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20260614 It would be cool to find a report from the late 1800s or early 1900s from a charity organization society person saying that having all rehab functions in a single place is helpful todo1.rtf
20260614 What are Haven for Hope’s sobriety requirements? If HfH offers substance abuse recovery services, how is sobriety a requirement for entry?.rtf
20260616 South Campus (Courtyard): low-barrier emergency shelter. Clients have access to three meals daily, safe indoor sleeping, shower facilities, medical care, mental health services, and supportive services.rtf
20260617 "At Haven for Hope, you are welcome to stay as long as you are experiencing homelessness. Some programs may require engagement requirements to remain enrolled".rtf
20260701 Sep 27, 2023 Haven for Hope capacity served daily: About 1,700 people on average stay at the shelter daily.rtf
20260718 92 percent of those housed by Haven for Hope remain in their homes after one year.rtf
20260718 A return to normal life (94% of HfH graduates don’t touch San Antonio's homeless system again in the following year) is one of HfH’s measures of success, staff said. They also track how many clients secure jobs.rtf
20260718 About 1,350 people sleep there on any given night. […] The 22-acre campus serves around 1,700 individuals and families experiencing homelessness as a centralized resource hub.rtf
20260718 After leaving Haven, clients did not return to homelessness at rates over 90%. This was consistent at the 1-, 5-, and 10-year intervals.rtf
20260718 Haven for Hope does serve people with criminal histories, just not at North Campus.rtf
20260718 Houston Chronicle: "Houston is betting on this homelessness model. We went to see it ourselves." [Haven for Hope].rtf
20260718 How will people who have lost their homes travel to the shelter? And once there, how would they get to jobs and reintegrate into society?.rtf
20260718 Meeting the goal of serving families and children, from formula and diapers to parenting classes to support for school-age children (school registration, busing, tutors, after school activities, summer camps, school clothing, MORE.rtf
20260718 News spreads about worthwhile places to go. Haven for Hope has a residency requirement for its North Campus. people must have lived in Bexar for at least 12 of the previous 24 months to become clients.rtf
20260718 Outside the dining hall, there’s a fenced-off space stacked high with blue plastic mats. At night, they're dragged into Faith Kitchen and the food bank to sleep on. (There’s a separate space where women sleep on bunks.).rtf
20260718 Riggs was near the end of her Haven for Hope journey, renting a room for “a couple hundred a month, which is dirt cheap,” she said. The low rent was allowing her to save for a car.rtf
20260718 San Antonio’s homeless population per capita has decreased by 28 percent since Haven for Hope opened in 2010.rtf
20260718 San Antonio’s point-in-time count has shown a dramatic 80 percent decrease in the downtown homeless count since Haven for Hope opened its doors in 2010.rtf
20260718 Sharpe started at the lowest-barrier-to-entry level, South Campus. When judge asked him where he was going to go, he said “I was like, ‘I don't know. I’m going to sit in the street.” The judge ordered him to go to the shelter.rtf
20260718 The team that developed Haven for Hope interviewed and∕or toured more than 200 homeless service sites throughout the United States and, within 18 months, came up with a site-specific plan for San Antonio.rtf
20260718 VP of operations at Haven for Hope says housing first works but housing stock is insufficient in most communities to house all who would want PSH. Haven for Hope’s model fills the gap of time inbetween.rtf
20260718 business and community leaders, including Greehey, developed a plan to reduce homelessness and recommended creating Haven for Hope of Bexar County, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, to lead that effort.rtf
20260719 Bay Area-reps deciding not to attend trip to see Haven for Hope.rtf
20260719 Beyond Homelessness has secured a site in San Jose for a "housing development" but it may not be a Haven for Hope clone [Bay Area, SF].rtf
20260719 Beyond Homelessness is evaluating the former site of Holy Names University in The Oakland Hills for conversion to a campus modeled after Haven for Hope [Bay Area, SF].rtf
20260719 Gemini – no record of Los Angeles mayor or councilors visiting Haven for Hope.rtf
