ESC Annual Report 2018
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HOUSING & ENERGY SOLUTIONS<br />
been recognized as a best practice<br />
in Missouri. During Homeless<br />
Coalition meetings regular updates<br />
about available funding, gaps,<br />
program openings and results<br />
are shared which helps providers<br />
coordinate around identified<br />
housing needs.<br />
Economic Security Corporation<br />
of Southwest Area (<strong>ESC</strong>) is a<br />
partner agency with The Homeless<br />
Coalition, a collaboration of local<br />
community members working<br />
together to end homelessness<br />
in our area. Partner<br />
agencies include:<br />
Lafayette House, Ozark<br />
Center, Children’s Haven,<br />
Salvation Army of Joplin,<br />
Missouri Department<br />
of Mental Health, Soul’s<br />
Harbor, H.O.U.S.E. Inc.,<br />
Catholic Charities of<br />
Southwest Missouri,<br />
Veterans’ Administration,<br />
Joplin Schools, City of<br />
Joplin Public Housing<br />
Authority, Legal Aid<br />
of Western Missouri,<br />
Joplin Area Chamber<br />
of Commerce, Jasper<br />
County Public Housing<br />
Agency, Institute for Community<br />
Alliances, Missouri Housing<br />
Development Commission, SOS<br />
Ministries, Watered Gardens,<br />
Freeman Health Systems, Alliance<br />
of Southwest Missouri, City of<br />
Joplin, and others. The Coalition<br />
also routinely reaches out to<br />
other partner organizations such<br />
as emergency shelters, regional<br />
hospitals and law enforcement.<br />
Working together, <strong>ESC</strong> leads and<br />
organizes a twice a year point-intime<br />
count of the unsheltered and<br />
sheltered homeless who are residing<br />
in Jasper and Newton Counties to<br />
get a more complete picture of<br />
this issue. The January 2017 Point<br />
In Time homeless census count<br />
revealed there were 41 individuals<br />
living entirely unsheltered while<br />
another 165 individuals were living<br />
in an emergency shelter and an<br />
additional 64 individuals were<br />
residing in transitional housing. The<br />
good news is due to The Homeless<br />
Coalition’s Coordinated Entry,<br />
there has been a 10% decrease<br />
in homelessness compared to the<br />
2016 January Point In Time census.<br />
The Coalition takes the lead<br />
responsibility for the U.S.<br />
Department of Housing and<br />
Urban Development’s (HUD)<br />
Continuum of Care grant aimed<br />
at moving homeless individuals<br />
and families into safe, stable,<br />
permanent housing situations…<br />
ending homelessness in Jasper and<br />
Newton Counties. <strong>ESC</strong> serves as<br />
the administrative lead agency for<br />
this grant as well as operating five<br />
programs that receive a portion of<br />
the funding. These five programs<br />
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