Who Accessed Shelter or Transitional Housing in 2016? HUD’s AHAR Part 2 Report Tells Us

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In this article, Matthew Doherty, Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness discusses the 2016 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report to Congress, Part 2. With Part 1 of the 2017 report recently released, the data in this report, also recently released, gives critical information around the scale of homelessness in the U.S. This summary includes an overview of the report with analysis.
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2017-11-30T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.usich.gov/news/who-accessed-shelter-or-transitional-housing-in-2016…
Publication Date
2017-12-01

Using GIS Mapping to Help Address Disparities in Homelessness Assistance

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This article looks at GIS, which is a powerful software tool that maps communities and can be helpful in examining racial and economic disparities in communities, and how it could assist in mapping homelessness assistance. GIS is easy to use and can incorporate data on a variety of variables from multiple sources. For example, it can overlay permanent housing destination on top of housing data quality to see if there are racial inequalities at play.
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Combined Date
2017-11-26T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
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https://www.usich.gov/news/using-gis-mapping-to-help-address-disparities-in-hom…
Publication Date
2017-11-27
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Materials Available from OFA Webinar: Creating Peer Networks and Increasing Social Capital

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Social capital refers to the resources and support that people can access by virtue of their networks – from family, friends, and neighbors, to teachers, colleagues, and social services staff. Greater social capital is associated with greater mobility and wellbeing, through access to information, support, and reinforcement of positive norms. It has also been associated with greater resilience, the capacity to adapt positively to risk or adversity. Research indicates that organizations can be a source for helping individuals build social capital through opportunities for peer networking and assuming leadership roles, which may heighten motivation to persist in achieving education and employment goals (Sabol & Chase-Lansdale, 2014). OFA sponsored a webinar that explored how TANF and other social service programs can be a source to help participants build social capital that will support their journey to self-sufficiency.

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Combined Date
2018-01-24T09:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
OFA Webinar: Creating Peer Networks and Increasing Social Capital
Publication Date
2018-01-24
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Creating Peer Networks and Increasing Social Capital Webinar PowerPoint 5.47 MB

The 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, PART 1: Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness

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This report, provided to Congress annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), comes in two parts. The first, highlighted here, gives a snapshot of homelessness on a single night; these counts then serve as a baseline. The report also looks at youth under 25, veterans, and patterns in homeless populations.
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Combined Date
2017-11-30T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/2017-AHAR-Part-1.pdf
Publication Date
2017-12-01
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The Role of Workplace Accommodations in the Employment of People with Disabilities

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This article, published in the IZA Journal of Labor Policy, highlights the prevalence of workplace accommodations and how they reduce employment barriers and increase access for people with disabilities. The article finds that people with disabilities that are not working cite employment barriers that could be addressed by accommodations. Additionally, people with poorer health are less likely to get needed accommodations in the workplace. Most importantly, the article highlights that accommodations are positively correlated with continued employment.
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Combined Date
2017-11-30T19:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
URL
https://www.mathematica-mpr.com/our-publications-and-findings/publications/the-…
Publication Date
2017-12-01
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The Effects of a Criminal Record on Employment, Welfare Participation, and Health: A Model of Long-Run Behaviors and Outcomes when Lagged Variables are Missing Non-Randomly

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In this study from Mathematica Policy Research, women’s criminal records are examined to determine their effects on employment, health, and welfare participation. The study followed disadvantaged women over thirteen years. By simulating behaviors and other trajectories, the researchers were able to find differences between external and causal effects, including policy and choice, of their outcomes in health, employment, and welfare involvement.
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2017-09-28T20:00:00
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City/County
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https://www.mathematica-mpr.com/our-publications-and-findings/publications/the-…
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2017-09-29
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‘Ohana Nui

Mission/Goal of Program
Translated as “extended family” from Hawaiian, `Ohana Nui is Hawaii’s adaptation of the national two-generation approach. Hawaii Department and Human Services (DHS) designed the `Ohana Nui strategy to introduce this approach and capitalize on the multigeneration family structure common in the state. On June 7, 2019, Governor David Y. Ige signed Act 82 (2019) which imbeds this integrated and multigeneration approach into the human services statute. Initiated in 2016, `Ohana Nui seeks to help families thrive by addressing the needs of the whole family, including housing, food and nutrition, health and wellness, education and economic stability, and social capital.
Programs/Services Offered

Hawaii DHS is continuing to implement 'Ohana Nui through a collaborative effort of the Governor, Legislature, multiple state agencies, and community-based service providers.  A Family Assessment Center (FAC) was created to address homelessness for families with children.  The FAC assesses families initially for housing instability and concurrently, addresses the other 'Ohana Nui self-sufficiency categories. The goal of the FAC was to move families from homelessness into semi-permanent or permanent housing within 90 days and with wrap-around supportive services.  The pilot project has been very successful and in February 2019, the FAC was duplicated on Oahu’s Waianae Coast.  The Villages of Maili (VOM) has three service components: (1) Family Assessment Center, (2) Individual Assessment Center, and (3) Bridge housing for households with a Permanent Supportive Housing voucher awaiting placement into permanent housing. In the near future, DHS will open another FAC in Puna on Hawaii Island.  

