SSBG funds support outcomes across the human service spectrum, and these outcomes are associated with strategic goals and objectives such as employment, child care, child welfare, adoptions, and youth services. Developing Program Goals and Measurable Objectives Program goals and objectives establish criteria and standards against which you can determine program performance. By 2015, significantly reduce the average length of time a family or person spends homeless from months, even years, to weeks and days. > Programs The formula grant is intended to provide maximum flexibility to states in determining allocations of the block grant to all populations within the states, dependent on state needs and priorities, including vulnerable and underserved populations such as the homeless and those at risk of homelessness. Discussions around off-reserve funding availability; Educate the community about poverty, homelessness and Aboriginal issues through Alberta-specific workers at community resource centres; Will need to hire more Aboriginal people to work with existing centres; Build a physical epicentre, like Thunderbird Lodge in Winnipeg or the Anishnabe Health and Wellness Centre in downtown Toronto; and. FY 2006 (millions), Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (Treatment for Homeless), Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH), Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, Family Violence Prevention and Services Grant Program, Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, State Childrens Health Insurance Program, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. Journal of Adolescent Health. The matrix provides the means by which the agencies and staff divisions within the Department track progress towards achieving the goals outlined in the Plan. Critically, grantees are using the new funds to supplement, not supplant current funding and are building on existing programs. The activities developed to meet this goal centered on strengthening outreach and engagement activities, improving the eligibility review process, exploring way to maintain program eligibility, and improving the transition of clients from targeted homeless programs to mainstream service providers. Increase the inventory of permanent and transitional supportive housing. The treatment plan consists of two key parts: goals and objectives. Section 401 of the Act sets forth the following four TANF purposes: (1) provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; (2) end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; (3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and (4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. In addition to many other duties, volunteers prepare and serve 95% of the meals provided at our Sunrise Village shelter. You will need to identify the goals and objectives of the program component or intervention you plan to evaluate. Maintain housing: Broadening the Plan to Incorporate a Focus on Homeless Families with Children and Youth. The 2007 Plan has both internal and external audiences and thus may be utilized in various ways. 0000037847 00000 n Strategy 3.4 Encourage states and localities to coordinate services and housing. Not more than 20 percent of the payment may be expended for housing services. Contents Strategic Action Plan Framework Each year, approximately one percent of the U.S. population, some 2-3 million individuals, experiences a night of homelessness that puts them in contact with a homeless assistance provider, and at least 800,000 people are homeless in the United States on any given night. %%EOF 65% of those who obtain transitional housing will be self-sufficient enough to maintain their housing on their own for at least six months after their subsidies have ended. Access to Recovery (ATR), operated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and established in 2003, supports a grantee-run voucher program for substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services built on the following three principles: consumer choice, outcome oriented, and increased capacity. 0000013624 00000 n 0000005580 00000 n This chapter will summarize how the two major changes have been incorporated into the framework of the strategic action plan, and will provide the rationale for the expansion of the plan in these two new directions. After you make your treatment plan, you'll continue to meet with your therapist to reassess it and make changes as needed. We adhere to generally accepted accounting standards in budget development, monitoring and reporting, and have an outstanding record of compliance with financial and contractual requirements. startxref The Program supports direct care; core public health functions such as resource development, capacity and systems building; population-based functions such as public information and education, knowledge development, outreach and program linkage; technical assistance to communities; and provider training. According to the 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients, 34 percent of all persons using homeless services were members of a homeless family (Burt et al 1999), though more recent studies (Shinn, et. Goal 1: Prevent episodes of homelessness within the HHS clientele, including individuals and families, Goal 2: Help eligible, homeless individuals and families receive health and social services, Goal 3: Empower our state and community partners to improve their response to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, Goal 4: Develop an approach to track Departmental progress in preventing, reducing, and ending homelessness for HHS clientele, Goal 1: Prevent episodes of homelessness within the HHS clientele, including individuals and families, Strategy 1.1 Identify risk and protective factors to prevent episodes of homelessness for at-risk populations, Strategy 1.2 Identify risk and protective factors to prevent chronic homelessness among persons who are already homeless, Strategy 1.3 Develop, test, disseminate, and promote the use of evidence-based homelessness prevention and early intervention programs and strategies, Goal 2: Help eligible, homeless individuals and families receive health and social services, Strategy 2.1 Strengthen outreach and engagement activities, Strategy 2.2 Improve the eligibility review process, Strategy 2.3 Explore ways to maintain program eligibility, Strategy 2.4 Examine the operation of HHS programs, particularly mainstream programs that serve both homeless and non-homeless persons, to improve the provision of services to persons experiencing homelessness, Strategy 2.5 Foster coordination across HHS to address the multiple problems of individuals and families experiencing homelessness, Strategy 2.6 Explore opportunities with federal partners to develop joint initiatives related to homelessness, including chronic homelessness and homelessness as a result of a disaster, Goal 3: Empower our state and community partners to improve their response to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, Strategy 3.1 Work with states and territories to effectively implement Homeless Policy Academy Action Plans, Strategy 3.2 Work with governors, county officials, mayors, and tribal organizations to maintain a policy focus on homelessness, including homelessness as a result of a disaster, Strategy 3.3 Examine options to expand flexibility in paying for services that respond to the needs of persons with multiple problems, Strategy 3.4 Encourage states and localities to coordinate services and housing, Strategy 