Homeless YYA Advisory Group 4/13/2016 2:30-4:30pm Mercer Island Community Center

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1 Homeless YYA Advisory Group 4/13/2016 2:30-4:30pm Mercer Island Community Center

2 Welcome

3 Coordinated Entry for All

4 Coordinated Entry for All- All Home Updates Single Adult Coordinated Entry o Current planning focused on scope of Phase 1 (referrals to Permanent Supportive Housing), access to assessments, and additional questions needed for the CEA assessment and screening process. Family and Young Adult Coordinated Entry o Currently FHC and YHC programs received a letter and survey to confirm program information related to banding and screening. The survey provided an opportunity for questions and clarifications. Agencies who submitted a response to the survey will be contacted individually.

5 Coordinated Entry for All- Reassessment Updates Assessment Updates 204 youth assessments since March 3 Assessments entered into Bitfocus/Clarity database By end of month, referrals made through Bitfocus Providers using YHC have been able to update program info

6 Coordinated Entry for All 40 Distribution of TAY-VI-SPDAT Scores n=

7 Coordinated Entry for All- King County HCD Updates Operations and daily oversight of Coordinated Entry for All (CEA) is transitioning to King County Housing and Community Development (HCD). King County released an RFP for 5 Regional Access Points (RAPs) - RAPs will serve as the primary front-door for the homeless housing system. - RFP announced the availability of approximately $1M and closed on April 7th. HCD team hiring for key positions: Coordinated Entry for All Project Manager 3 Referral Specialist positions

8 Coordinated Entry for All- CSEC Proposal Policy proposal to prioritize CSEC youth & young adults for housing With CSEC case manager recommendation and supervisor approval, youth would be prioritized for housing See handout for details Next steps Is Advisory Group supportive of proposal? If Yes, policy proposal goes to All Home Executive Committee for approval

9 System-Wide Analytics and Projection (SWAP)

10 SWAP System-wide Analytics and Projection tool AKA predictive modeling Focus Strategies is providing analysis Key measures length of stay, exits to permanent housing, cost per exit to permanent housing, etc. Draft report (in person presentation) in May/June Initial data: Program results/measurements vary widely Permanent supportive housing & rapid-rehousing appear to have best performance Enrollment rates from housed situations higher than expected

11 Best Starts for Kids

12 Best Starts for Kids (BSK) Youth & Family Homelessness Prevention Plan Plan transmitted to King County Council March 2016 First initiative of BSK to be funded Model based on DV Housing First program flexible funding & case management, client centered $19M ($3.1M in year 1) proposed agencies funded in year 1 Focus on youth/families at imminent risk of homelessness Competitive RFPs strong partnership with schools important Success factors include fewer individuals experiencing homelessness and fewer returns for homeless services

13 Best Starts for Kids (BSK)- YFHP Youth Advocates Ending Homelessness (YAEH) feedback See handout Next Steps King County Council Regional Policy Committee today King County Council vote expected spring, RFP will follow

14 Voices of Youth Count

15 Voices of Youth Count Updates Planning Committee meeting held 4/4 Next step Focus Group planning phone call Solidifying date for count Qualitative Youth Interviews - Subset of all VOYC sites (5 or 6 of 22) - Interview young people All categories of unstably housed youth Chapin would need strong support from a few local RHY providers for recruitment assistance - Timeframe- July-Sept- Chapin will work with each site to determine best month

16 Comprehensive Plan Refresh

17 Comprehensive Plan Refresh Plan Milestones- Status Update Review plan activities and progress after one year Small Group Activity (3-4 members each) 1. How are we doing? Rate red, yellow, green for each activity. 2. Where does the Advisory Group need to sharpen or accelerate its work in 2016? 3. What will you personally commit to doing?

18 Updates and Close

19 Updates and Close Questions on written updates? Other updates/announcements? YYA Advisory Group Meetings 2 rd Wednesdays, 2:30-4:30pm, Mercer Island CC Exception-- Next meeting: May 18, 2:30-4:30pm, 2100 Building All Home Stakeholder Forums joint meetings for all population groups 3 rd Wednesdays, 9:30-11am Next meeting: April 20, 9:30-11am, El Centro de la Raza, agenda will focus on technical assistance new ROI/ CEA consent form, improving consent rates, documenting chronic homelessness status

