1. 2016 Coc visioning session
December 20, 2016

2. Mayor’s Action Plan Progress
As of September 30, 2016

3. Mayor’s Action Plan Goal One: Prevent and end chronic homelessness
STRATEGY
STATUS
Increase PSH by 391 units
Implement Vulnerability Index (VI)
Reduce CoC funding for TH by 50%
Establish Housing First/ACT Team
2010 Annual Housing Inventory County (HIC)
378 units PSH
2016 Annual Housing Inventory Count (HIC)
2,192 units PH
1,320 PSH
871 RRH
INCREASE OF 1,814 UNITS IN 6 YEARS

4. Mayor’s Action Plan Goal two: Prevent & end family & Youth homelessness
Strategy
Status
Increase Emergency Shelter Capacity
Reduce CoC funded TH by 106 units
Increase PSH by 101 units
Provide RRH after Stimulus program funds expire in June 2012
New ES provider – Room in the Inn, operates seasonal 11/1 – 3/31
0 CoC funded TH units
Increased PSH & RRH for a total of 1,291 beds
EHP is a national best practice model (NAEH.org)

5. Mayor’s Action Plan Goal three: provide a path out of homelessness for all
Strategy
Status
Increase the number of Emergency Shelter units for single women
Ensure that existing shelter resources are available to those in need for a minimum of 20 days without cost and meet basic building codes and safety codes
Initiate Project Homeless Connect events
Non-profits exploring expansion or new units have been unable to identify sufficient funding to move forward.
Genesis Services, a newly funded RRH program for singles, is providing RRH opportunities for current occupants of the single women ES units. Current ES residents can be quickly rehoused leaving open beds instead of a waiting list.

6. Mayor’s Action Plan Goal four: Prevent & end veteran homelessness
Strategy
Status
End Veteran Homelessness by 2015
2012 – 411 homeless veterans
2016 – 250 homeless veterans

7. Mayor’s Action Plan Progress
CHRONIC HOMLESSNESS
68%
UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS
76%
VETERAN HOMELESSNESS
45%
FAMILY HOMELESSNESS
25%
OVERALL HOMELESSNESS
20%

8. COC Planning VISIONING SESSION central themes
INTAKE/COORDINATED ENTRY
ER, crisis, mental health, ES-integrity of the process
Better collaborative crisis response
System connections that breaks the cycle of homelessness
Universal use of CE and streamlining system
Changes to eligibility guidelines

9. COC Planning VISIONING SESSION central themes
PREVENTION
Services for “couch surfers”
More resources for “unstably housed”

10. COC Planning VISIONING SESSION central themes
OUTREACH
No one sleeping on the streets
Accessible services – 24/7
Services provided directly on the streets
Increase outreach efforts and follow-up with the clients (manpower, geographical)
LBGTQ specific services for youth and adults
More outreach staff

11. COC Planning VISIONING SESSION central themes
SHELTER
More emergency Shelter for single women
Equal access for LGBTQ

12. COC Planning VISIONING SESSION central themes
SERVICES
Workforce development to sustain housing
Trauma-informed services
Services to help retain housing

13. COC Planning VISIONING SESSION central themes
PERMANENT HOUSING
Housing options for those who can’t live on their own
More permanent housing
Housing sustainability
Housing for aging population that is at-risk for homelessness
Moving people who are currently homeless into better adequate housing
Assuring conditions that allow people to remain permanently housed remain in place

14. COC Planning VISIONING SESSION central themes
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Identify gaps and better utilize data
Community education and awareness on all our resources
Advocacy as a response to the threat of lost funding and a presence at meetings
More flexibility in rapid responsiveness to the changing political climate and how that will effect funding
Recognizing other opportunities for funding
Being aware of the limitations of some funding

15. COC Planning VISIONING SESSION central themes
TRAINING
High quality services
Streamline training for staff
Continuum-wide certification, scores a standard of services (housing first, trauma informed)

16. COC Planning VISIONING SESSION central themes
NEEDED PARTNERS
Shelby County Land Bank
Workforce Development
Law enforcement
Memphis Housing Authority
Those living in poverty
Educational partners

17. COC Planning VISIONING SESSION central themes
GAPS
Youth specific services
Hospital step down beds
Resources for medically fragile homeless individuals
Case management services in shelters/mental health facilities/A&D services facilities