Agenda Package - City of Vernon

Evaluation of Homelessness Strategy for the North Okanagan
Same day lncome
assistance/
Action Network on
Poverty and
Homelessness
Ministry of EmPloYment
and lncome Assistance
North Okanagan
Childcare SocietY
By May 20O7, a MinistrY
outreach worker Position was
created.
By April 2007, a Program with
20 spaces had been
developed targeting low
llncrease in number of
clients receiving same
day service.
lMonitor success rate
after one year of peoPle
remaining housed.
Ilncrease in at risk
parents accessing
programs and services.
l Frontline workers report that the income
assistance outreach position is working
incredibly well to connect their clients to the
system quickly and efficiently; this is a
requirement for securing permanent housing.
Stats to be collected.
120 new spaces created for high risk parents.
Accessed on a case bY case basis.
Affordable Housing
Strategy
Community Land
Trust and or/
Housing AuthoritY
Affordable Housing
Committee - CitY of
Vernon
Social Planning Council
Partner in Action
By January 2008, CitY Council
unanimously suPPorted the
Attainable Housing Strategy.
Strategy includes: targets for
housing stock; Policy
recommendations for CitY of
Vernon; community
initiatives.
By Fall 2007, the Land Trust
Society was esta blished.
By Spring 2010, Under One
Roof was comPleted and
individuals and families living
in the units.
tlncrease in housing
stock.
llncrease in rental
vacancy rate (to
between 2-4%
vacancy).
llncrease in affordable
housing stock.
llncrease in number of
subsidized housing
projects with non-Profit
partners.
ISixty-six new units are added to the
affordable housing stock (does not include
housing targeting seniors or people with
developmental disabilities).
lVacancy rate in Spring of 2010 is 5.6%.
,LSix additional units to the affordable housing
stock.
lProvincial and national model for
partnerships between private sector and nonprofit
partners.
CMHA provided 16 new units
of supported housing for
IDecrease in number of
homeless in Vernon.
l"Number of reported homeless camps has
decreased over the last two years from 28
in Spring of 2009 to 7 camps in Fall of
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