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Columbus & Franklin County, Ohio
Continuum of Care Narrative
1. Continuum of Care’s Accomplishments
All components of a Continuum of Care system are present in Columbus and Franklin County, including
homelessness prevention, outreach, emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive
housing and supportive services. Our community prioritizes expanding and strengthening permanent
housing options and services for hardest-to-serve populations including, chronically homeless individuals,
families, and youth. Over the past 12 months, Columbus and Franklin County have accomplished the
following:
 Opened 65 units of permanent supportive housing for homeless persons with disabilities, including
chronically homeless men and women. A range of services enables residents to find work, and
maintain their treatment and recovery.
 Opened two new, state-of-the-art emergency shelter facilities in 2001. One shelter provides
emergency shelter and basic support services to up to 95 men a day. The other provides emergency
shelter and support services to men and women who have been publicly inebriated.
 Established common triage protocols and a framework for interagency communication among
homeless service providers and legal services providers, and increased the availability of pro bono
legal services.
 Developed Employment Resource Centers in all four men’s shelters to provide self-help supports that
enable residents quick access to housing, employment and community services.
 Implemented a new Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) in October 2001.
 Expanded the Support, Engagement and Economic Development (SEED) Fund that provides direct
financial assistance through coordinated outreach workers, primarily for the “street homeless.”
Providers use these funds to respond immediately to the needs of potential clients and provide
positive reinforcement and incentive for engagement.
2. Planning Process for Developing a Continuum of Care Strategy
a) Lead Entity: The Community Shelter Board
The Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, Continuum of Care system has been developed through
extensive collaboration among public, private and non-profit organizations concerned with programs for
homeless persons. The lead organization for this process is the Community Shelter Board (CSB),
established by major funders in 1986 in response to the growing problem of homelessness within the
community. CSB is charged with providing funds to assist emergency shelter programs and developing a
community-wide plan to reduce the number of homeless people. To that end, each year, CSB allocates
Columbus and Franklin County general funds, Emergency Shelter Grant, Community Development Block
Grant and United Way funds to homeless service providers in the community. CSB is responsible for
coordinating and submitting the community’s annual application to HUD for federal homeless assistance
funds. Additionally, CSB participates in and facilitates research, planning, discussion, and policy
development among community leaders, government representatives, service providers, homeless
consumers, and others concerned with community-wide solutions to homelessness. CSB’s 17-member
board is composed of business and community leaders appointed by the City of Columbus, Franklin
County, the United Way, the Chamber of Commerce, the ADAMH Board and the Metropolitan Church
Council.
CSB has been recognized nationally for their work in ending homelessness. In March 2002, the National
Alliance to End Homelessness awarded CSB with its prestigious Non-Profit Sector Achievement
Award. The Public Relations Society of America also recognized CSB’s efforts with a Silver Anvil
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award, symbolizing the forging of public opinion for keeping the public informed about the Rebuilding
Lives plan. The Rebuilding Lives plan was also recognized in a new book on America’s homeless,
released in June by the Urban Institute Press, entitled Helping America’s Homeless: Emergency Shelter
or Affordable Housing?, by Martha Burt, Laudan Aron, and Edgar Lee with Jesse Valente.
b) Continuum of Care Planning Process
An array of groups and individuals are actively involved in local Continuum of Care planning and
program implementation by serving on coordinating and advisory groups. These groups, which meet
regularly throughout the year, include representatives of the public, private, and non-profit sectors, as well
as representatives of the components of the Continuum of Care and the sub-populations served by these
programs. The local Continuum of Care planning process has the following three components:
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Those groups responsible for the overall Continuum of Care planning and coordination;
Groups that focus on specific components of the Continuum or on issues relating to specific subpopulations; and
Groups that link Continuum of Care issues with broader community housing activities.
The Community Shelter Board plays a lead role in convening and providing staff support to a number of
these groups. Others operate independently from CSB. The specific relationship of these groups in the
Continuum structure, and the specific participants, are detailed below:
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Overall Continuum of Care Planning and Coordination
Continuum of Care Steering Committee
The Steering Committee, chaired by the Executive Director of the Community Shelter Board, is
comprised of 20 homeless service providers, consumers, funders and government representatives, and
plans and coordinates the delivery of homeless services in Franklin County. This group develops the
Continuum of Care funding priorities and coordinates the community application process. A
subcommittee of this group, the Technical Review Committee, is responsible for program evaluation and
project ranking for the annual HUD submission. Additionally, a Task Force was established by the
Steering Committee that developed a five-year plan for the renewal of Shelter Plus Care and Supportive
Housing Program projects.
Continuum of Care Providers Group
During the Continuum of Care process, provider agencies come together to discuss ways in which they
can collectively work towards making recommendations for improvements to the process. This group
also reviews Continuum of Care project proposals and makes ranking recommendations to the Technical
Review Committee. The Continuum of Care Provider group has been a standing committee of CCH since
April 2000, with meetings facilitated by CCH representatives on a monthly basis.
Citizens Advisory Council
The Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) is a group of 12 currently or formerly homeless people that serve
in an advisory role to improve services for homeless people. The CAC reviews plans and
recommendations, including the annual submission to HUD, and provides feedback to make programs
and services more effective from the perspective of the consumer. The CAC also learns about a different
topic at each meeting to build knowledge and skills in public service.
Columbus Coalition for the Homeless
Central Ohio homeless service and shelter providers, formerly homeless persons and concerned citizens,
meet monthly to coordinate service delivery, share information and coordinate advocacy on local, state,
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and national issues related to housing and homelessness. Additionally, the Coalition is actively involved
in community education events designed to increase community awareness and understanding of
homelessness. All Coalition meetings are open to the community.
Community Shelter Board First Tuesday
CSB-funded agency staff meet monthly to share staff, agency, and system-level updates. These meetings
are frequently used as planning sessions to solicit feedback on system design issues and to brainstorm
solutions to problems with service delivery.
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Specific Continuum Components/Issues Relating to Sub-Populations
Funder Collaborative
The Funder Collaborative oversees the efforts, including recommendations on funding actions and policy
issues, of the Rebuilding Lives initiative, a local initiative to provide supportive housing for chronically
homeless men. Collaborative members include senior officials from CSB, the City of Columbus,
Franklin County, Columbus Foundation, United Way, CMHA, the ADAMH Board of Franklin County,
Columbus Medical Association Foundation, Veterans Service Commission, Ohio Capital Corporation for
Housing, and the Corporation for Supportive Housing.
Provider Coordination and Planning Groups
The Community Shelter Board has established several groups of homeless service providers that meet on
a regular basis with CSB to address program issues and seasonal facility demand management; and work
together to coordinate resources, outreach, referral and program linkages. These groups meet every 2-6
weeks throughout the year and include the following: 1) Women’s Provider/Men’s Providers, who meet
separately and together to address issues of winter overflow; 2) Family Providers/Family Housing
Collaborative; 3) Shelter Plus Care Providers; and 4) Outreach Providers.
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Linkage to Broader Community Housing Initiatives
United Way Housing Vision Council
Appointed by the United Way, this group includes 30 individuals who represent donors, consumers,
neighborhood groups, United Way Board of Trustees, community partners, United Way agencies, and
local experts. The purpose of this group is to identify and achieve the results necessary to address the
community’s most critical housing needs. Additionally, the Vision Council is involved in the investment
of United Way resources to implement housing initiatives.
Columbus Compact
The Columbus Compact is the city's lead organization in developing and focusing resources in the
Columbus EZ and other central city neighborhoods while encouraging collaboration in neighborhood
development and central city policy issues.
Franklin County Affordable Housing Trust Corporation
The Columbus/Franklin County Affordable Housing Trust Corporation combines public and private
funding through a variety of sources to support the development of housing within the city. Both rental
units and homeownership projects are planned.
B.R.E.A.D. Organization
As an interfaith, multi-denominational group, B.R.E.A.D. (Building Responsibility, Equality And
Dignity), effectively addresses core public issues pertaining to crime, safety, jobs, poverty, housing and
education.
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Franklin County Housing Advisory Board
To expand and preserve the supply of affordable rental housing throughout Franklin County, the Board of
Commissioners issues bonds upon the recommendation of the joint Columbus and Franklin County
Housing Advisory Board. The approximately15 member Board has been appointed by the Board of
Commissioners and the Mayor of Columbus (upon approval by Council).
Capital Crossroads
In 1999, the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment
Corporation, and the City of Columbus Downtown Development Office initiated the Capital Crossroads
Special Improvement District project with High Street property owners in the downtown corridor. Special
Improvement Districts can fund a wide assortment of district-wide services including litter control,
commercial marketing, and graffiti removal by allowing property owners to pool resources. CSB
coordinates with street outreach liaisons to address downtown homelessness.
ADAMH Housing Plan
The ADAMH Board collaborates with the Community Shelter Board’s Rebuilding Lives initiative to
create long-term housing with access to services that will help homeless individuals move from streets
and shelters into productive, rewarding roles in our community.
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c) List of Dates and Main Topics of Continuum of Care Planning Meetings
Group
1. Continuum of Care
Steering Committee
2. Continuum of Care
Providers Group
Topics
 Review and comment on 2001 ranking
 Approve project ranking/ submit application
 Review/Evaluate process
 Midterm project monitoring
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- review subcommittee work
- review legislative actions
 Establish plan for upcoming year
- Confirm project renewal list
- Funding awards announcement
Approve 2002 process and priorities and timeline
Update schedule and review HUD CofC requirements
Review and approve ranking
Discuss improvements for 2002 process
Feedback on proposed 2002 priorities and process
Create Priority Ranking List
Date
5/15/01
6/19/01
8/21/01
10/16/01
12/18/01
1/22/02
4/16/02
5/29/02
4/25/01
4/27/01
5/18/01
6/26/01
7/24/01
8/21/01
11/28/01
12/20/01
12/26/01
2/14/02
3/14/02
4/26/02
5/13/02
6/10/02
3. Columbus Coalition for
the Homeless
 Committee reports; resource issues; policy issues; advocacy
1st Wed. of every
month
4. Citizens Advisory
Council
 Review 2002 local Continuum of Care priorities and
2nd Mon. of
every month
5. CSB First Tuesday
6. Funder Collaborative
processes
Review projects and prepare ranking
Review other Policy issues
Develop CAC projects
Agency updates; program issues; administrative update;
Rebuilding Lives; community process; legislative update
 Review and comment on 2002 local priorities and process
 Review funding requests for supportive housing; system and
resource coordination, policy issues; advocacy
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7. Provider Coordination
& Planning Meetings
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8. United Way Housing
Vision Council
 Presentations on housing topics; policy discussions; resource
9. CSB Board of Trustees
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Women’s Providers/Men’s Providers
Family Providers/Family Housing Collaborative
Shelter Plus Care Providers
Outreach Providers
Winter access implementation
allocation; advocacy; information sharing
Coordination of community based efforts
Efforts to foster collaboration
Funding services
Achievement of its mission to assist families and individuals
in resolving their housing crisis.
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1st Tues of every
month
2nd Thurs. of
every month
All groups met
every 2-6 weeks
year round as
needed.
2nd Fri. of each
month
Last Monday of
each month,
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d) Organizations Involved in the Continuum of Care Planning Process
Organization
Geographic
Area
Represented
FC – Franklin
County
C – City of
Columbus
B - Both
Sub-Population
Represented
HIV/AIDS
DV-Victims of
Domestic
Violence
G-General
SA-Substance
Abuse
SMI-Seriously
Mentally Ill
VETS-Veterans
Y-Youth
Level of Participation in
Planning Process
1. Continuum of Care Steering Committee
2. Columbus Coalition for the Homeless
3. Citizen Advisory Council
4. Community Shelter Board First Tuesday
5. Provider Coordination and Planning Groups
6. Funder Collaborative
7. United Way Housing Vision Council
8. CSB Board of Trustees
Attends Regularly
+Com. Chair
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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BANKS
Bank One Columbus
Key Bank
B
B
G
G
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Fifth Third Bank
B
G
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Jonathan J. Sadler, Fifth Third Bank
Deborah L. Stein, National City Bank
B
B
G
G
BUSINESSES/Business Associations
Lord, Sullivan, & Yoder
B
G
McCord, Pryor & Associates
Community Research Partners
B
B
B
G
The McGory Group
Leaning Pole Graphics Inc.
B
B
G
G
James M. Brennen, Battelle
B
G
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James D. Curphey,
Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur
Elfi Di Bella, Huntington Bancshares
Inc.
Floyd F. Jones, The Columbus Dispatch
Robert Lazarus, Jr., F & R Lazarus
Company
Joyce B. Link, Bricker & Eckler, LLP
Timothy T. Miller, Crane Plastics
Company
Stephen A. Rish, Nationwide
Eric J. Schottenstein, Joshua Homes
Roger P. Sugarman,
Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter
William Wright, Deloitte & Touche
B
G
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B
G
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B
B
G
G
B
B
G
G
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B
B
B
G
G
G
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B
G
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B
G
HOMELESS/FORMERLY
HOMELESS
Ron Baecker
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Organization
Geographic
Area
Represented
FC – Franklin
County
C – City of
Columbus
B - Both
Community Shelter Board
Sub-Population
Represented
HIV/AIDS
DV-Victims of
Domestic
Violence
G-General
SA-Substance
Abuse
SMI- Seriously
Mentally Ill
VETS-Veterans
Y-Youth
Level of Participation in
Planning Process
1. Continuum of Care Steering Committee
2. Columbus Coalition for the Homeless
3. Citizen Advisory Council
4. Community Shelter Board First Tuesday
5. Provider Coordination and Planning Groups
6. Funder Collaborative
7. United Way Housing Vision Council
8. CSB Board of Trustees
Attends Regularly
+Com. Chair
B
G
1
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B
B
B
G
G
G
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B
B
B
G
G
G
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B
B
G
G
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C
G
Columbus City Council
Columbus Dept. of Development
Columbus Health Department
C
C
C
G
G
SA/SMI/HIV/AIDS
Dept. of Vet Affairs Outpatient Clinic
Franklin County Children Services
Franklin County Department of Aging
Franklin County Dept. of Job and Fam.
Services
MORPC
Franklin County Community &
Economic Development Department
Court of Appeals/ Tenth Appellate
District
B
B
B
B
VETS
Y
G
G
B
B
G
G
B
G
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B
G
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B
G
Owen Bair
Beverly Blakeley
Chaundra Epps
Brian Grace
Claudell Thomas
Sheila Prillerman
Stacey Wright
FOUNDATIONS
Columbus Foundation
Columbus Medical Association
Foundation
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Columbus Mayor’s Office
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3
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4
5
6
7
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STATE AGENCIES
Ohio Department of Development
PUBLIC HOUSING
AUTHORITY
Columbus Metropolitan Housing
Authority
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Organization
Geographic
Area
Represented
FC – Franklin
County
C – City of
Columbus
B - Both
Community Shelter Board
Sub-Population
Represented
HIV/AIDS
DV-Victims of
Domestic
Violence
G-General
SA-Substance
Abuse
SMI- Seriously
Mentally Ill
VETS-Veterans
Y-Youth
Level of Participation in
Planning Process
1. Continuum of Care Steering Committee
2. Columbus Coalition for the Homeless
3. Citizen Advisory Council
4. Community Shelter Board First Tuesday
5. Provider Coordination and Planning Groups
6. Funder Collaborative
7. United Way Housing Vision Council
8. CSB Board of Trustees
Attends Regularly
+Com. Chair
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HOUSING
DEVELOPERS/OTHER
Columbus Housing Partnership
Eric J. Schottenstein, Joshua Homes
Fannie Mae
Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing
Community Housing Network
Wallick Properties
National Church Residences
Santer Housing Capital
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G
G
G
G
SMI/SA
G
G
G
B
G
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS
Columbus Compact
Columbus Urban League
Columbus Neighborhood Health Center
Gladden Community House
B
B
B
B
G
G
G
G
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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
ADAMH Board
COHHIO
B
B
SMI/SA
G
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Community Shelter Board
Corporation for Supportive Housing
B
B
G
G
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United Way of Central Ohio
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Amethyst, Inc.
B
G
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B
SA
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Catholic Social Services
B
G
Columbus AIDS Task Force
Don Strasser, Connections to Housing
Faith Mission / Faith Housing
Friends of the Homeless
Homebound CDC Head Start
Homeless Families Foundation
B
B
B
B
B
B
HIV/AIDS/SMI/SA
SMI/SA
G
SA/G
Y
G/DV
8
4
5
6
7
8
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B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Hal Keller, Ohio Capital Corporation for
Housing
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Organization
Geographic
Area
Represented
FC – Franklin
County
C – City of
Columbus
B - Both
Community Shelter Board
Sub-Population
Represented
HIV/AIDS
DV-Victims of
Domestic
Violence
G-General
SA-Substance
Abuse
SMI- Seriously
Mentally Ill
VETS-Veterans
Y-Youth
Level of Participation in
Planning Process
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Continuum of Care Steering Committee
Columbus Coalition for the Homeless
Citizen Advisory Council
Community Shelter Board First Tuesday
Provider Coordination and Planning Groups
Funder Collaborative
United Way Housing Vision Council
CSB Board of Trustees
Attends Regularly
+Com. Chair
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Jewish Family Services
Legal Aid Society of Columbus
Lutheran Social Services
Maryhaven
Netcare
Open Shelter
Salvation Army
Southeast, Inc.
Take it to the Streets Foundation
VA Medical Center
Veteran’s Services Commission
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
DV/G/SA/SMI
G
G
SA
SA/SMI
G
G
SA/SMI
G
VETS
VETS
Volunteers of America
YMCA
YWCA
B
B
B
SA/VETS
G
G
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3
4
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5
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6
7
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3. Continuum of Care Goals and System Under Development
a) Goal of Eliminating Chronic Homelessness Within 10 Years
 Summary of Strategy for Ending Chronic Homelessness
In March 2000, based on the results of a Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment, the trustees of
the Community Shelter Board adopted strategic vision. The following is the vision statement included in
the plan:
Homeless people, people in imminent threat of homelessness, and those who are marginally housed in
Franklin County will have the opportunity to resolve their housing crisis through the efficient use of a
pool of available community resources..
In March 1999, Columbus and Franklin County adopted a five-year plan to develop 800 hundred new
units of permanent supportive housing to be dispersed throughout Franklin County and aimed specifically
at chronically homeless men; to open a new Engagement Center for chronically addicted homeless men
and women; providing employment resources in the emergency shelters; and implementing a new HMIS
system to collect and analyze data. To-date, progress has been made in all of those areas.
This year the CSB and its partner agencies developed a ten-year plan to end chronic homelessness that
builds on and enhances the previous plan. The ten-year plan contains four major strategies:

