1. SF Project Homeless Connect: 1. SF Project Homeless Connect “The Original Template”


San Francisco – Objectives: San Francisco – Objectives Improve access to services and housing for homeless San Franciscans Engage and increase the collaborative involvement of homeless consumers, business, non-profit community, and individual volunteers to work together to create solutions to homelessness. Improve the system of care by creating opportunities for collaboration and sharing of best practices among San Francisco's homeless provider community. Leverage private, corporate and foundation money and in-kind support to augment city efforts to increase housing options and build service capacity for homeless San Franciscans


San Francisco – Who leads?: San Francisco – Who leads? PHC established in 2004 in Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Office Moved to SF Department of Public Health SF unique case because city and county overlap


San Francisco – Who leads?: San Francisco – Who leads? SF Department of Public Health (SFDPH) coordinates SF Project Homeless Connect (SFPHC) Event staffed by paid SFDPH employees and volunteers Events occur on weekdays, so SFDPH employees and corporate volunteers can attend Costs approximately $300,000 annually to maintain SFDPH PHC staff Money apportioned by city


San Francisco – Who Funds?: San Francisco – Who Funds? Costs: Annual cost of 6 bi-monthly events is approx. $4 million 90% of costs defrayed by volunteers and in-kind donations $20,000-$25,000 budgeted by SFDPH per event Purchases: Volunteer T-shirts PR for event Subsidized DMV ID’s Security Staffing


San Francisco – Where?: San Francisco – Where? SFDPH pays to venues to allow them to hold PHC events Moscone Center, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, various locations in Hunter’s Point SF has extra clout because PHC is Newsom’s pet project; alas, not the case in Marin


2. Berkeley: 2. Berkeley “A More Concentrated Approach”


Berkeley -- Objectives: Berkeley -- Objectives Target transition-age homeless youth prevalent in Berkeley build awareness about transition-age youth homelessness Trying to increase awareness about transition-age youth rather then promote/provide services at events Maybe Marin could use a similar hybrid approach; promote awareness about Marin’s homeless, who are largely invisible, and connect those same homeless w/ services


Berkeley – Who leads?: Berkeley – Who leads? Project run through Mayor Tom Bates’ Office City, not county project Similar to San Francisco


Berkeley – Who Funds?: Berkeley – Who Funds? Total cost less than $4,000 mostly funds for buying T-shirts for volunteers and flyers for promoting event 1. Donations: Individual and Corporate space, food, and time donated by businesses and individuals restaurants donated meals and catered events Bayer donated $700 worth of backpacks filled w/ medical supplies 2. Public Funding: City of Berkeley Housing Authority allocated $3,000; other funds from private donors


Berkeley – Where?: Berkeley – Where? Space donated by different businesses Berkeley takes whatever is offered; more along the lines of our Project Homeless Connect


3. San Jose: 3. San Jose “A Similar Path”


San Jose -- Objectives: San Jose -- Objectives Long-Term: create relationships between those in need of housing services with agencies providing those services help the chronically homeless find permanent housing and stability Short-Term: participants get what they need to survive another day on the streets: warm clothing, a hearty lunch, a flu vaccination, a dental exam, even a haircut


San Jose – Who Leads?: San Jose – Who Leads? Housed within City of San Jose Department of Housing City Employees staff events along with volunteers Connect with County of Santa Clara to utilize existing social service agencies: public health, legal aid, food stamps State (DMV) and Feds (Social Security) chip in as well


San Jose -- Who Funds? How Is PHC Funded?: San Jose -- Who Funds? How Is PHC Funded? City budgets $15,000-$17,000 per event Events held semi-annually A. Fundraisers: ask local restaurants to have “PHC night” and donate percent of proceeds to PHC B. Silent Auction: ask private enterprises for donations in name of PHC and auction items C. Donations: County employees (two months in advance) donate care items/clothes for care packages Employees assemble packages week before and distribute at event as extra incentive


