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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-20-2015 B1 SpataforeCOUNCIL MEETING: (,k 17-0 ( Zb 1 � ITEM NO. :_ b t HOMELESS FOUNDATI � , COUNTY P.O. Box 1444 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 JAN 2 1 2015 John Spatafore, President Dee Lacey, Vice President Elise Patrick, Secretary Jay Beck, Treasurer Board Members: Dave Cox Jim Famalette Jim Grant Ermina Karim Roy Rawlings Dominic Tartaglia Ed Valentine Stacey White SLO CITY CLERK Jay Beck: a6 th Generation S.L.O. Resident; Senior V.P. at Founders Community Bank; Housing Authority Board Member Dave Cox: mC.0.0., V. President Barnet Cox & Assoc.; Leadership Roles with S.L.O. Chamber, Hospice, Private Industry Council; Co- Citizen of the Year (S.L.O. Chamber) Jim Grant: - S.L.O. County Administrative Officer 6/02 — 10/12; S.L.O. City Measure Y Advisory Committee Jim Famalette: mCEO /C00 of Gottschalks, Inc., 99 -10; CEO /C00 Liberty House, Inc., 87 -97 Ermin_a Karim: -President /CEO S.L.O. Chamber of Commerce (see; Ermina's Bio at Chamber Website) Dee Lacey: - Cattle Rancher; School Board Trustee (20yrs); Past President, Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce; Cuesta College Trustee (4yrs); Community Foundation; Director of Heritage Oaks Bank Elise Patrick; *Loan Analyst, Sunrise Mortgage & Investment Co.; Life -Long S.L.O. Resident; U.C.S.B. Graduate Roy Rawlings: *Retired Senior V.P. of Gas & Electricity Operations, Sempra Energy Corp; President of Friends of Prado Dominic Tarta lia: * Executive Director, S.L.O. Downtown Association; V.P. Marketing Tartaglia Realty; S.L.O. Life -Long Resident; Graduate Cal Poly Ed Valentine: - Superintendent San Luis Coastal School District (Retired); 37 Years in Public Education Stacey White: * Building Science Educator at Cuesta College and Cal Poly; Architect /Planning Professional with Mode Associates John A. Spatafore: *Practicing Attorney, 34 Years in S.L.O.; Former Trustee, S.L.C.U.S.D. Board; Founder, 15t President S.L.O. Youth Association; Former Board Member S.L.O. Chamber of Commerce While all Housing First programs share certain critical elements, program models vary significantly depending upon the population served. For people who have experienced chronic homelessness, there is an expectation that intensive and specialized services will be needed, perhaps indefinitely. Programs such as 50 Now utilize teams of professionals to wrap services around these most vulnerable. The new Supportive Services to Veterans and their Families employs veterans as outreach specialists to locate and engage difficult to reach vets who have fallen through the cracks. But, for many people experiencing homelessness, such intensive services are not necessary. These individuals and families fall into homelessness after a housing or personal crisis. For these, the Housing First approach is ideal, as it provides them with assistance to find permanent housing quickly and without conditions. These clients of the homeless assistance networks need surprisingly little support or assistance to achieve independence, saving the system considerable costs. The National Alliance to End Homelessness developed some of the first principles and service delivery components of Housing First in their August, 2009 toolkit.* This toolkit is still used as the basis of programming today. The Alliance also states that most Housing First- oriented programs typically share a number of service delivery components. These components are: • Emergency services; • Housing, Resource and Support Services Assessment; • Housing Placement Assistance, and; • Case management services. Emergency services is one of the vital components of the total picture and addresses the immediate need for shelter or stabilization. With a rental vacancy rate of approximately 1.7% in the county it is simply not realistic to think that this most vulnerable of populations will obtain immediate housing. Where will they go until they do find housing? For individuals and families who perhaps have poor credit or no credit, no stable source of income, mental health, substance abuse issues or both, a history of instability and so on, where will they live until these issues can be addressed? Some of course might be able to live with family or friends. But many do not. Many end up in their cars, on the streets or creeks. The shelter offers these individuals a choice —they may not choose to accept it — but at least they have a choice. Without a shelter we take that choice away. To that end, we have been working closely and in full collaboration with our many partners, including but not limited to: • Transitions Mental Health Association • SLO Housing Authority • County Departments of Behavioral Health, Social