THP-Plus:
Providing Affordable Housing & Supportive
Services to Youth Formerly in the Foster Care
& Juvenile Probation Systems
California Alliance Training
September 24, 2007
Overview of Presentation
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THP-Plus Overview
Key Elements of Implementation
Process
Role of THP-Plus Providers
Budget Update
Prop. 1C
Q&A
THP-Plus Statewide Implementation Project
John Burton
Foundation
CDSS
Corporation
for Supportive
Housing
What is THP-Plus?
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THP-Plus is a program for former foster youth
that provides safe, affordable housing and
comprehensive supportive services.
THP-Plus allows youth to have the greatest
amount of freedom possible to prepare them
for self-sufficiency.
Nuts & Bolts of THP-Plus
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Eligibility: Emancipated foster & probation youth 18
to 24 years old who meet ILP eligibility criteria
Duration: 24 months
Rate: 70% of average group home rate for 16 to 18
year-olds in the county as of June 30, 2001
Funding: 100% state-funded; county share
removed
Structure: Administered by CDSS, managed by
county social service agency, operated by private
nonprofit provider
THP-Plus Budget Developments
THP-Plus Budget Over Time
40
35.7
Budget ($ million)
35
30
25
20
15
10
4.8
5
1.4
1.4
1.4
03-04
04-05
05-06
0
Fiscal Year
06-07
07-08
FY 07-08 Budget Allocation
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Developed by CDSS
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ACIN distribution: October 2007
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Up to $10.5 million to cover FY 06-07 costs
How do I become a THPPlus provider?
Steps to Becoming a THP-Plus Provider
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Confirm that County has a CDSS-approved THPPlus Plan and is aware of LOI deadline
Determine County’s Provider Selection Process
Design Program
Develop & Submit Proposal & Provider Plan
Complete Certification Process & Enter Contract
With County
Implement & Evaluate Program
Submit Monthly Invoices & Program Reports
Support Statewide Efforts to Expand & Improve
THP-Plus
Becoming a THP-Plus Provider
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Confirm that County has a CDSSapproved THP-Plus plan for FY 07-08
County LOI due to CDSS by 10/15/07
Becoming a THP-Plus Provider
#2: Determine County’s Provider Selection
Process
Options: RFP, RF(S)Q, RFI, Single Source
Contract
Becoming a THP-Plus Provider
#3: Design Program
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Provider Budget
Housing Model(s)
THP-Plus Supportive Services
Becoming a THP-Plus Provider
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Develop and Submit Proposal & Provider
Plan to County
Elements of Provider Plan:
 Purpose of the Program & Mission of Provider
 Population to be Served
 Services Provided
 Rights of Participants
 Policies of the Program
 THP-Plus Rates & Service Levels
 Reporting Requirements
Becoming a THP-Plus Provider
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Selected Providers Complete Certification
Process & Enter Contract with County
Certification Process:
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Welfare and Institutions Code
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TILP Requirements
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Tenant Rights
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Housing Statutes
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Employee Regulations
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THP-Plus Supportive Services
THP-Plus Supportive Services
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Case management services
System of payment for
utilities, telephone and rent
Job readiness training
Food & necessity allowance
Educational advocacy &
support
Assistance with pursuing
post-secondary education
Individual and group therapy
(or referral)
Services to build and support
relationships with family and
community
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Coordination with ILP
Mentoring
Apartment furnishings
24-hour crisis intervention and
support
Emancipation fund
($50/month)
Post-program housing
assistance
Alumni services
Becoming a THP-Plus Provider
#6: Implement & Evaluate Program
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Housing
Education
Employment Status & Wages
Permanency
Becoming a THP-Plus Provider
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Submit Monthly Invoices & Program
Reports to County
County Invoicing Options:
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Fee for services: number of youth times actual
paid rate
Invoice based on program budget: actual program
expenditures
Becoming a THP-Plus Provider
#8: Support Statewide Efforts To Expand
and Improve THP-Plus
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Contribute to advocacy efforts around
annual budget allocation
Participate in statewide evaluation
process
THP-Plus Counties
44 counties plan to implement in 07-08
Alameda
Butte
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Glenn
Inyo
Humboldt
Kern
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mendocino
Merced
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Siskiyou
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Personnel Expenses
Youth Advocate (Ratio 1:12 & Annual Salary: $45,000)
3,735.00
Educational & Employment Specialist (Ratio: 1:30 & Annual Salary: $45,000)
1,485.00
Housing Specialist (Ratio: 1:30 & Annual Salary: $45,000)
1,485.00
PR Taxes & Benefits (20%)
1,341.00
Sub-Total
8,046.00
Program Expenses
Monthly Rental Subsidy (average: $590 per month)
7,080.00
