Articles for the Topic "Chronic Homelessness"

A Human Connection: How Portland, Ore Made a Huge Dent in Chronic Homelessness

2009-11-09T04:15:03

This report, by Erik Sten, chronicles the city commissioners process of establishing a goal oriented plan to end homelessness in Portland, Oregon through listening to the homeless population of the city.

Chronic Homelessness

2006-12-11T02:34:10

The Alliance released an updated brief on chronic homelessness, describing its characteristics, causes, and solutions. The brief summarizes the interaction between emergency shelters, health care systems, and criminal justice and chronic homelessness. It also describes the benefits and cost effectiveness of permanent supportive housing and the success that many communities have achieved. (Authors)

Chronic Homelessness in the Spotlight

2006-12-04T05:01:13

Author summarizes current thinking in eliminating chronic homelessness. "Government agencies are targeting efforts to place those considered chronically homeless into stable housing as a way of cutting the millions of dollars annually spent on health care, shelter, and law enforcement expenses for these individuals." (Authors)

Evaluation of LA’s HOPE: Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing Final Report

2008-05-27T12:34:25

LA's HOPE is one of five HUD/DOL-funded projects awarded in late 2003 to demonstrate the feasibility of moving chronically homeless adults into permanent housing and helping them return to work. Its structure involved three public and nine nonprofit agencies. LA's HOPE was successful in its primary goals, housing 69 percent of ever-enrolled clients and engaging 84 percent in employment-related activities—54 percent in competitive employment. The project also sought to change the ways that the involved agencies worked together, but was less successful with these system change goals. The report discusses lessons learned, which closely resemble lessons from numerous other evaluations. (Author)

Evaluation of the Collaborative Initiative To Help End Chronic Homelessness

2009-01-27T09:34:20

The Collaborative Initiative to Help End Chronic Homelessness (CICH) was an innovative demonstration project coordinated by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and jointly funded by HUD, HHS (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Health Resources and Services Administration) and VA. This effort, which crossed departments, offered permanent housing and supportive service funding through a consolidated application process. Several interim reports, as well as a summary of the reports, can be found on this site.

Fact Checker: Chronic Homelessness

2008-07-11T03:51:08

Although chronic homelessness represents a small share of the overall homeless population, chronically homeless people use up more than 50 percent of the services. The most successful model for housing people who experience chronic homelessness is permanent supportive housing using a Housing First approach. (Authors)

Restoring Hope and a Human Connection Reduces Chronic Homelessness in Portland, Oregon

2010-01-25T05:11:53

Erik Sten, former City Commissioner of Portland, Oregon, helped design the city’s Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness. The plan resulted in the reduction of overall street homelessness by 39 percent and chronic homelessness by 70 percent. Erik shares his reflections on Portland’s experience in “A Human Connection,” a report published by Living Cities. He discusses what he learned about the vital importance of hope and human connection. Through hope and connection, communities can come together to end homelessness.

The Portland Conversations: Ending Chronic Homelessness Through Employment and Housing

2008-08-14T09:01:20

Five demonstration projects in urban centers, now in their final year of federal funding, were created to test a housing plus employment strategy. Each represents a unique collaboration involving local workforce investment boards, government-led housing agencies, and other partners. This report chronicles conversations among the staff from the five sites joined by Federal agency staff, housing and homelessness experts, and the staff of the Chronic Homelessness and Employment Technical Assistance Center (CHETA). The discussions took place at the second annual grantee conference, held April 25-26, 2007, in Portland, Oregon. (Authors)

Transformation Through Partnerships: Systems Change to End Chronic Homelessness

2007-10-25T12:59:32

The Transformation through Partnerships DVD is an award-winning documentary produced to demonstrate how community partnerships can be forged to effectively provide the necessary range of services to persons who are homeless with mental illnesses or substance use disorders. It provides a short explanation of the partnership model and illustrates how the Downtown Emergency Services Center in Seattle, Washington and Project HOME in Philadelphia used partnerships to bring together the necessary resources for providing effective homeless services.