1. POLICY COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, January 12, 2017
9:00 – 11:00 am

2. PUBLIC COMMENT

3. CONSENT AGENDA
November Policy Council Minutes

5. Election of Chair and Vice Chair

6. NORTH COUNTY REGIONAL UPDATE
Jeff Shaffer, Director of Regional Coordination, C3H

7. Bottom Line – Unsheltered Homeless Do Desire Assistance
North County Updates
Bottom Line – Unsheltered Homeless Do Desire Assistance

8. Client Numbers Increase with AmeriCorps and Care & Referral Centers Open
Vision for Assisting Unsheltered Homeless in Lompoc and Santa Maria
Americorps
Lompoc: Overseeing 2 Members (40 hours outreach per week)
Santa Maria: Overseeing 2 Members (40 hours outreach per week)
Coordinated Outreach
Coordinating local agencies to partner and house individuals with 18 months of housing retention supportive service
Lompoc: Tuesdays 2pm; Santa Maria: Wednesdays 11am

9. Client Numbers Increase with AmeriCorps and Care & Referral Centers Open
Once a week regular events with incentives to bring unsheltered homeless to us to receive local services
Lompoc: Trinity Church of the Nazarene Saturdays 1pm
Santa Maria: Salvation Army Lunch Program Wednesdays 12pm

10. With Increased Coordinated Outreach and Care & Referral in Place
We have 23 being assisted in Lompoc – outreach and retention
We have 16 being assisted in Santa Maria – outreach and retention
We have doubled our number of clients in North County on Vertical Change
I currently lead both outreach teams – 20 official clients – 19 others being assisted in some way
We have reached our housing goal in Lompoc for 2016!

11. Lompoc Housing Goals Reached!
4 individuals housed in December/January
1 more scheduled for move in mid January
Total 5 in housing in 2016; 9 in housing retention
All housed have remained housed – 100% Retention
Initiated 2 applications with Landlord Liaison Partnership
Current partners – Lompoc Police Department, Behavioral Wellness, Public Health, Americorps, Trinity Church, Lompoc Advocacy & Action, Bridgehouse, Coast Valley Treatment Center, Transitions Mental Health, HACSB, Landlord Liaison Partnership

12. Who Comes to Care & Referral in Santa Maria?
Partners – Public Health, Behavioral Wellness, Good Samaritan Shelter, Americorps, City of Santa Maria, Transitions Mental Health, C3H
Unsheltered homeless individuals
Families doubled and tripled up
Average attendance - 85
Vulnerability surveys, housing applications, client agreements, other service provider applications and/or agreements
Data entered on Vertical Change weekly
Working to increase partners in 2017

13. Santa Maria Story
Met Mother & Daughter at Care & Referral at Salvation Army
AmeriCorps member took them on as clients – family has some income
Assisted family with filling out an application for Landlord Liaison Program
LLP wrote a letter of recommendation to the Landlord
C3H partnered with Crestwood to pay landlord application fees
Family to move into their own apartment in January!!!
C3H will provide housing retention plan

14. Santa Ynez Valley Projects 2017
Working with the City of Buellton and People Self Help Housing with plan for residents of Avenue of Flags motels Assisting People Helping People with outreach to community to fill gaps with their clients – Kickers Soccer & Local Project Assisting as Needed with homeless in Santa Maria Individual – last week finished VI for individual 68 years of age

15. North County 2017 – Looking Ahead
Quarterly Coordination Meetings – highlighting local partners, discussing immediate needs, reports from COT and Care & Referral Weekly Coordinated Outreach and Care & Referral Data entry and sharing on Vertical Change Outreach for more Flexible Local Dollar funds: Lompoc: Trinity Church. Santa Maria: Crestwood Christian Fellowship.

