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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit 8VI. Homeless and Other Special Populations 24 CFR 91.220 (e) Homeless Background According to homeless enumerations conducted in Decembe County's homeless population is located within the City homelessness in the City can be attributed to the folio • Three of the five major shelters in the remaining is located across the street om are loco 'ty li • Jackson Memorial Hospital (the public hospita located in the City of Miami 03, ap i. The h rs: ately 42% of Miami -Dade ncentration of in the City; one wo rves the homeless and indigent) is • The County's major correctio r ` is within the d r-leases arrestees from throughout the County into the Other factors that that attribute to the high flow of immigrants and th arm weather c Continuum of Care for the Homeless The Miami -Dade Hom link b • cal im con ed by ho h delineates a s for the entire include: • Prov ability en ess, hens] ty, inc ch assess ke Miami unique are the continual e winter months. is a County organization that serves as the coordinating nt juris • - , including the City of Miami, and multiple systems of care ordination is achieved through a local Continuum of Care Agreement y for the delivery and coordination of homeless housing and g all its municipalities and jurisdictions. Key components of the t of needs, information, referrals, and transportation gency shelter/assessment effort which provides immediate shelter and ify an individual's or family's need • Provisio of transitional housing and the necessary social services, Such services include short-term mental health services, substance abuse treatment, case management, job training and independent living skills, etc. • Provision of permanent support housing or permanent housing for individuals and families The Homeless Trust serves to reduce duplication of efforts and resources and ensures collaboration between the entitlement jurisdictions, multiple funders and providers of services to special needs populations. 2006-2007 Action Plan 24 Miami Homeless Assistance Program (MHAP) As stipulated in the Continuum of Care agreement, the City of Miami does not operate any homeless facilities. Such services are provided by the County. However, since a significant number of the homeless population resides within the city limits, the City of Miami provides outreach services to homeless individuals and families within its jurisdiction through the Miami Homeless Assistance Program (MHAP). The Mission of MHAP is to provide outreach, assessment, placement, information, referral and transportation services to homeless individuals and families in a caring and professional manner and to employ and train formerly homeless men and women. MHAP's goals are to: • Identify, and engage homeless individuals and to place them into appropriate housing • Facilitate employability skills, a work history and instill life ma• : gement responsibilities to our formerly homeless employees, thereby strengthening to the community • Significantly reduce the number of homeless individual Miami Current Homeless Enumerations in the Ci According to MHAP, there has been a decline in t years. The most recent count shows the City's Team (NET) areas at 827 homeless; a 28% reduction omeless popula api mi opulation in the within the Neig omelessness i amilies in the City of Table 9: Homeless Enumera{/ns, City of Miami: 003 iami in recent od Enhancement pril of 2003. NET AREA 4/19/ 1 i/16/ 20011 2000 85 =ail (i113/ 11/7/ 4/17/ 2001 21101 2002 9; 4, +8 11/13/ 2002 80 4/16/ 2003 119 12/4/ 2003 44 4/16/ 2004 28 NE Coconut Grove lima 05 V4ohk. ® 09 08 16 12 SW Coconut Gro ,,„, 'NA 03 k'®NE,j 33 18 , 27 9 NIB Coral Wa am_ 1 27 ,iliji 18 09 18 35 12 4 Downtown i -MI J 310 WM 307 ® 346 381 350 291 EVIZIO NW 1 00 N , 16 ® 8 34 25 13 'irAy` —6"1111111NrAn 39 93 89 98 127 86 I,a, . —"Wilk .111110", 92 39 49 86 31 43 36 IrrAMMIL link 1 49 30 ® 04 01 13 6 2 V i ode] Ci 1 . 9 ® 107 mu 76 27 52 120 IlL own 79 i 124 187 115 132 170 246 186 128 111JJ astside 49 24 89 26 97 20 32 20 42 11- d:.ewater 23 . e yt 4 i t' a.. 26 Hi Analysis 56 of {®® ji4 �'$° ° / Homeless a Enumerations 61 .� ' 101 . . u 6j�51 tgtg���� !TC. a9i illni (v on li Source. Miami > . -less . istance Program_ City of Miami Romeless Population Characteristics Miami's homeless population is as diverse as its residents. Those facing homelessness have two main commonalities —they experience dismal poverty and they are unable to access safe and affordable housing. The following is a brief description of the City's homeless population based on data collected of the homeless served by the City of Miami Homeless Program in 2003. • 49% of the homeless served by MHAP were male adults from the ages of 31 to 50 years' • 72% of the homeless were non -Hispanic and 60% were African American Miami Homeless Assistance Program 2006-2007 Action Plan 25 • 51 % of this population finished high school or completed the General Education Development (GED) program • 76% were single or never married • 23% of the homeless had health insurance • 37% had utilized an emergency room for medical care • 21 % had been admitted into Detox or a Crisis Unit for treatment • 25% had been arrested because they had nowhere