State To Homeless Shelters: If You Want Money, Show Results
Shelters are bracing for change — and the potential loss of funds — as the state begins requiring them to move the homeless more swiftly into permanent housing.
This month, the Department of Human Services begins its new system of distributing $13 million annually based on a shelter’s performance.
“We’re looking at public dollars,” said Scott Morishige, the state homeless coordinator. “We want to make sure public dollars are being spent in the most effective and efficient manner.”
Using seven performance measures to evaluate a shelter’s performance, the department aims to ensure shelter beds stay full, the homeless find permanent housing, and that they don’t fall back into homelessness again. If Hawaii’s shelters don’t keep up, they will get less public money.
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