Close the Front Door by Preventing Homelessness
This strategy involves continuing to prevent homelessness by assuring individuals’ access to the
Franklin County Department of Job & Family Services and ADAMH systems in order to receive and
benefit from mainstream resources to avert a shelter stay. It also includes working with those systems
and the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to reduce referrals and discharges to
homeless shelters. CSB plans to monitor progress quarterly and provide technical assistance and
training as needed. There are also plans to conduct annual data matches with the other systems, when
feasible, to determine the incidence of homelessness in the persons involved in the other systems.
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Open the Back Door
A cornerstone of this strategy is the development of a thousand units of permanent supportive housing
for chronically homeless men (800 units) and women (200 units) with disabilities. Another 50 units of
permanent supportive housing is planned for chronically homeless families. The Rebuilding Lives
Funder Collaborative and/or the Continuum of Care Steering Committee will continue to fund and
develop these units and assure their ongoing operations.
The strategy also includes expediting benefits enrollment by the Social Security Administration and
the Veterans Administration, in order to maximize the resources available to help homeless
individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency.
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Build the Infrastructure
This involves continuing to use local, state and federal funding to increase the supply of affordable
housing targeted to low-income households (<50% AMI), continuing to expand access to jobs at a
living wage, and continuing to expand access to essential supportive services.
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Manage for Results
This strategy will utilize the HMIS to determine the extent and outcomes of mainstream public
systems and the homeless services system and their interaction with homeless persons. CSB will then
issue semi-annual community report cards.
Details of these strategies, including specific goals, action steps and timelines, are included in Section 3.b.
that follows.
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Remaining Obstacles to Ending Chronic Homelessness
While much work has been accomplished in Columbus and Franklin County toward eliminating chronic
homelessness, there is a lot left to do. Obstacles include the following:
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Lack of sufficient numbers of affordable housing in Franklin County;
Shortage of jobs that pay a living wage;
Insufficient numbers of permanent supportive housing;
Difficulty overcoming NIMBY issues in locating housing throughout the county;
Insufficient access to public transportation to jobs.
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b) Specific Future-Oriented Goals and Action Steps
Ending Chronic Homelessness
Target: Homeless households who have a disabled member (inclusive of both individual households and
families with children) and have experienced long-term homelessness.
Goal
Action Steps
Responsible
Organization
Target Dates
Close the Front Door by Preventing Homelessness
Continue to improve
access to Franklin County
Department of Job &
Family services programs
& reduce
referrals/discharge to
shelters
Continue to improve
access to health care
programs & reduce
referrals/discharge to
shelters
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Continue to improve
access to ADAMH
programs & reduce
referrals/discharge to
shelters
1.
Continue to reduce
referrals/discharge from
Ohio Department of
Corrections &
Rehabilitation (ODCR) to
shelters
1.
2.
3.
2.
3.
4.
Continue on-site services by FCDJFS at primary
family shelter
Monitors progress quarterly and provide ongoing
technical assistance and training.
Conduct annual data matches to determine
incidence of homelessness for families with
children
Continue to meet with CNHC health care access
planning group to discuss methods to continue
engagement, provision of appropriate health
services and ways to reduce hospital discharge to
shelters
Develop plan to reduce discharge to shelter
Monitors progress quarterly and provide ongoing
technical assistance and training.
If feasible, conduct annual data matches to
determine incidence of homelessness for hospital
discharges
Continue ADAMH/shelter provider group and
discuss ways to reduce discharge to shelters
Monitors progress quarterly and provide ongoing
technical assistance and training.
Conduct annual data matches to determine
incidence of homelessness for ADAMH
consumers
Continue to meet with ODCR and discuss ways
to reduce discharge to shelters
Develop plan to reduce discharge to shelter
Monitors progress quarterly and provide ongoing
technical assistance and training.
If feasible, conduct annual data matches to
determine incidence of homelessness for
discharges
CSB, FCDJFS & YWCA
IHN
1.
Rebuilding Lives Funder Collaborative (RLFC)
& Continuum of Care Steering Committee
continues to fund and develop new PSH. Assures
ongoing operations.
CSB and CSH continue technical assistance to
developers and providers
Monitor progress monthly
CSB & Continuum of Care Steering Committee
continues to fund and develop new PSH
(including the conversion of transitional
housing).
CSB and CSH continue technical assistance to
developers and providers
Monitor progress monthly
CSB, CSH, RLFC, &
Continuum of Care Steering
Committee
1.
2.
3.
Ongoing (1999 – 2011)
Ongoing (1999 – 2011)
Ongoing (1999 – 2011)
CSB, CSH, & Continuum of
Care Steering Committee
1.
2.
3.
Ongoing (2001 – 2011)
Ongoing (2001 – 2011)
Ongoing (2001 – 2011)
2.
3.
CSB, Columbus
Neighborhood Health
Centers, Columbus Health
Department, Columbus
Medical Association,
Columbus AIDS Task Force,
CCH Healthcare Committee
1.
2.
3.
CSB, ADAMH, ADAMH
provider agencies, homeless
shelters, ODADAS, ODMH
1.
4.
2.
3.
CSB, ODCR, shelters,
Columbus AIDS Task Force
1.
2.
3.
4.
Beginning January 2002
and ongoing thereafter
January, April, July,
October 2002 -2011
February 2003 and
annually thereafter.
April 2003
October 2003
January 2003 and
quarterly thereafter
August 2003 and
annually thereafter.
Ongoing after January
2002
January, April, July,
October 2002 –2011
August 2002 and
annually thereafter.
February 2002 and
ongoing thereafter.
October 2003
January 2003 and
quarterly thereafter
August 2003 and
annually thereafter.
Open the Back Door
Develop 800 units of
permanent supportive
housing for chronically
homeless men
1.
2.
Develop 200 units of
permanent supportive
housing for chronically
homeless women
3.
1.
2.
3.
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Goal
Develop 50 units of
permanent supportive
housing for chronically
homeless families with
children
Continue to improve
access to CMHA programs
Expedite benefits
enrollment by the Social
Security Administration
Expedite benefits
enrollment by the Veterans
Administration
Community Shelter Board
Action Steps
Responsible
Organization
1.
CSB & Continuum of Care Steering Committee
continues to fund and develop new PSH
(including the conversion of transitional
housing).
2. CSB and CSH continue technical assistance to
developers and providers
3. Monitor progress monthly
CSB and CSH continue technical assistance to
developers and providers
1. Study feasibility of implementing SSI expediting
project based on Baltimore model.
2. Conduct data match with ADAMH and FCDJFS
to determine extent of population under-served
by Medicaid.
3. Convene provider/funder planning group to
undertake implementation
4. Monitors progress quarterly and provide ongoing
technical assistance and training.
Target Dates
Ongoing (2001 – 2011)
Ongoing (2001 – 2011)
Ongoing (2001 – 2011)
CSB, CSH, CCH Family
Providers, & Continuum of
Care Steering Committee
1.
2.
3.
CSB, CSH, & CMHA
Ongoing (2001 – 2011)
1.
CSH, CSB, shelter &
supportive housing
providers
2. CSB, ADAMH &
FCDJFS
3. CSH, CSB, RLFC,
shelter & supportive
housing providers
4. CSB, ADAMH &
FCDJFS
CSH, CSB, VA, Veterans
Service Commission, shelter
& supportive housing
providers
1.
City of Columbus, Franklin
County, CMHA, United Way
Housing Vision Council,
CSB, Housing Trust
Corporation
Workforce Investment Board,
FCDJFS, CSB
Ongoing (2002-2011)
Continue to expand access to human services
ADAMH, MRDD, Aging,
FCDJFS, Franklin County,
City of Columbus, CSB
Ongoing (2002-2001)
1.
2.
1.
1.
2.
3.
2002
2003
August 2002 and
thereafter (2002 – 2011)
1.
2.
3.
4.
August 2002
February 2003
April 2003
July 2003
Convene provider/funder planning group to determine
extent of need and next steps
2.
3.
4.
February 2002 –
December 2002
April 2002 – February
2003
October 2002 – April
2003
Ongoing
February 2003
Build the Infrastructure
Increase supply of
affordable housing
Continue to use local, state, and federal funding to
increase the supply of affordable housing targeted to
low-income households (<50% AMI)
Connect homeless people
to employment that meets
basic needs
Increase availability of
essential supportive
services
Continue to expand access to jobs at living wage
Ongoing (2002-2011)
Manage for Results
Implement HMIS
3.
Determine extent and
outcomes of mainstream
public systems interaction
with homeless persons
Initiate dialogue to create
buy-in for the 10 Year Plan
Issue semi-annual reports
to the community
Full implementation for CSB programs
Full implementation by Continuum of Care
programs that are not CSB programs
Issue quarterly reports and share data with other
systems
1.
2.
3.
Conduct data match with ADAMH
Conduct data match with FCDJFS
Conduct data match with mainstream providers
providing homeless street outreach
4. Conduct data match with ODCR
1. Present plan and seek input from key
stakeholders1.
2. Revise plan.
3. Monitor progress annually and update
Ongoing community report cards
1
CSB, shelters,
Prevention, Housing
Resource Programs,
Rebuilding Lives
programs
2. CSB, other Continuum
of Care programs
3. CSB
1. CSB, ADAMH
2. CSB, FCDJFS
3. CSB, CNHC, VA,
Southeast
4. CSB, ODCR
CSB & Continuum of Care
Steering Committee
CSB, RLFC
1.
2.
3.
9/02-1/03
2/03
4/03 and annually
thereafter
2000-2011
Key stakeholders include: Citizens Advisory Council, Continuum of Care Providers, CSB trustees, RLFC, United Way Housing Vision
Council, CCH, Franklin County Commissioners, City of Columbus Administration and City Council, CMHA, & ADAMH Board.
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c) Other Goals and Action Steps to Address Homelessness
Target: Homeless households who do not have a disabled member (inclusive of both individual
households and families with children) and have experienced short-term homelessness, as well as
households at-risk of homelessness.
Goal
Action Steps
Responsible Organization
Target Dates
Close the Front Door by Preventing Homelessness
Continue providing
homelessness prevention
and shelter diversion
services
Continue CSB funding for these
services and implementation by
Lutheran Social Services, YWCA
and their satellite partners
2. Expand shelter diversion to adult
shelters
Monitor Public Housing and Section 8
Re-structuring
1.
United Way Housing Vision Council, City of
Columbus, Franklin County & CSB
Ongoing
Continue providing
financial assistance and
housing resource services
to assist households to exit
shelters
Continue providing
financial assistance and
direct housing services to
assist households to exit
shelters
Continue providing
operations and services
funding for transitional
housing
Continue CSB funding for these
services and implementation by satellite
partners
CSB, City of Columbus, Franklin County,
Ohio Department of Development, United
Way Housing Vision Council, satellite
partners
Ongoing (1991 –2010)
Continue CSB funding for these
services and implementation by the
Family Housing Collaborative
Ongoing (1999-2010)
Transition the YWCA
Interfaith Hospitality
Network to a single site
model
1.
CSB, City of Columbus, Franklin County,
Ohio Department of Development, United
Way Housing Vision Council, Lutheran
Social Services, Salvation Army, Jewish
Family Services, Catholic Social Services
Continuum of Care Steering Committee,
CSB, City of Columbus, Franklin County,
Ohio Department of Development, United
Way Housing Vision Council, Lutheran
Social Services/Faith Housing, Friends of the
Homeless, and Amethyst
YWCA, CSB, IHN congregations and other
faith-based organizations, COHHIO Youth
Empowerment Program, and other funders to
be determined.
1.
2.
3.
4.
2000-2002
2002-2003
2002-2003
2003-2004
Columbus Public Schools, Southwestern
Public Schools, CSB, and COHHIO Youth
Empowerment Program.
1.
2.
March 2003
July 2003
CSB, CSH, & CMHA
Ongoing (2001 – 2010)
Advocate to assure no net
loss of assisted housing
units for low income
households
1.
2.
CSB, City of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio Department of
Development, CMHA, Lutheran Social
Services, YWCA, and satellite partners
Above plus adult shelter providers
1.
2.
Ongoing
2002 initial expansion,
then ongoing
Open the Back Door
Assure the homeless
children have access to
public schools
Continue to improve
access to CMHA programs
Continue Continuum of Care funding
for these services and implementation
by the transitional housing providers
YWCA to develop plan for new
program and facility
2. Secure financial resources
3. Secure site and develop new
facility
4. Implement program at new site
1. Assess current compliance with
federal and state laws regarding
enrollment
2. Determine action plan if areas for
improvement are identified
CSB and CSH continue technical
assistance to developers and providers
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d) Fundamental Service Components of the Continuum Currently in Place
The Continuum of Care that is in place in Franklin County addresses the needs of families and individuals
who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness through the provision of outreach and assessment services,
emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent housing, permanent supportive housing and
supportive services, as well as homelessness prevention programs. The following overview of the system
includes information gathered by CSB from organizations that provide housing and services.
Fundamental Components in Continuum of Care System (Service Activity)
Component: Prevention
Services in Place:
Lutheran Social Services is the lead agency for the Columbus and Franklin County Homelessness Prevention
Program. Using resources from CSB, FEMA and AEA funds, LSS provides financial assistance
(rent/mortgage/utility payments), mediation, budget counseling, employment leads, assistance with housing
searches and linkage with other community resources. However, there are many other prevention resources in the
community. These include:







Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging
Columbus Legal Aid
Columbus Urban League
Community Mediation Services
YWCA Housing Resource Center
Franklin County Children Services (F.A.C.E.S.)
Franklin County Department of Job and Family
Services (Prevention, Retention and Contingency)





Columbus AIDS Task Force
North Central Community Mental Health Center
(Transitional Community Treatment Team)
American Red Cross
Veterans Services Commission/Vietnam Veterans of
America/Veterans Administration/V.A. Healthcare for the
Homeless Project
Settlement houses/shelter providers/ churches/food
pantries/soup kitchens
Services Planned:
The Community Shelter Board’s 10-Year Plan includes the following actions related to homelessness prevention:
1) advocate for additional resources for homelessness prevention; and 2) continue to expand services to prevent
homelessness. CSB’s recently adopted Governance Policies indicate that an increasing percentage of funding
allocations will be used to achieve homelessness prevention and shelter diversion. Currently, the Community
Shelter Board is developing a comprehensive shelter diversion and homelessness prevention strategy.
How homeless persons access/receive services:
There are a variety of ways that persons in need of homelessness prevention resources access and receive
services. Often they contact one of the service provider agencies listed above directly. Households in need of
assistance also access prevention services as a result of referrals from one agency to another. The FirstLink
Information and Referral 24-hour referral line connects persons in need with appropriate services and agencies.
Similarly, CSB’s new directory includes all homeless prevention and homeless services in Central Ohio and is
available free of charge. The directory includes referral and access information.
Component: Outreach
Outreach in Place:
Within the Columbus and Franklin County Continuum of Care, there are a number of community organizations
that have significant outreach functions, and many of these organizations focus on outreach to specific
populations (see below). Most of the shelter, transitional and permanent housing programs incorporate outreach
into their service delivery systems. Both the hard-to-serve and those actively seeking assistance access
components of the continuum through a system of outreach, intake and assessment throughout the county.
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Outreach activities in the Columbus and Franklin County Continuum of Care are intended to identify individuals
and families in need and encourage and support them to link with appropriate facilities and services. Listed below
are the primary providers of outreach services for homeless persons.
Name of Outreach Entity
Sub-Population(s) Served
Outreach Activities
Maryhaven Engagement Center*
Mount Carmel Health Outreach Team
Netcare Reach Out Program
Salvation Army Canteen
Southeast, Inc.*
SA, SMI
G
SA, SMI
G
SA, SMI
Take It To The Streets*
SA, SMI
The Open Shelter, Inc.*
Columbus Neighborhood Health
Centers Healthcare for the Homeless*
VA Healthcare for the Homeless
G
SA, SMI
Public inebriate services
Mobile medical services
Street canvassing and transportation
Mobile food service
Street canvassing, mobile psychiatric
services, mobile acupuncture services
Street canvassing, food and clothing,
housing linkage
Street canvassing
Mobile medical services
VETS
Street canvassing
*This program targets chronically homeless persons
Outreach Planned:
The CSB has been working with Take It To The Streets to expand their services so they can be responsive to
homeless people who are aggressively panhandling on downtown streets and to people living under bridges or in
the open where their health is at risk. CSB is also encouraging outreach to encampments that might pose a health
hazard or risk to the rest of the community. Take It To The Streets is an outreach program that provides food and
clothing, as well as housing linkage, to persons living on the streets.
Component: Assessment
Services in Place:
Within the Columbus and Franklin County Continuum of Care, there are a number of community organizations
that have significant intake and assessment functions. All shelter, transitional and permanent housing programs
incorporate outreach, intake and assessment into their service delivery systems. Both the hard-to-serve and those
actively seeking assistance access components of the continuum through this system of outreach, intake and
assessment in Columbus and Franklin County.
Intake and assessment activities in the Columbus and Franklin County Continuum of Care are intended to identify
an individual’s or family’s needs and ensure linkages to appropriate facilities and services. Listed below are the
primary providers of assessment services for homeless persons. Homeless service providers and social service
agencies typically provide intake and assessment services. These are specialized services:





Choices (domestic violence)
Columbus Health Department (AIDS/STD)
Columbus Neighborhood Health Center (Health
Care for the Homeless) (health care)
Columbus Urban League (fair housing)
FirstLink Information and Referral (24-hr. hotline)





