HSH Strategic Framework

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Update on HSH Efforts in SOMA

December, 2017
 Strategic Framework Goals: 2018-2022

Systems Change

Design and implement coordinated systems for adults, families with children, & youth by December 2018

Implement performance accountability across all programs and systems by December 2019

Adults Families Youth Street Homelessness

Reduce chronic Ensure no families with Complete a detailed Improve the City’s
homelessness 50% by children are unsheltered plan to reduce youth response to street
December 2022 by December 2018 homelessness by July 2018 homelessness by
October 2018
End family homelessness
by December 2021 End large, long-term
encampments by July
2019

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 Causes of Homelessness

• Federal housing policies and

funding cuts

• State housing policies and

limited funding for
homelessness

• Inequity in the US economy

and public health system

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Homelessness in San Francisco

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HSH Budget to Address Homelessness
HSH FY17-18 Operating Budget by Use

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 HSH Resources to Address Homelessness

Problem Solving Temporary Shelter

•1,500 Eviction Prevention slots •2,367 beds/units
•800 Homeward Bound slots
Housing
Outreach •7,403 units of housing
•~200 chairs in Resource Centers •961 short and long-term subsidies
•HOT, ERT, and other nonprofit-led teams
Housing Ladder
•50 Moving On Initiative subsidies

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San Francisco did not have a model system

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Homelessness Response System

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Application of HSH’s Data Model

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 Work is underway
During our first 12 months, HSH:

•Maintained ~9000 formerly homeless adults, families and

youth in permanent supportive housing

•Assisted over 1,900 people with exits from homelessness

•Provided temporary shelter to ~7,000 unique individuals

•Engaged ~6,000 people on the street with outreach and

case management

•Provided ~450 people in 18 large encampments with

shelter and services

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 Lots of work is underway…

•Opened 4 Navigation Centers – adding 150 temporary shelter beds in 2018

•Added 300 units of Permanent Supportive Housing – adding 1,300 more PSH
units in next 5 years

•Started Encampment Resolution Team – expanding ERT & SF HOT in 2018

•Planned for overhaul of Resource Centers – expanding resource center

capacity in 2018

•Launched the Moving On Initiative – adding 300 subsidies in 2018

•Added over 600 new rapid rehousing and rent subsidies – adding 75 more
subsidies in 2018

•Launched the ONE System – completing rollout in 2018

•Implemented Coordinated Entry for Families – implementing for adults & youth
in 2018
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 …and the work is working

Since 2015:

•13% reduction in youth homelessness

•12% reduction in family homelessness

•30% reduction in chronic Veterans homelessness

•Overall, SF’s numbers have remained flat (1% decrease)

•Most cities on the West Coast have seen double digit increases

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Strategic Framework

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Next Steps In SOMA

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 1,000 People Project
• Mayor Lee committed to getting 1,000 people off the street
this winter though additional navigation centers, shelter and
permanent supportive housing

• Projects in SoMa
• Veterans housing at the Auburn Hotel opened in Dec.
• Opening Minna Lee temporary supportive housing in Feb.
• Opening SoMa navigation center in March
• 5th and Bryant Navigation Center (negotiating w/CalTrans)
 Jessie Street Navigation Center

• Partnership with The Salvation

Army

• 125 bed facility opening in

March 2018

• Focus on people experiencing

homelessness in SOMA first

• 24-hour site activation, ground

floor windows, new lighting and
on-site safety staff
 SOMA Homeless Outreach Project (SOMAHOP)

• Modeled after MDHOP, which led

to a 56% reduction of tents in the
Mission in 5 months

• Help people experiencing

homelessness move into the Jessie
Street Navigation Center

• Provide security in the area around

the Navigation Center

• Work to ensure that no

encampments reform in the area of
operations
 Unified Command
•Scale lessons learned and best
practices from MDHOP citywide

•Enhance coordination and

collaboration between city agencies

•Improve City’s response to street

homelessness, quality of life issues
and related 311 calls

•Improve outcomes for people

experiencing homelessness and
those struggling with mental health &
substance abuse disorders
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