Are We a Housing First Community? The Connecticut Coalition to End HomelessnessAre We a Housing First Community? The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness is looking to collect information on how providers and organizations involved in housing and ending homelessness are approaching Housing First. For more information on Housing First prior to taking this survey, click here. This form is anonymous and is not connected to your email or any other identifying information. Question Title * 1. What is your CAN region? Question Title * 2. What programs and services does your organization offer? Question Title * 3. Emergency shelter, street outreach providers, and other parts of crisis response system are aligned with Housing First and recognize their roles of rapid connection to permanent housing. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 4. Staff in crisis response system services believes that all people experiencing homelessness are housing ready. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 5. Strong and direct referral linkages and relationships exist between crisis response system (emergency shelters, street outreach, etc.) and rapid re-housing and permanent supportive housing. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 6. Our crisis response providers (emergency shelter and outreach workers) are aware and trained in how to assist people experiencing homelessness to apply for and immediately obtain permanent housing. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 7. Our community has a unified, streamlined, and user-friendly community-wide process for applying for rapid re-housing, permanent supportive housing and/or other housing interventions. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 8. Our community has a coordinated assessment system that matches people experiencing homelessness to the most appropriate housing and services, and where individuals experiencing chronic homelessness and extremely high need families are matched to permanent housing programs first. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 9. Our community has a data-driven approach to prioritizing highest need cases for housing assistance. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 10. Every effort is made to offer a transfer to a tenant from one housing situation to another, if a tenancy is in jeopardy. Whenever possible, eviction back into homelessness is avoided. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 11. All homeless assistance programs' admission practices promote the acceptance of applicants regardless of their sobriety or use of substances, completion of treatment, and participation in services. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 12. Participation in services or program compliance is not a condition of shelter residency. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 13. Use of alcohol or drugs in and of itself, is not considered a reason for program dismissal. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 14. Are you aware of the Rapid Re-housing providers in your community? Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 15. Is your housing placement team actively collaborating with Rapid Re-housing providers in your area? Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 16. Is your CAN making referrals to the Rapid Re-housing providers in your area? Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 17. Are your clients actively placed on a prioritized list for Rapid Re-housing in your CAN? Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 18. Are there income requirements to qualify for your region's Rapid Re-housing list? Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never I Don't Know Question Title * 19. If you would like to be contacted about your feedback, please provide the following information: Name Email Address Phone Number Thank you for your participation! Done