Engagement Center at Maryhaven (public inebriates)
Mount Carmel Health Outreach Team (health care)
Netcare Access (SA & mental health assessments)
Netcare Reach Out Program (public inebriates)
Southeast, Inc. (SA & mental health assessments)
Services Planned:
CSB is applying to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for funding to replicate a Baltimore SSI
Outreach Project. The CSAT grant will fund an assessment clinician at Maryhaven who will improve linkage to
community based treatment, SSI and Medicaid benefits for persons who are chemically dependent and disabled.
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How homeless persons access/receive services:
Homeless service providers often use the intake process to begin the process of assessment and to provide an
individual or family with material assistance such as food, clothing, linens and hygiene supplies. Assessment
takes place in conjunction with both intake and referral, and is provided by homeless service providers, as well as
by other supportive service providers.
Component: Supportive Services
Services in Place:
The Columbus and Franklin County Continuum of Care a wide array of supportive services in the Continuum of
Care. Some are specifically for homeless populations, while others are mainstream services that can be accessed
by persons who are homeless.
Agency/Service Provider
Supportive Services Provided
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Child Care/Head Start
Health Care
Mental Health Counseling/ Domestic Violence
Counseling
Substance Abuse Treatment and Counseling
Education/Employment Assistance/ Vocational
Training
Housing Location Assistance/ Rental Assistance
Case Management and Referral Services
Entitlements
Legal Services
HIV/AIDS Services
Ex-Offenders Services
Life Skills
Transportation
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
X X
X
X
X X
X X X
X
X
X X X
X
X
X X
X X X X
X
X X X X
X
X X X X X
X X X
X X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X
X X
X
X
Alvis House
Amethyst
Catholic Social Services
Central Ohio Transit Authority
Choices
Cols. Metro Area Community Action Org.
Columbus AIDS Task Force
Columbus Area Community Mental Health
Columbus Bar Association
Columbus Board of Education
Columbus Health Department
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc./Health
Care for the Homeless
Columbus Urban League
Columbus Works
X
Community Housing Network
Compass
X
Faith Mission/Faith Housing
FIRSTLINK Information & Referral Service
X X
X
X
X X X
X X X
X
X
Franklin Co. Ohio State University Extension
Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services
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Agency/Service Provider
Community Shelter Board
Supportive Services Provided
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
1
Child Care/Head Start
Health Care
Mental Health Counseling/ Domestic Violence Counseling
Substance Abuse Treatment and Counseling
Employment Assistance/ Vocational Training/ Education
Housing Location Assistance/ Rental Assistance
Case Management and Referral Services
Entitlements
Legal Services
HIV/AIDS Services
Ex-Offenders Services
Life Skills
Transportation
2
Friends of the Homeless
Homeless Families Foundation
House of Hope for Alcoholics
Huckleberry House
Job Corps
3
4 5 6 7 8
X X X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X
X X X
X
X
X X X X
X X X
Legal Aid Society of Columbus
Lutheran Social Services
Maryhaven
Mount Carmel Health System
Neighborhood House
Netcare Access
North Central Mental Health Services
North Side Child and Family
Development
Ohio Department of Job and Family
Services
Open Shelter
X X
X X X
X
X
X X X X X
X X X
X X
X X
X
X
X
X
Physicians Free Clinic
Private Industry Council
X
Salvation Army
X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X
X
X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X X X
X X X
Southeast, Inc.
St. Stephens
X
Traynor Halfway House
X
X X X
X
X
X
X
Volunteers of America
YMCA
YWCA
18
10
11
12
13
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X X X
X X X
Pater Noster/Community Free Job List
VA Outpatient Clinic
9
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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How homeless persons access/receive services:
There are a variety of ways that persons in need of supportive services access and receive services. Often they
directly contact one of the service provider agencies listed above. Households in need of assistance also access
supportive services as a result of referrals from one agency to another. The FirstLink Information and Referral 24hour referral line connects persons in need with appropriate services and agencies. Other avenues for persons to
access services are through referrals from settlement houses, churches, hospitals and clinics, law enforcement
agencies and schools.
Homeless service providers use the intake and assessment process to identify the service needs of clients, and
case managers then link clients with appropriate services. Outreach workers help to link persons living on the
street with supportive service providers. A street card prepared by the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless
provides persons with information on how to contact service provider agencies. CSB has also developed a
Community Directory of Services for easy reference to available resources.
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e) Housing Components Currently in Place
1. Point in time inventory date: 5/15/02
2. Definitions
(1) Emergency shelter:
Emergency Shelter is defined as free, short-term housing (usually 90 days or less) in
congregate or apartment settings for individuals and families who are homeless. Shelters
usually provide sleeping space with small storage space for an individual’s belongings,
congregate bathrooms and showers, and sometimes laundry facilities and daytime meeting
space. In Columbus and Franklin County many emergency shelters provide on-site
assessments and linkages to mainstream resources, links to mental health service providers,
links to medical care via Healthcare for the Homeless, employment resources and other
services. Length of stay is generally set at 90 days unless there are extenuating circumstances
and the individual has been unable to secure housing. Emergency shelters in Franklin County
are certified and monitored by the Community Shelter Board. There are also standards
required by the Ohio Department of Development, including entrance requirements, rules,
service elements, exit criteria, outcomes, rights, and safety and health. Residence in a shelter
does not fall under landlord/tenant law; there is no lease.
(2) Transitional housing:
Transitional Housing is medium-term housing (for up to 24 months) that includes a program
and services aimed at helping the residents overcome the challenges that led to their
homelessness. The goal of transitional housing programs is that participants are able to obtain
and maintain permanent housing after leaving the program. In Columbus and Franklin
County, transitional housing programs are targeted at homeless families with multiple
challenges, transition-aged youth, and individuals with substance abuse problems, mental
illness and/or HIV/AIDS. Residents pay rent or a program fee and are required to sign a
program agreement or a lease. Individuals and families may remain in transitional housing for
as long as 24 months, with a six-month grace and/or follow along period. Services provided
can include vocational preparation and search, case management, transportation, childcare,
counseling, and self-help support groups.
(3) Permanent supportive housing:
Permanent Supportive Housing is decent, safe and affordable housing designed to provide
sufficient flexible supports to the individuals and/or families living there. It is designed to be
housing that residents can live in indefinitely; there is no limit on the length of stay.
Individuals must have a disability that requires supportive services (such as mental illness,
substance abuse problems, physical mobility problems, HIV/AIDS, chronic unemployment,
etc.); families must have at least one family member with a disability. Services are
individualized to the tenant, and the type and frequency usually change over time as the
tenant’s needs change. Programs usually include a range of support services that enable
residents to live independently and work toward realizing their full potential. It is an
alternative to more expensive and less effective institutional settings. Supportive housing is
most often designed for individuals, but in Franklin County there are supportive housing units
for homeless families, as well. Eligibility criteria are set for subsidized units. A standard
lease is the norm. Tenant landlord laws apply.
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Fundamental Components in Continuum of Care System (Housing Activity)
Component: Emergency Shelter
Provider Name
Facility Name
Bed Capacity
Individuals
Persons in Families
with Children
Adult Men
Friends of the Homeless
Men’s Shelter
Faith Mission


Men’s Shelter
130 beds (+ 15
overflow)

110 beds (+20
overflow)

95 beds
95 mats (+20
overflow)
52 beds (+8 overflow)
Faith Mission
Nancy’s Place
42 beds (+6 overflow)
Friends of the Homeless
Rebecca’s Place
35 beds (+7 overflow)
Long Street
8th Avenue
Open Shelter
Volunteers of America
Adult Women
Families with Children
Catholic Social Services
70 beds/21 families
Homeless Families
Foundation
Volunteers of America
113 beds/32 families
YWCA/Interfaith Hospitality
Network
136 beds/37 families
(plus overflow as
needed)
72 beds/24 families
Special Populations
Choices (women victims of
domestic violence)
4 beds
Huckleberry House beds (youth
ages 12-18)
Maryhaven (public inebriates)
12 beds
Engagement Center
42 beds (male);
8 beds + 4 overflow
(female)
Netcare (psychiatric crisis)
Miles House
8 beds
Southeast, Inc. (psychiatric crisis)
Redmond House
5 beds
Subtotal
30 beds (women and
their children)
630 beds (+76
overflow)
421 beds (+overflow as
needed)
Housing Planned:
The community’s Homeless Strategy in the 10-Year Plan includes the following planned actions to strengthen
emergency shelter services:
1)

Improve the service system for single women and single men
Fine-tune the relationship among providers to assure the most effective services for homeless adults.
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2)

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Improve the family homeless service system
Fine-tune the relationship among agencies to assure the most effective services for homeless families.
Transition the YWCA Interfaith Hospitality Network to a single site model.
How Homeless Persons Access/Receive Assistance:
Individuals who are homeless and not in need of immediate chemical dependency or mental health treatment access
emergency shelters by walking in or by calling ahead. In some cases outreach workers (described above) bring individuals
into the shelters. Those individuals who are in psychiatric crisis access shelter through Netcare’s ACCESS, Franklin
County’s centralized crisis and assessment service. Individuals who are intoxicated can be picked up Netcare Reach Out and
be transported to the Engagement Center at Maryhaven. Families access immediate shelter via the YWCA’s Interfaith
Hospitality Network.
Component: Transitional Housing
Provider Name
Facility Name
Individuals
Persons in Families with
Children
Families
Friends of the Homeless
Family Transitional
36 beds/9 units
Lutheran Social Services
Supportive Housing
115 beds/34 families
Volunteers of America
Family Transitional
120 beds/30 units
Salvation Army, Jewish
Family Services, Catholic
Social Services
Family Housing
Collaborative
108 beds/27 units (9 per
agency)
Adults
Friends of the Homeless
Rebecca’s Place
12 beds/6 units (women)
Adults with HIV/AIDS
Pater Noster House
Columbus AIDS Task
Force
5 beds
Positive Solutions
10 beds/units (persons with
substance abuse problems)
Adults with Mental
Illness
Columbus Area CMHC
Kendall Manor*
11 beds
North Central CMHC
Fowler House*
9 beds (dual diagnosis)
Southeast, Inc.




YWCA
Persons with Substance
Abuse Problems
Amethyst
House of Hope*
Redmond House*
Subsidized Apartments*
WINGS
Amethyst Rapid
Stabilization
 Steven’s House

15 beds
8 beds (adults with
mental retardation and
mental illness)
28 beds (women)
13 beds/3units (women and
their children)


16 beds (adolescents)
20 beds (adult males)
Residential Treatment
Maryhaven
The Women’s Program*
45 beds (women)
Salvation Army
Adult Rehabilitation Center*
80 beds (men)
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Faith Housing
Second Chance
Friends of the Homeless
New Horizons
18 beds/units (men and
women)
28 beds/9 units (men)
Huckleberry House
Transitional Living Program
34 beds/units
North Central CMHC
Transitional Community
Treatment Team
8 beds
Youth
Subtotal
347
395
* Not a homeless-specific program but serves significant number of homeless persons
Housing Planned:
Columbus and Franklin County has no immediate plans to develop more transitional housing at this time.
Instead, it plans to utilize existing transitional housing as effectively as possible by monitoring programs for the
following: 1) improved permanent housing outcomes for persons who exit transitional housing; 2) streamlined
entrance requirements for families so they are not required to spend more time than is necessary in temporary
shelter; and 3) ensuring that all programs are at least 92% occupied during the year.
How homeless persons access/receive services:
Transitional housing is generally accessed through direct application and referrals from shelter providers,
community service providers, mental health and substance abuse services providers, and others. A number of
agencies that provide emergency shelter also provide transitional housing. This helps to coordinate the use of
resources in the community and makes it easier for individuals and families to move from one point in the
Continuum to the next. Homeless families access transitional housing through the YWCA’s Interfaith
Hospitality Network (IHN). IHN provides short-term shelter, assesses families to identify those who would
benefit most from transitional housing programs, and then makes referrals to the programs.
Component: Permanent Supportive Housing
Provider Name
Facility Name
Individuals
Persons in Families with
Children
Persons with Mental
Illness
Catholic Social Services
Community Housing
Network
North Central CMHC
Warren Street

Scattered site
apartments*

Next Generation
Housing*
Faith Housing Shelter Plus
Care
Norwich House*
Persons with Substance
Abuse or Dual Diagnosis
Amethyst
Shelter + Care
Faith Mission
32 beds/9 units

458 beds/units

50 beds/22 units
42 beds/units
10 beds
220 beds/91 units (women
and children)
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Network
Southeast, Inc.
Community Shelter Board

Summit*


Wicklow Rd.


