104-Haven to Home Program Description.pdfHaven to Home Project
The 2009 Santa Clara County Homeless Census and Survey Report found that there are over 7,000
homeless persons in the county. There are approximately 1,000 "emergency" shelter beds in Santa
Clara County. Based on various surveys of service providers, street outreach workers, clients and
analyses of local homeless data, the estimates show that there is an unmet need of for homeless
individuals in Santa Clara County. This project is aligned with Destination home's priority to end
ending homelessness by 2020 and the housing first model.
WVCS' Haven to Home (HTH) program proposes to address the need of homeless individuals and
families and help them to secure permanent housing in the west valley. Through HTH, WVCS'
Homeless Housing Services and Transitional Housing Program (THP) provide a continuum of
shelter, transitional housing and intensive case management services to assist working homeless men,
women and families to secure stable housing. The west valley region of Santa Clara County is
perceived as an affluent area with little issues related to economics, there are hidden and isolated
pockets of poverty that are overshadowed and overlooked. Therefore services are not readily
available or accessible for them. Most services for the homeless or those facing issues related to
poverty are located in central or east San Jose.
The main components of this project:
a. Supportive services: This component will include access to voicemail, monthly bus
passes, and weekly laundry. WVCS will partner with other agencies to provide
additional support services such as employment services, free on -site counseling (through
AACI), and on -site medical services (through Rota Care Clinic). The supportive services
will help homeless individual and families overcome various barriers to obtaining
permanent housing such as stable income, employment, and credit history.
b. Case Management services: This will help develop an Individual Program Plan based on
the self sufficiency matrix. The case manager will develop the case management goals
based on client's self sufficiency matrix score. Success will be measured by completing
at least 3 of the 5 goals set by the client. Progress is measured by the case manager
through case notes, weekly meetings, exit interviews and follow-up interviews. Case
management services will help identify clients' needs and to ensure participants have
sources of income through employment and/or public benefits. After the clients move
into permanent housing, time -limited case management services focuses connecting them
with community services to meet longer -term needs.
Financial asset building: This project is aimed to enhance the financial awareness and
financial decision -making of the individuals and families. The goal of this program is to
provide assistance while building capacities in individuals to move toward successful
self-sufficiency. The goal of this component is to access financial literacy, skills and
assets acquisition. WVCS will provide three key activities that offer basic and essential
financial literacy and asset -building services for low income and homeless individuals
and families: Group Workshops and Individual Financial Consultations in conjunction
with close Case Management.
d. Community Access to Resources and Education (CARE): This component will provide
continuum of services that focuses on nutrition and healthy life style choices for families
and individuals who access the WVCS food pantries; assist families to access health
services and parent education workshops related to the healthy development of
children/youth and families with concurrent quality learning opportunities for children.
Through CARE, parents and their children who access the WVCS Food Pantries are
learning to plan for, shop for, and prepare healthy meals based on the resources available
to them.
e. Outreach event in the community to help build safely net for families and individual and
provide the needed resources. These outreach event will also help them connect to other
agency programs include: Food Pantry for individuals and families, Family Resources
Program for families with children through age, Special Holiday programs such as
Thanksgiving dinners, and Permanent housing options through our below market rate
apartment complex developed and direct referral homeless voucher.
The main goals of the project are secure permanent housing; maintain employment, and enhance
income opportunity. The steps to achieve these goals are as follows:
1. Screening, Intake and Needs Assessment
2. Crisis Intervention & Short -Term Stabilization
3. Provision of Housing Resources: Assisting families or individuals to move into permanent,
affordable housing in a safe neighborhood.
4. Provision of Case Management:
PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES
Proposed Total Unduplicated Individuals Served
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Annual Total
Unduplicated
26
24
24
26
100
Individuals Served:
Unduplicated Males
12
11
11
12
46
(over 18) Served:
Unduplicated Females
(Over 18) Served:
12
11
11
12
46
Unduplicated Children
(Under 18) Served:
2
2
2
2
8
Proposed Total Unit of Services for Activity 1: One Hour of Supportive services and case
management provided weekly
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Annual Total
Cupertino
13
13
13
13
52
Total Project
26
24
24
26
100
Proposed Total Unit of Services for Activity 2: number of emergency financial assistance and
vouchers provided
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Annual Total
Cupertino
2
2
2
2
8
Total Project
5
5
5
5
20
Proposed Total Unit of Services for Activity 3: outreach event for homeless individuals and families
in the community
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Annual Total
Cupertino
1
1
1
1
4
Total Project
2
2
2
2
8
Proposed Outcome Statement and Measurement Methodology: Please specify
Outcome By June 30, 2011:
Statement 70_% of clients will have moved into permanent housing or stable housing.
50% of the Clients who received HTH funds will respond to a follow-up survey.
80% of the respondents will state that they were able to move from crisis to
stability in their self sufficiency matrix.
Measurement Self sufficiency matrix, Follow-up survey, phone calls, emails or letters.
Methodology
Quarter 1
80%
Quarter 2
80%
Quarter 3
80%
Quarter 4
80%