A Presentation
To
Florida Association of
Human Service
Administrators
Board of Directors
Linda Landman Gonzalez
Managing Chair, Orlando Magic
The Honorable Buddy Dyer
City of Orlando, Honorary Chair
John Hillenmeyer
The Honorable Teresa Jacobs
Orange County, Honorary Chair
Immediate Past Chair
Tracy Schmidt
CNL
Bob Miles
Bags, Inc.
Stephanie Young
Walt Disney World Company
The Honorable Brenda Carey
Seminole County
The Honorable Michael Harford
Osceola County
The Honorable Frederick Lauten
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Mark Brewer
Central Florida Foundation
Jacob Stuart
Central Florida Partnership
Bob Phillips
JP Morgan Chase
Dr. Joel Hunter
Northland, A Church Distrubuted
Bob Brown
Heart of Florida United Way
Danny de Armas
First Baptist Orlando
Mark Waltrip
Westgate Resorts
Eddie Soler
Florida Hospital
Dr. Paul Deci
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Dr. Michael Frumkin
University of Central Florida
Dr. Barbara Jenkins
Orange County Public Schools
Board of Directors
Dr. David Swanson
First Presbyterian Church of Orlando
Michael Dippy
Idignity
Pamela Nabors
Career Source Central Florida
William D’Aiuto
Florida Department of Children &
Families
Mike Steigerwald
City of Kissimmee
Kay Rawlins
Orlando City Soccer Club
Harold Barley
MetroPlan Orlando
Rulon Munns
Bogin, Munns, and Munns, PA
Craig Swygert
Clear Channel Outdoor
Andy Gardiner
Orlando Health
Dean Asher
Don Asher and Associates
Tony Jenkins
Florida Blue
Dick Batchelor
Dick Batchelor Management Group
Jason Siegel
Orlando Solar Bears
The Honorable Howard Schieferdecker
City of Maitland
The Honorable Patty Mahany**
City of Sanford
Donald S. Fisher**
Osceola County
**Pending Board Approval
The Central Florida Commission on Homelessness:
1.Collective Impact
2.Compelling Advocacy
3.Cross Sector Leadership
4.Strategic Solutions
2014 Accomplishments
• Engaged over 1200 community leaders in our Collective
Impact work.
• Changed perceptions of the homeless around us using
advocacy and social media.
• Facilitated alignment with key stakeholders for investments
and next steps.
• Collected key data and best practices on the homeless in
Central Florida and from around the country.
• Created a path towards real results and solutions.
2014 Accomplishments
• Six-million dollars donation from Florida Hospital to the
Homeless Impact Fund held by the Central Florida Foundation.
• Organized a Community Trip to Houston with 75 top
leaders to study how the city reduced Chronic Homelessness
by over 57% in just three (3) years.
• Released “Gaps and Priorities” report identifying top needs
in the community to help those without a home.
• Launched “Rethink Homelessness Campaign" - reached
thousands of people locally and millions beyond Central
Florida.
How do we address Homelessness in
Central Florida in 2015 and beyond?
No hope and HOMELESS
Homelessness
Requires a Dual Focus in Central Florida
Chronic
Homelessness
Family
Homelessness
Communities Have Made Significant Progress in
Addressing Homelessness
Atlanta, GA
Houston, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Miami-Dade Co, FL
Minneapolis, MN
Phoenix, AZ
St. Louis, MO
Tulsa, OK
Overall Results of the Study
Concentration Areas
of Homelessness
in Central Florida
What Could We Do In The Next Three Years
On Long-Term Homelessness?
Orange County
City of Orlando
Phase 2 – Most Visible
300
Phase 1 – Most Visible
& Most Vulnerable
100
Osceola County
Seminole County
100
200
50 Doing this would get 47% of the 100
chronic and long-term homeless
off the streets in three years!
Family Homelessness: The timeline to
strategies, solutions and call to action
Jan –April 2015
Collective Impact
Strategies
April -May
2015
Study Best
Practices
June-August
2015
September-October
2015
Complete and Release
Report
Data Collection
Release of Report in Forum
with CFP
Community Trip
Central Florida Foundation
HOMELESS IMPACT FUND
• Creating a platform for investment in evidencedbased strategies to change the course of
homelessness in Central Florida, including
permanent supportive housing and wraparound services.
• Goals: ending chronic homelessness and
significantly impacting family
homelessness through investments from local
governments, individuals, private foundations and
corporations in Central Florida
• Transforming lives through the largest
commitment to housing for the homeless in the
history of our region.
Homeless Impact Fund
Purpose
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Create a “performance-based grant making market” with
measureable outcomes for chronic homelessness – then
family homelessness
Attract private and public capital to pay for performance
and build capacity, creating a new public sector focus on
evidence-based performance
Collect data to share with the community, donors, and
grant makers providing opportunities for match grants to
projects
Provide incentive to attract more HUD money
Goals for 2015
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Implement the first stage of our plan for the
chronically homelessness
Finalize regional strategy and create resources
for families who are homeless
Offer focused help for veterans still on the
streets
Improve housing options for those homeless due
to domestic violence
Create more public/private resources for all
types of homelessness.
Goal: Build Regional Capacity in 2015
Resource
Development
Systems
Capacity
Community
Engagement
Long Term
Solutions for
Homelessness
Where Do We Go From Here?
Regional alignment on
homeless strategies
Capacity Building for those working
with the homeless
Implementation
Resources Developed and Outcomes
Measured
What do we need?
• Backbone Organizational Support for Central Florida
Commission on Homelessness.
• Continued Public Support from top leadership from Walt
Disney World. Having key leaders understand and support the
work and mission of the Central Florida Commission on
Homelessness is important.
• Advocacy on Legislation in Tallahassee that will be
released soon by the Central Florida Commission on
Homelessness.
• Encourage Investment and Engagement from
philanthropist, local companies and public sector leaders.
One Last Thought…
“The opportunity of a lifetime must be seized
in the lifetime of the opportunity.”
Leonard Ravenhill