Strategic Action Plan to Solve Homelessness: 2018-2021 Community Forum | Wednesday, May 21, 2020 | 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. ONLINE ONLY! Meeting via Facebook Live
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! Emergency Shelter During COVID-19
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! Individuals & Families Are Getting Housed
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! Individuals Are Getting Housed And Jobs
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! The Community Has Been Pitching In
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! The Community Has Been Pitching In
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! The Community Has Been Pitching In
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! The Community Has Been Pitching In
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! The Community Has Been Pitching In
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! How YOU Can Help
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! How YOU Can Help
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! How YOU Can Help
Thank you for joining The Anchored Home Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Community Update! We will start streaming shortly!!! How YOU Can Help
T onight’s Agenda Time Activity 6:00 Welcome + Sharing Successes 6:15 Introductions + Meeting Overview Anchored Home: 6:20 Updates on Progress (4 Pillars) Frequently Asked Questions 7:20 Wrap-Up + Next Steps Thank you for attending (virtually)! 14
Name Title + Organization Jasmine Boyle Executive Director Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness Michele Brown CEO United Way of Anchorage Nancy Burke Homeless and Housing Coordinator Municipality of Anchorage Dr. Dick Mandsager Senior Fellow Rasmuson Foundation Thea Agnew Bemben Facilitators + Meeting Support Agnew::Beck Consulting Anna Brawley Melissa Hernandez Meeting Organizers + Support Anchorage Coalition to End Tahnee Conte- Homelessness Seccareccia 15
Let’s agree to… • Listen to and respect everyone participating in the meeting today. Keep comments new, brief and appropriate to • the topic, to help keep the conversation moving. Practice walking in another’s shoes. • • Be positive: we need to work together to find solutions. • Reminder: your comments are posted live, and visible to the public! 16
COVID-19 and Homelessness Nationwide Impacts • A recent analysis projects a 40 to 45% increase in homelessness this year, compared with January 2019 (study by Dr. Brendan O’Flaherty, professor of economics, Columbia University). • This could mean nearly 250,000 people newly experiencing homelessness , if previous patterns hold of impacts from mass unemployment. CDC and HUD continue to update guidance on how to operate our • homeless response system safely, including outreach, shelter and housing. Major cities have struggled to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among • people experiencing homelessness and to adapt operations: People experiencing homelessness are vulnerable to COVID-19: • underlying health conditions, age, living conditions, access to health care and nutrition, access to clean running water • Testing shows carriers of COVID-19 are often asymptomatic • Nationwide, communication and lack of resources are significant barriers: people experiencing homelessness do not have adequate information, and limited options for safely distancing. 17
COVID-19 and Homelessness Impacts in Anchorage Our 8-week response focused on: Prevent the spread: mass shelter, outreach, • Strong partnership to communication address this crisis with: • Stabilize existing system + support • Social service and vulnerable individuals housing providers Rapidly house people in safe, sustainable • housing • Municipality of • Adapt our system for future economic Anchorage impacts + increased need • MOA Anchorage Health Anchorage has been highly Department successful, responding to protect • MOA Emergency the vulnerable: Operations Center • More people were housed in March than in • Anchorage Coalition to several months prior End Homelessness One positive COVID test: a person • experiencing homelessness who had already • Anchored Home self-isolated due to recent travel to Alaska partners 18
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Pillar 1: Prevention and Diversion Strengthen Anchorage’s • community-based services to better identify and support individuals and families who are at immediate or probable risk of experiencing homelessness. 20
Pillar 1: Frequently Asked Questions 1. How is COVID-19 impacting vulnerable people in Anchorage? 2. Is homelessness increasing due to COVID-19 health and economic impacts? 3. How will the eviction delays and rental deferment impact homelessness? 4. Where can I get access to prevention support (rental assistance, child care, etc.) for my family and friends in need? 21
Pillar 1: News + Updates Happening in 2020 One-stop, statewide connection to available • resources through Alaska 2-1-1: calls 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. More than 8,500 services in database . 288% increase in calls to Alaska 2-1-1 seeking help in March / April of this year, over 2019 2019 3,477 2020 13,516 Alaska 2-1-1 top unmet need (no resource available in March / April 2020 Rent Assistance 30% of need 22 unmet
Pillar 1: News + Updates Happening in 2020 Statewide network to swiftly distribute assistance Currently, these partners are distributing $215,000 from the AK Can Do Fund , a philanthropic partnership of the Alaska Community Foundation, United Way of Anchorage and the Rasmuson Foundation. 1. River Basin 7. Prince William Sound 2. Aleutian Islands 8. Southcentral 3. Arctic Slope 9. Interior 4. Bering Straits 10. Kodiak Archipelago 5. Bristol Bay 11. Northwest Arctic 6. Yukon Kuskokwim 12. Southeast 23
Pillar 1: News + Updates Happening in 2020 Where AK Can Do funds were distributed in Anchorage over the last 8 weeks: 24
Pillar 2: Housing and Support System • Build and maintain a robust and coordinated system of housing, case management and other supports adequate to house the people who need it, with connections to meaningful work and community. • Collect, analyze and share data to set targets, monitor results, and report back. 25
Pillar 2: Frequently Asked Questions 1. Are individuals in existing services at risk for homelessness? 2. Have services changed over the last two months? If so, how? 3. Where can I get more information on the data around homelessness during COVID? 4. When will we have the 2020 PIT count report? 5. Where can I get more information on how to get help or volunteer? 26
Pillar 2: News + Updates Happening in 2020 • COVID-19 related work: Provider innovation and partnership • • Technical assistance • Communications • System adjustments • “business” adjustments Retaining focus on Anchored Home • 2021 Community Priorities & Gap Analysis • Built for Zero initiative • Outreach enhancements • HMIS strategic plan • Increasing communications with the public • 27
Pillar 3: Public Health and Safety Resolve public health and safety • issues related to homelessness through resource allocation and policy improvements. Balance safety net and social • service resources across the community to adequately address unsheltered homeless persons. • Revitalize Anchorage’s downtown and community neighborhoods with a mix of housing and commerce. 28
Pillar 3: Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is the plan for camp abatement during the summer of 2020? 2. What will happen to the three ice arenas this summer? Will people continue to shelter there? 3. Will there be a summer unsheltered count this year? 4. Is the resource hub connecting people to housing? 29
Pillar 3: News + Updates Happening in 2020 CDC recommendations for reconfiguring and making shelter safer: March 21 | Municipality of Anchorage helped the • homeless shelter system change to 6 ft sleeping spaces (CDC recommendation) • Moved adults to Sullivan Arena and Ben Boeke Arena, to accommodate persons experiencing homelessness as needed Utilized Dempsey Anderson arena for quarantine • and isolation care Family emergency shelter system moved from • churches (congregate settings) to hotel units (individual settings) 30
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