Milwaukee Collaborative to Improve Emergency Housing and Stabilization for Older Adults - The Adult Protective Service and Housing Services areas, within the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the program's direct service providers, the Salvation Army, The Guest House, Community Advocates, and key partners, The Shelter and Transitional Housing Task Force, the City of Milwaukee Continuum of Care, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Aging & Disability Resource Center will, in the course of this two-year project, create an infrastructure to increase capacity to provide appropriate and effective emergency and transitional housing and supportive services that meet the needs of our community and ensure all elders receive the needed support and services to secure and maintain housing services that include options that support their health, safety, and well-being. The goals of this project are 1) to develop, build, and maintain the infrastructure for a coordinated response to end homelessness and housing insecurity in older adults and victims of elder abuse; and 2) To support clients in obtaining and maintaining safe and permanent housing. The main objectives are: 1): complete a needs assessment; 2) increase collaborations, coordination, and diversity of community partners; 4) provide improved service coordination using a warm handoff approach; 5) improve the capacity; and 6) increase the number of clients receiving stable and permanent housing solutions. Anticipated outcomes include effective, acceptable, sustainable, and replicable elder shelter models; and 2) supportive services that produce better outcomes for older adults, including those with disabilities, who have experienced abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation. The expected products are marketing and outreach materials, training, formalized housing and services infrastructure, and formal intake forms.
