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Common Outcome Measures

1,000 Out of Poverty Campaign

Social Impact Financing

A. How to form a network focused on an focused, achievable and measurable goal. B. How to use a common self-sufficiency measure in conjunction with the Supplemental Poverty Measure. C. How to address challenges in forming a coordinated anti-poverty strategy. D. How to develop social impact financing as a component of the local strategy.

Be the Backbone Recruit Unlikely Allies and Stakeholders Nurture Relationships Agree on Common Goals and Accountability Develop Networked Leadership

ADVOCATE

CONVENE

EVALUATE

INCUBATE

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WHAT IT IS

Supplemental Poverty Measure

A measurement tool that defines the poverty threshold based on a basic set of goods including food, clothing, shelter, and utilities (FCSU) as well as other needs (household supplies, personal care, transportation, etc.)

THE DIFFERENCE
Unlike the current official poverty measure, the SPM accounts for rising standards of living, differences in family compositions, and geographic differences in housing costs.

CURRENT RESEARCH
Conducted by Center on Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University Phone: 650.724.6912 E-mail: inequality@stanford.edu http://www.stanford.edu/group/scspi/index.html

Mission Success Measures: Five Dimensions of Poverty/Prosperity

Poverty: Score Less Than 3

INCOME
1. 2. No income Inadequate income and/or spontaneous or inappropriate spending

3. 4. 5.

Can meet basic needs with subsidy; appropriate spending Can meet basic needs and manage debt without assistance Income is sufficient, well managed; has discretionary income and is able to save

HOUSING
1. 2. Homeless or threatened with eviction In transitional, temporary or substandard housing; and/or current rent/mortgage payment is unaffordable (over 30% of income) In stable housing that is safe but only marginally adequate Household is in safe, adequate subsidized housing Household is safe, adequate, unsubsidized housing 3. 4. 5.

EDUCATION
1.

2.

Literacy problems and/or no high school diploma/GED are serious barriers to employment Enrolled in literacy and/or GED program and/or has sufficient command of English to where language is not a barrier to employment Has high school diploma/GED Needs additional education/training to improve employment situation and/or to resolve literacy problems to where they are able to function effectively in society Has completed education/training needed to become employable. No literacy problems

HEALTH CARE
1. 2. No medical coverage with immediate need No medical coverage and great difficulty accessing medical care when needed. Some household members may be in poor health Some members (e.g. children) on Medi-Cal, but adults lack coverage All members can get medical care when needed, but may strain budget All members are covered by affordable, adequate health insurance 3. 4. 5.

3. 4. 5.

FOOD
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. No food or means to prepare it. Relies to a significant degree on other sources of free or low-cost food Household is on food stamps Can meet basic food needs, but requires occasional assistance Can meet basic food needs without assistance Can choose to purchase any food household desires

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THE GOAL

1,000 Out of Poverty Campaign

To move 1,000 people out of poverty within one year.

THE STRATEGY
The committed organizations will form a network in which each organization commits to select a cohort of its clientele to move out of poverty as defined by the Step Up Self Sufficiency Measure. The organizations agree to intentionally collaborate with one another to reach this goal.

THE DIFFERENCE
Typically success is measured by outputs: the number of services received. This pilot will measure how many clients get out of poverty. Never before has this community used a common measurement system to evaluate whether its combined services move people out of poverty.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SCC

CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING

COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS

EHC LIFEBUILDERS

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES

200
NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS

100
PROJECT HIRED

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SUNDAY FRIENDS

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SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES

100
WEST VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES

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ST. JOSEPHS FAMILY CENTER

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THE SALVATION ARMY

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COMMUNITY SERVICE SOLUTIONS MOUNTAIN VIEW

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THE HOUSING TRUST

100
NOVA

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ACTION
SUSV network agrees to focus on testing pilot to move 1,000 people out of poverty in one year.

DATE

ACTION
Agencies meet to share plan, progress, costs, resources, and barriers.

DATE
Monthly: January December 2013

November 2012

County agrees to share data.

November 2012

Agencies assist clients and track client data.

January December 2013

Partner agencies agree on numbers they will work on and track within their existing service systems using the self-sufficiency measure on a quarterly basis.

Funding secured for evaluation and coordination December 2012-January 2013

January 2013

Ongoing client tracking, evaluation and gap analysis

December 2012-January 2013 Evaluation: University of Notre Dame, CTA, and County agree to evaluate progress toward goal. Possibly use HMIS or country data as random control.

