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Regional
Homelessness
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Federal Way, May 2023
If we create a homeless response system
that centers the voices of people with
lived experience,
Then we will be able to meet needs and
eliminate inequities,
In order to end homelessness for all.
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How We
Got Here
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NIS Design &
Inter -Local Agreement
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National Innovation
Service engaged in
2018 to evaluate the
system. KCRHA
established
Decernber 2019 by
ILA between Seattle
and King County.
Administrative
Start -lip & Global
Pandemic
K!Rg County, Seattle,
and Sound Cities set
up governance
structures for KCRHA;
COVID-19 changed the
landscape and
responses to
homelessness.
Hiring and
Planning
CEO Marc Dones
started in April 2021,
focused on start-up &
hived executive team.
Started sub -regional
planning in late June.
Integrated data
analysis finds40,000+
people experiencing
homelessness.
Implementation
and Redesign
Transferring 268
contracts: Partnership
for Zero & Systems
Advocates, Severe
weather planning;
Qualitative research
on unsheltered
homelessness; Service
redesign process.
Service Redesign
Continues, Goal of
Transformative
Change
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Housing Capital and
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CoC Funded Programs
Shelter
Diversion
Rapid Re -Housing
Coordinated Entry
HMIS
Outreach
Encampment Cleans
Behavioral Health
and Crisis Response
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2022 Point in Time Count
RACE & ETHNICITY OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 65
. 2022 PIT Total
King County Population
(2019 American Community Survey)
25%
20% 17% 0 13%
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American Indian, Asian Black, African His anicj Multiple Race Native Hawaiian
Alaskan Native, or Asian American or Latin a)(o)(x) or Pacific
or Indigenous American African Islander
48%
White
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• More Than 5,600 individuals, couples, and families moved to
Permanent Housing in 2022
• Over 1,000 people engaged throughout 2022: UUHP and Five -Year Plan
• Emergency Housing Vouchers:100% utilization rate and nearly twice
the utilization rate of peer communities (over 1,400 households)
• Launching Re -procurement using our equitable procurement manual
• Ensured encampment resolutions are focused on housing
0 Improved coordination and effectiveness of severe weather response
• Summer - Fall 2022: Community Engagement Across King County
o Workshops with sub -regions, systems, and sub -populations
• Fall -Winter 2022: Content Development with Community Review
o South King City Staff weighed -in throughout process
• January 2023: First Release & Public Comment Period
o City Staff Feedback
o Provider Leadership Lunch and Learn & Feedback Sessions
• February - March 2023: Restructure
• April (Now): Implementation Board & Governing Committee Review
How Many People are
Experiencing Homelessness?
_ - Who is Experiencing
Homelessness?
- Racial Disproportionality
- Sub -populations and identities
- Limitations on Data
- Our Work in Memoriam
Ad inistrative
Statistical D t ts
Projections
Annually versus a
moment in time
Regardless of method, all numbers indicate that we do not have enough
temporary housing/sheltering options for people.
Emergency Shelter
King County Sub -Region
Beds
% of Countywide
East
715
15.5%
North
143
3.1 %
Seattle
3,009
65.3%
South
568
12.3%
Southeast
89
1.9%
Snoqualmie Valley
44
1.0%
Urban Unincorporated
41
0.9%
Total
4,609
100%
South King County has 10 Service
Providers Offering Emergency Shelter
2 Emergency Shelters welcome drop -in
guests
RACE & ETHNICITY* OF HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD 65%
2020 PIT Total
■ 2022 PIT Total
King County Population
(2019 American Community Survey)
25% 25%
20%
15% 074���
17%
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2% 2%
American Indian, Asian or Asian Black, African Hispanic/ Multiple Race Native Hawaiian
Alaskan Native American American or Latin(a)(o)(x) or Pacific
or Indigenous African Islander White
*HUD requires submission of race and ethnicity as separate categories. Here, we have included households identifying as Hispanice/Latin(a)(o)(x) with the HUD -required race
categories. Since these questions are asked separately, a respondent may identity as Hispanic/Latin(a)(o)(x) and in another category represented in this chart.
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HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Experiencing homelessness is traumatic and can trigger, create, or exacerbate health conditions,
disability, substance use, and mental and behavioral health conditions, while at the same time
making it harder to access treatment and care. Navigating the health care system is difficult, and
it's harder for people who are regularly being displaced to make traditional appointments.
Expanded access to stable housing and high -acuity care would directly improve health outcomes.
