The Foundations have directed support to its seventeen county rural service area primarily through the Rural Homeless Initiative for Southeast and Central Ohio (RHISCO). RHISCO includes Athens, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Hocking, Jackson, Knox, Licking, Madison, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, Union, Vinton, and Washington counties. The Initiative is designed to improve the health and quality of life of homeless individuals, families and those at-risk of homelessness through a comprehensive, coordinated plan to end homelessness. The Initiative phases include capacity building, implementation, and evaluation.
Capacity Building Phase
During the Capacity Building Phase, the Foundations engaged the National Alliance to End Homelessness to facilitate the development and implementation of comprehensive, coordinated plans to end homelessness, with local planning led by county-level coalitions. The Capacity Building Phase resulted in a national model for planning to end homelessness.
Implementation Phase I
During Implementation Phase I, the Foundations, coupled with funding from Fannie Mae, focused investments on three overarching themes (prevention, provider coordination, and data systems) that were identified in the Capacity Building phase. Funding was designed to achieve outcomes related to housing stability, economic independence, family and/or individual self-sufficiency, access to and coordination of mainstream services, agency and community capacity building, and community support in the region.
Implementation Phase II
Phase II investments focus on successful homeless prevention strategies, including continued development of local Housing Coalitions (regular meetings, training, education); emergency level prevention (short-term subsidies, home repair, landlord/tenant mediation, case management); system level prevention (transportation, information and referral, longer-term subsidies, case management).
Evaluation
Public Service Consulting has been engaged by the Foundations to assist with on-going monitoring and assessment of the RHISCO Initiative. Public Service Consulting has compiled executive reports which summarize outcomes, successes and opportunities experienced by local coalitions during the implementation phases.
RHISCO Reports
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