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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

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Why is it important to make use of mainstream services programs to end chronic 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 billion

--Mainstream programs

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Targeted Homeless – $2 billion:

-- HUD: $1 billion

-- Other Federal agencies: $1 billion
    (HHS, VA, DOL, FEMA, USDA, ED)

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Targeted Homeless:

HUD’s $1 billion:

-- $500m housing
-- $500m services

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HUD Targeted Homeless

$500m services 75,000 housing units

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Federal service funds:

--HUD Targeted: $ .5 billion
--Mainstream: $975+ billion

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Federal Mainstream Service Funds

	SSA	$450+ billion
	HHS	400+
	VA	47
	DOL	44
	USDA	34
	TOTAL	$975+ billion

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Mainstream programs underused

	-- SSDI	5%
	-- SSI	13%
	-- Medicaid	16%
	-- Food Stamps	19%

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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?

$.5 b = 1/1000 of $975 b

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How can we “tweak” mainstream programs?

-- Central intake/assessment
-- Single eligibility form
-- Formal agreements between providers and mainstream program offices

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Consider how YOU can tweak your mainstream programs to help the poorest of the poor!