Final report provided to the Outcomes Leadership Council

June 2014

The 1,000 Out of Poverty cluster agrees to the following selection methodology: The 1,000 Out of Poverty cluster will be comprised of organizations that together serve a diverse population which contains within it people dealing with the various factors known to put people at risk of poverty. Each organization in the cluster will choose a cohort that is representative of the organizations clientele, thereby ensuring that all people with all risk factors are included.

o Lack of nutritious food o Lack of safe affordable housing o Lack of education/job skills o Lack of access to healthcare including mental health services o Lack of income, benefits, and assets o Race o Immigration status o Over age 65 o Veteran o Disability/Addiction/Mental illness o Criminal record o Family/Neighborhood culture (i.e. domestic violence, parents w/o HS educ.) o Child of single parent or in foster care

The 1,000 Out of Poverty cluster commits to an evaluation process led by University of Notre Dame Lab for Economic Opportunities. The process will include regular meetings and communications to ensure the consistent participation among all members of the cluster.

The cluster agrees to a process of network development in order to facilitate new thinking, learning, and effective collaboration.
The members of the cluster commit to hold one other accountable for pursuing and meeting the goal.

What do we want to learn from the 1,000 campaign ?

1. Can multiple agencies use the same outcomes measure? 2. Can the government use the same measure? The County and Cities? 3. What can we learn from the measurement? Is it meaningful or not? Does the intervention work or not? What are the bright spots? Do we see improvement or not? Do referrals happen more seamlessly or not? Does case managed service work better than non-case managed service? Provider intentionality? How much does it cost for how long? How intense? What are the barriers? Regulation, Technology, Lack of resources, Categorical funding/ not flexible What policies need to change? Were the participant engaged in decision-making? 4. Can government & NPO share data? Demographic, Poverty Cause/Solution?

To provide data on individuals or families who are below the poverty level and may qualify for the pilot program to reduce poverty in Santa Clara County.

November 20, 2012

RECOMMENDED ACTION
Request Social Services Agency to work closely with Step Up Silicon Valley to provide data that will identify families or individuals who may qualify. Supervisor Dave Cortese

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION

The pilot will help move 1,000 people out of poverty within 12 months.

POSITIVE IMPACT
The project will provide support and service to county clients, including seniors and those families with children. This will ultimately help them to become self-sufficient.

Family Supportive Housing

Bill Wilson Center

Facilitated & Coordinated by

Research Partners Research Partners

Lab for Economic Opportunities LEO, University of Notre Dame www.leo.nd.edu

Community Technology Alliance - (CTA)

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DESCRIPTION

Social Impact Financing

Nonprofits dont have the financing to scale up what works. Social Impact Financing (SIF) funds what works by paying for results. This innovative financing mechanism is being tested in the UK and several cities in the U.S.

SUSVS ROLE
$100,000 awarded by the Health Trust will allow SUSV to conduct a disruptive innovation feasibility study that would examine the use of social impact financing for anti-poverty programs in Santa Clara County.

THE TEAM

Community Outreach and Education

Landscape Analysis and Identification of Suitable Interventions

Process Advice for County

Technical Assistance for Responders

Technical Assistance and Deal Construction for Finalists

October 2012

November 2012 January 2013

JanuaryMarch 2013

April-May 2013

JuneSeptember 2013

Pay for Success

PFS

Performance-based contracting for social interventions where government pays only if and when results are achieved

Social Innovation Finance

SIF

Funding that bridges the timing gap between the need to pay for service provision and government success payments. Social Impact Bonds are one

type of SIF.

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Cashable Savings

1. Reduced days of acute care at the BAP 2. Reduced incarceration rates for at-risk crossover youth 3. Reduced frequency of bench warrant arrests

High-Priority Social Issues

4. Sustainably housed chronic homeless 5. Improved outcomes for infants and first-time mothers 6. Increased successful placements for youth aging out of foster care

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 Engage key leaders: Govt, business, Nonprofit Networked Leadership: Core, Cluster, Periphery Backbone organization Shared measures and data collection using HMIS County commitment Corporate and funding: Cisco, Applied Materials Case managers/client advocates meet regularly

 1000 OUT OF POVERTY - RESULTS TO DATE?

Organizations committed _______17________ Number of participants entered ____________ Status of participants Change is not easy Start small Celebrate quick wins

PROCESS:

Admit the hard realities

New Collaboratives formed

Never give up

The power of inertia Bureaucracy