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HomeMy WebLinkAboutpresentationCity of Miami Homeless Assistance Program The Homeless in the City of Miami April 22, 2004 WHO IS MHAP? Vision ♦Within the next ten years, all City of Miami individuals and families will have access to affordable housing and the resources and support services to sustain it. Mission of the Homeless Program ♦ To provide Outreach, Assessment, Placement, Information, Referral and Transportation services to homeless individuals and families in a caring and professional manner regardless of race, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. OUR GOALS ♦ To continually reduce the number of homeless individuals and families in the City of Miami. ♦ To engage and place homeless individuals into appropriate housing. ♦ To assist in developing programs based on needed services. ♦ To provide training and employment opportunities with MHAP to formerly homeless men and women. MHAP Organization ♦ $261,534.00 ♦ $426,800.00 ♦ $63,900.00 ♦ $84,097.00 ♦ $6,606.00 ♦ $125,000.00 ♦ $11,000.00 ♦ $17,500.00 MHAP Funding US HUD Super NOFA through the Miami - Dade County Homeless Trust Emergency Shelter Grant through the Department of Community Development of the City of Miami Alliance for Human Services State Grant in Aid State Challenge Grant Contribution from General Funds from the City of Miami (Funds Administrative Personnel) Donation Emergency Funds for Motel from Food au Beverage Tax Total Funding - $996,437.00 Who Are The Homeless Contributing Factors to Homelessness ♦ substance abuse ♦ mental illness • lack of affordable housing • lack of employability skills • lack of livable wage employment ♦ spousal abuse Why Miami? • Continuous flow of immigrants (countywide) • Warm weather conditions throughout the winter months (countywide) • Advertisement of the Pottinger Settlement • Three of the five major shelters are located in the City of Miami; one of the two remaining is across the street from the City limits • Approximately sixty percent of the treatment facilities are in the City of Miami • Jackson Memorial Hospital (the public hospital that serves homeless and indigent) is in the City of Miami • The County's major correctional facility is in the City and releases arrestees from throughout the county in the City of Miami How Many Homeless in the City? ♦ Street Count December 2003 ♦ "Sheltered" Homeless ♦ Total (Estimated) 1884 769 Emer 1494 Trans Where Are They? ♦ Allapattah 4.7% ♦ East Little Havana 4.5% ♦ Coconut Grove/NE 1.7% ♦ West Little Havana .5% ♦ Coconut Grove/S 1.0% ♦ Model City 5.5% ♦ Coral Way 1.3% ♦ Overtown 19.8% ♦ Downtown 37.2% ♦ Upper Eastside 2.2% ♦ Flagami 2.7% ♦ Wynwood/Edgewater 5.5% ♦ Little Haiti 13.5% Homeless Distribution In Miami -Dade 42% 14% ® City of Miami ® Miami Beach D South of Kendall Dr. II All other Areas Who are They? Ages ♦ Total average age is 34 ♦ Average age of Single Men is 41 ♦ Average age of Single Women is 39 ♦ Average age of Men in Families is 35 ♦ Average age of Women in Families is 31 ♦ Average age of a Homeless Child is 7 Who are They? Racial Breakdown American Indian No Entry 0% 1 0% Asian 0% White 41% Unreported 0% Other 4% Multiracial 0% Black 55% Who are They? Legal (residency) Status • NON LEGAL ALIEN • PAROLEE • RESIDENT ALIEN • UNITED STATES CITIZEN 5% 3% 1 0 % 82% Who are They? Educational Level ♦ 1 6 % Grade School ♦ 12% Some High School ♦ 51%completed high school or GED ♦ 14% completed at least some college ♦ 6% College Degree ♦ 1% Vocational or Trade Homeless Profiles ♦ SITUATIONALLY HOMELESS Homeless for the first time and will remain homeless for not more than 90 days. There are many families in this group and they generally need assistance in finding housing, a job, or other services. ♦ EPISODICALLY HOMELESS Move in and out of housing and economy. Episodes of homelessness become longer each time. May have intermittent problems with substance abuse and mental illness, but are moderately functioning people needing an extended amount of rehabilitation. ♦ CHRONICALLY HOMELESS Usually severely mentally ill or chronic substance abusers or have a dual diagnosis of both problems. This group has generally been on the street for a very long time, perhaps a number of years; they are very likely to have had a previous record of institutionalization. This type of homeless person needs managed care and supervision. "Homelessness" Duration ♦ one year or more ♦ between 6 months and 1 year ♦ between 1 and 6 months ♦ more than a week Tess than a month ♦ one week or less 48% 24% 18% 5% 5% Costs of Accessing Housing • Hourly wage needed to afford: - One -bedroom FMR* = $11.13 @ 40 hrs/wk - Two -bedroom FMR* = $13.88 @ 40 hrs/wk • At minimum wage**, one must work: 86 hours/week to afford one -bedroom 108 hours/week to afford two -bedroom *Fair Market Rent - guideline assigned by HUD **Minimum wage - $5.15 per hour 2003 Accomplishments ♦ Received 90k in State Funding for the first time since program's inception ♦ Funded 251k by US HUD Super NOFA for 04-05 ♦ Funded 120K (40K per year) by the Alliance for Human Services for 04-07 ♦ Instituted Jail Discharge Procedures ♦ Established Discharge Procedures with area hospitals, ensuring that homeless individuals leaving the hospital receive appropriate services ♦ Conducted two homeless "Street" counts 2003 Accomplishments (continued) ♦ Conducted over 400 community clean-ups in partnership with MPD and Solid Waste to ensure that homeless persons are provided services, that their civil rights are respected and that our right of ways are free of homeless encampments ♦ Participated in FTAA ensuring that Homeless Persons were safe -Resulted in 187 persons receiving shelter assistance from the Downtown area. ♦ Represented the City of Miami on the Homeless Trust Board ♦ Represented the City of Miami in the Countywide Gaps and Needs Analysis ♦ Emergency Shelter Placement ♦ Crisis Intervention ♦ Night/Weekend Placements ♦ MPD Placements ♦ Emergency Weather ♦ Direct Housing Placement ♦ Detox Services 2003 at a Glance ♦ Ancillary Services 9205 up 39% (food, clothing, medical assistance, social service referrals) ♦ Transportation Services 6205 up 59% 4511 703 1871 1848 1027 65 55 up 7% up 28% up 18% up 31% up 76% up 170% up 175% ♦ Total Overall Services 28,814 u Current Initiatives ♦ Developing a comprehensive plan to alleviate chronic homelessness in the City of Miami ♦ Identifying and accessing additional funding sources through the Department of Corrections, State and Federal Programs ♦ Participating in the Countywide Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Testimonials ♦Monty Berger ♦Jackie Epson ♦Sandra Arnault Conclusion