Ending homelessness: a vision and a plan

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• Stephen Nash
• CEO HomeGround
• 2nd Sept 2009

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• Supportive Housing key elements
• Co-ordinated provision of quality housing and
  support
• Targets people who are chronically homeless

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• Supportive Housing rationale
• No one wants to be homeless.
• Supportive housing helps people live more stable
  and productive lives.
• Supportive housing is permanent housing.
• Supportive housing is cost-effective.

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• Supportive Housing key elements
• principles
• Affordability
• Safety and Comfort
• Support Services are Accessible, Flexible, and
  Target Residential Stability
• Empowerment and Independence

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• Supportive Housing key elements
• Common Ground

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• Supportive Housing key elements
• Diversity of models and providers
• Various needs groups targeted
• Scatter site to high scale
• Often a Housing First approach
• Sector resource bodies foster innovation
• Strong evidence and cost savings

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• How can we ensure these elements are delivered
  successfully?

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• How can we ensure these elements are delivered
  successfully?
• System change is required
• Current White Paper opportunity

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• How can we ensure these elements are delivered
  successfully?
• Laying a New Foundation
• Changing the Systems to Create
• and Sustain Supportive HousingCorporation for
  Supportive Housing

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• How can we ensure these elements are delivered
  successfully?
• 1. Collaborative Planning/Consensus-Building
• 2. Investment Leveraging of Resources
• 3. Coordination, Streamlining, Integration of
  Funding
• 4. Building Provider Capacity
• 5. Quality Assurance
• 6. Research Data
• 7. Communication and Advocacy
• 8. Cultivating Leaders, Champions, Advocates
• 9. The Irresistible Force
• 10. An Intermediary as Neutral Catalyst

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Ending homelessness a vision and a plan

• How can we ensure these elements are delivered
  successfully?
• White Paper opportunity to create a new system
• Create a dialogue about ending homelessness
• Build on what works now and what doesnt
• Allocate housing and support resources
• Build the capacity of providers
• Focus on results