3.5 Develop, disseminate and utilize toolkits and blueprints to strengthen outreach, enrollment, and service delivery, Strategy 3.6 Provide training and technical assistance on homelessness, including chronic homelessness, to mainstream service providers at the state and community level, Goal 4: Develop an approach to track Departmental progress in preventing, reducing, and ending homelessness for HHS clientele, Strategy 4.1 Inventory data relevant to homelessness currently collected in HHS targeted and mainstream programs; including program participants housing status, Strategy 4.2 Develop an approach for establishing baseline data on the number of homeless individuals and families served in HHS programs, Strategy 4.3 Explore a strategy to track improved access to HHS mainstream and targeted programs for persons experiencing homelessness, including individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, Strategy 4.4 Coordinate HHS data activities with other federal data activities related to homelessness. . Visit our Research Matters blog for weekly posts from the homelessness sector here. The Family and Youth Services Bureau within ACF, in consultation with the USICH, is conducting a study of "promising strategies to end youth homelessness" which responds to statutory requirements. This includes shelter diversion and prevention supports to keep youth housed or rapidly rehouse them when they do become homeless. To date, we have housed 157 homeless households through the Rapid Re-housing Program. 0000009929 00000 n This year, we are investing in Social Solutions' Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) performance management software to fine tune our program evaluation. 0000014923 00000 n 1 Healthy People 2030 focuses on the prevention, screening, assessment, and treatment of mental disorders and behavioral conditions. There may be variations on the priority areas outlined in this toolkit, but in some way you will need to address these issues in your plans proposed approach. <<657B2EFBF6C0094B9BFB4AD0FEE23BD3>]>> In the 2003 Strategic Action Plan the Work Group outlined sixteen strategies to reduce chronic homelessness, one of which was to improve the transition of clients from homeless-specific programs to mainstream service providers. A cornerstone activity under this strategy has been the development and implementation of nine Homeless Policy Academies that were designed to bring together state-level program administrators and homeless service providers in order to develop state-specific action plans designed to increase access to mainstream resources for persons experiencing homelessness. Many HHS-funded services are provided at the local level by state, county or tribal agencies, or through private sector and community and faith-based grantees. 4. ADD- Administration on Developmental Disabilities, ACF Administration for Children and Families, AHIC American Health Information Community, ASL Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, ASPE Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, ASRT Office of the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology, CARE (as in Ryan White CARE Act) Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency, CCHIT Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology, CFBCI Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, CHI Chronic Homelessness Initiative (also referred to as the Collaborative Initiative to Help End Chronic Homelessness), CMHSBG Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, GBHI Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (also referred to as Treatment for Homeless), HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HISPC Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration, HITSP Health Information Technology Standards Panel, HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HMIS Homeless Management Information Systems, HOPE Homeless Outreach Projects and Evaluation, HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration, HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, ICH U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, IGA Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, MCHBG Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, MCHS Maternal and Child Health Services, NIAAA National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIMH National Institute of Mental Health, NREPP National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices, NSHAPC - National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients, PADD- Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, PATH Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, RHY Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth, SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAPTBG Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, SCHIP State Childrens Health Insurance Program, SOAR SSI and SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery, SSA U.S. Social Security Administration, SSDI Social Security Disability Insurance, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Appendix D: Membership of the Secretarys Work Group, Principal Deputy/ Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary, Richard Campanelli, Counselor for Human Service Policy, Cynthia Kenny, Policy Coordinator, Office of the Executive Secretary, Josephine Robinson, Director, Office of Community Services, Marsha Werner, Social Services Program Specialist, Office of Community Services, Edwin Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy & Programs, Harry Posman, Executive Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aging, Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Maria Cora Chua Tracy, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Health Resources and Services Administration, Lyman Van Nostrand, Director, Office of Planning and Evaluation, Lynnette Araki, Program Analyst, Office of Planning and Evaluation, Denise Juliano-Bult, Chief, Systems Research Program, Division of Services and Integration Research, National Institute of Mental health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Elaine Parry, Director of Special Initiatives, Immediate Office of the Administrator, Charlene Le Fauve, Chief, Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch; Acting Chief, Data Infrastructure Branch, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Larry Rickards,Chief, Homeless Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology, Kathleen Heuer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance and Planning and Acting Chief Information Officer, Richard Thurman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Barbara Pisaro Clark, Deputy Director, Office of Human Services Legislation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Barbara Broman, Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human Services Policy, Diana Merelman, Office of General Counsel, James Mason, Senior Advisor to the Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Heather Ransom, Director, Division of Property Management, Peggy Halpern, Policy Analyst, Office of Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Anne Fletcher, Social Science Analyst, Office of Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Flavio Menasc, Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Members of the Strategic Action Plan Subcommittee, Lynnette Araki, Program Analyst, Office of Planning and Evaluation, Health Resources and Services Administration, Capt. 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