DHS is also developing a statewide human services IT system that will provide greater access to families and individuals in need of support, effectively creating a no-wrong-door or one-stop-shop entry point for application and determination of eligibility of benefits. The 'Ohana Nui Engineers, who were hand-selected as internal change agents, have been instrumental in creating the foundation for `Ohana Nui by breaking down silos within the department, opening communication pathways, and encouraging connectedness among and between programs and divisions as well as across departments and into the community. 

Hawaii DHS has also convened several community conversations to develop and enhance partnerships to ensure a statewide application of the whole-family principle. Non-profit provider partners will also assist by creating and implementing 'Ohana Nui programs to help streamline services between organizations, simplify the benefits delivery process for families, and ensure the most efficient use of human services resources. Hawaii DHS also engages for-profit partners to support these clients, such as banks who provide financial literacy services and instruction on how money works, and lines of credit. 

Moving forward with 'Ohana Nui, Hawaii DHS will focus on client engagement in shaping the rollout of the IT system and processes to families - metrics to determine effectiveness of 'Ohana Nui - and will draw from lessons learned. Committed to seeing the people of Hawaii thrive, DHS is taking additional measures to ensure the sustainability of this philosophy in the way the department fulfills its mission of meeting families where they dream through `Ohana Nui, the Aloha Spirit, and the DHS strategic plan.

Start Date
Friday, January 1, 2016
Type of Agency/Organization
State TANF Agency
City
Honolulu
State
Hawaii
Geographic Reach
Onesite
Clientele/Population Served
Low-income and/or vulnerable families living in the state of Hawaii
Topics/Subtopics
Family Strengthening
Two-Generation Approaches
Special Populations
TANF Program Administration
URL
https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/blog/ohana-nui-kicks-off/

Implementation of the Federal Rural IMPACT Demonstration

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This report provides an overview of the implementation of a cross-agency federal initiative led by the White House Rural Council called Rural IMPACT. The demonstration initiative aimed to address rural child poverty and improve mobility of families in rural and tribal communities through increased service delivery coordination. Drawing from other place-based initiatives, the demonstration focused on providing intensive technical assistance to ten sites chosen through a competitive process. Each site was to develop a two-generation program model that would be driven by a “backbone” agency and a team of key partners. This report highlights key practice elements needed for site success, which included tailored technical assistance, numerous committed partner organizations including families themselves, strong leadership support, and plans to encourage wider implementation of two-generation efforts.
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Combined Date
2017-12-11T16:14:34
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OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
Region
City/County
URL
https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/224826/ImplementationFederalRuralIMPACT.p…

Toxic Stress, Trauma Informed Care, and Tools to Support TANF Families

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In this three-part video podcast series, Paul Rada from the Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health unit in Kansas City, Missouri presents information and strategies for TANF programs to better serve participants experiencing toxic stress. This resource is intended to aid TANF program administrators and staff in: 

  • Understanding the concepts of toxic stress and trauma‐informed care (TIC)
  • Distinguishing between toxic stress, trauma, PTSD, and specific related interventions
  • Explaining and applying toxic stress and TIC principles within TANF serving systems—specifically as they relate to improving employment outcomes and achieving program goals
  • Identifying administrative areas within TANF programs that can be assessed for TIC integration, as well as opportunities for cultural/organizational change which integrates TIC principles
  • Understanding methods for TANF participants to assess levels of toxic stress and apply appropriate coping strategies.
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Combined Date
2017-11-19T19:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
Region
City/County
URL
Part 1: What is toxic stress/trauma?
Part 2: The effects of toxic stress/trauma
Part 3: Coping with toxic stress/trauma and implementing a TIC culture for impr…
Publication Date
2017-11-20
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How Common Are Nonstandard Work Schedules Among Low-Income Hispanic Parents of Young Children?

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Working weekends, evenings, and early morning hours are the norm for most employed, low-income Latino parents, according to new research from the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families. Many, and particularly immigrant parents, also have little advance notice of their work schedules. These type of work schedules can make it difficult for families to access child care options, particularly the publicly funded care designed to support low-income families.
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2017-10-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/publications/how-common-are-nonstandard-w…
Publication Date
2017-11-01