AFFORDABILITY MATTERS A HOME FOR ALL ALBERTANS

Shelter and Short Term Accommodation

Leading the Charge to End Homelessness in Edmonton Planning and Priorities Community Involvement ►Aboriginal Engagement ►Monitoring Progress ►

Community Plan on Housing and Supports City and Provincial 10 Year Plans

Management body mandated to implement 10 year plan and fund priority projects

Implementation Focused efforts on priorities ►Innovation and new development ►Taking risks and learning ►

Governance Structure Funds and Coordinated efforts to end homelessness in Edmonton 1. Provides capital and assistance for new units 2. Funds and coordinates support services 3. Undertakes planning, research and promotes community engagement Housing

Supports

Community Community Plan

Long Term Supportive

Housing First Teams

Accessing Existing Units

Interim Housing

Long Term Strategies, i.e. Land banking

Supported Housing Models

Homeless Connect Research & Promotion of Best Practices Homeless Count

Our Role as defined in Plans Federal

The Federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) is administered differently in every area and region. In Edmonton: • Homeward Trust Administration is the Community Entity (CE); - and • Homeward Trust Board of Directors is the Community Advisory Board (CAB)

Provincial

In a Plan for Alberta Homeward Trust is one of the 7 Community Based Organizations (CBO) identified for local implementation

Municipal

In Edmonton’s Plan Homeward Trust is the Management Body responsible for its implementation

7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness The 7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness (7 Cities) is a collaborative forum comprised of representation from community entities from the seven major urban cities in Alberta. Homeward Trust Edmonton Calgary Homeless Foundation The City of Lethbridge The City of Red Deer The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo The Medicine Hat Housing Society The City of Grande Prairie

7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness Local Leadership The 7 Cities informs and engages in strategic dialogue with local, municipal, provincial, federal and territorial entities on housing and homelessness. The 7 Cities provides a forum and collective voice to address issues of common interest and concern in the implementation of individual community plans and collective strategies to end homelessness in Alberta including among others: Homeless Point in Time Count 20,000 Homes Campaign Winter Emergency Response Data Collection and Evaluation Youth Strategies

7 Cities Point In Time Homeless Count – October 2014 • Methodology/timeing alignment • 6663 Homeless individuals identified • Overall reduction of 15% since Provincial Plan launched in 2008 • 18% had been in community for less than a year

7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness Point In Time Homeless Count // Change over Time 2008 - 2014 Changes 9000 8000

7627

7000

6462

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3601

3555 3079

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276

549 140

294

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Lethbridge

Wood Buffalo

Calgary 2008

2014

Edmonton

Total

Homelessness in Edmonton 2,307 homeless individuals were counted on October 16, 2014 in the 11th Homeless Count. Using a comparable methodology, this is a 3% decrease from 2012 and a 31% decrease from 2008 (41% on a per capita basis). The next count is scheduled for 2016. 3500 3079

Number of homeless

3000 2618

2500

2421

2307

2192

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1915

2174 2118

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1000 500

1114

1125

1999 (Nov)

2000 (Mar)

836

0 1999 (Mar)

2000 (Sept)

2002

2004

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2008

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Community Plan to End Homelessness Housing Framework

A Plan for Alberta: Ending Homelessness in 10 Years Strategy #13: Shift expectations and develop outcome measures for emergency shelters in Alberta. •

Shelters will Adopt a housing first philosophy across the province



Shelters can no longer be a housing option where Albertans stay for long periods of time



The focus of shelters will need to be firmly placed on re-housing people



Shelters will continue to play an important role in emergency response

A Plan for Alberta: Ending Homelessness in 10 Years Strategy #11: Increase the availability of permanent housing with supports •

A greater number of housing options must be made available in order to facilitate rapid re-housing of homeless Albertans and prevent further homelessness from occurring.



Rapid Re-Housing, Intensive Case Management Teams and Assertive Community Treatment Teams utilize scattered site approach for 70-80% of clients Permanent Supportive Housing with on site supports for remaining clients Through the work of 7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness it was identified that Alberta needs 4,550 PSH units with 2,150 of those units needed in Edmonton PSH varies significantly in support models with the most complex needs requiring clinical staff from AHS

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PSH in Edmonton - examples • Canora Place, Jasper Place Health and Wellness • 30 Units, 2 full time staff, in reach services

• Westwood, Mustard Seed • 20 Units, 5 FT/PT staff

• Ambrose Place, NiGiNan Housing Ventures/EICHS • 36 units (12 affordable, 24 supportive), 33 staff

• Morning Fire Protector, Homeward Trust • 15 units (families), 2 staff, cultural supports

• Balwin (under development), Homeward Trust • 24 Units, staffing model TBC through RFP 1/29/2016

Homeward Trust Edmonton

What is Housing First? Housing First is an approach to ending homelessness that centers on providing people experiencing homelessness with housing as quickly as possible – and then providing services as needed. This approach has the benefit of being consistent with what most people experiencing homelessness want and seek help to achieve.

Systems Approach Centralized Administration Program definition, contracts and data analysis

Housing First Advisory Council

Furniture Bank Team Development, Coordination and training Landlord Relations & Rental Assistance Program

Partner Organizations Housing First Teams & Interim Housing

Institutions (Justice/ hospital)

Shelters & Transitional

Street & Parkland

Drop-ins & Agency Referral

Housing First Results From April 2009 to December 2015: 5,075 people have found housing through the program. • This number includes clients, children and adult dependents • 1,452 children • 118 adult dependents

• Of the 3,505 clients who have found housing: • • • • • •

64% of clients were chronically homeless when entering the program. The median age for females is 38, and 48 for males. 51% are male, 48% are female, less than 1% are transgender. 55% are Aboriginal (and 65% of dependents are Aboriginal) 1,446 households, in the program or recently graduated, receive rental assistance. Average rent for households receiving rental assistance is $992 per/month.

Why Ending Homelessness Saves Money? • Homelessness in Canada costs $7 billion each year (2013) Monthly costs to keep someone homeless • $ 1,932 in a shelter bed • $ 4,333 if incarcerated • $ 10,900 if hospitalized

• 2014 Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi Project Final Report: • Per person, per year: • $22,257 for Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) • $14,177 for Intensive Case Management (ICM) • Average Cost Avoidance (for every $10 spent): • $9.60 for ACT clients; and • $3.42 for ICM clients • Highest Users: • 10% of participants • Every $10 invested in Housing First Services for this group resulted in average savings of $21.72 over two years.

Progress to Date

New Units 1,790 New units 2,000+ Market rentals Monitoring 67 projects

Supports Over 5000 Housed 250 Families in 2015 60% Indigenous Caseload

Community 11 Homeless Counts 15 Homeless Connects Planning & Engagement Events & Awareness

What can WE can do 1. Fund the development of new Affordable and Supportive Housing 2. Support focused leadership on integrated response to housing need 3. Work collaboratively on new initiatives, policies and strategies 4. Attend & support events that support ending homelessness 5. Share what you know and learn

Upcoming Events Edmonton • Homeless Connect at the Shaw Conference Centre • Annual ROOPH Awards March 10 (Recognizing Outstanding Organizations and People in Housing) • Annual Walk/Run June 12 • Bi-Annual Homeless Counts October 2016 • November is National Housing Month/Luncheon

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