Agenda Packet 5-13-19 Joint Work Session

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Half of the people who enter the shelter system exit within 14 days. It is likely that a portion of these people could be diverted at entry if diversion and rapid exit practices were in place,9 as discussed above. Also noteworthy is that a smaller percentage of people have lengthy periods of stays of 90 days or more (Chart 6). These long-term stayers represent a “clog” in the system, where there is an inability to move people out of shelters and into permanent housing destinations. One other issue highlighted in the data analysis is that current existing beds are not being fully utilized, with a utilization rate of 85 percent system-wide. This may be related to staffing capacity issues as well as the higher-barrier model that is being employed. CHART 6: SINGLE ADULTS BY LENGTH OF TIME (LOT) IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS Although changes to existing shelter practices may create better system performance, the current emergency system is privately funded, and does not receive any local, state, or federal funding for any operations. This limits the ability of Lane County and the City of Eugene to require changes in practices to more low-barrier models in existing shelter operations. 4. COORDINATED ENTRY Coordinated Entry (CE) is a system that works by establishing a common process to understand the situation of all individuals and families who are experiencing a housing crisis, and request assistance through the homeless crisis response system. Core elements of CE include establishment of crisis system access point(s), the use of a standardized assessment process to gather information on program participants’ preferences and housing needs, and a standardized referral process that prioritizes households with the highest needs to appropriate and available housing resources. Lane County Health and Human Services is responsible for overseeing Lane County’s coordinated entry system. Currently, participating agencies conduct assessments at 11 different physical access points throughout the system. In addition, one agency also conducts assessments via mobile outreach. Lane County uses the Vulnerability Index Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI-SPDAT) 9 The program exit data available is not reliable, with over 75% of destinations reporting missing data. CURRENT HOMELESS SYSTEM FOR SINGLE ADULTS CHART 4: LIVING SITUATION AT PROGRAM ENTRY CHART 5: HOMELESS SITUATION HOMELESS SITUATIONS INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS OTHER LOCATIONS HOMELESS SITUATIONS INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS INTERIM HOUSING PLACE NOT MEANT FOR HABITATION 71%71% 80% 19% 1% 22% 7% 800 1000 600 400 200 0 <7 DAYS 7-14 DAYS 15-30 DAYS 31-90 DAYS 91-180 DAYS 181-365 DAYS 827 287 310 465 215 161 PAGE 7 May 13, 2019, Joint Work Session – Item 1