Rebuilding Lives Plan and Unified Supportive Housing System
In Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, the Foundation provided significant support to the Community Shelter Board to update the Rebuilding Lives Plan and to develop and implement the Unified Supportive Housing System. The new Rebuilding Lives Plan includes strategies designed to resolve homelessness in Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio and is organized into four broad goals for system Access, Transition, Crisis Response and Advocacy. Click here to learn more about the Rebuilding Lives Plan.
As a result of the Rebuilding Lives planning process, the Foundation identified the Unified Supportive Housing System as a priority and approved funding to the Community Shelter Board to develop and implement a unified system for permanent supportive housing which includes centralized eligibility determination and placement, periodic review of tenant needs, and “move up” incentives to encourage tenants to be more independent. The system will target single adults, couples, and families with children that experience long-term homelessness and have at least one household member who has a chronic disability or disabling condition.
The Unified Supportive Housing System is a collaboration among the ADAMH Board, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, and the Community Shelter Board. Click here to learn more about the Unified Supportive Housing System.
Capacity Building Initiative
In addition to providing support directly to the Community Shelter Board for planning and system level improvements, the Foundation identified organizational capacity building as a priority under the homeless funding strategy.
The Capacity Building Initiative is designed to support efforts that will enhance the organizational capacity of certain providers that serve the chronically homeless population in Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. Capacity projects will contribute to the Foundation’s overall Initiative outcome to enhance organizational capacity to provide more efficient, effective and sustainable services to clients. Each funded project has demonstrated quantifiable results that will be achieved during the funding period.
Capacity enhancements include: Increasing access and linking to services (including employment, safety, transportation, technology) and Enhancing organizational efficiencies (quality improvements, billing systems).
In September 2009, the Foundation approved more than $245,000 to support the organizational and program capacity of nine Franklin County service providers in order to enhance the quality of services for fomerly homeless and disabled individuals. Click here to read more about the organizations and programs funded through the Capacity Building Initiative.
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