N. High








Parsons
Cassady
Rebuilding Lives
Scattered Site
Shelter Plus Care


Safe Haven
N. High


Wilson


N. 22nd



20 beds/units (women
with children)
8 beds/6 units (MH/D,
families with children)
36 beds/units
(homeless adults with
MH/D/AOD)
25 beds/units
10 beds/units (males)
33 beds/units (males)
160 beds/units
(MH/D)
13 beds/units (MH/D)
10 beds/units (females
with MH/D)
8 beds/units (MH/D)
Scattered Site Apartments
30 beds/units
(MH/D/AOD)
30 beds/units
Shelter Plus Care
152 beds/111 units
VVA, Inc.*
16 beds/units
Persons with HIV/AIDS
Columbus AIDS Task Force
Persons with Physical
Disabilities
Friends of the Homeless
General Population
Open Shelter
Dakota Apartments
8 beds/units
Subtotal
1,091
* Not a homeless – specific program but serves significant number of homeless persons.
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Housing Planned:
The provision of additional units of permanent supportive housing is key to moving persons out of homelessness
in Columbus and Franklin County. The 10-Year plan sets a goal of developing 800 units of permanent
supportive housing for chronically homeless men, 200 units of permanent supportive housing for chronically
homeless women, and 50 units of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless families.
This year’s Continuum of Care application includes two new permanent supportive housing projects and one
new Shelter Plus Care project that would provide 76 new units of housing. Another new project application will
expand and modify a formerly transitional housing program into permanent housing for families.
How homeless persons access/receive services:
Persons with disabilities usually gain access to permanent supportive housing through individual case managers
working in shelter, outreach, and ADAMH agencies. Community Housing Network, the largest provider of
permanent supportive housing in the community, hosts monthly meetings with mental health and homeless
service providers to improve access to housing for their clients.
Over the past few years, agencies involved in the Shelter Plus Care housing programs have been meeting
regularly to assure that this resource is fully utilized, and that persons with the greatest needs can more easily
access the program. This includes persons with HIV/AIDS, individuals and families with substance abuse
problems, and individuals and families with mental illness.
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4. Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
a. Continuum of Care Strategy to Implement HMIS
The Columbus and Franklin County Continuum of Care has had a management information system,
operated and maintained by the Community Shelter Board, in place for more than a decade. This system
contains records on every shelter stay in the system since 1990, including demographics, shelter
utilization, and reasons for the housing crisis. In the past year, the Community Shelter Board has been
updating this system. These efforts were coordinated by the Community Advisory Committee for the
Housing and Homeless Management Information System, which was convened and staffed, in part, by the
Community Shelter Board.
Plans for the upgrading MIS included several new components for case management and program
management activities. The enhanced MIS provides our Continuum with the ability to conduct a
standard, long-term count of the homeless population. Additionally, this system has enhanced our
Continuum’s research capabilities by ensuring a database of longitudinal, multi-locational and
unduplicated data on documented homeless shelter clients overtime. For providers, this system provides
tools to assess the barriers and strengths of individual homeless people to develop focused case
management plans and facilitate the attainment of long-term housing stability.
Implementation of this enhanced system began in April of 2001. It occurred in five stages during the past
year. These stages included: i) an analysis of system needs, ii) purchasing of the appropriate system, iii)
beta testing, iv) data conversion and v) implementation and training. Implementation is occurring in two
phases. Phase I has been completed. It included the licensing and training of 19 agencies that consist of
86 programs. Phase I included all programs funded by the Community Shelter Board and all Rebuilding
Lives initiatives. Phase II will begin in January 2003 and will include all other projects funded with
Continuum of Care funds. It will include licensing of another 10-15 additional agencies and will be
concluded in Summer 2003.
b. Status of Continuum-Wide HMIS
____ The CofC has not yet considered implementing an HMIS.
____ The CofC has been meeting and is considering implementing an HMIS.
____ The CofC has decided to implement an HMIS and is selecting needed software and hardware.
____ The CofC has implemented a Continuum-wide HMIS.
__x_ The CofC has implemented, but is seeking to update or change its current HMIS.
____ The CofC has implemented, but is seeking to expand the coverage of its current HMIS system.
c. Number of Inventory Beds Included in HMIS
This HMIS inventory will only include those beds that are homeless-specific. Programs which are not
solely dedicated to serving homeless persons will not be included. All agencies receiving CSB,
Rebuilding Lives or Continuum of Care funds are mandated by contract to participate. Participation by
others is voluntary.
Current Inventory
Beds/Units in HMIS
Individuals
Families
Emergency Shelter
514 beds/units
391 beds/ 114 units
Transitional Housing
68 beds/39 units
142 beds/ 51 units
Permanent Supportive Housing
119 beds/119 units
0 beds/ 0 units
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5.
a)
Community Shelter Board
Gaps and Priorities
Continuum of Care: Gaps Analysis
Estimated
Need
Current
Inventory
Unmet Need/
Gap
1,064
636
706
347
358
289
1,450
3,150
1,091
2,144
359
1,006
1,056
866
590
562
631
355
494
235
235
119
31
88
339
282
57
20
305
0
58
(2)
20
247
261
422
421
395
+160
27
284
967
280
1,096
4
+129 (5)
282
153
107
261
95
63
21
58
44
16
0
16
0
0
0
44
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20
Individuals
Beds/Units
Supportive
Services
Slots (Optional)
SubPopulations
(4)
Emergency Shelter
Transitional Housing
Permanent Housing (3)
Total
Job Training
Case Management
Substance Abuse Treatment
Mental Health Care
Housing Placement
Life Skills Training
Chronic Substance Abusers
Seriously Mentally Ill
Dually-Diagnosed
Veterans
Persons with HIV/AIDS
Victims of Domestic Violence
Youth
Other: Physical Disabilities
Persons in Families with Children
Beds/Units
Supportive
Services
Slots (Optional)
SubPopulations
(4)
Emergency Shelter
Transitional Housing
Permanent Housing (3)
Total
Job Training
Case Management
Child Care
Substance Abuse Treatment
Mental Health Care
Housing Placement
Life Skills Training
Chronic Substance Abusers
Seriously Mentally Ill
Dually-Diagnosed
Veterans
Persons with HIV/AIDS
Victims of Domestic Violence
Other:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
The emergency shelter inventory includes permanent beds and overflow beds. The unmet need for emergency shelter beds for individuals is
for unsheltered youth. Existing shelter facilities can accommodate any adult or family who desires shelter. Those who are unsheltered do
not access shelters because shelters may not be appropriate to their needs. The gap for individuals reflects the need for additional permanent
supportive housing for men and women living outdoors who will not access emergency shelters.
The 16 beds for individuals who are veterans are also designated for people with physical disabilities. Within the inventory for people with
mental illness and people with HIV/AIDS are units that can accommodate people with physical disabilities.
“Permanent Housing” is defined by CSB as permanent supportive housing for the homeless.
In addition to the inventory specifically for a subpopulation, there are also general population transitional housing beds that may serve some
of the same subpopulations. This inventory is included in the Beds/Units section of the Gaps Analysis.
Family shelter demand historically increases during summer months, so we have a flexible demand system via the YWCA that uses a
combination of congregational sites and motels during peak demand.
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b) Data Sources and Methods
Data for Bed Inventory
Data is consistent with the Columbus and Franklin County Consolidated Plan since the Community
Shelter Board (CSB) provides data for both documents.
Note: I = Individuals, F= Persons in families with children
Data Source
Method
CSB Daily Report
Survey
CSB HMIS (FirstLink)
Homeless Management
Information System
Ohio Highway Patrol
Count of missing/delinquent
youth in Franklin County
Youth shelter census
Domestic violence shelter
census
Huckleberry House
CHOICES
Netcare, Inc.
Southeast, Inc.
Take It to the Streets
Foundation/Columbus
Neighborhood Health Centers
Healthcare for the Homeless
CSB inventory of facilities and
services for the homeless
Date of Data
Collection
Street
Count
3/31/02
Psychiatric shelter census
Psychiatric shelter census
Outreach staff count
9/30/01
3/30/02
240 (I)
3/30/02
12 (I)
4 (I)
30(F)
8 (I)
5 (I)
3/30/02
3/30/02
3/30/02
5/1/02
Telephone and mail survey to
assess current inventory of beds
in shelter/transitional
housing/permanent supportive
housing.
Shelter
Count
645(I)
231 (F)
514 (I)
484 (F)
150 (I)
4/30/02
Data for Sub-Population Estimates
Data Source
Columbus AIDS Task Force,
Annual Report 1999-2000
CSB, Homeless Management
Information System reports
CSB, Comprehensive Community
Needs Assessment
Scioto Peninsula Relocation Task
Force, Rebuilding Lives
Columbus Health Department
Method
Annual services report
Services need, client outcomes and client
demographics for persons receiving shelter
Client interviews; provider surveys; literature
research; MIS data analysis
Focus groups with providers, funders, clients,
public; best practices interviews and presentations;
MIS data analysis; literature research
Program data on prevalence of HIV/AIDS
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Date
6/30/00
9/30/01
1997
1998
12/31/00
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c) Explanation of Data Sources and Methods
 Process and Methods Used to Collect Data
The Community Shelter Board relied heavily on a variety of data sources and methods to complete the
Gaps Analysis. Data sources included a comprehensive Community Needs Assessment, point prevalence
studies, information from the Columbus and Franklin County Consolidated Plan, as well as other local
initiatives and policies addressing homelessness, and information from the Community Shelter Homeless
Management Information System (HMIS).
CSB keeps a daily count of all persons who access shelters (except the specialized shelters); for this
analysis, the 3/31/02 data was used. For those specialized programs (i.e. domestic violence, psychiatric
crisis services, and youth), data on shelter census was collected.
An annual survey (mail and telephone follow up) was completed to collect data on the number of beds
available for shelter, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing (100% response rate).
Data from the Ohio Highway Patrol is the most reliable source of data on homeless youth since they keep
records of all youth who are missing or delinquent. Street counts of youth have proven to be ineffective
since homeless youth will not disclose their housing status due to the legal consequences.
The current CSB HMIS is the most effective tool for collecting homeless system data because the HMIS
includes coverage from 100% of adult and family emergency shelter providers in our community. The
HMIS includes reasons for homelessness that form the foundation for the description of sub-populations.
The HMIS also provides an unduplicated count of shelter users which is a critical component of
calculating total system needs and forms the foundation of our community’s quantitative analysis of
homeless services and Continuum of Care Gaps Analysis.
 Process for Estimating the Number of Homeless Persons on the Street
To estimate the number of homeless persons on the street, several methods and data sources were used.
The number is based on data collected by the outreach staff of the Take It to the Streets Foundation and
the Healthcare for the Homeless project of the Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers (CNHC). Take
It to the Streets began entering client data into the CSB HMIS in May 2002. CNHC includes data for all
clients served by the outreach staff of the Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic, the Open Shelter,
and Southeast, Inc. in addition to their own outreach staff.
 Plans to Conduct Regular Point-in-Time Counts of Homeless Persons
The Community Shelter Board actively facilitates and participates in research on homelessness and
housing related issues in Columbus and Franklin County. A component of these activities involves
monitoring the homeless services system, including utilization rates and client demographics. To that
end, the Community Shelter Board manages a homeless management information system (HMIS).
Currently, all CSB-funded providers (outreach, prevention, shelter, transitional housing, and permanent
supportive housing) are required to enter data on homeless service users into this system. It includes
records for every shelter stay in the system since 1990. This system enables CSB to conduct accurate
counts of homeless service users. These counts are conducted on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
CSB is working to conduct data matches between the HMIS and the MIS of each of the following
mainstream systems to better understand how homeless persons access mainstream programs. These are
the ADAMH (Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health) Board of Franklin County and the Franklin County
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Department of Job and Family Services. If these are successful, we anticipate doing this on an annual
basis.
Additionally, CSB is working to conduct data matches between CSB’s HMIS and the MIS of each of the
following outreach providers to better understand how homeless persons living on the street access shelter
and housing programs. These are Southeast, Inc, (the PATH provider), Veterans Administration, and
Healthcare for the Homeless/Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers. If these are successful, we
anticipate doing this on an annual basis.
By the end of 2003, the vast majority of homeless service providers will be utilizing the HMIS, thus,
comprehensive counts of homeless persons will be available on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
CSB will continue to implement the annual survey of homeless providers of shelter, transitional housing
and permanent supportive housing.
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6. Priorities
a. Project Priorities
Applicant
Numeric
Priority
Project Sponsor/Project Name
Requested
Project
Amount
Program
SHP
New
National Church
Residences
Community Housing
Network
Catholic Social Service
Catholic Social Service
Friends of the Homeless
Friends of the Homeless
Volunteers of America
Volunteers of America
Community Housing
Network
Community Housing
Network
Amethyst
National Church Residences/
Supportive Housing Project
Community Housing Network/
Supportive Housing Project
Catholic Social Services/ Permanent
Supportive Housing
Catholic Social Services/ Supportive
Housing Project
Friends of the Homeless/
Transitional Housing
Friends of the Homeless/
Transitional Housing
Volunteers of America/ Family
Transitional
Volunteers of America/ Family
Transitional
Community Housing Network/
Supportive Housing Project
Community Housing Network/
S+C-SRA
Amethyst/S+C-SRA
SHP
Renewal
S+C
New
S+C
Renewal
1
$750,276
2
$782,016
X
3
$89,983
X
4
$33,566
5
$412,499
X
6
$369,542
X
7
$336,531
X
8
$370,333
X
9
$400,000
10
$384,000
11
$380,088
X
$253,344
X
X
X
X
X
Amethyst
Amethyst/S+C-SRA
12
Amethyst
Amethyst/S+C-TRA
13
$80,760
X
CATF
CATF/S+C-TRA
14
$157,740
X
CATF
CATF/S+C-SRA
15
$26,784
X
CHN
CHN/S+C-SRA
16
$552,120
X
CHN
CHN/S+C-TRA
17
$110,436
X
CHN
CHN/S+C-TRA
18
$485,964
X
CHN
CHN/S+C-TRA
19
$378,924
X
Faith Housing
Faith Housing/S+C-SRA
20
$210,060
X
Total
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b) Methods Used to Evaluate Renewal Projects
Renewal projects were reviewed by an outside consultant in coordination with teams from a 12-person
subcommittee of the Steering Committee, called Technical Review Committee (TRC). The committee
included representatives from the City of Columbus, Community Shelter Board, ADAMH Board, United
Way, Columbus Foundation, Columbus Urban League and Columbus Coalition for the Homeless. None
of the members of this committee were from organizations that were submitting applications. After a
review of each project’s most recent Annual Performance Report data, two to three representatives from
the TRC, along with the consultant, visited each project to evaluate and rate the programs’ performance
and effectiveness at addressing the needs of the populations served and the community. Preliminary
reports based on the APR data and the site visits were distributed to each program for their review of the
content and the conclusions. Along with the compilation of program information, the reports made note
of strengths and challenges and ranked the projects “high,” “medium,” or “low” performers. Agencies
were able to appeal and/or correct any factual errors or interpretational disagreements. Final program
reports (along with copies of the appeals) were then forwarded to the whole TRC to be used in making
ranking recommendations.

