Eastside Human Services Forum
Board of Directors New Members Monique Ruyle Cynthia Eichner Amy Walen Tony Copes
Board Elections – Current Nominations Government Seat #1 – Amy Walen, Kirkland Government Seat #2 – Lynne Robinson, Bellevue King County – Claudia Balducci School Board Seat #1 – Lisa Callan, Issaquah School District At-Large Seat #1 – Lauren Thomas, Hopelink Corporate #1 – Al Smith, Perkins Coie Floor nominations
Core Activities Advocate for funds to help people in need Bring people, groups, and services together to maximize resources Educate and influence decision makers Proactively impact regional issues
2017 Work Plan
Key Accomplishments • Formalized Policies and Procedures • Special Project on funding Eastside Human Services Needs • Two events • Reframing Human Services Workshop, Part 2 • The Growing Opiate and Heroin Crisis • New “About Us” using new reframing • Updated website, mobile-accessible • Federal and State Legislative Advocacy
Legislative Advocacy Subcommittee
New Federal Focus 4 Meetings Nataly Morales – Sen. Murray’s office Rep. Dave Reichert Rep. Adam Smith Rep. Suzan DelBene Discussions on: Healthcare/Medicare Community Service and Community Development Block Grants Food Assistance Programs Sequestration
Statewide Wins Paid Family Leave Document Recording Fee Protecting Vulnerable Adults Expanding ECEAP Funding Home Visiting programs for Early Learning Children’s Behavioral Health Creation of Dept. of Children, Youth & Families
Setting the Landscape EHSF Special Project – Brooke Buckingham, EHSF Workgroup Chair City of Sammamish Needs Assessment (Methodology) – Rita Badh City of Issaquah Needs Assessment – Martha Sassorossi City of Bellevue Needs Assessment – Alex O’Reilly Hopelink Needs Assessment – Geoff Crump
Eastside Human Services Forum Eastside Human Services Funding Landscape
Objective: ◦ Greater understanding of the challenges and opportunities in creating a sustainable infrastructure/funding plan for the Eastside Driving Questions: ◦ How diverse are the sources of revenue? ◦ How have revenue changes impacted operations? ◦ What are the opportunities and challenges in seeking various revenue streams? ◦ Have there been any shifts over the last 10 years? Parameters
Data Sources ◦ IRS 990 Form ◦ Funder award information ◦ Online survey ◦ Interviews Organization Location ◦ Eastside – IRS 990 address is located within the catchment area (n = 178) ◦ Regional – IRS 990 address not located within the catchment area but do provide substantial services on the Eastside (n = 17) ◦ Other – All other nonprofit organizations with a King County registration address (n = 746) Parameters
City of Sammamish Community Needs Assessment
1 st assessment of human service needs Community profile and public involvement Assessment development & Implementation strategy Final report due first quarter 2018 Parameters
City of Issaquah Community Needs Assessment for Health & Wellbeing Equity
Social Determinants of Health framework Review of County and Regional Assessments Conducted January – September 2017 Eleven-member Advisory Group Parameters
Figure 1. Percent of Population Living Below the Federal Poverty Line, by Race and Ethnicity, Issaquah and King County, 2015 Issaquah King County 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% White Black or African Asian Hispanic or Latino, Other American any race Theme 1: Disparities by Race and Ethnicity, Sex & Income
Figure 2. 2-Bedroom apartment rent and affordability (adjusted for inflation) $2,000 $1,800 $1,600 Average Monthly Rent (2016$) $1,400 $1,200 $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $200 $0 Afford at MFI Afford at 80% MFI Afford at 50% MFI Afford at 30% MFI Issaquah 2 Bed King County 2 Bed Theme 2: Lack of Stable Housing
Barriers: “ In general, few Awareness of services are in services Issaquah, so people Transportation have to travel around Availability of the east side to get services what they need – it’s Insurance coverage adding extra stress, time, and money for Navigation them having to seek Culturally and out services.” linguistically appropriate services Theme 3: Barriers to Accessing Services & Resources
Figure 3. Suicidal Ideation and Attempt, Twelfth Graders, Issaquah, 2014 and 2016 50% 40% 30% 26.2% Have Seriously Considered Suicide 20% 17.2% Have Made a Suicide Plan 14.6% 14.3% 10% 7.0% Have Attempted Suicide One or 4.5% More Times 0% 2014 2016 Theme 4: Behavioral Health Norms & Resources