else to go • 48% had been jailed or in prison Homeless Needs Gap Analysis The existing inventory of shelter facilities for the homeless in shelters, transitional housing and permanent housing for both indicated earlier, however, the homeless shelter facilitie or operated by the City. The Miami -Dade Homeless t is r operation of the homeless shelters. As such, the H. less Tru tables summarize the unmet housing needs of h single Table 10: Housing Gap Analysis for Homeless County: 2004 Ci meless e• within th ponsible for t tracks the dema a Its and homeless iami includes emergency 'duals and families. As of Miami are not managed and overseeing the be s. The following s with children. uals and Families (by beds), Miami -Dade Current Under Unmet Type of 'lousing Assistance Inventory Development Need/Cap 2004 2004 INDIVIDUALS -_ INVMSEEEr r..� _'®r 0 710 Transitional Ho �� 1_ 957 24 514 Permanent S ;ay . °; Housi 'MEM 7 0 197 1,967 TOTAL NM il� 440 221 3,191 PE 1,0101ll s; ', 617 0 60 nsitional Housi 1,060 104 131 i, : nent Su. •ortiv, . TEM 4=1111=11 200 2 329 Qji. 11.111 304 2,520 Source: uum of Care sing Gaps Analysis and Housing Population (revised Mar Homeless Pr. a Activities Through the Mia omeless Assistance Program, the Community Development Department will continue its efforts in the prevention of homelessness. As indicated previously, the assistance is limited to outreach services, mainly in the form of referrals to social services, including behavioral, mental, health, and supportive housing. The following provides a brief description of the various activities and strategies that the City of Miami will undertake in the next year in order to further reduce homelessness in the City. 1. Activity: Homeless Prevention Strategy Consolidated Plan Reference Code: 4 SN (a) Strategy: Develop a homeless prevention strategy for City residents. Targeted Outcome: Adopt a plan to end chronic homelessness. 2006-2007 Action Plan 26 2. Activity: Limit Street Feeding Consolidated Plan Reference Code: 4 SN (b) Strategy: Develop a plan to limit street feeding. Targeted Outcome: Enact legislation. 3. Activity: Expand Outreach Services Consolidated Plan Reference Code: 4 SN (c) Strategy: Sustain support services to meet the needs of the homele of a continuum of care system on a City wide basis. Targeted Outcome: Increase outreach services for the ho i Source: ESG 4. Activity: Low/Demand Safe Haven Beds Consolidated Plan Reference Code: 4 S Strategy: Expand the availability of low-deman Targeted Outcome: Increase availability of -low -de 5. Activity: Mental Health Services Consolidated Plan Reference Code: Strategy: Fund t ' •'lity of menta '• th service the street level by hiring,a LCSW. Targeted 0 me: Inc the mental lth services provided to the homeless at the street level. opulation and the development afe haven beds. 6. Activ' Collabor Strategy: Stren artment by pa ed Outcome: Police Department Code: 4 (f) and collaborative efforts with the City of Miami- Police rly training sessions. prove collaboration with City of Miami Police Department. Other Special Needs- Elderly The City of Miami annually selects, through a competitive Request for Proposals process, agencies that can provide high quality and comprehensive services to the senior and frail elderly population. Many activities are carried out through non-profit sub -recipients that are Community Based Organizations and recognize the needs of the local neighborhoods and their respective communities as a whole. Background The City of Miami has the third largest elderly population in the nation, representing 20% of the population in the City. Of the 60,279 elderly, 49% are disabled. In total, the elderly population makes up more than 2006-2007 Action Plan 27 37,000 households, 38% of which are low-income. Approximately 76% of these low-income seniors live in rented housing and 52% of these individuals have incomes lower than 30% of MFI. Table 11: Population 65 years and over, NDZs and City of Miami, 2000 Neighborhood Development Zone Allapattah i opulation 65 and (her Population 2,598 of Seniors in the City of Miami 4% Coconut Grove 321 1% Edison/Little River/Little Haiti 5% Little Havana 8,446 .14% Model City IMMIIIIIIIEBEr 2% Overtown 9 A` 1% Wynwood 11111=1 Mi. 1 /° Total in NDZs IIIIMIIraliiMjMlk 28% City of Miami 61,768 I00% Source: U.S. Census, 2000 Elderly Housing Activities The City of Miami will continue to wo housing provide t assist the elderly and handicapped persons by supporting the development or these spec populations. Below is a description of the activities that the City tYiiliir 'n the comt ear. 1. Activity: Elderly Consolidated ' '• n R e Code: 1 S Strategy: r speci : urpose vouche ar eted to the elderly, should they become available, and target avail • sist: • o the elderly. Tar a tcome. ase nce to the eligible elderly population. erso . with Disabilities Co ted Plan ' renee Code: 1 SN (b) Strateg ' * , ly fi •pecial-purpose vouchers targeted at persons with disabilities and assure that housing pr. • Ilow ADA standards. 1) App for special purpose vouchers targeted to residents with disabilities, should the vouchers become available. 