U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Improving Access to Mainstream Services for "Chronically" Homeless Persons, Including Individuals with Serious Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse Problems, Hyatt Harborside, Boston, Massachusetts, April 9-11, 2002


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HUD’s 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

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Federal Mainstream Services

HHS $430 billion
VA $ 47
DOL $ 44
USDA $ 34
   
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….