20260719 Have representatives from cities or counties in California adapted aspects of the models of Haven for Hope, Step Denver, Union Rescue Mission, or Solutions for Change?.rtf
20260726 "Haven offers both congregate and non-congregate indoor sleeping" - Blueprint for Hope.rtf
20260726 65% of all clients came to Haven once in 15 years, meaning that a substantial number of people are going through a transitional or situational experience of homelessness rather than chronic or episodic.rtf
20260726 All other forms of self-resolution of homelessness, including leaving Haven, not sharing where they are going, but remaining out of the entire homeless response system. But, outside of San Antonio, how would they know?.rtf
20260726 Comparing single stay clients vs. multiple stay clients highlights insights more noteworthy than comparing outcomes by demographics, program type, service engagement, and if clients move out into housing or not.rtf
20260726 Design capacity for indoor sleeping – 1,450 (not including emergency overflow sleeping).rtf
20260726 Grok finds no comments by Bass, Raman, or Pratt on Haven for Hope.rtf
20260726 Haven - phase 1 – 21% of clients were chronicallly homeless. phase 2 – 15%. phase 3 – 9%.rtf
20260726 Haven has a dedicated Street Outreach team engaging in outreach to unsheltered people in the community and operates the Direct Referral Program and Unsheltered Placement Program.rtf
20260726 Haven multiple-stay client data.rtf
20260726 Haven transitioned from a behavioral modification model of service delivery to evidence-based practices including recovery-oriented care, person-centered planning, peer integration, and trauma-informed care.rtf
20260726 Haven, phase 1 - 77% initial reduction in downtown homelessness. 21% of clients were chronically homeless.rtf
20260726 Haven, phase 3 – Average employee count – 285 -Blueprint.rtf
20260726 In phase 3, Haven expanded and replicated all services (including case management, workforce development, benefits navigation and more) available on North Campus to serve clients on the low-barrier South Campus.rtf
20260726 In phase 3, Haven received new funding to provide funds to pay for housing assistance and housing stability services for clients to move out of Haven ***.rtf
20260726 Single Stay Findings - After leaving Haven for Hope, clients did not return to homelessness at rates over 90%. This was consistent at the 1-, 5-, and 10-year intervals.rtf
20260726 The main reason for longer client stays during Haven’s early years was because they didn’t have the money to provide housing and deposit assistance to support clients transition to the community ***.rtf
20260726 The vision for Haven was different from both traditional shelter models and guidance from HUD. HfH would not exist if leaders in San Antonio had chosen to follow a federal policy model.rtf
20260726 While people cannot bring substances on the property, they can be under the influence at entry and admitted as long as they are not a threat to self or others. If a person is a threat to self or others, they go across the street.rtf
20260727 "Marcus's" story - Living off of taxpayers to avoid minor discomfort.rtf
20260727 Haven for Hope - Create Therapeutic Justice Model ∕ Integrate in Court System by Creating Specialty Courts.rtf
20260727 Haven includes those receiving vouchers or entering a housing program after leaving among those not in the "homeless response system". That makes their data optimistic. What percentage are in a program? todo1.rtf
20260727 Haven – Entrances to and exits from homelessness.rtf
20260727 Haven's percentage not returning to homeless number is misleading ***.rtf
20260727 Haven’s return-to-homelessness numbers only consider San Antonio. The person could’ve moved to a new city and returned to homelessness there.rtf
20260727 If North Campus beds are at capacity, clients may enroll in the low-barrier South Campus and continue to check bed availability.rtf
20260727 If a person is active in substance use, they won’t be eligible for North Campus as there are sober living programs and families with children on this part of the campus.rtf
20260727 Since North Campus has a Bexar County residency requirement, clients stay on the low-barrier South Campus long enough to qualify for North Campus.rtf
20260729 Models like Haven's are called "housing readiness".rtf
20260729 questions for Haven todo0.rtf
20260805 Organizations on Skid Row with different rules (e.g. ID required or not) suggest that a unified approach is warranted.rtf
20260806 I'd infer that you can be high ∕ drunk and be admitted to South Campus.rtf