Rural and Remote Housing First Questionnaire

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* 1. Please share your name, the name of your program, and your contact information.

Name

Company

City/Town

State/Province

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Do you identify as an Indigenous organization?

Yes

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* 3. My community is ...

Rural (under 1,000 people)

Small (under 30,000 people)

Remote (permanent settlement (5 years or more) with at least 10 dwellings without year-round road access, or which rely on a third party (e.g. train, airplane, ferry) for transportation to a larger centre.”)

Please provide some additional context if possible.

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* 4. What is your program/communities current Housing First status?

Existing specific Housing First program

Partial Housing First program

Hoping to have or be a Housing First program

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* 5. How well does or how well do you think Housing First will work in your community from 0 meaning it does not or will not work at all to 10 suggesting that it is or would be highly effective.

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 6. Please provide your reasons for your response above.

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* 7. We are looking for programs that would be willing to participate in a Housing First Fidelity Self-Assessment process which would include completing an initial self-assessment checklist, then participating in some consultation, then completing another self-assessment using a revised Rural and Remote Housing First Fidelity Checklist. Would you be willing to participate?

Yes

Would like more information

N/A as we do not operate a HF program

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* 8. Please check any of the HF items below that do not or will not work in your community.

Housing is a basic human right.

Housing should be made available without preconditions of sobriety, treatment, accessing supports, etc.

Individuals should have choice in the type and location of housing based on availability and affordability.

Individuals should have choice in the type, amount, and intensity of supports they access.

Programs should provide regular, consistent contact to the participants, including home visits.

Goals are set by the participants not the program.

Participants should have input into the program operations and policies.

Participants should be supported in the development of community and social integration.

Participants should be supported in obtaining affordable and appropriate housing options based on their needs and wants.

Participants are brought into the program, housed, and supported according to priority, not on a first come first served basis.

24 hour supports are available at minimum through an on call system.

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* 9. What are the key barriers that make implementing a Housing First program in your community difficult? Check any that apply.

Funding

Lack of appropriate services and supports

Lack of understanding of what Housing First really is

No housing

Lack of rental assistance

Cant find those experiencing homelessness

Lack of community support

Rents too costly

Capacity to manage a Housing First program

lack of Municipal support

Other (please explain in box below)

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Has your community done any kind of homeless count?

Point In Time (PIT) Count

Period Prevalence (PP) Count

ARDN Count

Registry Week

No Count conducted

Planning to do a count

Rural and Remote Housing First Questionnaire

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* 1. Please share your name, the name of your program, and your contact information.

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* 2. Do you identify as an Indigenous organization?

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* 3. My community is ...

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* 4. What is your program/communities current Housing First status?

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* 5. How well does or how well do you think Housing First will work in your community from 0 meaning it does not or will not work at all to 10 suggesting that it is or would be highly effective.

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* 6. Please provide your reasons for your response above.

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* 8. Please check any of the HF items below that do not or will not work in your community.

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* 9. What are the key barriers that make implementing a Housing First program in your community difficult? Check any that apply.

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* 10. Has your community done any kind of homeless count?

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* 11. Please provide details about answer above such as when a count occurred or is being planned, how many were counted, etc.

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* 12. What else if anything would you like to say about Housing First in your community?