Satisfactory Performance
In order to measure whether the programs were performing satisfactorily, the TRC and consultant looked
at the following indicators and included them in their reports:









Description of the population served;
Annual client data, including the number of individuals or families served;
Admission and termination procedures and reasons for leaving the program;
Average monthly occupancy over the 12-month reporting period;
History of occupancy;
Services provided;
Outcomes achieved, particularly permanent housing outcomes and increases in income and/or
employment;
Status of issues identified in previous evaluations; and
Planned program changes.
 Effectively Addressing Needs
The TRC and consultant looked at the following indicators to assess whether the programs were
effectively addressing local needs as identified by the Continuum of Care Steering Committee:








Consistency with local Continuum of Care priorities;
Effective use of community resources;
Verification of providing services for those with the greatest needs and greatest difficulty
accessing the current homeless service system;
Verification of reducing dependency on the shelter system or repeat/chronic homelessness;
Verification of reasonable costs;
Community impact, including whether or not the project is providing housing or services not
available elsewhere;
Ability to leverage other funds to support the project; and
Agency’s ability to provide accurate and complete data.
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c) How Projects Fill Gaps in the Continuum of Care
The following describes how each project in the Columbus and Franklin County submission fills a gap in
the Continuum of Care. The number(s) preceding each project description below corresponds to the
project ranking on the Project Priorities list.
1. National Church Residences, Supportive Housing Project (new SHP permanent housing)NCR
will develop 50 units of permanent supportive housing beds to serve 40 chronically homeless single
men and 10 chronically homeless women. The Gaps Analysis shows a gap of 359 permanent housing
beds for single adults.
2. Community Housing Network, Parsons Avenue Recover Readiness (SHP Renewal)—This
project is renewal funding for supportive housing for 25 chronically homeless men with histories of
substance abuse. This project takes men directly from the streets, shelters and recovery programs and
has a high rate of success in permanent housing and employment outcomes for its participants. The
Gaps Analysis shows a gap of 359 permanent housing beds for single adults. If this project does not
receive renewal funding the gap will increase.
3. Catholic Social Services, Warren Street Permanent Housing (SHP Renewal)—This project is to
renew funding for 21 beds for persons in families in 9 units of what has been transitional housing, but
is being converted to permanent supportive housing. Both HUD and the Ohio Department of
Development have approved this change. This grant provides partial funding for the project. The
Gaps Analysis shows a gap 4 permanent housing beds for families.
4. Catholic Social Services, Warren Street Permanent Supportive Housing (SHP New)— This
project goes hand in hand with the above renewal request for the same program. The project will
provide additional supportive services in order to serve disabled families with children in permanent
supportive housing. The program will serve up to nine families (with 21 individuals) at a time. The
Gaps Analysis shows a gap 4 permanent housing beds for families.
5. Friends of the Homeless, New Horizons Transitional (SHP renewal)— This project is to renew
funding for 20 beds and substance abuse treatment services for recovering single men who live in
New Horizons Transitional Housing. The project will serve 36 individuals over three years. The Gaps
Analysis shows gaps of 289 in transitional housing beds for individuals. If this project does not
receive renewal funding this gap will increase.
6. Friends of the Homeless, New Horizons Transitional (SHP Renewal)— This project is to renew
funding for 5 units of housing and substance abuse treatment services for recovering single men who
live in New Horizons Transitional Housing. The projects will serve 12 individuals over three years.
The Gaps Analysis shows gaps of 289 in transitional housing beds for individuals. If this project does
not receive renewal funding this gap will increase.
7. Volunteer of America, Family Transitional (SHP renewal) - This project is to renew funding for 20
family units. This project will serve 50 families over a three-year period. The Gaps Analysis shows a
gap of 27 beds for transitional housing beds for families. If these projects do not receive renewal
funding the gap will increase.
8. Volunteer of America, Family Transitional (SHP renewal) - This project is to renew funding for 10
family units. This project will serve 52 persons in families over a three-year period. The Gaps
Analysis shows a gap of 27 beds for transitional housing beds for families. If these projects do not
receive renewal funding the gap will increase.
9. Community Housing Network, SHP (SHP new)—Community Housing Network will develop 16
units of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless adults with substance abuse and/or
mental illness. The Gaps Analysis shows a gap of 359 for permanent housing beds for individuals.
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10. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Community Housing Network, S+C SRA (new)—
This S+C project will provide sponsor-based rental assistance and supportive services for a total of at
least 16 households (single individuals and families) with severe mental illness, chronic substance
abuse or dual diagnosis. The Gaps Analysis shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds for
individuals and 4 for families.
11. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Amethyst S+C SRA (renewal)This S+C project
will provide sponsor-based rental assistance and supportive services for a total of at least 48 housing
units (single individuals and families) with chronic substance abuse or dual diagnosis. The Gaps
Analysis shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds for individuals and 4 for families. If this project
does not receive renewal funding these gaps will increase.
12. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Amethyst S+C SRA (renewal)This S+C project will
provide sponsor-based rental assistance and supportive services for a total of at least 34 housing units
(single individuals and families) with chronic substance abuse or dual diagnosis. The Gaps Analysis
shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds for individuals and 4 for families. If this project does not
receive renewal funding these gaps will increase.
13. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Amethyst S+C TRA (renewal)This S+C project
will provide tenant-based rental assistance and supportive services for a total of at least 10 housing
units (single individuals and families) with chronic substance abuse or dual diagnosis. The Gaps
Analysis shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds for individuals and 4 for families. If this project
does not receive renewal funding these gaps will increase.
14. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Columbus AIDS Task Force S+C TRA
(renewal)This S+C project will provide tenant-based rental assistance and supportive services for a
total of at least 25 housing units. The Gaps Analysis shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds for
individuals and 57 for persons living with HIV/AIDS. If this project does not receive renewal funding
these gaps will increase.
15. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Columbus AIDS Task Force S+C SRA (renewal)This S+C project will provide sponsor-based rental assistance and supportive services for a total of at
least 4 housing units. The Gaps Analysis shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds for individuals
and 57 for persons living with HIV/AIDS. If this project does not receive renewal funding these gaps
will increase.
16. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Community Housing Network S+C SRA
(renewal)This S+C project will provide sponsor based rental assistance and supportive services for
a total of at least 80 households (single individuals and families) with severe mental illness, chronic
substance abuse or dual diagnosis. The Gaps Analysis shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds
for individuals, 494 for persons with chronic substance abuse problems and 235 for persons with
severe mental illness or dual diagnosis. If this project does not receive renewal funding these gaps
will increase.
17. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Community Housing Network S+C TRA
(renewal)These S+C projects will provide tenant based rental assistance and supportive services for
a total of at least 11 households (single individuals and families) with severe mental illness, chronic
substance abuse or dual diagnosis. The Gaps Analysis shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds
for individuals, 494 for persons with chronic substance abuse problems and 235 for persons with
severe mental illness or dual diagnosis. If this project does not receive renewal funding these gaps
will increase.
18. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Community Housing Network S+C TRA
(renewal)These S+C projects will provide tenant-based rental assistance and supportive services for
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a total of at least 69 households (single individuals and families) with severe mental illness, chronic
substance abuse or dual diagnosis. The Gaps Analysis shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds for
individuals, 494 for persons with chronic substance abuse problems and 235 for persons with severe
mental illness or dual diagnosis. If this project does not receive renewal funding these gaps will
increase.
19. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Community Housing Network S+C TRA
(renewal)These S+C projects will provide tenant-based rental assistance and supportive services for
a total of at least 59 households (single individuals and families) with severe mental illness, chronic
substance abuse or dual diagnosis. The Gaps Analysis shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds for
individuals, 494 for persons with chronic substance abuse problems and 235 for persons with severe
mental illness or dual diagnosis. If this project does not receive renewal funding these gaps will
increase.
20. Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Faith Mission S+C SRA (renewal)These S+C
projects will provide tenant-based rental assistance and supportive services for a total of at least 35
households (single individuals and families) with severe mental illness, chronic substance abuse or
dual diagnosis. The Gaps Analysis shows gaps of 359 permanent housing beds for individuals, 494
for persons with chronic substance abuse problems and 235 for persons with severe mental illness or
dual diagnosis. If this project does not receive renewal funding these gaps will increase.
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d) Fair and Impartial Project Selection and Priority Placement Processes
The selection process involved multiple steps to assure fairness and give consideration to non-profits:
 A multi-stakeholder Steering Committee was established to oversee the process, determine Local
Project Design Priorities and rank projects. The Steering Committee included non-profit
organizations and four members appointed by the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless.
 The local project design priorities were based on an extensive community needs assessment
process, as well as consumer and provider input.
 No member of the Technical Review Committee was permitted to be an applicant for Continuum
of Care funds. The Technical Review Committee was responsible for establishing project
priorities.
 Project priorities were based on program performance evaluations, review of applications,
applicant input and committee discussion. At least three reviewers, using an application review
tool, scored each project. A consultant hired by CSB performed the program evaluations, in
collaboration with members of the Technical Review Committee.
 All applicants and potential applicants were offered multiple opportunities for technical
assistance including the Technical Assistance Meeting, written project feedback, one-on-one
meetings and phone calls.
 All rating and ranking decisions were subject to comment and appeal by the applicants
throughout the priority placement process. First, during the evaluation of renewal projects and
next after the Technical Review Committee made their recommendations. This year no
applicants appealed their priority placement.

