Bill Text: HI SCR44 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Housing First; Homelessness
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-28 - (H) Received notice of Senate agreement and Adoption (Sen. Com No. 685). [SCR44 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-SCR44-Amended.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
ENCOURAGING FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSING FIRST PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO COMBAT CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS.
WHEREAS, people experiencing chronic homelessness are Hawaii's most vulnerable community members, and are the least likely of the homeless population to reach independent living; and
WHEREAS, persons experiencing chronic homelessness comprise over 26 percent of the homeless population in Hawaii, but require more than 50 percent of the resources allocated to combat homelessness; and
WHEREAS, hospital and emergency room visits, police interventions, and periods of incarceration for the chronically homeless who suffer from physical and mental disabilities may cost Hawaii between $35,000 and $150,000 per person each year; and
WHEREAS, research has shown that providing permanent supportive housing can result in significant cost savings for Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, research studies across the country indicate that 85 percent of people experiencing chronic homelessness who move into permanent supportive housing stabilize and maintain that housing; and
WHEREAS, a number of communities implementing housing first programs are seeing reductions in the chronic homeless population; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes the importance
of permanent supportive housing and housing first programs; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature enacted Act 212, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010,
which created a housing first special fund and created a process for
implementing housing first programs and services; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Legislature support and encourage further implementation of housing first programs and services as soon as possible, as a key strategy in ending chronic homelessness of the most vulnerable individuals in Hawaii; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chair of the Senate Committee on Human Services, Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, Director of Human Services, and Executive Director of the Waikiki Health Center; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chair of the Senate Committee on Human Services is requested to transmit copies of this Concurrent Resolution to the following organizations: Department of Agriculture; Department of Accounting and General Services; Department of Budget and Finance; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Department of Defense; Department of Health; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of State Parks; Department of Public Safety; Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Hawaii Community Development Authority; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Department of Health, Adult Mental Health Division and Family Health Services Division; Homeless Programs Office; City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services; County of Hawaii Office of Housing and Community Development; County of Kauai Housing Agency; County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns; Honolulu City Council; Hawaii County Council; Kauai County Council; Maui County Council; The Affordable Housing and Homeless Alliance; Catholic Charities Hawaii; Central Union Church; Chinatown Business and Community Association; Faith Action for Community Equity; Family Promise of Hawaii; Hale Kipa, Inc.; Hawaii Helping the Hungry Have Hope; Hawaii Injured Workers Alliance; Hawaiian Community Assets; Hawaiian Hope; Hina Mauka; HOPE Services Hawaii, Inc.; The Institute for Human Services; Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.; Partners in Care; Partners in Development Foundation; The Plumeria Hostel; Punahou Ridge Corporation Ltd.; Sand Island Business Association; Shelter of Wisdom; St. Stephen Diocesan Center of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Honolulu; Tax Foundation of Hawaii; Waianae Community Outreach; Waikiki Health Center; and Waimanalo Health Center.
Housing First; Homelessness