San Jose -- Cost: San Jose -- Cost A. Location: often, largest cost; up to $7,000 per event if not donated SJ asks City Manager to arrange use of large convention center twice per year; service 500 people per event B. Services: exclusive service providers within venues Internet ($2,000); electricity ($1,500); phones ($1,000) C. T-Shirts for volunteers $1.50 per shirt Extremely popular D. Bus Tokens: to transport homeless to and from event Pay city transit authority up to $7,000 E. Food: must go through venue’s caterer Breakfast ($5,800 for 300 people); Lunch donated, yet can cost up to $15,000


4. Oakland: 4. Oakland “A Close Match”


Oakland -- Objectives: Oakland -- Objectives Use PHC as an outreach and engagement tool to the homeless population Often, homeless persons are reluctant to engage with mainstream services, and are more likely to access the outreach services provided through PHC events. Provide medical and psychological services, social services, benefits, housing referrals and other services to homeless persons. Project Homeless Connect events would be used as an outreach tool and taken to the community to engage chronic homeless persons


Oakland – Who Leads?: Oakland – Who Leads? Project Homeless Connect run out of City of Oakland housed in Department of Health and Human Services


Oakland Cost? Who Funds?: Oakland Cost? Who Funds? Project Homeless Connect events cost an average of $17,500 per event Helpful to utilize same county agencies that coordinate services to gain contacts for events Rely largely on donations PHC events are funded for FY 2007-2009 by Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from district boards in the North Oakland and Eastlake Districts CDBG’s are federal (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development) grants administered by local agencies


Oakland – Specific Costs: Oakland – Specific Costs Food: $1,500/event Homeless and volunteers fed had warm stew (cost $2/meal); sandwiches worked as well transitional housing staff handled cooking/food preparation T-shirts for volunteers: cost $3/shirt volunteers loved T-shirts, especially because unpaid


Oakland – Specific Costs: Oakland – Specific Costs Volunteer Coordinator: paid $3,500 to coordinate each event Duties: answered phones, created flyers and business cards business cards handed out by cops to homeless -- effective way to promote event flyers donated by printing agency


Oakland – Where?: Oakland – Where? 1. Outdoors Rented tents for $8,500 Serviced 200 people 2. Storefront Vacant storefront donated by city for day Serviced 560 people


Oakland – Where?: Oakland – Where? 3. Indoors Paid St. Vincent de Paul $5,000 for one-time use Serviced 500 people


5. Bi-National Health Week: 5. Bi-National Health Week “A Marin Model”


Bi-National -- Objectives: Bi-National -- Objectives promote community-based solutions for health promotion, disease prevention, and increased access to health services disseminating and exchanging important health information with community members and service providers to share referrals and familiarize participants with local resources


Bi-National – Who Leads?: Bi-National – Who Leads? Bi-National Health Week run through Marin County Department of Health and Human Services and Board of Supervisors Use service provider contacts w/in department and county to organize participants and volunteer lists Health and Human Services staff events


Bi-National – Where?: Bi-National – Where? Held six events in different Marin areas last year Cost of each event ranged from $3,000-$4,000 Largest expenses included: immunizations, food, and printing/flyers for event


Bi-National -- Expenses: Bi-National -- Expenses 1. Food: $500 per event – served 200-600 people, depending on location of event Funding Source: First 5 Grant 2. Immunizations: $1,400 per event Funding Source: Healthy Marin Partnership 3. Printing: costs up to $825 Funding Source: Health and Human Services (HHS) 4. Screening Materials: $300 from HHS 5. Dental Follow-Up Clinic: $500 from HHS 6. Giveaways: use incentive to attract more people; $300 from First 5


Final Thoughts: Final Thoughts 1. Objectives are key to framing project Every PHC has clearly stated objectives; help concentrate political will and tailor events to specific group 2. Find a place to make this sustainable Possibly entails “volunteer coordinator” 3. Budget specificity and location are important Need to know how and where to most efficiently allocate resources, especially during initial stages when resources are scarce