How Many California Continuums of Care (CoCs) Have a Move On Strategy with Affordable Housing Providers in Their Jurisdictions?
-68% of California CoCs Have a Move On Strategy-
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asked each Continuum of Care (CoC) applicant the following question, which was included in the 2018 Continuum of Care Program application:
“Does the CoC have a Move On strategy with affordable housing providers in its jurisdiction (e.g., multifamily assisted housing owners, PHAs (Public Housing Agencies), Low Income Tax Credit (LIHTC) developments, or local low-income housing programs)?”
HUD defined a Move On Strategy as
“How recipients move current CoC Program participants, who no longer require intensive services, from CoC Program funded-PSH beds to other housing assistance programs (including, but not limited to, Housing Choice Vouchers and Public Housing) in order to free up CoC Program funded-PSH beds to be used for persons experiencing homelessness.”
Table 1 shows that 28 or 68% of 41 California CoCs answered “yes” when asked the question noted above.
Table 1. Does the CoC have a Move On Strategy?
CoC # | Continuum of Care (CoC) | Yes | No |
CA-500 | San Jose/Santa Clara City & County CoC | x | |
CA-501 | San Francisco CoC | x | |
CA-502 | Oakland, Berkeley/Alameda County CoC | x | |
CA-503 | Sacramento City & County CoC | x | |
CA-504 | Santa Rosa, Petaluma/Sonoma County CoC | x | |
CA-505 | Richmond/Contra Costa County CoC | x | |
CA-506 | Salinas/Monterey, San Benito Counties CoC | x | |
CA-507 | Marin County CoC | x | |
CA-508 | Watsonville/Santa Cruz City & County CoC | x | |
CA-509 | Mendocino County CoC | x | |
CA-510 | Turlock, Modesto/Stanislaus County CoC | x | |
CA-511 | Stockton/San Joaquin County CoC | x | |
CA-512 | Daly City/San Mateo County CoC | x | |
CA-513 | Visalia/Kings, Tulare Counties CoC | x | |
CA-514 | Fresno City & County/Madera County CoC | x | |
CA-515 | Roseville, Rocklin/Placer, Nevada Counties | x | |
CA-516 | Redding/Shasta County CoC | x | |
CA-517 | Napa City & County CoC | x | |
CA-518 | Vallejo/Solano County CoC | x | |
CA-519 | Chico, Paradise/Butte County CoC | x | |
CA-520 | Merced City & County CoC | x | |
CA-521 | Davis, Woodland/Yolo County CoC | x | |
CA-522 | Humboldt County CoC | x | |
CA-523 | Colusa, Glen, Trinity Counties CoC*** | ||
CA-524 | Yuba City/Sutter County CoC | x | |
CA-525 | El Dorado County CoC | x | |
CA-526 | Tuolumne, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa Counties CoC | x | |
CA-527 | Tehama County CoC | x | |
CA-529 | Lake County CoC*** | x | |
CA-530 | Alpine, Inyo, Mono Counties CoC | x | |
CA-600 | Los Angeles City & County CoC | x | |
CA-601 | San Diego City and County CoC | x | |
CA-602 | Santa Ana, Anaheim/Orange County CoC | x | |
CA-603 | Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC | x | |
CA-604 | Bakersfield/Kern County CoC | x | |
CA-606 | Long Beach CoC | x | |
CA-607 | Pasadena CoC | x | |
CA-608 | Riverside City & County CoC | x | |
CA-609 | San Bernardino City & County CoC | x | |
CA-610 | Oxnard, San Buenaventura/Ventura County CoC | x | |
CA-612 | Glendale CoC | x | |
CA-613 | Imperial County CoC | x | |
CA-614 | San Luis Obispo County CoC | x |
Next Steps
Steps for CoCs that do not have a Move On Strategy include:
1. Identifying households in permanent supportive housing (PSH) that no longer require intensive supportive services and demonstrate the ability to live stably and maintain housing;
2. Asking such households if they are willing to move on (household must be willing);
3. Confirming that willing households meet any housing screening criteria in order to move on;
4. Ensuring that willing households in need of rental subsidies move into housing with rental subsidy;
5. Working with Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to create a “homeless” preference for households to increase the possibility of willing households receiving a rental subsidy through housing choice vouchers;
• As noted in NOTICE PIH 2013-15 (HA) Section 7e, “A PHA may also have a preference for individuals and families transitioning, or “moving up,” from Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units. These are persons that were previously homeless prior to entry into the PSH program but who no longer need that level of supportive services. While these persons would not be considered homeless for reporting purposes on the Form HUD 50058, creating such a “move up” preference will contribute significantly to the community’s overall efforts to end homelessness by freeing up units for currently homeless families and individuals with disabilities who need housing combined with services.”
6. Working with mainstream affordable housing resources including Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC);
7. Providing flexible financial assistance to cover costs related to moving expenses, security deposits, first month’s rent, etc. when needed;
8. Offering landlord mitigation funds to offset potential problems such as unpaid rent or excessive damage to units;
9. Providing transition case management to assist clients with income re-certification and/or application paperwork and to support continued housing stability; and
10. Offering home-based case management for a minimum of six months to help ensure households are maintaining their housing and report outcomes related to stable tenancy.
Helpful resources include:
Here is an amazing ‘Move On” strategy that was built without a dime of Federal or State money. Look what can be done when red tape isn’t involved:
https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/11/community-first-village-homeless-tiny-homes-austin-texas/575611/