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1 Coordinating Access to Housing and Disability Benefits
SOARing The Way Home: Coordinating Access to Housing and Disability Benefits Texas Conference On Ending Homelessness SOAR Roundtable 10/10/19 Gary Grier Senior Project Manager Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County

2 Simultaneous System Transformation
Today’s Conversation Simultaneous System Transformation What is Income Now? What will it take to create a dedicated SOAR system? How does Coordinated Access to SOAR work? What is our community goal for SOAR? What are the challenges and lessons learned ?

3 Building a System Response to Ending Homelessness

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5 5 Elements of Collective Impact 1. Common Agenda 2. Shared Measurement 3. Mutually Reinforcing Activities 4. Continuous Communication 5. Backbone Organization

6 Coordinated Access to Housing and Income
Simultaneous System Transformation Outreach Teams Targeted Hubs VA HC Jail Call In Center Hospital Housing and Income Assessment Housing and Income Program Matching Housing and Income Program Referral Housing and Income Navigation

7 Building System Capacity: Next Steps
SOAR Forum May “Houston, we have a problem” Identify existing staff resources - how can we reallocate time to work on SSI/SSDI applications? Highlight cost savings and incentives to organizations Carve out dedicated staff time and identify key staff to train – start small and work up Develop SOAR/PSH Coordination Model Create quality review mechanisms to ensure high-quality applications Local Leads facilitate the free SOAR Online Training Start with a strong system before scaling up Medicaid reimbursements for providers. Hospitals can reduce costs of high utilizers. Jails can reduce recidivism. Income stability leads to housing stability – if our common goal is to end homelessness, everyone has a stake in making this happen Local PATH providers If having trouble identifying any existing resources, go back to planning stage with CoC. There are creative ways to find resources that don’t have to involve new money. Quality review examples: Michigan, DC, etc. – implement a quality review process from the start and set expectations for providers.

8 Simultaneous System Transformation
System Components Simultaneous System Transformation Coordinated Access to Housing and Income PSH RRH Income Now SOAR Public Workforce System Supported Employment

9 Simultaneous System Transformation
What is Income Now Simultaneous System Transformation SOAR Disability No regular income Assistance with the SSA/VA Benefits application process Work Incentives Counseling Medicaid/Medicare/VA Supported Employment Looking to work Intensive workforce development supports Workforce Solutions No disability Traditional workforce development supports/embedded staff with Workforce Solutions/Building capacity

10 Simultaneous System Transformation
Income Now Workgroups Simultaneous System Transformation Income Now Leadership Team Central Houston, Inc. HGAC/WIB/Workforce Solutions City of Houston Mayor’s Office Coalition for the Homeless SEARCH Homeless Services Career and Recovery Resources Avenue 360 SER Jobs for Progress CSH Harris County BEACON LAW SOAR Workgroup SEARCH Homeless Services –SOAR provider Ave FQHC and SOAR provider Healthcare for the Homeless Houston BEACON Law—SOAR provider and appeals legal provider Social Security Administration-Dedicated Contact Department of Disability Determinations Services (DDS) Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD Lone Star Legal Aid Houston Center For Independent Living-CWIC SOAR Works National TA Star of Hope Income Now Design Team This workgroup is called upon when system design is necessary. Depending on the design necessary, participating agencies can include; CA, income service providers, homeless service providers, social security, TWC-VRS, employers and other appropriate agencies.

11 Assessment Matching Referral Progress Updates - Coordinated Access
Simultaneous System Transformation Assessment Matching Referral Income assessment is built into HMIS and incorporated into the housing assessment RRH= Workforce Solutions (Public Workforce System PSH= Supported Employment or SOAR Implementation Team Chart Communicate communicate communicate Allows for group trouble shooting and power leveraging Public Workforce System =to a hub Location Supported Employment=Nothing SOAR Started October 24, 2016

12 Simultaneous System Transformation
Progress Update - SOAR Simultaneous System Transformation Analysis-Gaps/Resources Capacity Building and Design Implementation Report is completed Add 3-6 Dedicated SOAR Staff Limited service delivery as a Community SOAR Forum and TA We need dedicated SOAR staff need SOAR services Referral process built into HMIS Added 4 dedicated SOAR staff HMIS assessment and referral system Monthly implementation team meeting Outcomes reports

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14 Back Door Coordinated Access Front Door
Street Outreach Assessment Mainstream Competitive Employment Rapid Rehousing Navigation Permanent Supportive Housing SOAR & T2W Customized Employment Hospitals/Jail/ Sobering Center Day & Night Shelters

15 System Integration Dedicating staff to the system
Individual Identity and System Integration Development and Funding

16 Challenges and Opportunities
Partnership with Medical & Mental Health Providers Consulting MD for MSRs Treatment Records -Importance of the Medical Records and MSRs- weight of MD signature -Houston’s Medical System -HHH part of Workgroup and Transition Team -Partnership with MD who comes to meet clients and sign off on MSR- CEO helped -

17 Challenges and Opportunities
Need organization, not people Different Goals & Objectives Building & Maintaining relationships System for coding our app Single contact for status update SSA and DDS tracking ALJ Process Shared Outcomes Legal Partnership for Appeals Entire System or Dedicated only Built in services into HMIS to mark milestones Outcomes tracking OAT/HMIS Training Be careful not to throw it in reverse Accidental Side Doors

18 Success SOAR Blog Success Story Chronic at risk living under a bridge Collaboration between SEARCH, HOT, APS and SOAR system Used Medicaid to gain housing for skilled nursing Application approved in less than 4 weeks

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