# Presentation: 225585

## Discharge Planning  State of UtahSeptember 28, 2006

## STATE VISION

- 	Everyone has access to safe, decent, affordable housing with the needed resources and supports for self-sufficiency and well-being.

## Homeless Coordinating Committee 

**Coordinates all homeless planning and policy development**
**Coordinates the State’s 10-year plan with AOGs, counties, and cities to reduce homelessness with emphasis on ending chronic homelessness**
**Recommends policy, regulatory, and resource changes needed to accomplish the objectives**
**Ensures a research-driven, results-oriented strategy with statewide guidelines**
**Allocates PHTF, ESG, and CNH funds and coordinates priority of other funds assisting the homeless**
**Reports to Governor and legislators on progress**

**Dr. David Sundwall **Department of Health

**Pamela Atkinson   **At Large

**Bell Brough **Dept. of Corrections

**Tani Downing              **Dept. of Workforce Services

**Vaughn McDonald** Philanthropic Orgs.

**Bill Hulterstrom              **Mountainland Cont. of Care

**Sharon Downing           **Balance of State Continuum of Care

**Jane Shock **Financial Institutions

**Kristine Pepin** Businesses/United Way

**Palmer DePaulis                            **Dept. of Community and Culture

**Marie Christman     ****   **Dept. of Human Services (DHS)

**Gary Herbert      **Lt. Governor    Chair

**Michelle Flynn      **SLC Cont. of Care

**John Brereton** Utah Housing Corporation

**Rosemary Kappes**        S.L. Housing Authority

**Rudy Johansen **Veterans’ Admin.

**Donald P. Ketcham  **Social Security

**JoAnn Seghini         **Local Governments

**Kreig Kelley  **Office of Education

**Lloyd Pendleton Robert Boles**  Faith-based Orgs.

_**Purpose**_

** ****Kim Hood            **State Planning Office

**January 2006**

## Homeless Coordinating Committee Organization

**Homeless Coordinating Committee Organization**

**HCC**

**Local Homeless Coordinating Committees**

**Supportive Services**

**Affordable Housing**

**Discharge Planning**

**Information Systems**

**Bear River  AOG**

**Salt Lake County COG**

**Five-county AOG**

**Mountainland AOG**

**Six-county  AOG**

**San Juan County COG**

**Uintah Basin AOG**

**Weber County COG**
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**Davis County COG**

**Grand County COG**

- Domestic Violence
- Case Management
- Training
- Employment

**Allocation Committee**

- Elected Officials
- Chair – LHCC

- Banks
- Developers
- Housing Authorities
- Planners
- Providers

- HMIS
- Outcome Measures
- Management Reports

- Mental Health
- Hospitals
- Substance Abuse
- Prisons
- Jails
- Foster Care
- Juvenile Justice Ser.

**Bell Brough**

**Lt. Governor**

**Richard Walker**

**Tani Downing**

**Kristine Pepin**

**JoAnn Seghini**

- COG – Council of Governments
- AOG – Association of Governments

- December 2005

## AOG/COG Homeless Coordinating Committee (Model)

**Faith-based Orgs.**

**Sheriff**

**Dept. of Human Services**

**Police Chief**

**Continuum of Care**

**Housing Authorities**

**Businesses**

**Dept. of Workforce Services**

**Colleges/Tech. Schools**

_**Purpose**_

**Financial Institutions**

**At Large**

- Implement locally the State’s 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness and reduce overall homelessness.
- Prioritize and coordinate funding to implement supportive service programs to reduce and prevent homelessness.
- Use *Homeless Management Information System* to report and manage results.
- Develop a “pathway” to self-reliance for the homeless.

**Elected Official Chair**

**Dept. of Corrections**

**Dept. of Health**

**Schools/PTA**

**Local Government Leaders**

**Domestic Violence**

**Vice Chair**

**United Way**

**Native American Housing Authority**

**Service Agencies**

**Community Clinics**

## Selected Accomplishments

- Eleven Local Homeless Coordinating Committees (LHCCs) established across the State and chaired by a political leader
- Statewide management information system implemented effective July 2005
- Self-sufficiency matrix, from Arizona, implemented statewide on the HMIS effective July 1, 2006
- Trained 151 case managers statewide on the SOAR SSI/SSDI material and implemented an expedited processing system effective February 2006

## Selected Accomplishments, Continued

- Implementing October 1, 2006, statewide homeless management reports for each LHCC and the State totals
- Each of the 11 LHCCs has developed or is developing a pilot using the new organization and new approaches to end chronic homelessness and prevent and reduce overall homelessness
- Funding for pilots set aside from a state Homeless Trust Fund
- Three pilots are focusing on the discharging of individuals from jail, prison, and foster care

## Design of Foster Care Pilot

- Working with a housing authority to master lease 10 units for placement of 20 youths ages 18 to 21
- Reallocating some departmental resources plus Homeless Trust funds
- Working with Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Workforce Services, and Education Departments to provide wraparound services

## Design of Prison Pilot

- Working with a housing authority to master lease 10 units for the placement of 10 offenders
- Reallocating some departmental resources plus Homeless Trust funds
- Coordinating services with service providers and the parole officers