Agenda Package - City of Vernon

Evaluation of Homelessness Strategy for the North Okanagan
Land Trust and Housinq Authoritv - A community tand trust is needed to preserve
port¡ons of lond to à *"¿ *trly for the construction of offordable housing; in
particular, bachelor units, supported living for the hard to house ond fomily dwellings'
The creation of an umbrelta housing outhority could be used to keep on inventory of oll
affordoble housing, as well as ensure that the housing needs in our community ore met'
lncome and EmPloYment:
: There is o need for the distribut¡on of o
homelessness protocol for ott front line workers to enable one-day accommodatîon (a
client centered approach) to homeless individuots in need of income ossistonce'
Emplovment Proorams and childcore -The client needs to be housed first ond have theír
basicneedsmet'tf*"-o,"obl"tofundanintegrotedmenuofservicesthatresultsin
housing, more clients wit! be oble to use these resources' Lack of affordable childcare
was idàntified os a borrier for accessing programs ond pursuing employment.
CommunitY Aworeness And SuPPort
Hometessness website ' iàbase ' there needs to be o centrol locotion for service
providersondT^*ity^emberstoaccessinformationoboutcurrenthomelessness
serv¡ces, ongoing pro¡ecis ond updates, information guides, ds well os cleor mondates,
processes ond location for service providers'
t Homelessness - lt is recommended thøt the
Action Network for Poverty ond Ho^"tur*u ond the Portners for a sofe ond Health
community ,oni¡nu" to educate the community on the issues and solutions.
Beyond these core recommendations the strategy also outlined a process for
,,continued implementation"2l that would broadly encompass ongoing committee work;
community forums; implementation and assessmenu and census and street walkabouts'
Concurrent with this delineation of recommendations a matrix of programming; individual
champions; milestones/timelines; and indicators of success was prepared.
IllrPoR'l-E,D Plì(lclìtlss l'o D;\.rlr
Few if any would even remotely question that the performance of the "organization"
and the outcomes of the effort to manage the homelessness situation in Vernon and the North
okanagan has been anything but a resounding success' lt has been, it is and it continues to be'
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The intention of these additional suggestions appears to be mostly for the purpose of maìntaining momentum;
tracking progress; and making ad¡ustments as required' For some reason or other these suggestions are not
specifically articulated within the Sirategic Plan matrix of actions presented on pages 8 and 9 though they might be
implied.
Lochaven Management Consultants Ltd'
November 2010
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