Homeless System Planning Survey

Below are 29 possible strategies and priorities for the Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition to focus its efforts to end homelessness in the region, along with four rating categories to consider: Impact, Urgency, Feasibility, and Capacity.  The first page will list the 29 strategies/priorities, and ask you to rate them on Impact only.  The second page will list the same 29 strategies/priorities, and ask you to rate them on Urgency.  And so on.  We define the 4 categories like this:

 

  • Impact – How much could a focus on this strategy improve the homelessness rates in our community?
  • Urgency - How urgently does this issue need to be addressed to prevent harm or worsening conditions?
  • Feasibility – How realistic is this strategy given external factors like policies, systems, public support, and community readiness?
  • Capacity – Does our coalition and its partners currently have the staff, skills, and resources needed to act on this strategy?

Rate each possible priority according to each respective category. For instance, building a large-scale permanent supportive housing complex might rank high in Impact, but probably low in Feasibility and Capacity.

 

These possible priorities are not comprehensive, but will serve as a foundation for the development of concrete action steps.






This first page asks you to rate these strategies in terms of their impact.

System Governance and Leadership
1 - Low Impact 2 3 4 5 - High Impact
Data and Measures
1 - Low Impact 2 3 4 5 - High Impact
Coordinated Entry
1 - Low Impact 2 3 4 5 - High Impact
Housing and Shelter Capacity
1 - Low Impact 2 3 4 5 - High Impact
Prevention, Diversion, and Outreach
1 - Low Impact 2 3 4 5 - High Impact


This second page asks you to rate these strategies in terms of their urgency.


How urgently does this issue need to be addressed to prevent harm or worsening conditions?

System Governance and Leadership
1 - Low Urgency 2 3 4 5 - High Urgency
Data and Measures
1 - Low Urgency 2 3 4 5 - High Urgency
Coordinated Entry
1 - Low Urgency 2 3 4 5 - High Urgency
Housing and Shelter Capacity
1 - Low Urgency 2 3 4 5 - High Urgency
Prevention, Diversion, and Outreach
1 - Low Urgency 2 3 4 5 - High Urgency


This third page asks you to rate these strategies in terms of their feasibility.


Feasibility – How realistic is this strategy given external factors like policies, systems, public support, and community readiness?

System Governance and Leadership
1 - Low Feasibility 2 3 4 5 - High Feasibility
Data and Measures
1 - Low Feasibility 2 3 4 5 - High Feasibility
Coordinated Entry
1 - Low Feasibility 2 3 4 5 - High Feasibility
Housing and Shelter Capacity
1 - Low Feasibility 2 3 4 5 - High Feasibility
Prevention, Diversion, and Outreach
1 - Low Feasibility 2 3 4 5 - High Feasibility


This fourth page asks you to rate these strategies in terms of our capacity to deploy them.


Capacity – Does our coalition and its partners currently have the staff, skills, and resources needed to act on this strategy?

System Governance and Leadership
1 - Low Capacity 2 3 4 5 - High Capacity
Data and Measures
1 - Low Capacity 2 3 4 5 - High Capacity
Coordinated Entry
1 - Low Capacity 2 3 4 5 - High Capacity
Housing and Shelter Capacity
1 - Low Capacity 2 3 4 5 - High Capacity
Prevention, Diversion, and Outreach
1 - Low Capacity 2 3 4 5 - High Capacity
On this final page, all 29 strategies/priorities are listed.  Please select only 5 strategies/priorities that you feel would be the most important for us to begin pursuing immediately, using whatever criteria you choose.

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