16. North County Point in Time Count
Thursday, January 26th

17. Santa Maria
Outreach - streets, vehicles Common Ground maps community, recruits volunteers, and creates teams for outreach from 6-9pm Santa Maria Police Department & 6 local volunteers do outreach in vehicles from 9-11pm Care & Referral Center Centro Christiano Vida Abundante 6-9pm Shelters, Warming Centers – fill out form

18. Lompoc
Outreach - streets, vehicles Common Ground maps community, recruits volunteers, and creates teams for outreach from 6-9pm Transitions Mental Health leads team to camps and hill community Care & Referral Center Trinity Church of the Nazarene 6-9pm Shelters, Warming Centers – fill out form

19. Santa Ynez
Outreach - streets, vehicles Common Ground maps community, recruits volunteers, and creates teams for outreach from 6-9pm Sheriff’s Department team to local river bed (currently no one in river bed)

20. In Conclusion: The Process Works – 4 Steps to Solving Homelessness
Know everyone by name – expanding with 80 hours per week of outreach through AmeriCorps has helped us get to know more people Know what they want/what they need – using Vertical Change county wide helps all partners know the needs and wants of the unsheltered homeless community Line up/expand resources – having partners work together decreases gaps in services. Increasing partners in the community (LLP/DWW/FLD) expands resources that meet needs and wants of the unsheltered homeless community HOUSING WITH RETENTION – creating teams with intention of 18 months of supportive services is proven effective nationally and providing true in North County!

21. Thank You Policy Council!
***Local Outreach Partners in Lompoc***

22. SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL UPDATE
Luke Barrett, Regional Coordinator, C3H

23. S.B. County Housing Authority Sansum: Goleta Family Practice
“John Smith” 11 visits pre-housing, 4 post-housing
C3H
S.B. County Housing Authority
Sansum: Goleta Family Practice
S.B. Cottage Hospital
Jewish Family Service
Social Venture Partners
PATH Santa Barbara
The list goes on….17 total
Hospital Visits Per Month
Months

24. Isla Vista Updates Quarterly Regional Coordination Meetings
Weekly Coordinated Outreach Team Meetings
What’s working well?
UCSB volunteers
Saint Michael’s Church, S.B. County Housing Authority, Showers of Blessing
What’s missing?
Behavioral Wellness clinical support

25. Goleta Updates Quarterly Regional Coordination Meetings
Monthly Creative Housing Solutions Committee Meetings
Weekly Coordinated Outreach Team Meetings
What’s working well?
City of Goleta support, Sherriff’s Department C.R.D., New Beginnings Safe Parking Program
What’s missing?
Emergency and long term shelter resources

26. Santa Barbara Updates Quarterly Regional Coordination Meetings
Weekly Coordinated Outreach Team Meetings
Weekly Cottage Hospital Discharge Planning Meetings
What’s working well?
Cottage Hospital Social Workers, Public Health and Behavioral Wellness homeless outreach, local business support
What’s missing?
Accessible detox and skilled nursing facilities

27. Carpinteria Updates Quarterly Regional Coordination Meetings
Monthly Creative Housing Solutions Committee Meetings
Weekly Coordinated Outreach Team Meetings
What’s working well?
AmeriCorps, City of Carpinteria Support, Sherriff’s Department C.R.D., local business and church support
What’s missing?
Behavioral Wellness clinical support

28. South County Summary Consistent Partner Agencies: 33+
Coordinated Outreach Teams: 4
C3H Current Case Management Clients: 30
2016 Permanent Housing Placements: 9
2016 Housing Retention Clients: 14
2016 Reunifications: 24

29. 2017 South County Goals
Continue to develop data sharing between agencies using the Vertical Change database
Build the capacity of all regional Coordinated Outreach Teams, get people in housing and keep them there
Educate the community on homeless related issues through research and professional development
Policy Council members are critical to our success.

30. 2017 Point in Time Count Summary:
Street Outreach Teams:
Isla Vista: 4 teams
Goleta: 6 teams
Santa Barbara: 20 teams
Carpinteria: 4 teams
Care and Referral Centers:
Isla Vista: Freedom Warming Center
Goleta: Goleta Valley Community Center
Santa Barbara: Alameda Park, Rescue Mission, Noah’s Anchorage
Carpinteria: Freedom Warming Center

31. Isla Vista Coordinated Outreach Team

32. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Status of Fundraising Requests
Report on Dignity Health grant proposal – Santa Maria Coordinated Outreach
Questions on Financial Statements?
Staffing Update

33. Update: Volunteer Recruitment for the Point in Time Count
Emily Allen
Program Director of Common Ground Santa Barbara County, AmeriCorps Partnership For Veterans & People Experiencing Homelessness, United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County