City of Bellevue 2017-2018 Human Services Needs Update
Report produced every 2 years since 1988 Provides information to Human Services Commission, community groups, non- profits, internally to the City, faith communities Conducted between February and December 2017 Parameters
Address-based sampling of Bellevue • Phone/Online residents Survey Weighted to produce more representative • QUANTITATI VE n=484 • Convenience sample of direct service • Provider providers Survey Not representative • n=38 • Convenience sample of service recipients • Consumer Not representative • Survey n=50 • Key Targeted interviews of individuals with • QUALITATI VE Informant “insider” knowledge of special issues or Interviews topics Informal focus groups with Bellevue • Community residents and service providers Conversations n=30 (approximately 476 individuals) • Data sources
Beyond just our data sources, we identified some specific populations from which we wanted to gather data. These include: Communities of Faith Community Older Adults Color The faith community is a Bellevue is growing The number of older critical part of human increasingly diverse: 40% adults is expected to service delivery in East of residents are a race double between 2012 and King County. other than white alone 2050, a shift that will and 36% born outside of necessitate changes in 6 Key Informant • the US. services and supports. Interviews 6 Community 5 Community • • Conversations Conversations
Theme # 1: Theme # 2: Cost of Living Health Related Housing Lack of Affordable Care (Medical or Child Care Dental) Wage Inadequacy Lack of Affordable Cost of Services Insurance Transportation Substance Abuse Civil Legal Mental Illness Assistance Stress/Anxiety Themes
Concerns about the high cost of living in Bellevue was one of the most prevalent and consistent themes.
Theme # 3: Racial Equity Racial and/or Ethnic Discrimination (both at the household and community level) More feedback from providers, focus groups and key informants about fear about immigration issues, reluctance to utilize services and overall uneasiness Themes
Although racial and ethnic discrimination did not rise to the level of a top-tier community or household problem, both saw substantial – and statistically significant – increases. The percentage of respondents who reported experiencing racial or ethnic discrimination nearly doubled . ↑ 7 percentage points ↑ 3 percentage points
Hopelink 2017 Community Needs Assessment
Hopelink Theory of Change Basic needs, social services, health, education and workforce needs Conducted March – September 2017, supported by an 11 member advisory group All of King County with deeper-dive in North and East King County service center areas Parameters
Affordable Housing: - Rising housing costs - Seniors on a fixed income Homelessness: - Job loss (30%) - Drug & alcohol use (20%) - Eviction (11%) Affordable Health Care: - Challenging to know what services and benefits people are eligible for Affordable Child Care: - Language and cultural values - Inability to access child care = Implications beyond cost Summary of Findings
• Food Security: Access to adequate and nutritious food • Access to Transportation: Need for more efficient and improved bus service Seniors and Disabled: Ability to use public buses Need for public or volunteer door-to-door services Lack of suitable conditions at bus stops • Access to Services: Not sufficient density of clients to justify delivery of certain services in an area Summary of Findings
• Awareness and Outreach: Unaware about what services the organization provides • Complicated eligibility and sign-up process: Time, knowledge, or ability to complete the application & qualification processes • Welcoming Atmosphere Importance of first contact with service provider • Cultural Competency: Growing needs for greater cultural competency Proficiency in languages other than English Barriers to Access
Observations
Questions for Table Discussion What are your biggest “takeaway’s”? What are the opportunities you see for the Forum in 2018? What are 1-2 things you will share with your network/organization?
A Special Thank You Shahzina Karim Kathy Lambert Rev. Steve Baber
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