Open solicitation of projects





Notice of the local RFP process was mailed to representatives of non-profit organizations that are
the principal providers of continuum of care housing and services.
Notice of the local RFP process was posted on CSB’s web site.
Notice of the local RFP process was announced in the Columbus Dispatch.
All project sponsors in the 2002 submission are either non-profit organizations or the public
housing authority in collaboration with a non-profit sponsor.
Objective rating measures and unbiased committee
Since 1996 both Columbus and Franklin County have charged the Community Shelter Board with
submitting the Continuum of Care Application to HUD, including establishing a process to determine the
community’s project priorities. The following steps, which included input from many sectors of the
community, were used by CSB to determine the project priorities for the 2002 Columbus and Franklin
County submission:
Technical Review Committee
A 12-person subcommittee of the Steering Committee served as the Technical Review Committee. The
committee included representatives from the City of Columbus, Community Shelter Board, ADAMH
Board, United Way, Columbus Foundation, Columbus Urban League and Columbus Coalition for the
Homeless. None of the members of this committee were from organizations that were submitting
applications. The role of the Technical Review Committee was to assist in evaluation of renewal projects,
review the project applications and establish the project priorities.
Application Review
Each project application was reviewed and given a numerical score by at least two people on the
Technical Review Committee using a review tool that assessed:
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Community Shelter Board
Consistency with local project design priorities (maximum 45 points);
Quality of project design (maximum 10 points);
Organizational capacity and experience (maximum 20 points);
Community impact (15 points); and
Accuracy and completeness of the application (maximum 10 points).
Project Ranking Process
The Technical Review Committee met on May 17, 2002, to rank the applications. Each project was
presented to the full Technical Committee for discussion. The committee used the following information
to rank the projects:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Performance categories for renewal projects based on the evaluation report;
Response by renewal project sponsors to their evaluation report;
Project review scores;
Priority rankings of the Citizens Advisory Council and Providers Group; and
Other relevant information from Technical Committee members.
At a meeting on May 29, 2002, the Continuum of Care Steering Committee approved a final project
priority list.

Explanation of voting system
Project priorities are based on the project rating done by the Continuum of Care Steering Committee. The
project ranking was based in part on the extent to which the project addressed 2002 Local Project
Priorities, which are consistent with the high and medium priority gaps in the Gaps Analysis. A new
permanent housing project was ranked #1 to take advantage of the available bonus funds. It is actually a
project that has already received HUD and community funding to acquire and construct new housing.
This new funding will ensure that homeless men and women will be able to move in and receive the
necessary supportive services to maintain permanent housing. Renewal of existing projects received the
next highest project priorities in the local ranking process. This was done to assure that existing projects
continue to operate and to avoid increasing gaps for the type of housing and services that these projects
provide. One exception to that was a new project that will help an existing transitional housing program
for families expand and become permanent supportive housing. Permanent supportive housing is a higher
priority in our community than transitional housing. Two new projects, one SHP and one S+C were
ranked at the bottom of the list.
The final project ranking includes six renewal projects as priorities #2-#3 and #5-#8, ranked based on
their evaluation performance category, community impact and consistency with local priorities. Ten of
these projects were rated a “high” priority and six “medium” priority. One renewal project was rated a
“low” priority but with a significant community impact; if the project is not renewed the gap will increase
and become a higher priority. The three new projects, which are ranked #1, #9, and #10 were all rated as
“high” priorities.

Description of written complaints and their resolution
There were no written complaints received in the past year concerning the project selection and priority
placement processes.
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7. Supplemental Resources
a) Project Leveraging
Continuum of Care: Project Leveraging
(Complete only one chart for the entire Continuum of Care and insert in Exhibit 1. This entire chart will count as
only one page towards the 25-page limitation)
Project
Priority
Numbe
r
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3,4
3,4
3,4
*Value of
Written
Commitment
Name of Project
Type of Contribution
Source or Provider
National Church
Residences Supportive
Housing Project
Grant—Supportive
Services
Columbus Foundation
$75,000
National Church
Residences Supportive
Housing Project
National Church
Residences Supportive
Housing Project
National Church
Residences Supportive
Housing Project
National Church
Residences Supportive
Housing Project
National Church
Residences Supportive
Housing Project
National Church
Residences Supportive
Housing Project
National Church
Residences Supportive
Housing Project
National Church
Residences Supportive
Housing Project
National Church
Residences Supportive
Housing Project
Equity Contribution
Low Income Housing Tax
Credits
$5,529,989
Grant—Capital
Construction
Franklin County HOME Funds
$515,000
Grant—Capital
Construction
State of Ohio HOME Funds
$301,000
Grant—Capital
Acquisition
City of Columbus HOME
Funds
$1,500,000
Loan—Capital
Acquisition
City of Columbus
$900,000
Accrued HOME Interest
HOME Funds
$129,909
City Streetscape Funds
City of Columbus
$110,750
Contribution of Steel for
Construction
Dietrich Metal Framing
$80,000
General Partner Equity
National Church Residences
$4,303
Parson’s Avenue Recovery
Readiness
Parson’s Avenue Recovery
Readiness
Parson’s Avenue Recovery
Readiness
Parson’s Avenue Recovery
Readiness
Warren Street Permanent
Supportive Housing for
Families
Warren Street Permanent
Supportive Housing for
Families
Warren Street Permanent
Supportive Housing for
Cash for Support
$486,391
In-Kind Operating
Community Shelter Board/
Rebuilding Lives
(CMHA) Section 8 and Tenant
Rent
CHN
Supportive Services
Southeast, Inc.
$438,651
Education
Ohio State University Extension
Office
$1,800
Education
Columbus Public Schools
$40,000
Parenting Support
Catholic Social Services, Parents
Anonymous of Central Ohio
$15,000
Cash for Operations
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$360,000
$112,429
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Families
3,4
Operating and services
Ohio Department of
Development
$30,500
Warren Street Permanent
Supportive Housing for
Families
Friends of the Homeless
New Horizons Transitional
Housing
Friends of the Homeless
New Horizons Transitional
Housing
Friends of the Homeless
New Horizons Transitional
Housing
Friends of the Homeless
New Horizons Transitional
Housing
VOA Family Transitional
#1 and #2
VOA Family Transitional
#1 and #2
VOA Family Transitional
#1 and #2
VOA Family Transitional
#1 and #2
VOA Family Transitional
#1 and #2
VOA Family Transitional
#1 and #2
VOA Family Transitional
#1 and #2
VOA Family Transitional
#1 and #2
VOA Family Transitional
#1 and #2
CHN Men’s and Women’s
Supportive Apartments
CHN Men’s and Women’s
Supportive Apartments
CHN New Shelter Plus
Care
Counseling, Pregnancy
Support, and Foster Care
Catholic Social Services, Family
Services Program
$30,000
Service Funds
Contributions for 1 year
$11,503
Supportive Service
Funds – 1 year
Ohio Department of
Development
$130,500
Service Funds
Edward Byrne Memorial
(Justice Program Unit) 1 year
$75,156
Service Funds – 2 years
Ohio Department of
Development (OHTF)
$159,100
Cash
Rent paid by clients
Cash
Program subsidy by VOA
Volunteer Time
Volunteers
Training and Equipment
VOA Resources Center
Job Training Services
Career Academy
Day Care Services
YWCA Generations
VOA Apartment Units
VOA
Day Care Services
Eastside Westside Child Care
Centers Assoc.
Ohio Department of
Development
ADAMH
$108,000 (2
years)
$282,823 (2
years)
$60,000 (2
years)
$136,172 (2
years)
$157,151 (1
year)
$241,488 (1
year)
$1,234,614 (2
years)
$26,000 (1 year)
In-Kind
(CMHA) Section 8 and Tenant
Rent
ADAMH
10
CHN New Shelter Plus
Care
In-Kind CHN/Housing
CHN
11
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
ADAMH
11
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
11
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
11
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
11
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Warren Street Permanent
Supportive Housing for
Families
3,4
5,6
5,6
5,6
5,6
7,8
7,8
7,8
7,8
7,8
7,8
7,8
7,8
7,8
9
9
10
Cash
Cash for Support
Cash for Operations
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$49,282 (2
years)
$2,388,090
$301,248
(see project
numbers 16-19
below)
(see project
numbers 16-19
below)
$291,935
Ohio Department of Alcohol
and Drug Addiction Services
$507,675
Medicaid
$361,563
Ohio Department of
Development – Supportive
Housing for the Homeless
City of Columbus Community
Development Block Grant
$109,899
$30,655
2002 Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio
11
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
12
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
12
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
12
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
12
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
12
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
12
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
13
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
13
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
13
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
13
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
13
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
13
Amethyst
Care
Shelter
Plus
14,15
Columbus Aids Task Force
Shelter Plus Care III
Columbus Aids Task Force
Shelter Plus Care III
Columbus Aids Task Force
Shelter Plus Care III
Columbus Aids Task Force
Shelter Plus Care III
Columbus Aids Task Force
Shelter Plus Care III
Columbus Aids Task Force
Shelter Plus Care III
Community
Housing
Network Shelter Plus Care
Community
Housing
Network Shelter Plus Care
Faith Housing Shelter Plus
Care
Faith Housing Shelter Plus
Care
Faith Housing Shelter Plus
Care
Faith Housing Shelter Plus
14,15
14,15
14,15
14,15
14,15
16,17,
18,19
16,17,
18,19
20
20
20
20
Community Shelter Board
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Alcohol and Drug
Treatment and Other
Supportive Services
Case Management
Ohio Department of Job and
Family Services
$63,864
ADAMH
$194,582
Ohio Department of Alcohol
and Drug Addiction Services
$338,377
Medicaid
$240,990
Ohio Department of
Development – Supportive
Housing for the Homeless
City of Columbus Community
Development Block Grant
$73,250
Ohio Department of Job and
Family Services
$42,567
ADAMH
$62,030
Ohio Department of Alcohol
and Drug Addiction Services
$107,870
Medicaid
76,824
Ohio Department of
Development – Supportive
Housing for the Homeless
City of Columbus Community
Development Block Grant
$23,351
Ohio Department of Job and
Family Services
$13,570
CATF
$681,436
Food Pantry
CATF
$25,000
Emergency Assistance
Ryan White
$403,484
Tenant Liaisons
HOPWA
$165,976
Chemical Dependency
Counseling
Volunteer Buddy
Services
In-Kind
CATF
$366,274
CATF
$25,000
ADAMH
$2,388,090
In-Kind CHN/Housing
CHN
$183,630
Donor Cash
Contributions
Office Space/Furniture
Faith Mission
$79,791
Faith Mission
$3,600
Clinic Services
Faith Mission
$1,400
Meal Service for
Faith Mission
$1,960
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$20,432
$6,513
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20
20
20
Care
Faith Housing Shelter Plus
Care
Faith Housing Shelter Plus
Care
Faith Housing Shelter Plus
Care
Community Shelter Board
Residents
Mental Health Services
ADAMH
$235,000
Vocational
Rehabilitation Services
Resource Center Services
Center for Vocational
Alternatives
Faith Mission
$322,350
$656
TOTAL
*Please enter the value of the contribution for which you have a written commitment
at time of application submission.
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$21,259,910
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b) Enrollment and Participation in Mainstream Programs
The Columbus and Franklin County Continuum of Care Steering Committee has made coordination with
mainstream service systems one of the Local Project Priorities. Project sponsors are required, as part of
their project design, to:
Collaborate with and access resources from community-wide service systems appropriate to the
consumer population, with particular emphasis on: 1) ADAMH programs and services; 2)
Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services Ohio Works First (TANF); 3) Franklin
County Children Services; 4) Columbus Public Schools and other Franklin County schools; 5)
Juvenile Court and Youth Services; 6) Area Agency on Aging; 7) Transportation services; 8) Job
readiness, training and placement services; 9)Workforce Investment Act; 10) Health care
services; and 11) Veterans services.
The typical method for coordinating homeless programs with mainstream programs is through case
management. Homeless persons are linked to assistance and benefits through the continuum of care case
management system. In addition, homeless service providers and mainstream service providers are active
together in local planning and coordinating groups. In 2002, the CSB published a comprehensive
community directory of services to prevent and end homelessness. This directory has had a very wide
distribution and is another aid in helping eligible individuals and families enroll in and participate in
mainstream programs.
Following is a list of mainstream resources and the methods of (1) identification of homeless persons
eligible for the mainstream programs; (2) enrollment in mainstream programs; and (3) ensuring
benefits.
Medicaid, TANF and Food Stamps
(1) Identification
The Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services (FCDJFS) administers the Medicaid
program, as well as the Food Stamp program and TANF (which includes Ohio Works First and the
Prevention, Retention and Contingency Program). FCDJFS has reorganized its service delivery system to
provide services through five Opportunity Centers, located in high poverty concentration areas. This
improves outreach to clients, aids identification of eligible persons, and provides easier access to services
for poor people, including those who are homeless.
Additionally, FCDJFS provides on-site services at area shelters in order to identify eligible persons, help
them enroll in the programs and increase the likelihood that they will receive benefits. Case managers
who serve homeless families and individuals with mental illness and/or substance abuse are trained to
identify persons on their caseloads who are eligible for Medicaid, TANF and Food Stamps.
(2) Enrollment
FCDJFS provides training and information on their programs to staff of homeless service provider
agencies. This has included speakers at training workshops, brochures and fact sheets.
Homeless service providers who serve families assist clients in meeting eligibility requirements for
FCDJFS benefits programs. For example, case managers refer every family that is eligible to receive
TANF funds to the FCDJFS. Case managers assist families to meet the requirements of the Medicaid,
TANF, and Food Stamp programs, which includes helping families secure employment to meet work
requirements, and assisting families to arrange transportation and childcare service to attend meetings
with case workers and training programs.
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(3) Ensuring Benefits
The Homelessness Prevention Program, operated by Lutheran Social Services, collaborates closely with
FCDJFS. Specifically, HPP staff have identified liaisons and developed relationships with administrators
and caseworkers of FCDJFS. Through these relationships, HPP staff assist eligible families to access
Prevention, Retention, and Contingency funds (a component of Ohio’s TANF program) to prevent
homelessness. Through this partnership, the HPP leverages funds with community resources outside of
the Continuum.
Also, as part of the ten-year plan to end chronic homelessness, CSB plans to conduct a data match with
ADAMH and FCDJFS to determine the extent of the population under-served by Medicaid.
Children’s Health Insurance Program
In Ohio, this is called the Healthy Start/Healthy Families Program.
(1) Identification
Case managers who serve homeless families are trained to identify persons on their caseloads who are
eligible for this program. There is also a web site for this program and advertising on television.
(2) Enrollment
There are several ways families may enroll in this program. They can access information over the
internet, including an application packet and the mailing address. Applicants can mail in the information
instead of being required to come in to an office for a personal interview. Case managers in emergency
shelters and transitional housing projects also help families enroll in this program via onsite FCDJFS staff
in shelters. Families are also able to go directly to the FCDJFS (which administers this program) office to
enroll themselves.
(3) Ensuring Benefits
The Healthy Start/Healthy Families program is an important program that is one of the cornerstone
programs of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. As such, it is widely advertised on
television and radio and is accessible via the web, U.S. mail and, in Franklin County alone, at 48 sites
across Columbus and Franklin. This is a program that is widely recognized as valuable – to individual
children, to families and to the community.
SSI
(1) Identification
There is a huge emphasis, in all of the social service/public healthcare systems in Franklin County to
identify those eligible for SSI and help them receive benefits. Case managers in the ADAMH services
system (the public system for persons with mental illness and/or substance abuse problems) and in the
Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services all receive ongoing training to identify persons
on their caseloads who are eligible for this program and help them enroll. Also, area hospitals, the
Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, and Netcare’s ACCESS, the central crisis and assessment service
for mental health and substance abuse services, assesses individuals’ eligibility for SSI.
(2) Enrollment
Case managers in emergency shelters and transitional housing projects and permanent housing inform
families of this resource, refer them to the area Social Security Administration office, and help them
collect the necessary documentation and fill out the required paperwork. It is fairly normal for case
managers or other housing support staff to provide transportation to appointments, also. The Center of
Vocational Alternatives has a benefits specialist on staff who works specifically with persons with serious
mental illness, many of whom are homeless, to help them maximize their benefits while undertaking
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vocational training. This benefits specialist also provides training to case managers in the mental health
system.
(3) Ensuring Benefits
As part of the ten-year strategy to end homelessness, CSB plans a number of strategies aimed at
expediting Social Security benefits enrollment and approval. They are currently applying to the Center
for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for funding to replicate a Baltimore SSI Outreach Project. The
CSAT grant will fund an assessment clinician at Maryhaven’s Engagement Center who will improve
linkage to community based treatment, SSI and Medicaid benefits for persons who are chemically
dependent and disabled. CSB also plans to conduct a data match with ADAMH and FCDJFS to
determine the extent of the population under-served by SSI.
Workforce Investment Act
This program is in the beginning phases of implementation in Franklin County, as it is throughout the
state. This program has been integrated into the FCDJFS Opportunity Centers. Additionally, several
employment-centered programs operating in Columbus, including COVA, receive funding through the
Workforce Investment Act. Through the Brown Bag Education Series, homeless service providers
received information on the Workforce Investment Act and projects funded through this act, including the
services available to homeless persons and how to access these services. Case managers refer homeless
persons to these services.
Veteran’s Health Care
(1) Identification
The Veteran’s Administration goes on-site in each of the area men’s shelters and does street outreach
through its Health Care for Homeless Veterans program. In addition to medical and psychiatric
screening, transitional housing assistance and referrals to residential treatment, this outreach staff
provides assistance in filing for benefits, securing lost documents and locating lost checks.
(2) Enrollment
See above
(3) Ensuring Benefits
As part of the ten-year strategy to end homelessness, CSB plans a number of strategies aimed at
expediting benefits enrollment and approval by the Veteran’s Administration. They plan to convene a
provider/funder planning group early in 2003 to determine the extent of the need and the next steps.
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c) Use of Mainstream Resources
The following is based on information from the Ohio Department of Development, the 2000-2003
Consolidated Plan, and the Community Shelter Board’s 2002 Funding Sources. Dollar amounts are based
on most recent annual figures.
Mainstream
Resources
Use of Resource in C of C System
For Homeless Persons
Specific Project Name
$ Amt. or # of units
/beds w/in last 2
years specifically for
the homeless
CDBG
Community Shelter Board
Housing Resources Program
$1,070,000
HOME
Permanent supportive housing acquisition and rehab

