1. It is time to invest in Permanent Supportive Housing for those Leaving Corrections John Fallon Program Manager- Re-Entry Corporation for Supportive Housing July 13, 2011 [email_address] www.csh.org
4. The Corporation for Supportive Housing’s Returning Home Initiative An initiative to integrate systems and end the cycle of incarceration and homelessness. Ending Homelessness and Unnecessary Institutionalization
16. Re-entry: Why is CSH Involved? The Intersection Between Homelessness & Incarceration– Lots of People PSH works.
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21. What Is Permanent Supportive Housing? It is a part of the solution for corrections.
22. What Is Supportive Housing? A cost-effective combination of permanent, affordable housing with services that helps people live more stable, productive lives. Key Elements: 1.) Permanent housing 2.) Affordable at 30% - 50% of income 3.) Services are flexible tailored, and ideally voluntary. Often incorporate housing first and “low demand” strategies for placement 4.) Available to single adults as well as families
33. Rowan Trees- Chicago, IL 45 units: 6 one-bedroom units that are handicap accessible and 39 efficiency studios Target- SMI Dual Diagnosis Service Provider Thresholds
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Stories and testimonials of people changed by supportive housing
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ANDY Every year, more than 650,000 people are released from prison, and more 7 million different people are released from jail. According to a Bureau of Justice Statistics report from September, 2006: An estimated 42% of inmates in state prisons and 49% in local jails were found to have both a mental health and substance use issues. According to a recent study completed by the Re-entry Policy Council: More than one in three jail inmates report some physical or mental disability. In 1997, individuals released from prison or jail accounted for nearly one-quarter of all people living with HIV or AIDS, one-third of people with Hepatitis C, and one-third of those diagnosed with tuberculosis. Three out of four have a substance abuse problem More than 10 percent of those coming in and out of jail and prison are homeless in the months prior to incarceration.