Identify as Having
a Disability
Identify as Having
31 % a Mental Health
Disorder
Identify as Having
3 7% a Substance Use
Disorder
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Number of Deaths of People
Experiencing Homelessness
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2012 2013 2014 2015
61
2016 2017
(Source: King County Medical Examiners Office)
2018 2019
2020 2021
Overall
31D 1,739(1DOM)
2022
Nitural: 538 (324)
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How the current homelessness
system is functioning
Our ideal system state
Staffing
Wages
Data/Reporting
Funding
Training
Increased Acuity
Overdose Deaths
• Data Sharing Between Providers
• Referral pathways
• Sub -regional gaps
• Sub -population gaps
• How our programs are fairing
• How the system operates
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• Lack of collaboration and alignment
• Limited connective tissue between systems
• Data sharing and transparency
• Accountability and Role Clarity
• Coordination on funding sources
Every service
provider is able
to adequately
hire and retain
trained staff that
can carry out
best practices
when serving
clients.
All service providers are
coordinated through
data, every sub -region
has services, and all
disproportionately
impacted
sub -populations are
served.
No missed opportunities
to intercept someone
before becoming
homeless.
Supportive transitions.
- One, Overall Goal
- Metrics of Success
- Activities Sequenced & Within
Budget
- Funding Strategy Shift
`Bring Unsheltered People Inside as
Quickly as Possible to Prevent Death and
Further Harm"
Number of households accessing the homelessness response system
Number of households entering the homelessness response system
Number of households exiting the homelessness response system to
permanent housing
Number of households returning to homelessness after 6, 12, and 24 months
from a permanent housing exit
Number of temporary and permanent housing units in the system
Throughput through temporary and permanent housing units in the system
Where possible, these measures will be broken down by:
Household type: Single Adults, Families with Children and Youth and Young
Adults
Race & Ethnicity
Program Type
Year 1 - Year 2
Key Actions
Topic Areas
Impact
Status
Develop a real-time bed availability tool inclusive of
Data
Insight into real-time shelter vacancies will allow for greater
In -Motion
all types of shelter and emergency housing
enrollments into the shelter system at any given time which will
Resource Availability
improve our understanding of how many single adults, families
and youth may be accessing the system.
Partner with the behavioral health organizations to
Behavioral Health
Establishing connections and providing smooth transitions for
support connections to behavioral health services.
individuals to behavioral health supports enhances the quality of care,
Health Care
mitigates future needs for support, and increases the chances of
success in permanent housing; ultimately reducing rates of return
High -Acuity
into homelessness and increasing throughput in homelessness
programs.
System Connection
Enhanced Care
Partner with King County Behavioral Health and
Behavioral Health
partnerships across systems allows for efficient use of resources,
In -Motion
Recovery Division and Public Health and Healthcare
better understanding of system processes, and increased ability to
for the Homeless Network to improve communication,
Health Care
care for people quickly which can increase the chances of success
coordination, education, and information sharing
in permanent housing, increase throughput in our system, and
across our homelessness response system for high
High -Acuity
reduce returns to homelessness.
acuity individuals.
System Connection
Within Current Budaet:
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Table l: Activities for Years 1-2 of plan
Table 2: Activities for Years 3-5 of plan
Go First Strategies for New Funding
Table 3: Activities that would require new funding
South King County
Sub -Regional
implementation Plan
What does it mean to
implement and act on these
goals in South King County?
Rooted in equity & social justice principles, there are six key components:
1. Landscape of services
2. Investment/Funding
3. Lived experiences
4. Gaps and Needs
5. Action steps
6. Timeline
2023 HIC/RSD
Updated 2023-2024 Biennium Figures
Cl Request with Participatory Researchers
Re -Analyze + Cloudburst
Implementation Plan
Implementation Plan
• From the Five -Year Plan, 30 activities will be tailored to each
sub -region
• Identified in collaboration with service providers,
community partners, and city human services staff
• Some activities require either region -wide
standardization or are KCRHA administrative tasks
• Action steps and timelines developed in partnership with
SKC community
Subject Matter
Working Croups
(Examples: Cities/Jurisdictions; Service
Providers; LGBTQIA2S+; Native &
Indigenous; Families w/Children)
230+ Individuals Identified Already
Activity: Deploy an effective communications strategy to ensure the Ombuds Office is
well-known and easily accessible, including the creation of centralized contact mechanisms
(e.g., a hotline).
This activity will be developed to include action steps and timeline appropriate for South King
Co
Example Action Steps for South King County could look like:
1. Educate South King community on Ombuds office; identify stakeholders to convene;
develop strategy.
2. Deploy - January 2025
3. Review & enhance - January 2026
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- What do you want to see in the Sub -Regional Implementation Plan?
- What should be built into the South King County Homelessness Response?
- What is missing from the South King County Homelessness Response?
- What level of guidance would you like to see in the plan?
- How would you as a council like to stay informed or involved?
- Which key stakeholders should we engage in the plan development process?
Any other suggestions?
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