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NY Alliance Statewide and Regional Housing Collaboratives 2019-2021

NY Alliance Statewide and Regional Housing Collaboratives 2019-2021

Regional Housing Collaboratives (RHCs)

• Develop 5 RHCs, one in each OPWDD region, comprised of housing stakeholders
  • insure representation by persons from cultural and linguistic minorities
• Facilitate 2 meetings/year in each of the 5 regions- lead by MHN, Project Director, & Project Manager (30 meetings total- 10 meetings/year for 3 years)

First Year

• Identify membership
• Identify 15 persons interested in un-certified housing
  • Schedule planning sessions
• Establish connection with local and central OPWDD
• Schedule minimum number of RHC meetings- more if needed
  • Annual learning journey and at least 1 in person meeting
• Identify, by region, persons interested in participating in training (especially persons with IDD and their families)
• Identify between 12-15 people regionally who will participate in SLI
• Identify local resources to post on HRC
• Create/execute Regional specific workplans within 6 months
• Project Director will meet monthly with all MHNs and confer with members of RHCs

Advisory Group

• Create a regional advisory group to oversee grant operations/communications

Master Housing Navigator (MHN)

• Identify, train (graduate from Master Housing Navigator Curriculum) and contract with one MHN lead per region (5 MHNs) by month 3
• MHNs will facilitate the RHCs and coordinate with statewide activities
  • Facilitate 2 meetings/year, in month 5 and 10, in each of the 5 regions- lead by MHN, Project Director, & Project Manager (more than two meetings/year if necessary)
  • Identify membership in RHC
  • Identify 15 persons interested in un-certified housing (3 months)
    • Outreach to OPWDD, providers, advocacy and family groups
    • Schedule planning sessions
  • Establish connection with local and central OPWDD
  • Identify, by region, persons interested in participating in training (especially persons with IDD and their families)
  • Identify between 12-15 people regionally who will participate in SLI
  • Identify local resources to post on HRC
  • Project Director will meet monthly with all MHNs and confer with members of RHCs
  • MHN will prepare an interim report for Project Director and NYAII’s CEO 2 times per year (2 per year for 3 years- 6 reports per MHN
  • MHN will prepare one final report at the end of each year (3 total/ 5 MHNs over grant period- 15 total)

• The Project Director will meet monthly with all MHNs to ID best practices, and resolve any issues
• Each MHN works with 3 individuals, per year, to develop non-certified housing opportunities (15 individuals/year for 3 years)
  • Work directly or as an advisor to create a plan
  • Each housing plan will be evaluated on outcomes for the person and the process
    • Process indicators- time from development to moving; impediments to the process

45 Individuals moving to non-certified homes (15 each year for three years)

• The NY Alliance will create materials covering several topics to be used by OPWDD to educate potential participants:
  • Why consider uncertified housing
  • Pros and cons- comparing certified with non-certified housing
  • Examples on non-cert housing including Shared Living and Self-Direction
  • How non-cert housing options are developed and financed
  • Safeguards
  • How to find housemates
  • Employing Assistive Tech to insure success
  • And for families- “how to sustain non-certified housing over time” and “what happens when I am gone?”
    • Materials will reflect comprehension level of individuals with IDD
    • Multiple formats for distribution including written, web-cast, presentations etc.
  • Project Director will identify select 3 individuals per year per region who want to move from their current 24-hour/ day settings (based on outreach to OPWDD, provider agencies, advocacy and family groups)
  • Each individual moving to a non-certified home will receive training on tenant rights and responsibilities

Statewide Learning Institute

• Annual SLI Summit for Regional Housing Coordinators (total of 3)
• Series (number?) of events throughout the year for RHCs
  • 20 topics over the three-year grant
    • Some core courses offered each year
    • Some content offered only once
    • Housing Resource Center website can translate into over 100 languages
  • Variety of formats- including open-source learning systems
  • Posted on the Housing Resource Center website
• 60-75 participants/year representing 5 regions
• Three Learning Tracks
  • Work with developers/use of tax credits
  • Becoming a housing navigator
  • Repurposing cert. sites-Developing uncertified housing
    • ID 3 providers interested in repurposing at least 1 property
    • Develop proposal for the property, submit to OPWDD

Housing Resource Center

• Augment the Resource Center to include non-cert housing options and resources, replicable tools and best practices
  • With assistance from MHNs, RHCs and Housing Navigators
  • Variety of formats
• Create a targeted training for landlords re: interactions with persons with disabilities, the OPWDD system and the benefits of leasing to persons with IDD

Evaluation/Dissemination/Sustainability

• Evaluation
  • Work with an independent evaluator to develop and administer pre/post survey on quality of life indicators and social determinants of health for the individuals moving to a non-certified home- each person in the pilot (15/year)
  • Develop Eval tool for process and outcomes (year 1)
  • HRC website evaluated by 2 of the 5 regions annually
  • Electronic surveys after each educational session
  • Statewide and regional collaborative evals reviewed annually by NY Alliance Advisory Committee
  • Final report reflecting overall process and outcomes posted on HRC and distributed electronically to all RHC members (year 3)
• Sustainability
  • Toolkit and sustainable culture of collaboration (year 3)
  • Seek funding sources beyond grant
  • Use revenue generated from educational sessions to provide community ed and tech assistance
  • Advocacy for HN services to be reimbursable under the waiver

Miscellaneous

• Create and administer educational materials, programs and learning opportunities for individuals and family members on the range housing opportunities.
• Provide strategies to promote conflict resolution surrounding housing through person centered planning
• ** Education on non-cert options will be developed and provided in multiple formats- webinars, podcasts, in person, written and visual materials and tech support
• A menu of training will be offered over a three-year period in a variety of modalities. Stakeholders pick and choose- (Is there a number of trainings? Times per year?)