Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: “People with disabilities who lived in supportive housing after release from jail or prison were 61 percent less likely to be re-incarcerated one year later than those not offered supportive housing”Colorado has been a leader in Supportive Housing as have other States and for that matter Municipalities—-BUT for most people in their systems — it is NOT CLEAR these governmental subdivisions are LEADERS because the SUPPORTIVE HOUSING & INTENSIVE SERVICES are so FAR FROM SCALE.
ONE IDEA
A BIPARTISAN HOUSING GROUP, COMMISSION — TO FORMULATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS A HOUSING PLAN FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THAT HAS MEASURABLE GOALS, REASONABLE TIME FRAMES, & PROPOSES FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PLAN
The “Right to Shelter” helped New York overcome its homeless overcrowding problem.Could it work for LA?
NYC:
Governed by a unique right to shelter mandate, New York City provides temporary emergency shelter to every man, woman, and child who is eligible for services, every night.
This policy sets New York apart from municipalities across the nation−many of which turn homeless individuals and families away once shelters have filled up or simply put their names on a waiting list.
Hi Val, Quick update: don’t think I mentioned this but I have been staying at the park in [deleted], Colorado since October. I am in no condition most of the time to drag myself to the library to correspond, but I do get here once in a while. I was telling one of my fellow park residents about Orchid the other day and just wanted to say again thanks for standing in solidarity with some of Colorado’s Least Wanted…Happy 2017! Feel free to get in touch via e-mail if there’s anything I can do or should know…blessings!
Received January 17, 2017
Living Big In A Tiny House
Jay Shafer’s Stunning $5,000 Tiny Home
[Jay Shafer is the “Godfather” of the Tiny Home Movement & he was formerly homeless.]
A Man Sleeps Under a Tarp Photo Credit: Kevin J. Beatty/Denverite
171 Homeless People Died in Denver in 2016
The 171 homeless people who died in 2016 “are the highest numbers that we’ve seen,” said Cathy Alderman of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
HOW FINLAND SOLVED ITS HOMELESS CRISIS WHILE NUMBERS INCREASE ACROSS EUROPE
1 News (New Zealand Public Broadcast Service) (2018)
What’s The SCOOP?
The State says they have been following the activity with social impact bonds
Upon our inquiry, the State is internally meeting with:
Alison George — Director of the Division of Housing under the CO Dept. of Local Affairs,
The CO Dept. of Heath Care Policy & Financing [in part Denver used social impact bonds to fund assertive community treatment],
The CO Office of State Planning & Budgeting [OSPB], and
City & County of Denver Staff [Denver successfully used social impact bonds to fund Housing & ACT]
In our original e-mail to the State we included Cathy Alderman, Vice President of Communication & Policy Policy with the the CO Coalition for the Homeless, Moe Keller, Director of Advocacy for Mental Health Colorado & Julie Reiskin, Executive Director of the CO Cross Disability Coalition..
We are anticipating our next update from the State on or before March. 15, 2019.
