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Public Comment regarding the Permanency of Camp Hope with the investment
of infrastructure
While there is appreciation for the incredible work done by Transform Yakima Together in serving the unsheltered,
mobilizing the community, and increasing awareness of the current crisis, there are some concerns about making this a
permanent project.
1. Outcome Measurement: Fortunately Camp Hope has been participating in HMIS, a requirement of any program
receiving local, state, or federal dollars. While there is a lot of anecdotal information regarding the current
success of the project, any discussion regarding permanency or further investment should include the outcome
measurement from that data source including:
a. Percent of exits into permanent housing
b. Percent of returns to homelessness
° c. Median length of stay in emergency shelter
d. Cost per permanent housing exit
e. Increase in earned and unearned income
f. Median cost per day (emergency shelter metric is $4 for Yakima County)
Currently all ongoing state and federal funding is based on these performance measures.
Request that a review of the performance measures for individuals staying at Camp Hope be analyzed for
effectiveness prior to any discussion around permanency — this analysis will actually serve the project in
assuring their long-term sustainability.
2. Financial Sustainability: In the last 6 months, this organization has received the following:
a. $100,000 for the Operations of Camp Hope (3 months or $33,000 a month)
i. $4,200 is for services
b. -$180,000 for the Operations of Camp Hope (5 months or $36,000 a month)
i. $104,00 for five months of personnel costs for the Executive Director, a Camp Director, and four
fulltime and four part-time security staff, and one part-time, office administrator.
ii. Only $5,000 is for services and $12,500 for case management
c. $236.000 for a Capital Improvement Project
i. $192,000 for building costs and labor for 24 units or $8,000 a unit
That is a total of $516,000 to serve the unsheltered in our community. For the encampment alone, based on the
monthly cost of past requests — it would cost an estimated $420,000 a year to operate the encampment with
very little of those dollars for services. In response to a request for a copy of their most recent audit — the
organization responded:
TYT has just recently begun to offer public services and does not have a financial history that would
warrant a review or audit...We feel, however, that a full audit would do little to actually protect
resources and the cost is not justifiable given the cost of such an engagement.
The original application was submitted by Sacred Messengers DBA Transform Yakima Together — Sacred
Messengers has been in business since 1963 and should have financial history available for audit.
Request that the original half a million dollars be audited before any further investment of dollars is made in
order to protect the agency and the investment of public dollars.
Department of Commerce
Report Period 10.01.15 to 9.30.16
YAKIMA COUNTY
WINTER 2017 REPORT CARD
The Report Cards provide information by county on the HEARTH Homeless System Performance Measures using the U.S
Department of Housing and Urban Development's reporting specifications. For detailed information about these performance
measures, please refer to the reporting specifications: https.//www.hudexchange.info/resource/4483/system-oerfor-
mance-measures-tools/ and training videos: https://www.hudexchange.info/trainings/system-performance-measures/
Links to Year to Year Comparison on System Performance Measures and the Raw Data for the Report Card and System
Performance Measures can be found at www.commerce.wa.goviservIng-commumtles/homelessness
System Performance Measures
Permanent Housing Exits
41%
Returns to Homelessness
Difference since last report card
High performing target:
State system average:
Difference since last report card
8%
Median Length of Stay
77 DAYS
Unsheltered Entries
42%
Community Info
People Entered Into Any Housing Type
2, 120 INDIVIDUALS
Rental Vacancy Rates
2%
High performing target:
ate system average:
Difference since last report card
High performing target:
State system average:
Difference since last report card
State System Average
Individuals Enrolled in Homeless
Prevention Programs
State System Average
Difference since last re 'ort card
State System Average
5%
>80%
52 %
-.3%
< 10%
10%
33
20
71
20%
34 %
19%
-2.2%
4%
Department of Commerce
10.01.15 to 9.30.16
YAKIMA COUNTY WINTER 2017 REPORT CARD
POINT IN TIME COUNT
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
-41
Sheltered
2012
Unsheltered
2013
2014
2015
2016
COSTS PER DAY
COSTS PER PERMANENT HOUSING EXIT
Median cost per day per person
$50
$40
$30
$20
$10
$o
lq
■
Emergency Shelter
■ Homelessness Prevention
$46
Rapid Rehousing
. Transitional Housing
Median cost per successfully housed person
$18,265
so
$5K
11 Emergency Shelter
■ Homelessness Prevention
$10K $15K $20K
■ Rapid Rehousing
■ Transitional Housing
For more details about how results are measured and for a complete look at all Washington county report cards
please visit: http://www.commerce.wa.gov/serving-communities/homelessness/