Housing Choice
Vouchers
Public Housing
Rental assistance vouchers




Mental Health
Block Grant
Substance Abuse
Block Grant
Social Services
Block Grant
Welfare to Work
State Funded
Programs
State ESG
Subsidized housing units for homeless men and
women
There is no Mental Health Block Grant money
earmarked for homeless persons in Franklin County
There is no Substance Abuse Block Grant money
earmarked for homeless persons in Franklin County
Franklin Co. Dept. of Jobs and Family Services
Title XX
Franklin Co. Dept. of Jobs and Family Services
TANF
Emergency shelter renovation, operations and
services
Rebuilding Lives, City
Rebuilding Lives, County
Rebuilding Lives
Special Needs
Sunshine Terrace
Operating and services for supportive housing
City Emergency
Human Services
Funds
County General
Revenue Funds
Columbus and
Franklin Co. ESG
ADAMH Board
Permanent supportive housing development


$0
Family Shelter Triage
$155,600
CSB/YWCA
$1,000,000












$130,900
$64,000
$132,000
$132,000
$132,000
$77,700




$132,000
$44,500
$132,000
$55,800




$19,200
$175,200
$47,100
Rebuilding Lives


$3,126,082
$1,914,166
Rebuilding Lives
$526,041



Emergency shelter operations
Permanent supportive housing development
65 units
$0




Supportive
Housing for the
Homeless Program
City/County
Funded Programs
City General
Revenue Funds
$1,700,000

$515,000
200 vouchers
Catholic Social Services
Salvation Army
VOA Family Shelter
VOA Men’s Shelter
Faith Mission Men’s Shelter
Faith Mission Women’s
Shelter
Open Shelter
YWCA
Friends of the Homeless
Friends of the Homeless
Rebecca’s Place
Faith Mission
Lutheran Social Services
YWCA
Emergency shelter operations
$1,410,022
Emergency shelter operations and services
$758,000
Outreach and services to homeless persons with
mental illness
PATH (match)
$211,265
United Way
Community Shelter Board
Shelter and Housing Programs
$1,797,386
Philanthropic Gifts
Community Shelter Board
Shelter and Housing Programs
$937,742
Private
Foundations
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8. Bonus for Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities
a) Number and location of projects within the EZ
In 1998 the City of Columbus received a Round II Empowerment Zone designation. The 2002 Continuum
of Care submission for Columbus and Franklin County has the following projects located within the
boundary of the Zone:
Project Sponsor
Project Name
Location
Amethyst
Shelter Plus Care
1715 Richmond Avenue #1-11
1716 Richmond Avenue #1-11
1731 Richmond Avenue #1-11
1734 Richmond Avenue #1-11
1743 Richmond Avenue #1-11
1744 Richmond Avenue #1-11
1754 Richmond Avenue #1-11
1949 Parsons Avenue
Community Housing Network
Parsons Avenue
Friends of the Homeless
New Horizons/Transitional
361-371 Carpenter St.
923 East Main St.
875-881 McAllister St.
873-877 East Mound St.
Catholic Social Services
Warren Street
192-208 Warren St.
b) Projects that Give Priority Placement to Homeless Persons Living Within EZ
All of the projects identified above give priority placement to homeless persons living in within the EZ.
c) How the Project Sponsors will Ensure Priority Placement
Amethyst
Amethyst provides safe, drug-free, supportive housing to low-income, homeless women and woman with
children. This provides the opportunity for women and their children to stay sober and drug free while
obtaining the necessary education and job training to maintain a better way of life which in turn fosters
positive economic and social growth in the Empowerment Zone.
Community Housing Network Parsons Avenue
The Parsons Avenue project places a priority on men entering from the surrounding neighborhood, which
is located within the Empowerment Zone.
Friends of the Homeless New Horizons Transitional Housing
Friends of the Homeless will continue the current policy for entrance into the New Horizons Transitional
Housing program. All of the men entering the New Horizons program live in the Friends of the Homeless
men’s shelter recovery dorm, which is located within the Empowerment Zone at 924 E. Main St.
Catholic Social Services Warren Street Housing
Catholic Social Services will continue the current policy for entrance into the Warren Street program,
which is to take families referred from the YWCA’s Interfaith Hospitality Network. Many of these
families live within the Empowerment Zone.
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d) Extent of Linkages and Coordination Between the Projects and the EZ
In 1994, Columbus, Ohio received Enterprise Community (EC) designation from HUD. The
neighborhood-based Columbus Compact Corporation ("The Compact") was formed to act as the
governing body of the Enterprise Community. The Columbus Compact excelled in managing EC
initiatives and in partnership with the City of Columbus received the larger Empowerment Zone (EZ)
designation from HUD in 1998. The Columbus Compact is the city's lead organization in developing and
focusing resources in the Columbus EZ and other central city neighborhoods while encouraging
collaboration in neighborhood development and central city policy issues. The Compact helps support a
variety of tools that lend to local and private investment, business development, and full employment in a
growing central city market. The Empowerment Zone geographically covers six (6) zip code areas:
43201, 43203, 43205, 43211, 43219, and 43223.
The Columbus Compact is an integral part of the Continuum of Care in three ways:
1. Columbus Compact staff participates on the Continuum of Care Steering Committee.
2. Columbus Compact’s trustees participate on a number of other boards and planning bodies that
impact the Continuum of Care. These include the Community Shelter Board, the United Way
Housing Vision Council, and the Consolidated Plan Committee.
3. Columbus Compact supports a number of initiatives that provide services to homeless persons
residing in shelter, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing located within the EZ
boundaries.
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Employment Training for EZ residents
This initiative provides funding to non-profit and/or for profit organizations providing industryspecific job training to unemployed or under-employed EZ residents. A key goal to create
opportunities for full participation of residents in the region's workforce; and help residents to
jobs that offer family-sustaining compensation and have good potential for career advancement.
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Transportation to Employment
The Compact also provide funding for transportation projects that will help link EZ residents to
job rich areas of the City and to improve access to health and child care services. Providers of
these services also connect EZ residents with job opportunities, childcare, and other employmentrelated support services.
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Work Source
Funding for neighborhood agency job training, opportunities, placement, computer network
systems, and agency support.
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