State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission annual report: 2019

STATE HOUSING TRUST FUND FOR THE
HOMELESS COMMISSION
Annual Report: FY2019

COMMISSION MEMBERS AS OF SFY19 STATE HOUSING TRUST FUND FOR THE HOMELESS

John Ellis Deputy Commissioner, Finance & Administration Georgia Department of Community
Affairs
Alison Goldey Board Member, Land Bank Authority Macon-Bibb County
Sandra Hudson Board Member, Northwest Georgia Housing
Authority
Audrey King Georgia Power
Jonesboro

Mara Shaw Leadership Development
Program Manager, Carl Vinson Institute
of Government
William C. McGahan Board Chairman, Georgia Works! Atlanta
Ryan Willoughby Board Member,
Habitat for Humanity of Georgia, Inc.
Chris Yaughn Fostering Bulloch
Statesboro

The resources and activities of the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission are administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the
Georgia Housing Finance Authority.
Christopher Nunn Commissioner, Department of Community Affairs Executive Director, Georgia Housing Finance Authority
State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission Georgia Department of Community Affairs 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329 www.dca.ga.gov
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MISSION
The mission of the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless (HTF) is to support the efforts of organizations that provide housing and essential services for individuals and families striving to end their state of homelessness. These groups include:
Nonprofits Faith-Based Organizations Community Homeless Provider Networks Local Governments and other public entities
The mission of the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless will be accomplished by:
Providing resources for the groups listed above Supporting organizations that promote self-sufficiency Forming partnerships with organizations that embrace the goal of ending
homelessness in Georgia

STATE HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Homelessness Prevention
By definition, the prevention of something means to stop it from happening, altogether. The Commission supports programs that provide assistance to individuals and families who are facing imminent homelessness. Providing this support on the front end works to stop the movement towards a loss of housing. Homelessness prevention includes financial assistance with utility bills, rent arrears, and moving costs, as well as case management.

Number of Persons in Household Adults Children Total

Total
303 344 647

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STATE HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Rapid Re-Housing
Rapid Re-Housing works to quickly move individuals and families into permanent housing, as opposed to spending extended periods of time in the homeless system. Assistance includes funding for utility bills, rental assistance, and case management.

Number of households supported through Rental Assistance

Adults 918

Children 1,001

Total 1,919

Street Outreach
Street outreach programs are designed to reach out to the unsheltered individuals and families and meet them where they are, geographically, but also emotionally, as these people are often the most reluctant to enter programs or accept assistance. Providing funding for street outreach enables programs with specially trained staff to work to build relationships and trust with these individuals.

Number of Persons in Households
Adults446 Children14 Total460

Emergency Shelter
Emergency shelter offers immediate accommodations for individuals and families who are homeless, providing a short-term program that works to connect people with more permanent housing and services.

Number of Persons in Households
Adults Children Total

7,018 2,491 9,509

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STATE HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The three following categories capture other significant data collected on individuals served in programs funded by the State Housing Trust Fund. Individuals who had a physical and/or mental health condition at the start of an Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program (duplicated numbers):

Mental Health Diagnosis
Both Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Developmental Disability
Chronic Health Condition

2,544 301 588 1,691

Drug Addiction Physical Disability Alcohol Abuse

453 1,566 285

Individuals who were asked if they had experienced domestic violence at any point (duplicated numbers):
2,150
Individuals who stated they were fleeing domestic violence (duplicated numbers):
1,490

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STATE HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
For every $1 committed to Georgia programs by the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless, $8.37 is leveraged in
federal funding.
State Housing Trust Fund Dollars
Federal Dollars Leveraged
Georgia Housing and Finance Authority Permanent Supportive Housing (GHFA PSH) Under the premise that housing and services need to be connected in order to ensure the stability of housing for homeless people with disabilities and their families, the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority Permanent Supportive Housing (GHFA PSH) program provides permanent housing in connection with supportive services. The program provides rental assistance for a variety of housing choices, accompanied by a range of supportive services funded by other sources. Through the support of the Housing Trust Fund, GHFA PSH providers are able to wrap clientfocused services and other supports along with permanent housing.
In State Fiscal Year 2019, the GHFA PSH program provided permanent supportive housing to more than 3,000 persons in 1,800 units. These
units are located across Georgia and in all nine Continuum of Care jurisdictions.
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STATE HOUSING TRUST FUND STATE FISCAL YEAR 2019 EXPENDITURES

State Funds

Admin Administration

$300,000

Match

Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) Balance of State Continuum of Care Planning Balance of State Continuum of Care Assessment
Other Match

Services

Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) which include emergency shelter, transitional housing, homeless prevention and supportive services Permanent Supportive Housing (formerly Shelter Plus Care (S+C) Other Training and Technical Assistance

$166,000 $111,700 $89,176 $8,124
$357,035
$1,150,000 $780,857

Total State Funding

$2,962,892

Federal Dollars Leveraged with State Funds

Federal Funds

Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Permanent Supportive Housing (formerly known as Shelter Plus Care) Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) Balance of State Continuum of Care Planning
Balance of State Coordinated Entry
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)

$4,239,224 $16,216,952
$663,400
$446,800 $189,176 $3,040,147

Total Federal Dollars Leveraged

$24,795,699

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