Job 2 Housing J2H

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Job 2 Housing(J2H)
Subha Lembach Director of Programs and
Planning Community Shelter Board www.csb.org 2009
COHHIO Conference April 21, 2009
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Community Shelter Board

• Created in 1986 to respond to growing needs of
  homelessness in Franklin County
• "It is unacceptable for anyone in our community
  to go without food or shelter for even one
  night."
• Mel Schottenstein, CSB Founder

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CSBs Founders

• Public/Private Partnership
• City of Columbus
• Franklin County Commissioners
• United Way of Central Ohio
• Columbus Chamber
• Metropolitan Area Church Council
• ADAMH Board
• The Columbus Foundation
• Leo Yassenoff Foundation

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HUD Expectations

• Reduce the incidence of homelessness by assisting
  homeless families to achieve permanent housing
  and self-sufficiency
• Serve 120 households over three years
• 108 successful exits
• 76 with employment at exit
• Over Three Years
• HUD Award 844,634

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What is the Need for Job 2 Housing?

• Currently 29 of families in the family system
  have an unsuccessful exit.
• ALOS is 49 days.
• Some families move three times.
• Families have low income because of limited
  access to employment and vocational programs.

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What is the Need for Job 2 Housing?

• Only 16 of households in shelter have an
  employed adult.
• Average income 510 per month
• Average apartment cost 718 per month
• Families do not have stable housing.

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What is the Need for Job 2 Housing?

• Families lack assess to needed services to secure
  and maintain employment
• Transportation
• Childcare
• Education
• Clothing for work
• Healthcare
• Support

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Business Case for Job 2 Housing

• Stable housing increases family stability and has
  long term benefits.
• A successful exit reduces the likelihood of a
  repeated episode of homelessness.
• Shorter shelter stays reduce system shelter
  demand and need for overflow.
• Reducing moves increases family stability.

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J2H Implementation The Salvation Army

• In Franklin County, The Salvation Army (TSA) will
  lead J2H implementation.
• TSA currently works with families and single
  women using a direct housing model.
• In 2008, TSA served 238 families with 97
  achieving successful housing outcomes.
• TSA has job training programs and the expertise
  to build partnerships with additional job
  training programs.

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J2H Target Population

• Intake and Assessment
• YWCA Family Center serves as the family system
  front door and directs families to programs
  that best meet the needs identified.
• The YWCA Family Center will conduct intake and
  assess families for J2H as well as other next
  step housing programs.

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Next Step Housing Matrix

• Options include
• Direct client assistance with financial resources
  and securing housing
• Supportive housing
• J2H
• Direct housing
• Tier II shelter
• Rolling stock
• Subsidized housing
• Other programs, i.e. RSVP

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Household Characteristics for J2H

• Always
• Job training
• Usually
• Zero or limited income
• Significant credit problems
• Sometimes
• Ability to identify a landlord
• Rarely
• Long-term disability
• Never
• Treatment

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Program Characteristics

• Case Management
• Job placement
• Benefits linkage
• Housing assistance
• Interim rental assistance for up to six months
• Additional services to assist with securing and
  transitioning to employment

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Program Deliverables

• Achieve HUD minimum outcomes
• Develop a network of employment and vocational
  resources
• Increase self-sufficiency
• Achieve affordable, sustainable housing

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Monitoring the demonstration

• Homelessness Management Information System (HMIS)
• Evaluation quarterly and yearly
• Planned monthly meetings with Salvation Army
• Client follow up every six months for eighteen
  months

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• community shelter board
• 111 liberty street, suite 150
• Columbus, Ohio 43215
• 614.221.9195
• www.csb.org