2) Support an intensive effort to educate and encourage housing providers using City funds to use universal design features in new construction and rehabilitation projects whenever possible. Targeted Outcome: Increase in housing assistance to residents with disabilities that is ADA compliant. Source: Section 8 2006-2007 Action Plan 28 Other Special Needs — Persons with HIWAIDs The City of Miami serves as the administrator of the formula grant -funded Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program for Miami -Dade County. The goal and intent of the local HOPWA Program is to ensure that a continuum of housing options and related housing services is available to low income persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases and their families. Background Miami -Dade County ranks fourth nationally for the number of persons living with HIV/AIDS, with an estimated 11,314 persons.2 Blacks account for more than half of the cases; Hispanics represent 33% and whites 16%.3 Residents living with HIV/AIDS are concentrated in Ce ' Miami -Dade County, primarily in low-income minority neighborhoods within the City of Miami. Table 12: Number of HIV/AIDS cases by Race and Gender Ethnic Group White Hispanic Black Mae HIV 83% 83% 55%• ade County.: 2002 N umber of Cases Ali)S 00 111 V Female AIDS 17% 10% 17% 15% 45% 39% Total Source: Miami -Dade HIV/AIDS Partnershi Housing Gap According to an HIV/ all HIV/AIDS case dedicated to hou subsidies are i Research a with r or H• Throu are low t based renta Information, with various hou implement throu 1. • • revealed e pay ty assista Activities PWA, the C erate i 'die 5% 35% 27% hensive Plan for ID (2003-2005), October 2002. using needs a T analysis • ucted in 2003, it is estimated that 35% of assistance. meet the n -d, 6,996 affordable housing units or subsidies h HIV/AIDS 'll be required. Of this total number, 1,610 units and/or s a need for an 'onal 5,386 units.4 rs consider the following to be priority needs: assistance locating - curing affordable housing, emergency rental, and mortgage Pers • s with HIVIAIDs f Miami will work to expand housing opportunities for county residents that nco and have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDs. Current programs include project- s, t mergency Rental, Mortgage and Utility Assistance Program, and the Housing dvocacy Program. Preference will be given to units that have a mix of residents incomes. The following describes the various activities that the City of Miami will e HOPWA program. • Activity: Long -Term Tenant -Based Rental Housing Strategy: Provide Long -Term Tenant -Based Rental Housing to persons living with HIV/AIDS 1) Provide long-term tenant -based rental subsidy and the support of a Housing Specialist to individuals living with AIDS and their families. 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Characteristics of Persons Living with AIDS and HIV, 2001, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report, 2003; 9(No.2):10. 3 Miami -Dade County Health Department, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report Through October 2003. 4 Apple Tree Perspectives, Inc., 2003 HIV/AIDS Housing Needs Gap Analysis, October 2003. 2006-2007 Action Plan 29 2) Increase the current number of households that can be served by the program from 1,200 households to 1,250 households per year. 3) Continue to contract with community -based organizations to provide the services of HOPWA Housing Specialists, who are responsible for (i) determining client eligibility, program enrollment, and recertification, (ii) assisting clients with housing searches and lease -up; (iii) serving as liaison between landlords and clients, and (iv) performing housing stability assessment, intervention and referral assistance: Consolidated Plan Reference Code: 2 SN (a) Targeted Outcome: Increase housing stability of persons living with AIDS and their families and reduce homelessness among such persons, thereby facilitating incre • ed access to care. Source: HOPWA 2. Activity: Project -Based Rental or Operating Subsid Consolidated Plan Reference Code: 2 SN (b) Strategy: Expand the number of project-bas with AIDS and their families (currently th Targeted Outcome: Expand existing inventory o Source: HOPWA 3. Activity: HOPWA Emergency Assis Consolidated ce Code: 2 S 'zed units for to 60 units). ousing units. ersons living Strategy: -I merge rental, mortga; • utility assistance to persons living with AIDS. Targeted Outco •er of income persons living with AIDS who become hog.,,, totem• fman . es. 4. A : Housing I mation, Referral, and Advocacy Conso Plan ference Code: 2 SN (d) Strategy: housing information, referral, and advocacy services (including a web -based housing refe ite) for persons living with AIDS through contract with a community -based organization. Such services include generating and maintaining a web -based listing of decent, affordable rental units, housing advocacy for persons who experience difficulty in securing or maintaining rental housing, self -advocacy education and referral to HUD -approved housing counseling services for pre -purchase and default/foreclosure counseling. Targeted Outcome: Expand affordable housing opportunities to persons living with AIDS and their families beyond that which can be accommodated by the existing HOPWA-funded tenant and project - based housing programs. Source: HOPWA 2006-2007 Action Plan 30