20 YAEH- All Home Best Starts for Kids Meeting Summary March 31, 2016 All Home staff, The Mockingbird Society Staff, and members of Youth Advocates Ending Homelessness met to discuss the current status of the Best Starts for Kids Youth and Family Homelessness Prevention Plan and engage young people in a discussion of how the BSK prevention funding could be directed to prevent young people from experiencing homelessness. The discussion focused on 4 questions, with the most time devoted to discussion of how to prevent youth homelessness. For each question, key themes are summarized below. How do young people define homelessness? - Circumstances & terms: Sleeping under a bridge, sleeping outside, staying with a friend, staying with someone, staying at shelter, couch surfing - Experiences: Not having clean clothes, not being able to wash oneself, stealing from others, other survival crimes, fighting for money, - Emotions: Uncertainty, instability, fear, physically and emotionally unsafe What are the root causes of homelessness? - Family rejection, especially for LGBTQ youth - Economic factors and poverty- family instability, lack of affordable housing, intergenerational homelessness and poverty - Home isn t safe- abuse, neglect, family conflict, drug abuse at home, failed adoptions - Other factors o Mental health issues o Systemic racism and oppression o Lack of support for immigrant and refugee communities What can help prevent youth and young adult homelessness? - Top two points of consensus: o Schools Young people are in/at school, making schools the best place to find young people who might be at risk of homelessness and help them before they become homeless. Strong support for strengthening the role of schools and McKinney Vento liaisons in helping young people, connecting to resources, intervening in crisis. There was very strong agreement on the idea that schools are a critical point of intervention. o Someone/ something to fall back on This part of the discussion was a bit less clearly defined, but the idea resonated with everyone that all young people make mistakes or encounter unexpected challenges, and we all need something to fall back on. - Additional recommendations: o Family Acceptance Project- reduce family conflict related to sexual orientation/ gender identity, good data that helping families understand the risks and consequences of their child living on the streets can prevent the kind of conflict resulting in young people leaving home o Legal Assistance for civil matters, emancipation, Child in Need of Services petitions o Ensure youth leaving detention have a place to live or prevent them from going there in the first place o Housing options for foster youth, and better preparation for independence for youth aging out of care o Support family members who want to take relatives in but without involvement of child welfare o Career/ employment services for young people o Mental health and substance abuse services If a young person experiences homelessness, what do they need or want to make it brief and one time? - Health care, mental health, chemical dependency services if needed and wanted - Basic needs - Family reunification getting at the root of conflict - Well trained, well supported case managers - Permanent connections-outside the homeless system - Affordable housing - Living wage jobs - Legal support - Rental assistance

21 Youth & Young Adult Initiative Comprehensive Plan Milestone Status Update through Q Plan Activity Projected Progress by Q Notes on Progress Rare & Brief: Family Engagement (All Home & YouthCare) Tracking of family engagement program. All Home is tracking progress of family engagement work at three agencies (four case managers) Rare & Brief: Host Homes (All Home ) Rare & Brief: Rapid Rehousing (All Home, City of Seattle) Rare & Brief: Relationships with systems (Raikes, UWKC & All Home ) One-Time: Education & Employment (All Home, King County DCHS) One-Time: Capacity Building (Raikes, All Home, City of Seattle) Ensuring equal support for YYA of color (City of Seattle, Building Changes) Ensuring equal support for LGBTQ YYA (All Home, NW Network) Housing and Access (All Home, funders, state) Host home program is launched. $1.2M in federal HUD McKinney funding for RRH is secured. Child welfare alternative YARH project is privately funded and launched. Juvenile justice - data collection project is launched within detention. Education TBD targets. Strengthened connections between opportunity youth & YYA programs. Monitoring of Clear Path to Employment, Eastside Re-Engagement Center, and YHC referrals to education/employment Agency capacity-building project is launched. Plan to support leadership in advancing racial equity is launched. Communities of color are engaged in Advisory Group. Recommendation of data collection and sharing practices. Prep to launch LGBTQ toolkit in Q2. Integration with Coordinated Entry for All. Completion of SWAP. Recommendation of investments to support high-needs youth in housing. Pilot program is funded, will serve 15 youth initially. First youth housed by Q3. $830K is funded (phase 1). Funding for phase 2 uncertain. Provider agencies are planning implementation. Child welfare LifeSet program funded, late Q2 launch, serving 32 high-needs youth initially. Juvenile justice Data is being collected. Q1 data ready by May for review. Education No targets. King County Ed/Emp is monitoring data. Very few referrals to education & employment services through YHC. Project for staff skill development and provision of diversion services is likely to be funded, Q3 launch. Initial meeting with agency leadership held. Initial discussions held around needs assessment for youth of color. Have not engaged communities of color in Advisory Group. Project EQTY ongoing. Agency training on best practices for data collection and sharing scheduled for Q3. Transition to Coordinated Entry for All underway. YHC and other leaders shared recommendations to integrate YYA needs in Coordinated Entry. SWAP analysis to be shared in May. Submitted MIDD proposal to serve highneeds youth.

22 Overview of Policy Proposal to Prioritize Housing for CSEC Youth & Young Adults Rationale - YYA who are trafficked are uniquely vulnerable - We often have a brief window of intervention, when a YYA is willing to engage and seek safety - Our CEA system must be able to respond as immediately as possible in these situations - The TAY VI-SPDAT does ask questions related to CSEC, but does not directly get to the question of when a young person is actively involved in CSEC activity with a current safety risk - Proposal: If deemed appropriate by a CSEC advocate and their supervisor, CSEC young people should be prioritized for housing in CEA Policy Proposal - Agencies that employ specialized CSEC Case Managers are able to request the prioritized housing* - When a CSEC Case Manager identifies a young adult that is interested in housing, they will review the case with a supervisor at their agency - If the supervisor and Case Manager together deem the situation appropriate for expedited access, the supervisor will contact CEA - Young adult will complete a CEA assessment, if they have not yet done so - CEA will refer the young adult to available open units for which they are eligible o Agency receiving the referral will prioritize intake - If no beds are open, the young adult will be placed at the top of the list for the next opening *YouthCare, FOY, AYR. Young people ages can be referred to CSEC advocates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (855) 400-CSEC.