Coordinated Entry/Assessment:
Successes, Challenges, & Systemic
Impact
The good, the bad, and the ugly from
the perspective of Kitsap, Spokane,
and Clark Counties
Kitsap county Housing Solutions Center Design
HSC Funders
Kitsap Regional
Council
•Accountable to the HSC
Advisory Council and the
Housing Advisory Team
•Supported by satellite
locations in North and South
Kitsap, and The Coffee Oasis.
Kitsap Community Resources
HSC Agency
Partner Advisory
Council
Housing Solutions Center
Manager
•Funded by a grant from the
Kitsap Regional Council
(Document Recording Fees)
A SNAPSHOT OF KITSAP
COUNTY
•Kitsap County has a
population of 251,133 spread
over large geographic area.
•Poverty levels range from 6%
in some parts of the county to
18.3% in Bremerton.
Bremerton
Center
4 FTE
Youth Center
Coffee Oasis
North Kitsap
Center
South Kitsap
Center
NK Fishline
SK KCR
2
HFCA
Est. October 15th 2012 – City of Spokane – The Salvation Army
Homeless Families Coordinated Assessment
LOCAL INFORMATION CENTRALIZED HYBRID
- Spokane County- Approx. 475,000 residents
- 210,000 within the City of Spokane
- 1,763.79 square miles
- Median household income, 2007-2011 $49,257
- Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 : 14.4%
- Average rental vacancy rate: 4.3%
- 2013 Point in Time: 1030 Total Persons
Current Housing
Transportation
Status
Recent
Employment
History (12
Current
Employment/
Income
months)
Adult Education
& Barriers to
Employment
Incarceration/
Hospitalization
Head of
Household
Criminal History
Other Family
Member
Criminal History
Domestic
Violence
CPS Involvement
Substance
Abuse
Health
Conditions or
Disabilities
Mental Health
Rental/Eviction
History
Homelessness
History
Housing related
credit history
HFCA
INVENTORY
155 Interim
Housing
Units
91
Permanent
Supporting
Housing
Units
Various
Scattered
Site Rental
Assistance
Programs
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
SYSTEM IMPACT
- Collaboration between City /
Homeless Providers / HFCA.
- Qualitative and Quantitative
Evaluation / Learning Community.
- The assessment of 1834 families in 2013 has
given us a comprehensive picture of
homeless and at-risk families needs in
Spokane.
- Rapid Re-Housing has been effective for
many families entering the system.
- Housing Inventory doesn’t match needs of
the population.
- All temporary housing programs have moved
to an interim housing model. Serving all
families and adjusting service model to fit
client need.
- Most interim housing providers have
integrated rapid re-housing case management
into their programs
Rate of Exit to PH for ES HH
39%
10%
Q2
60%
47%
19% 19%
Q3
2012
Q4
Q1
Q2
2013
Q3
Clark County Housing Solutions Center
One stop access point with placement authority for all publicly
funded homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, and housing
programs for people who are homeless