Summary: PRC's Integrated Solutions to Homelessness (ISH) project will enhance community infrastructure by adding a social and clinical service navigation program to enhance coordination of and access to critical services for individuals experiencing co-occurring homelessness and substance use disorder (SUD). Services will include SUD treatment, linkage to housing, legal advocacy for public benefits, and recovery support services such as recovery housing and workforce development. The result will be an increase in the number of homeless individuals accessing SUD treatment and maintaining recovery, a decrease in homelessness, improved public health, and improved coordination between PRC's internal programs as well as PRC's coordination with external partners.
Strategies and Interventions: ISH will use PRC's innovative housing coordination model developed through a three-year grant from HRSA Special Projects of National Significance and evaluated by Boston University. In addition, ISH will use Housing First, Permanent Supportive Housing, Rapid Re-housing, Social Rehabilitation, Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention, Wraparound Services, Individual Placement and Support, and a benefits access model similar to SAMHSA's SOAR.
Goals and Objectives: ISH will serve 20 clients in year one and 160 clients over the five-year grant period. Clients will achieve the following measurable objectives:
- 70% of clients will create a housing plan
- 70% of clients that created a housing plan will progress toward their housing plan goals
- 50% of clients that made progress on their housing plan goals will access permanent housing
- 70% of clients actively using substances who desire SUD treatment will be navigated through the SUD treatment intake process
- 70% of clients that lack access to public benefits and are assessed as eligible will be linked to PRC Legal Advocacy
- 70% of clients that are assessed as in need of an interested in employment services will be linked to PRC Workforce Development
- 70% of clients that are assessed as in need of and eligible for emergency financial support will be linked to PRC Emergency Financial Assistance
- 80% of clients will be referred to external recovery services, such as housing; recovery coaching and other services designed to improve access and retention in services.