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Browsing by Subject "hennepin county"

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    Breaking Down Barriers: An Evaluation of Hennepin County's Homeless to Housing Program
    (2022-05) Carlson, Lyndon; Rohrer, Katlyn; Steiner, Rachel
    This report summarizing findings from an evaluation of Hennepin County Homeless to Housing program, which began taking client referrals in November 2021. The program provides housing-focused case management services to reach vulnerable single adults who are homeless. The purpose of our evaluation at this stage was to compare the program to other models, identify any service inefficiencies or disparities in early implementation, and present recommendations for improvement. The primary methods included a literature review, an internal document review, quantitative analysis of anonymous client referral data, and qualitative interviews with staff. Our literature review examined the best practices of case management and the efficacy of case management as a tool to increase housing placements for hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations. There are a variety of models for case management programs, but the most frequently cited were Brokerage, Strengths-Based, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), and Intensive Case Management or (ICM). The literature also discussed the importance of determining case management models to decide other program characteristics, like caseload size. In general, the literature review found that the most effective housing outcomes came from 1) the use of Housing First principles and provision of rapid rehousing. These outcomes improved when paired with either 2) financial supports like housing vouchers or 3) case management services. The best outcomes combined all three (See for example page 17 for a case study of a similar Indianapolis program, Brown et al., 2018).
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    Change in Salary Structure: Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department (HSPHD)
    (Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 2009-05-20) Uwimana, Jean
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    Hennepin County: Climate and Resilience Department Creating a Community-Driven Climate Action Matrix
    (2022-05) Olson, Bethany K.; Bolen, Cade; Her, Chandra; Marton, Laszlo; Harsch, Trey
    Hennepin County’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) focuses primarily on reducing disparities in vulnerable populations while pursuing ambitious climate action goals. The County seeks to foster a supportive partnership with community-driven projects from local organizations to meet climate action and resilience goals through community engagement and outreach. In collaboration with the University of Minnesota, Hennepin University Partnership (HUP), and Hennepin County’s Climate and Resilience Department, our project’s objectives are to provide Hennepin County with an inventory matrix of local community-driven projects within the County. Our results provide Hennepin County opportunities to engage with local community-driven partners committed to climate action and resilience through projects they are passionate about.
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    Recommendations for a Proposed Hennepin County Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program
    (2022-07) Foley, Lucas; Krengel, Shonni; Rutzick, Shelby; Waller, Calvin
    This paper provides foundational information and background research on guaranteed basic income (GBI) programs to inform Hennepin County on their proposed pilot GBI program. Guaranteed income follows a targeted approach to address income inequality through providing cash payments directly to individuals (Newark Movement for Economic Equity, 2022). The payment is unconditional, meaning there are no strings attached and there are no work requirements. Before launching a pilot program, Hennepin County has prioritized advancing racial equity and minimizing benefit cliffs. Benefit cliffs are especially important to Hennepin County because additional monthly income could impact enrollment and benefit amounts that households may currently receive from social benefit programs.
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    Strategies to Improve Point-In-Time (PIT) Counts of Unsheltered Homelessness
    (2021-05) Bergmann, Susan; Hilty, Rowan; Hirilall, Ashley; Kraft, Lauren
    The Hennepin County Office of Housing Stability requested assistance from students at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs to conduct a study about how best to reform and improve their point-in-time (PIT) count of people experiencing homelessness. The Hennepin County CoC’s PIT counts of both sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness contribute to the determination of federal funding received to support the County’s population experiencing homelessness. Current counting methods are resource-intensive—particularly for the unsheltered count—and likely yield an underestimate of people experiencing homelessness. These concerns have led to skepticism about the practicality of the PIT count, as well as confusion around funding allocations. The team conducted research over a four-month period, beginning late January 2021. The study relied on frequent meetings with Hennepin County, a literature review to learn about sampling methodologies and how other communities conduct their counts, and interviews with stakeholders and experts to better understand the PIT count process. The literature review revealed several innovative methods for sampling and estimating and the interviews highlighted concerns expressed by those directly involved with the process.
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    Voter Education
    (2021-05) Zinn, Hanna
    This research paper includes data and descriptions of survey results from 190 voting age people, a review of current voter education guides available in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and proposed recommendations and further research questions. While this paper attempts to answer the main question of how to make voter education more effective for local governments, the writer understands many limitations were in place during this seven-month research paper and these results do not adequately measure all proposed outcomes efficiently. This research paper started with a wide scope hoping to encompass voter education problems across the state of Minnesota. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, limited human resources, time constraints, and deadlines this paper will be narrowed to possible changes for Hennepin County in Minnesota instead of the state at large. Many of these proposed further research questions and recommendations could apply to the state at large but will require further exploration and dedication of resources.