R2005-158 PLACING ON FILE FINAL REPORT

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FIVE YEAR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PLAN FINAL REPORT approacM to addressing the basie needs of the ehronieaHy homeless by ereating safe and regulated residential environments with access to health, human, and social services systems. This approaeh to redueing ehronic street homelessness offers numerous benefits. Availability of permanent affordable rental housing will reduee the visible presenee of the ehronieal{y homeless sleeping on the streets, in a{leys, and in public facilities. The supportive environment builds trust among the residents and the service providers. This greatly enhanees the likelihood that residents with needs will avail themse�ves of the various serviees offered. It is atso iess exp�nsive to ereate and sustain permanent supportive housing than to provide public serviees for people living on the streets.Z TMe Plar�r�ina Process The Neighborhood Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) was awarded a grant by the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) to develop a five-year plan to provide permanent supportive housing for chronieally homeless persons in Decatur. NHDC worked in eonjunction with City of Decatur's Department of Eeonomic and Urban Development, the Maeon County Homeless Council and CSH in eompleting the effort. Speeific purposes of the plan are: 1. To ider��ify ar�d assess the leve{ of ehronie homelessness in the area. 2. To create a sirategy to end ehronic homelessness and develop an aetion plan to ereate permanent supportive housing for chroniea{{y homeless persons over the next three to five years. 3. To leverage a $500,000 HOME grant from HUD to the City of Deeatur to maximize housing production and attract additional public and private resourees. �The New�ork/New York Study discovered an annual cost savings of$16,282 per year per person placed in permanent supportive housing. The largest savings came from decreased medical care, hospitalizations, and use of emergency shelters. PAGE 111