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Driving Principles
The Strategic Plan is guided by four principles that provide
a framework for the strategic goals and objectives of the
Plan.
Principle I: We will create a variety of interventions while
prioritizing the hardest-to-house.
We will seek to create and maintain a variety of housing
interventions suitable for individuals and families with
different needs, while setting a priority on creating housing
for the hardest-to-house and chronically homeless individuals
and families, and keeping them housed.
Interventions will range from shallow (e.g., short-term rental
assistance) to deep (e.g., long-term permanent supportive
housing with a range of services) and will be delivered in the
most cost-efficient and effective way possible.
Principle II: We will prevent homelessness whenever
possible.
Prevention involves collaborating with other systems -- child
welfare, hospitals, psychiatric institutions, and correctional
facilities -- to ensure that housing is integrated into discharge
procedures. We will work with those systems to improve
their ability to prevent people from being discharged into
homelessness.
In addition, we will place a priority on preventing eviction
through short-term financial assistance as a cost-effective
alternative to homelessness.
Principle III: We will promote collaboration and look for
regional solutions to address housing needs and ensure
that all resources are used to capacity.
Members of the Alliance will pursue housing goals with a spirit
of collaboration. We will take advantage of opportunities for
cooperative ventures among partners in suburban Cook,
between suburban Cook and Chicago, and more broadly in
the region or state. We recognize that collaborations can be
challenging and will choose those that advance our
Continuum of Care goals.
Principle IV: We will use high-quality data to drive our
decision-making and implementation of model practices.
The Alliance will strive for excellence in the collection and
management of Homeless Management Information System
(HMIS) data and other data resources. When setting goals
regarding populations to be served, the mix of housing to be
pursued, and strategies to be followed in pursuit of goals, we
will use data as the basis for decisions.
Strategic Areas and Goal Summary
The Strategic Plan identifies 14 goals organized into four
categories. Each goal and its action steps are explained
more fully in the Strategic Plan Document.
Strategic Area: Coordination
Strategic Area: Quality Assurance
Strategic Area: Public Awareness/Advocacy
Strategic Area: Operations
The Strategic Plan is guided by four principles that provide
a framework for the strategic goals and objectives of the
Plan.
Principle I: We will create a variety of interventions while
prioritizing the hardest-to-house.
We will seek to create and maintain a variety of housing
interventions suitable for individuals and families with
different needs, while setting a priority on creating housing
for the hardest-to-house and chronically homeless individuals
and families, and keeping them housed.
Interventions will range from shallow (e.g., short-term rental
assistance) to deep (e.g., long-term permanent supportive
housing with a range of services) and will be delivered in the
most cost-efficient and effective way possible.
Principle II: We will prevent homelessness whenever
possible.
Prevention involves collaborating with other systems -- child
welfare, hospitals, psychiatric institutions, and correctional
facilities -- to ensure that housing is integrated into discharge
procedures. We will work with those systems to improve
their ability to prevent people from being discharged into
homelessness.
In addition, we will place a priority on preventing eviction
through short-term financial assistance as a cost-effective
alternative to homelessness.
Principle III: We will promote collaboration and look for
regional solutions to address housing needs and ensure
that all resources are used to capacity.
Members of the Alliance will pursue housing goals with a spirit
of collaboration. We will take advantage of opportunities for
cooperative ventures among partners in suburban Cook,
between suburban Cook and Chicago, and more broadly in
the region or state. We recognize that collaborations can be
challenging and will choose those that advance our
Continuum of Care goals.
Principle IV: We will use high-quality data to drive our
decision-making and implementation of model practices.
The Alliance will strive for excellence in the collection and
management of Homeless Management Information System
(HMIS) data and other data resources. When setting goals
regarding populations to be served, the mix of housing to be
pursued, and strategies to be followed in pursuit of goals, we
will use data as the basis for decisions.
Strategic Areas and Goal Summary
The Strategic Plan identifies 14 goals organized into four
categories. Each goal and its action steps are explained
more fully in the Strategic Plan Document.
Strategic Area: Coordination
- Goal 1: The Alliance will articulate the desired mix of
housing types and populations to be served and
choose strategies to be pursued to meet those goals. - Goal 2: The Alliance will translate federal HUD goals
and align with local system needs to create more
permanent supportive housing. - Goal 3: Suburban Cook County will have a centralized
housing crisis response system with access to all
available resources. - Goal 4: The Alliance's relationship with Cook County
and other governmental agencies will increase mutual
commitment to ending homelessness and will identify
both funding and efficiency opportunities.
Strategic Area: Quality Assurance
- Goal 5: The Alliance will have accessible, relevant,
accurate and timely data to inform decision-making and
improve the system's response to homelessness. - Goal 6: The Alliance will uphold the methods that result
in fewer new homeless people, fewer people repeating
homelessness, and shorter episodes of homelessness.
Strategic Area: Public Awareness/Advocacy
- Goal 7: Alliance members will raise local, county, state
and federal elected officials' knowledge of
homelessness issues and secure their commitment to
provide the resources needed to end homelessness. - Goal 8: The Alliance will increase public awareness of
the problem of homelessness and increase the visibility
and positive image of Alliance and its partner agencies. - Goal 9: The Alliance will partner with statewide and
national advocacy groups to promote solutions to end
homelessness.
Strategic Area: Operations
- Goal 10: The Alliance will have resources sufficient to
implement its goals. - Goal 11: The Alliance will align its structure to respond
to HEARTH Act Changes. - Goal 12: The Evanston Continuum of Care will be fully
integrated into the suburban Alliance. - Goal 13: The Alliance will have a diverse board of
directors and an expanded membership. - Goal 14: Alliance committees will align with goals of
strategic plan.
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updated January 23, 2012
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Suburban Alliance Adopts 18-Month Strategic
Plan
At its December 18, 2011 meeting, the Alliance to End
Homelessness in Suburban Cook County's board of directors
adopted the final version of the Strategic Plan for July 2011
through December 2012. We've already begun the work of
this plan. We adopted a new committee structure in July,
2011 and we began the conversation about Housing
Priorities (Goal 1) at a December 7, 2011 work session.
Strategic Plan link
Plan
At its December 18, 2011 meeting, the Alliance to End
Homelessness in Suburban Cook County's board of directors
adopted the final version of the Strategic Plan for July 2011
through December 2012. We've already begun the work of
this plan. We adopted a new committee structure in July,
2011 and we began the conversation about Housing
Priorities (Goal 1) at a December 7, 2011 work session.
Strategic Plan link
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2006-2010
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