Move-In Stipend ($200 spread over two years)
100.00
Monthly Grocery Vouchers ($50 per month)
600.00
Repair, Maintenance & Security
150.00
Moving Transportation ($150 spread over two years)
Transition Support Group Supplies
Economic Literacy Materials
75.00
100.00
80.00
Community Building Expenses
320.00
Emancipation Fund
600.00
Staff Mileage
250.00
Indirect Costs (20%)
Sub-Total
3,480.20
12,835.20
Developing the “actual paid rate”
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Total per youth cost annually: $20,881
Actual paid rate: $1,740
Ratio for parenting youth should be 1 to 8
San Francisco County’s rate: $2,250
THP-Plus Housing Model Considerations
Single-site
Scattered-Site
Host Family
THP-Plus Programs can provide permanent or transitional housing
Single Site
Permanent
Scattered Site
Additional Parts of
the Continuum
Host Homes
College Dorms
Emergency Shelter
Transitional
Single-site permanent model
(Example: Fred Finch in Oakland; Larkin Street in SF)
Benefits
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No time limits
High level of
investment and
program participation
because youth keep
apartment
Knowledge of
community
Peer engagement
High service utilization
Efficient service
delivery (for provider)
Lower travel expense
Fair housing
requirements
Challenges
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Youth forgo benefits of
being integrated into the
community
Dynamics of single
population housing
Program expansion
requires additional
capacity
Higher building
maintenance &
operations costs
Less responsive to
housing market
Fair housing
requirements
Scattered-site permanent model
(Example: First Place in Oakland, Madison Street
development with AHA)
Benefits
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No time-limits
Community integration
High level of program
investment
High level of
independence
Knowledge of community
Responsive to housing
market
Lower building
maintenance &
operations costs
Efficient service delivery
(for youth)
Fair housing
requirements
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Challenges
Program expansion
requires additional
capacity
Less opportunity for
peer engagement
Lower level of
supervision
Issues related to mobile
case management
Fair housing
requirements
Scattered-site transitional model
(Example: Project Independence in Alameda County)
Benefits
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Integration into the
community
Higher level of
independence
Responsive to
housing market
Lower building
maintenance &
operations costs
Efficient service
delivery (for youth)
No need to regularly
add housing capacity
Challenges
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Temporary housing
solution
Lower level of supervision
Less opportunity for peer
engagement
Issues related to mobile
case management
Tenants have fewer rights
in transitional housing
than in permanent
housing
Host family model
Benefits
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Promotes
permanency if
actively
pursued
Consistent
with non-foster
youth
experience
Youth to live in
family setting
Challenges
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Negotiating
expectations
between youth and
family
Promoting
independence
Promoting service
utilization
Possibly a temporary
housing solution
Less opportunity for
peer engagement
Single-site transitional model
(Example: St. Anne’s in LA)
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Benefits
Knowledge of
community
Peer engagement
High service
utilization
Efficient service
delivery
Lower travel expense
Higher level of
supervision
No need to regularly
add housing capacity
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Challenges
Temporary housing
solution
Youth forgo benefits of
being integrated into the
community
Dynamics of single
population housing
Higher building
maintenance & operations
costs
Less responsive to
housing market
Tenants have fewer rights
in transitional housing
than in permanent
housing
Housing Development: Proposition 1C
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Administered by the California Department of Housing and
Community Development through the Multifamily Housing
Program (MHP)
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Funds cover new construction or acquisition/rehab
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$345 million for MHP’s General Housing component
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$195 million for MHP’s Supportive Housing component
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$50 million for homeless youth, including emancipated foster
youth
Key Lessons:
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“One project” not the answer- transitioning
youth in all projects
Develop a continuum in partnership with
county social service agency
Partner with experienced affordable housing
developers
Patience pays off
THP-Plus Statewide
Implementation Project
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Training and technical assistance
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Advocacy
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46 counties
200 community based organizations
County share of cost removed
$20 million budget augmentation
Research and Evaluation
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First ever THP-Plus Annual Report released 10/07
Statewide evaluation framework in development
For More Information
Michele Byrnes
THP-Plus Statewide Implementation Project
John Burton Foundation
(415) 693-1323
michele@johnburtonfoundation.org
Amy Lemley
THP-Plus Statewide Implementation Project
John Burton Foundation(415) 693-1322
amy@johnburtonfoundation.org
Questions?