South
Hampton
Roads
Regional Task
Force to End
Homelessness
…a work in progress, 2005
to present
August 2012
Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk & Virginia Beach, VA
2005
 Norfolk’s
Mayor Paul Fraim invites all South
Hampton Roads localities to join in ending
homelessness: the Regional Task Force to End
Homelessness is formed when each of the
Mayors and Chairs appoint a representative.
 September
2005: the Task Force issues a
Regional Report on Homelessness
SHR Regional Task Force:
Participating Jurisdictions
Chesapeake
 Franklin
 Isle of Wight County
 Norfolk
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Portsmouth
 Southampton County
 Suffolk
 Virginia Beach
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Participating Regional Non-profits
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ACCESS AIDS Care
ForKids
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Our House Families
Portsmouth Area Resources Coalition (PARC)
Samaritan House
Seton Youth Shelters
The Dwelling Place
The Planning Council
United Way of South Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation
Virginia Supportive Housing
Regional Homeless Goal
End homelessness through:
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Increased housing opportunities
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Increased services for sustainability
Regional Homeless Strategies
Promote
Best Practices
Coordinate
efforts
Raise
awareness
Raise
funds
Promote Best Practices:
Host Regional Conferences Featuring
2006  United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
 Corporation
for Supportive Housing
 The Healing Place
 Hennepin County
2008  Families and Trauma
 San
Diego Serial Inebriate Initiative
 1811 Eastlake, Seattle
 Motivational Interviewing
 The Healing Place
2010  Housing Focused Case Management
 The
Healing Place
 Re-entry
 Faith Community
Coordinate Efforts: Data
 Regional
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Point in Time Counts: 2007 – 2011
Online Affordable Housing Database
 Regional
Needs Assessment 2010
 Ongoing
Data Collection
Coordinate Efforts:
Regional Permanent Supportive Housing
Partnered with Virginia Supportive Housing to
develop four 60-unit Single Room Occupancy
(SROs) apartment buildings :
 Gosnold
Apartments, Norfolk, 2006
 Cloverleaf Apartments, Virginia Beach , 2008
 South Bay Apartments, Portsmouth, 2010
 Heron’s Landing Apartments, Chesapeake,
anticipated 2012
Gosnold Apartments in Norfolk
Before
With the adaptive reuse of the
RC Cola bottling warehouse,
Gosnold Apartments opened in
December 2006.
After
Gosnold is the first
permanent supportive
housing development
for homeless adults in
the region, and the first
regionally-supported
studio apartments for
homeless single adults in
the nation.
Before
Today
Cloverleaf Apartments in Virginia Beach
After
Cloverleaf is an
adaptive reuse of
College Park
Skating Rink.
Cloverleaf Apartments opened
in 2008 and is the first SRO to be
certified by EarthCraft of
Virginia for energy and
resource efficiency.
Before
South Bay Apartments in Portsmouth
South Bay is the third regional SRO and opened in 2010.
This development
was built on land
donated by the
Portsmouth
Redevelopment
and Housing
Authority.
Heron’s Landing in Chesapeake will be the fourth
regional SRO, and is expected to open in
November 2012.
Today
Before
Coordinate Efforts: The Healing Place
Residential Substance Abuse Recovery
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Regional Healing Place Committee: 2006-2011
Site Visits: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Produce Business Plan 2011
Form Board of Directors 2011-2012
Advocate for Va. network of Healing Places: 2010 - 2011
The Healing Place of Wake County
Coordinate Efforts:
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Hire Regional Coordinator 2011
Merge Continuum of Care (U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development)
application process: Chesapeake, Norfolk,
Western Tidewater 2011
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Disconnected Youth Committee 2011
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1,000 HOMES Campaign
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Regional Reports
Raise Awareness:
“A Sleep in the Park,” Leadership
Hampton Roads, 2007
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Hampton Roads Housing Coalition
Across the Region Award, 2009
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Raise Funds:
From
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For
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Eight local governments
Local foundations
Dragas Family Foundation
Businesses
Faith community
Individual citizens
Merged Continuum of Care process
“A Sleep in the Park” fundraiser
Four regional SROs
Continuum of Care Projects
SHR 2010 Housing Needs Assessment
Regional Coordinator
Vision for the future
 End
homelessness in South Hampton Roads
 Incorporate Task Force
 Implement sustainability plan
 Measure success