton
• Gospel Center Rescue Mission Recuperative Care
• Stockton Shelter for the Homeless Expansion
Between all projects there are over 200 new
low-barrier shelter beds coming on-line…
4 Community Strengthening
• Community Well-Being
• $5.76M for CMC Care Link Community Response
• Community Support NOFA
• Community Response Measures
• HOT Team Partnerships
• Food Security Programs
• Restrooms, mobile showers, & laundry
5 Creating Housing
Investing in Housing
• Permanent Supportive Housing for Homeless
• Sonora Square
• Town Center Studios
• Turnpike Commons
• Calaveras Quarters
• Affordable Housing for Low-income Community
Members
• Liberty Square (Now Leasing)
• Grand View Village (Leasing in 2023)
• Sierra Vista Phase II
Liberty
Square
6 Sonora
Square
Continuum of Care
▪ CoC Strategic Planning Committee
▪ CoC Data and HMIS Committee
▪ CoC Board of Directors
Review State and Local Data
▪ 2022 Point in Time Count Data
▪ San Joaquin County HMIS Data Dashboards
▪ HDIS Data Run, as of July 1, 2022
▪ HDIS Data Dashboards, Current October 2022
Discussion of Needs
▪ Discussion Group with Guest Council at St. Mary’s Dining Room There are more
people accessing
homeless services
than are verified
as literally
homeless per the
HUD definition,
including:
▪ 2,625 persons
under the age of
18. ▪ 652 veterans
▪ 673 survivors of
DV
▪ 2,979 people
with at least one
disabling condition 7
HHAP Round 4
Community
Planning
UNIVERSE OF NEED: 12,706
(San Joaquin County, 2021)
There are more
people accessing
homeless services
than are verified
as literally
homeless per the
HUD definition,
including:
▪ 2,625 persons
under the age of
18. ▪ 652 veterans
▪ 673 survivors of
DV
▪ 2,979 people
with at least one
disabling condition 8
6,137
6,137
12, 706 Accessing Services
Verified Homeless
High Rents and
Housing Insecurity
Drive Homelessness
Over 12,700 individuals
experienced a housing
crisis and about half of
those become homeless for
a period of time.
The most common reasons
for homelessness are:
• Disability
• Loss or separation
• Rent increases
Rents increased 9%
between 2020 and 2021
There are more
people accessing
homeless services
than are verified
as literally
homeless per the
HUD definition,
including:
▪ 2,625 persons
under the age of
18. ▪ 652 veterans
▪ 673 survivors of
DV
▪ 2,979 people
with at least one
disabling condition 9
Homelessness
is Fluid
Last Year, over 6,000
individuals entered and
exited homelessness.
Most people who become
homeless, do not stay in
the homeless system
However, of those who
stay homeless:
• More people are living
unsheltered (66%)
• More people are
staying homeless for
longer periods of time.
(40% are now deemed
chronically homeless)
Reducing Homelessness
1,535
ON
1/1/20 8,034
People
Served in
2020 1,267
ON
1/1/2021
10,785 10,900
8,034
6,137
0 2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2018 2019 2020 2021
Reducing the Number Of Persons
Experiencing Homelessness
43% reductions in
Homeless System Utilization
There are more
people accessing
homeless services
than are verified
as literally
homeless per the
HUD definition,
including:
▪ 2,625 persons
under the age of
18. ▪ 652 veterans
▪ 673 survivors of
DV
▪ 2,979 people
with at least one
disabling condition 10
Shelter services
are underutilized,
though COVID may
be responsible.
Guests indicate the
following needs:
• Privacy
• Partners
• Possessions
• Pets
Shelter Utilization: 2019 vs. 2022
87%
13%
2019
Occupied Unoccupied
69%
31%
2022
Occupied Unoccupied
Data Source: Point in Time Counts, 2019 and 2022
There are more
people accessing
homeless services
than are verified
as literally
homeless per the
HUD definition,
including:
▪ 2,625 persons
under the age of
18. ▪ 652 veterans
▪ 673 survivors of
DV
▪ 2,979 people
with at least one
disabling condition 11
Exits from services
are not well-tracked
Most people who exit the system
after receiving shelter services do
not tell service providers where
they are going or what they are
doing.
Of Rapid Re-housing participants,
38% found permanent housing
Of those leaving a Permanent
Housing Project, 53% had a
move-in date for another home.
Once housed, less than 7% of
people return to homelessness
Exiting Out of Homelessness
6,871 Exited the
Homeless System
833 Exited
to
Permanent
Housing
(12%)
5,046 Exited the
Homeless System
557 Exited
to
Permanent
Housing
(11%)
CY 2021CY 2020
HHAP 4 Allowable Uses
▪ Applications are due November 29, 2022
▪ Allocations have not been announced
▪ Eligible Uses
▪ Rapid Re-housing
▪ Program Operating Subsidies
▪ Street Outreach
▪ Services Coordination
▪ System Support
▪ Delivery of Permanent Housing
▪ Prevention and Shelter Diversion
▪ Interim Sheltering
▪ Shelter Improvements
12 Youth set aside (At least 10%)
Administrative (up to 7%)
Demonstrate impact for underserved
populations and populations
disproportionately impacted by
homelessness
HHAP 3 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS
County / CoC Planned
Allocations Stockton Planned
Allocations
13 25%
2%
11%
11%
29%
16%
7%
Operating Subsidies Street Outreach
Services Coordination Prevention and Diversion
Permanent Housing System Improvements
Administration
33%
46%
14%
7%
Operating Subsidies Permanent Housing
System Improvements Administration
HHAP 4
Recommendations
14 Maintain investments in operations of
permanent housing and shelters. Maintain
Expand investments in rental assistance
and permanent housing as much as
possible.
Expand
Invest as needed in system supports.Invest