drug court housing matters: how to build a drug court housing case management program
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Drug Court Housing Matters: How to Build a Drug Court Housing Case Management Program. Shannon Thomas, King County Drug Diversion Court Housing Case Manager, 2009-present Allison Howard, King County Drug Diversion Court Housing Case Manager, 2009-present. Getting Started: Questions to Ask. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Drug Court Housing Matters: How to Build a Drug Court Housing Case Management ProgramShannon Thomas, King County Drug Diversion Court Housing Case Manager, 2009-present
Allison Howard, King County Drug Diversion Court Housing Case Manager, 2009-present
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Getting Started: Questions to AskWhat are the housing barriers your participants face?What are the housing resources in your community?What type of in-office housing services will you provide?What type of housing will you provide?Who are you going to house?What will compliance in housing look like?What will your clean & sober/recovery model be?How will you make referrals and placements?What will case management in housing look like?How will you pay for your housing?How will you participate in public policy/community advocacy?
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What are the housing barriers your participants face?
• Evictions• Criminal background • Lack of/poor residential history• Bad credit• Unemployed• Minimal benefits• Poverty • Family crisis• Domestic violence• Chronic homelessness• Chemical dependency• Mental health
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What are the housing resources in your community?• Outreach/tour as many housing programs
as you can (shelters, transitional and permanent housing)
• Educate housing programs on Drug Court and establish a rapport
• Advocate for Drug Court referrals
• Establish a referral protocol for Drug Court participants
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What type of in-office housing services will you provide?• Eviction prevention• Utilities assistance• Landlord education• Applications for housing waitlists• Housing search• Locating move-in costs• Locating furniture/household items• Assessing housing needs• Connecting to community services and resources• Longer term planning• Crisis assistance
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What type of housing will you provide?• Transitional single studio apartments
• Transitional family multi-room apartments
• Single room in a group home
• Permanent housing vouchers (private market)
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Who are you going to house? • Single Adults
• Gender specific housing
• Young Adults (18-26)
• Families with minor children
• Couples
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What will compliance in housing look like?• Clean and sober/recovery model• Signed contract/program rules• Curfew• Guest policy• House chores• House meetings• Working with a case manager• Compliance with court and treatment obligations• Rental fees
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What will your clean & sober/recovery model look like?
• Drug use puts housing at risk• Relapse Prevention Plan• Exits and evictions• Disclosure and reporting• On-site UAs• Recovery-oriented staff
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How will you make referrals and placements?• Develop referral process with partnering agencies• Create and maintain a waitlist• Develop a priority system for waitlist • Assess the housing needs of every new
participant• Take instruction from Court as directed• Provide regular presentation of housing services
to new Drug Court participants
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What will case management in housing look like?
• Require regular participation in on-site case management
• Set goals and make plans to achieve goals• Address challenges, issues in the building with
property and other residents• Next-step housing application and search• Financial planning and saving for next-step housing• Connecting client needs to community resources• Coordination/communication with Court Staff• Assistance with Employment/Education/Job Training
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How will you pay for your housing?
• Grants• Public monies/levies (i.e. 1/10 of 1%)• Government programs• Budget prioritization (making a case for
housing)• Resident fees• Funding as part of Recovery Support Services
(as supported by National DC research)
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How will you participate in public policy/community advocacy?• Reach out to local homeless/housing coalitions to
join their efforts (i.e. King County Committee to End Homelessness)
• Attend community forums, information sessions and organizational meetings focused on housing/homelessness
• Meet with legislators, attend Homelessness Advocacy Day in Olympia
• Educate and inform these entities on the unique housing needs of Drug Court participants
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Housing case management forms• Housing Self-Assessment
• Landlord Letter
• Housing Program Questionnaire
• Relapse Prevention Plan
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Housing case management timeline: 2009-2014
2009: Housing Voucher Program (single adults, transitional) The Morrison (vulnerable single adults, permanent) IMPACT (COD single adults, transitional)
*Expansion of Services*
2014: Transitional Housing Program (single adults, transitional) Transitional Housing Program (families, transitional) Shelter Plus Care Vouchers (families, permanent) Williams Building (single adults, permanent) YMCA Young Adults In Transition (age 18-24, transitional)
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Single Adult Transitional Housing
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Hudson House
Bruksos House
Chamberlain House
Dalton House Birchtree Apts
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Single Adult Permanent Housing
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Morrison Apts.
Williams Apts.
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Gender Specific Transitional: Female
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Katherine’s House and Rita’s House
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Young Adult Transitional Housing
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YMCA Young Adults in Transition
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Family Transitional Housing
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The Snider Apts.
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Current & future projects• Continued involvement in shaping King County’s
Coordinated Entry Model for Family Housing
• Expansion of YMCA Young Adult Housing contract
• Support “Ban the Box” efforts around housing
• Expand network of “felony friendly” landlords
• Explore faith-based communities as potential housing resources
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Questions?Contact Information:
Allison Howard: Housing Case [email protected]
Shannon Thomas: Housing Case [email protected]
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