Services, Veterans Services and Probation • City Parks & Rangers • Interfaith Coalition for the Homeless • ECHO & 5 Cities Homeless Coalition • Friends of Prado In our monthly Homeless Advisory Committee meetings we work in positive partnership with representatives from these groups and many others to coordinate services as well as identify challenges and opportunities. Every month we discuss progress on 50 Now, SSVF, the medically fragile and community /neighborhood issues. There has been tremendous progress made in bringing people together in a positive and productive way — and in acknowledgement that no one agency nor approach fits everyone. *http: / /www.endhomelessness.org /library/ entry /organizational - change- adopting -a- housing - first- approach T • I , Flomoloss'FOUnd8tion of San Luis Obispo County 51-0 CARES... One of the hallmarks of San Luis Obispo County is than we are a community of people who care and creatively address the challenges before us. Today we face the challenge of caring for those who are homeless through no fault of their awn and are struggling to regain their footing. Our response to, this challenge is the new homeless services center at. 40 Prado Road in San Luis Obispo. 40 Prado is a facility that will partner with other agencies throughout the county to provide shelter and meet the basic needs of families.and individuals. The Homeless Foundation of San Luis Obispo County is the fundraising arm for 40 Prado. The goal of the Foundation is to be a caring, compassionate, accountable. organization helping people become; independent members of our community. CARING Funds raised through the Foundation will serve people'who have found themselves without shelter-due to poverty, loss of a job, or disabling conditions. Services will be provided to • Sober adults The elderly • Single mothers a Our veterans • Children And people with mentaf illness COMPASSIONATE Funds raised through the Foundation will build a clean and safe haven -for those in need, providing physical and emotional. care as well as nourishment. Our vision includes. • 100 permanent beds and 75 overflow. • Laundry Room beds ■ Health, Center Family units Recreation Area ■ Classroom Community Garden ■ Library and Computer Center Parking • Commercial kitchen Kennel ACCOUNTABLE The Homeless Foundation of San Luis Obispo County is obligated to improving,our entire community. To that end, the Foundation has worked with governmental agencies`abd non- profits."t6 consolidate services and reduce costs. Current shelters and services in San Luis Obispo County are no longer viable due to small size, foss of lease, and deterioration. Ha ving a single service location will allow for the consolidation - of staff, - utilities,'donations and volunteerism. • Because of the cooperation of city and county governments, non= profit agencies and the private business sector, the new location for the proposed Homeless Services Center at 40 Frady is owned free and clear. It represents a new spirit of collaboration. and an alignment of goals that assures cooperation will continue throughout the building process. • The average cost of a home in San Luis Obispo County. is $374 per square foot (Zillow). The cost of the new center. is anticipated to be about $225 per square foot, another illustration of the power of consolidation and cooperation. P. O. Box 1444 San Luis Obispo 93406 Who are the homeless? It is estimated that 3;478, people in, San Luis Obispo- County will experience homelessness over th'e course of a year, which is 1% of the County's entire population. They are Families 199 families in our county. are homeless. This figure does not include families _who have doubled up in housing due to economic necessity, Children 12% of the homeless population are children under the age of 18. Veterans 12% of the homeless population is veterans: Educated 113 of the homeless population has received some college o.r holds a collegge, degree.. 40 have graduated from high school. Employed 24 %'of'the homeless,populati'on h'as: full; partial: or temporary employment. Former: Residents 71% of the homeless population was Iiving,in,San Luis Obispo when. _they. became homeless. 5691a of these people were living in a home owned or.rented by them or their partner. 50% of the homeless population is experiencing homelessness for the I" time. 2013 SAN LUIS O31SPO COUNTY HOMELESS CENSUS AND SURVEY - Applied Survey Research You are a member of a caring community. Please demonstrate that compassion by furthering the gods of The Homeless Foundation of San Luis Obispo County which envisions a community that Dance again stepped forward to meet a challenge, and created a homeless center with coordinated programs that' will serve as a model for the entire State.