State Policies to Unlock Resources for Permanent Supportive Housing: Upcoming Webinars

The Terner Center will hold a pair of webinars on opportunities to strengthen supportive services for people exiting homelessness. Permanent supportive housing—deeply affordable housing paired with wraparound health and social services—has been proven to help people end chronic patterns of homelessness. However, more resources are required to ensure that residents receive the level of services they need and that properties remain viable in the long run. The webinars will focus on recent state policies that could unlock more resources for permanent supportive housing.

Promising Strategies to Integrate Housing and Behavioral Health Services through Homekey+
Wednesday, March 26, 10:00 – 11:00am PT

Proposition 1 and Homekey+ are unlocking significant new resources to support and house people with behavioral health challenges. This webinar will focus on the types of housing projects and services that can make the most impactful use of these new resources, among others. The webinar will include a research presentation on the types of projects produced through Homekey and other state programs, as well as who those projects serve.

A panel of experts will discuss:

• best practices for serving people with behavioral health challenges (including special considerations for veterans);
• lessons learned from prior Homekey projects and other types of PSH serving this population; and
• the potential to support residents’ ongoing services and properties’ operations with the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA).

Webinar speakers include:

• Ryan Finnigan, Associate Research Director, Terner Center (Moderator)
• Calleene Egan, Chief Executive Officer, Insight Housing
• Paul Fordham, Chief Executive Officer, Homeward Bound of Marin
• Consuelo Hernandez, Deputy County Executive, County of Santa Clara

Register for the March 26 webinar

Leveraging CalAIM in Permanent Supportive Housing
Tuesday, April 22, 10:00 – 11:00am PT

California’s CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal) initiative allows housing providers to use Medi-Cal funding to cover housing and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness. Because of this, CalAIM could help overcome funding shortfalls and allow operators of permanent supportive housing to expand their services and provide person-centered care to their residents.

In this webinar, we will provide an overview of some of the challenges housing providers face in integrating CalAIM funding into their properties, as well as highlight models and partnerships that are successfully leveraging CalAIM to improve outcomes for their residents. More details to come.

Register for the April 22 webinar

Photo Credit: Moon Gate Plaza Apartments, Affordable Housing Community in Salinas, CA courtesy of MidPen Housing Corporation.