Regional Planning Regional Planning toto

End End HomelessnessHomelessness

Liz GilesManager Homelessness Unit City of Sydney

Regional Planning to End Regional Planning to End HomelessnessHomelessness

OUTLINEOUTLINE

• Policy ContextPolicy Context

• Why do we want oneWhy do we want one

• Getting your partners on boardGetting your partners on board

• Planning & implementation: top down or bottom up?Planning & implementation: top down or bottom up?

• Two examples from SydneyTwo examples from Sydney

Policy Context for Policy Context for Regional PlansRegional Plans

• FederalFederal: : White Paper committed to working White Paper committed to working with all layers of gov. & the private and not-for-with all layers of gov. & the private and not-for-profit sector to develop strategies that will be profit sector to develop strategies that will be responsive to local conditions.responsive to local conditions.

• StateState: : NSWNSW government has committed to government has committed to targets & the development & support of regional targets & the development & support of regional plans. plans. QLDQLD will put in place Regional Coordinators. will put in place Regional Coordinators.

• LocalLocal: : CoS & other Local Councils have CoS & other Local Councils have committed to working with their communities to committed to working with their communities to develop local plans.develop local plans.

Regional Planning: WhyRegional Planning: Why1. The moral argument1. The moral argument: : • Access to secure, appropriate and affordable housing is Access to secure, appropriate and affordable housing is

not only a basic requirement for all people, it is an not only a basic requirement for all people, it is an essential component of an inclusive, dynamic & essential component of an inclusive, dynamic & sustainable communitysustainable community

2.2. The costs argumentThe costs argument:: • It’s more expensive to maintain homelessness than to It’s more expensive to maintain homelessness than to

solve itsolve it• A strong plan will pay for itself!A strong plan will pay for itself!

3. The results argument3. The results argument:: • Evidence of programs that work at the population levelEvidence of programs that work at the population level• Regional plans have proven effective in reducing costs Regional plans have proven effective in reducing costs

at the same time as achieving better outcomes.at the same time as achieving better outcomes.• It’s time to fix the leaky boat!It’s time to fix the leaky boat!

Getting your Partners on Getting your Partners on BoardBoard

1. State and Federal Government1. State and Federal Government • Will need broad & active support to reach their targetsWill need broad & active support to reach their targets• Generic plans need to be adapted to be relevant locallyGeneric plans need to be adapted to be relevant locally

2. Private Sector2. Private Sector • Will respond to the language of outcomes Will respond to the language of outcomes

or ‘return on investment’or ‘return on investment’• Actively involve them in the development Actively involve them in the development

of a plan of a plan 3. Non-government Sector?3. Non-government Sector? • Outcomes are good for business!Outcomes are good for business!• Resource poor = need to work togetherResource poor = need to work together• Will be tasked with achieving state and federal goalsWill be tasked with achieving state and federal goals

SYNERGY n;

from Greek word sunergia ‘working

together’

 :the interaction or cooperation of two or more drugs, agents,

organisations etc to produce a new or enhanced effect compared

to their separate effects

Top Down or Bottom Up:Top Down or Bottom Up:Who case manages the service Who case manages the service

system?system?

• HowHow will will goals and targets be converted goals and targets be converted into measurable outcomesinto measurable outcomes on the ground? on the ground?

• WWhat impact, if any, will they have on daily hat impact, if any, will they have on daily practicepractice??

• How much change can we accommodate? How much change can we accommodate?

• Who will be the drivers of that change?Who will be the drivers of that change?

It hasn’t been decided = opportunityIt hasn’t been decided = opportunity

Examples of two Examples of two Regional Planning Regional Planning

Approaches in Approaches in SydneySydney

Inner City Inner City andand

Nepean RegionsNepean Regions

Inner-City Regional PlanInner-City Regional Plan• Inner City Forum of Lord Mayors (10 Councils) Inner City Forum of Lord Mayors (10 Councils)

have agreed to work together on the development have agreed to work together on the development of Regional Homelessness and Affordable Housing of Regional Homelessness and Affordable Housing Plans.Plans.

• Forum next week bringing together Federal, State Forum next week bringing together Federal, State & Local Government, specialist & mainstream & Local Government, specialist & mainstream services to discuss the development of a Regional services to discuss the development of a Regional Plan.Plan.

• Meeting next week of corporate & philanthropic Meeting next week of corporate & philanthropic organisations dedicated to solving homelessness.organisations dedicated to solving homelessness.

• Establishment of a fully representational Taskforce.Establishment of a fully representational Taskforce.

• Identify our ChampionsIdentify our Champions

Inner-City Regional PlanInner-City Regional PlanKey Elements of our PlanKey Elements of our Plan

• Data:Data: expand the Street Count across the region & expand the Street Count across the region & coordinate all other available data (HPIC, Outreach, Census) - coordinate all other available data (HPIC, Outreach, Census) - baseline & target groups.baseline & target groups.

• Goal:Goal: establish a common goal & attach targetsestablish a common goal & attach targets..

• Audit of assets:Audit of assets: expansive list of everything we have to expansive list of everything we have to work with.work with.

• Targeted strategies:Targeted strategies: locational/issues/target locational/issues/target groups/needsgroups/needs..

• Integrated planning:Integrated planning: with State & Federal Plans & with with State & Federal Plans & with Affordable Housing PlansAffordable Housing Plans..

• Integrated approaches:Integrated approaches: moving from stand alone moving from stand alone approaches toward partnerships – SAAP SOGapproaches toward partnerships – SAAP SOG..

• Flexible & Outcome focused:Flexible & Outcome focused: everything in service of everything in service of a common goal, reviewed regularly & adapted as neededa common goal, reviewed regularly & adapted as needed..

Thanks to Nepean Campaign to End Homelessness

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Nepean Campaign Against Nepean Campaign Against HomelessnessHomelessness

• Regional Taskforce comprised of 4 Councils; 120 Regional Taskforce comprised of 4 Councils; 120 NGOs including 40 homelessness services; key NGOs including 40 homelessness services; key government agencies & corporate partnersgovernment agencies & corporate partners..

• MoU signed by all parties & launched by MoU signed by all parties & launched by Minister in Sept.Minister in Sept.

• Process is facilitated by a Coordinator funded by Process is facilitated by a Coordinator funded by DoCS & employed by a SAAP serviceDoCS & employed by a SAAP service..

• Will establish a consortium of homelessness Will establish a consortium of homelessness services to partner with Community Housing to services to partner with Community Housing to develop a supportive housing modeldevelop a supportive housing model

• SAAP services will provide early intervention & SAAP services will provide early intervention & tenancy sustainability support up to 150 tenancy sustainability support up to 150 tenancies by 2011tenancies by 2011..

2 Different Models2 Different Models

One led by Local GovernmentOne led by Local GovernmentOne led by Non-GovernmentOne led by Non-Government

same outcomesame outcome

A Regional Plan developed out of A Regional Plan developed out of a local community addressing a local community addressing

local issues utilising local local issues utilising local support and local resources.support and local resources.

Thank Thank youyou

Liz GilesLiz Giles

Manager Homelessness Unit, City of Manager Homelessness Unit, City of SydneySydney

Ph: 02 9246 7676Ph: 02 9246 7676

egiles@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.auegiles@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au