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Finding Your Way Out of the Swamp:
Strategies for Moving Forward in Tough Times
Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
Let’s Discuss…O Housing Alliance of PA – Who We Are
O How to Frame Messaging for Our Work
O Doing What Works: Evidence-Based Approaches
O Finding a Pathway Forward
Housing Alliance of PAO Statewide Advocacy Organization
O Values-DrivenO Working for a home within reach of every
Pennsylvanian
O Bipartisan and effective, with proven results:O State Housing Trust FundO Land Banks
Effective Messaging:Talking About What You Do
O Talk Values, Not Problems
O Discussing Solutions is Persuasive
O Use Data in your Messaging
Research-Guided Messaging
O Polling shows us that among the vast majority of Americans:
O Attitudes toward renting have become more positive.
O People get the link between having a stable home and positive social impacts.
O People would like to see a more balanced federal housing policy.
If we ensure that more people/families have access to decent, stable housing they can afford,
it will have a major positive impact on this:
Safety of neighborhoods/communities 73%
Economic well-being of neighborhoods/communities
71%
Children’s ability to do well in school 71%
Individuals’/families’ financial security 70%
People’s mental health 68%
People’s physical health 62%
Doing What Works:Evidence-Based ApproachesO Back to Basics - Data-Driven
OutcomesO Prioritize Prevention
O Less costlyO More effective
O Fix-It FirstO Invest in and rejuvenate communities.O Make use of what we have to match up
with need.
Average Cost Per Unit of Emergency and Crisis Services in Philadelphia
Type of Service/Treatment
Cost Per Day
Inpatient Hospital Stay $1,300
Psychiatric Hospital $700
Emergency Room Crisis Visit
$230
Detoxification Program $215
Non-Hospital Rehabilitation
$150
Prison $91
Emergency Shelter $34
Permanent Supportive Housing
$25
Data-Driven OutcomesO Use Evidence and Data to Drive
Funding and Policy Decisions
O Evaluate what we are doing
O Hold ourselves accountable
O Learn more about what works
O Reward success
Our Pathway Forward
O OpportunitiesO State Housing Trust FundO National Housing Trust Fund
O What are some of the local opportunities that you are encountering?
References
O “How Housing Matters” Survey Report – MacArthur Foundation, 2013
O “A New Vision” – Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, 2012