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Shifting Gears: Transitional Housing Options
Norm SucharJuly, 2011
30 days
Re-Tool Crisis Response
Federal Strategic Plan
Evidence New Models
HUD
To transition the existing shelter system to a Housing First system, we will:
•Develop standards for Interim Housing and permanent housing models that promote housing placement in the most suitable, least restrictive settings possible.
•Use local public funding to encourage, and eventually mandate, existing shelter programs to convert to the new Housing First model.
(Chicago's Ten Year Plan--Getting Housed Staying Housed)
Chicago
Units of Shelter & Transitional Housing
Families-Columbus, OH
Average Length of Homeless Episodes Families-Columbus, OH
Number of Families ServedColumbus, OH
Models
• Transition in Place
• Interim Housing
• Rapid Re-Housing• Emergency Shelter
Own a congregate buildingLease scattered site unitsM
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Transition-in Place
Interim Housing
Emergency Shelter
Rapid Re-Housing
AssetsBuilding
LeasesStaffService ModelReputationBoardFunders
Can we build it?
Yes We Can!
A guide for changing transitional housing programs
Two Phases1. Assessment and Planning2. Managing Change
Phase I: Assessment and Planning
1. Cross Functional Team2. Shared Vision3. Self Assessment4. Plan and Timeline
Phase 2: Managing Change
1. Change Leader2. Initiate, Evaluate, Revise!