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City and partners report housing gains in targeted outreach and outline 101Hundred pilot to house chronically homeless
Summary
Community Rebuilders told the committee targeted outreach engaged 31 households since last year and moved 19 (61%) into permanent housing; the Coalition to End Homelessness described a 101Hundred initiative to pair Housing Choice Vouchers with case management to house 100 chronically homeless people in 100 days starting in September.
Community Rebuilders and the city presented results and next steps on homelessness response and public-health enforcement, describing geographically targeted outreach, implementation of the excess personal property ordinance, and a public–private pilot to speed permanent exits from homelessness.
Why it matters: the presentations described concrete housing placements, demographic patterns among people served, systems barriers that slow housing placements and a planned pilot that pairs Housing Choice Vouchers with case management to reduce time on the by-name list.
What presenters reported: Vera Beach of Community Rebuilders said the geographically targeted project focused on Monroe Center and Veterans Park engaged 31 households since last year and successfully moved 19 households (61%) into permanent housing; 8 additional households (25%) were in bridge housing and working toward permanent placements. She said 39 individuals were served in the project year, nearly half (49%) were chronically homeless, 74% had physical or mental-health conditions, and 95% had no income on program entry.
City data and enforcement: city staff summarized FY2024 data on 311 calls, encampment response and code compliance, and noted the excess personal property ordinance has been operationalized with new posting, notice and impound procedures and signage; staff said the city has not charged anyone under the ordinance and emphasized outreach and voluntary compliance.
101Hundred pilot: Courtney Myers Keaton of the Coalition to End Homelessness described the 101Hundred initiative: a public–private effort to use Housing Choice Vouchers (with a homeless preference), landlord engagement, a flexible funding pool (up to $5,000 per unit for damages), and four case managers funded to support participants for at least two years. She said the initiative aims to house 100 chronically homeless people in 100 days and start placements in September, using existing vouchers paired with new case-management capacity.
Next steps: staff said they will continue to coordinate partners, report on pilot progress and take questions by email where time is short.
