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HUDs McKinney-Vento Programs:
Moving Towards Ending Chronic Homelessness
Mark Johnston
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Special Needs Assistance Program
Slide 2:
Why is it important that States use mainstream services programs to
end homelessness?
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2 types of Federal service funds:
- Targeted homeless programs
- Mainstream programs
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2 Types of Federal service funds:
- Targeted homeless programs: $2 b
- Mainstream programs
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Targeted Homeless:
- HUD: $1.0 billion
- $500m housing
- $500m services
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HUD Targeted Homeless
$500m services = 200,000 housed
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2 Types of Federal service funds:
- Targeted programs: $2 bill
- Mainstream programs: $565 bill
Slide 8:
Federal Mainstream Services
HHS |
$430 billion |
VA |
$ 47 |
DOL |
$ 44 |
USDA |
$ 34 |
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TOTAL |
$565 billion |
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Mainstream programs underused
- Medicaid 11 %
- SSI 9 %
- Food Stamps 14 %
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Challenges using mainstream programs:
- State budgets
- Many needy populations
- Takes effort
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How can we tweak mainstream programs?
$1 b. = 1/10 of 1% of $565 b.
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How can we tweak mainstream programs?
- Simplified, consolidated appl.
- Specific outreach to homeless
- Central intake/assessment
- More
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