Using Data, Setting Goals, and Defining what it means to End Homelessness
Because of Opening Doors, the focus on goal-setting and data-driven strategies to end homelessness has increased across the country. For example, we’ve seen an increased emphasis on performance measurement, documentation of outcomes, and a focus on the most effective and cost-efficient use of resources, and believe that implementation of such strategies should be even more strongly emphasized within an amended Opening Doors.
Since the launch of Opening Doors, our understanding of what works has further solidified, and we’ve seen tremendous progress. Your input is essential to the ongoing success of Opening Doors. Please share and vote for the ideas you think would have the greatest impact in an amendment to Opening Doors.
Please consider these questions when crafting your feedback and voting for the feedback you think is most valuable. And please use the Opening Doors Amendment 2014 Participation Guide for more information on what strategies are currently included in Opening Doors. Find it here: http://bit.ly/USICH2014
1. Are there additional strategies for increasing the focus on data-driven decision making and setting measurable goals that you think should be reflected in an amendment to Opening Doors?
2. How would your community/organization benefit from a greater emphasis on these issues within Opening Doors? Please explain what information would be most helpful.
3. Would including a definition on what ending homelessness means and how it should be defined benefit your community’s/organizations’ efforts, and if so, how?
4. Are there other areas of the Plan you feel would benefit from updated information or the incorporation of additional strategies?
Thank you!
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Track and target other large & special-needs populations
Older and disabled homeless make up a large--and often overlooked--segment of the "Single Adult" population. Many of the chronically homeless (and those who will stay homeless long enough to acquire that label) are in this group.
We have special programs and focus on Youth, on Families, and on Veterans, but we ignore the fact that a disabled 50 year old or a vulnerable 70 year old in poor health are NOT going to be served by the same employment programs and housing that might be appropriate for a 35 year old with low-paying job skills.
What's that old saying: if…
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We are creating a trade school, and employment agency whose profits purchases employment opportunities for the unemployed.
Create a trade school with an Employment Agency belonging to the homeless so that it's profits purchase in Trust: homes, food, and employment. The Students can see the job opportunities and discern what educational skills are needed; their-by directing the school curriculum. The school dropouts need to become part of team that learns how to become a family depending upon one another learning how to work as temporary employees. The fruits of their own employment agency will provide them housing, food, future employment along with health benefits, security and safety.
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Sharing information
I think if more people that were once homeless could get sponsored to cover the cost of going to conferences to speak about their experiences they would go.
3 votes