Lloyd Pendleton: The Housing First approach to homelessness
Lloyd Pendleton: Bostad först - vägen bort från hemlöshet
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who had been living on the street
in New York City,
i New York,
we decided to create a pilot,
ett pilotprojekt,
chronically homeless individuals
mångårigt hemlösa individer
for 20-plus years,
she slept out by the dumpster
bredvid sopcontainern
for several nights.
under flera nätter.
to develop enough trust and confidence
sleeping in the bed.
challenge for many cities
into three major categories:
as an unaccompanied adult
lever i hemlöshet är en ensam vuxen
homeless for a year or more
i mer än ett år
homeless in three years
inom loppet av tre år,
of the homeless population
of the homeless resources
as many of you will be aware,
som många av er är medvetna om,
population costs a lot.
av befolkningen kostar mycket.
began an initiative in 2003
regeringen ett initiativ 2003
städer och counties
chronic homelessness
för att sätta stopp för hemlösheten
this invitation,
långvarigt hemlösa minskat
in our chronic homeless population
and we began this process,
vi började denna process,
understanding of homelessness
in my belief, in my thinking,
i min tro, i mitt tänkande,
with the theory of rugged individualism
varje individs personliga ansvar
on our family's cattle ranch
på familjens lilla gård
in the western desert of Utah.
that nothing takes priority
that I would see homeless people.
hur jag såg de hemlösa.
would go into Salt Lake City,
till Salt Lake City,
"hobos" we called them then --
vi kallade dem "luffare" -
Ta er i kragen."
Pull yourself up by the bootstraps."
for several years,
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Christ of Latter Day Saints
I had the opportunity to be loaned out
fick jag förmånen att lånas ut
att utveckla och förbättra
and management capabilities.
of a new approach
fick jag insyn i ett nytt arbetssätt
clean needles and condoms.
is one stupid idea."
to continue that behavior.
till att fortsätta deras livsstil.
some of the early 10-year plans
10-årsplanerna
and I thought,
and factors beyond our control."
och faktorer utanför vår kontroll."
behind the 10-year plan.
till den här 10-årsplanen.
of the homeless group
de 15% mångårigt hemlösa
and were very expensive.
about this Housing First,
när jag fick kunskap om Bostad först,
mentally ill homeless individuals
from the street into housing.
till en bostad.
to use drugs and to drink,
med droger och alkohol,
services -- not required to use them --
utan krav på att använda den -
to their new living arrangements
till sin nya situation
about hearing about this model,
när jag först hörde talas om detta,
an astonishing success rate:
after 12 months.
a trusting relationship.
these individuals have had
för övergrepp
and low-barrier housing
och låga krav för att få en bostad
a relationship of trust.
detta förtroende.
looking out the window,
and perspective about homelessness
and thought came to me
to collaborate to serve our neighbors,
och hjälpa våra grannar,
how this could be done.
vi skulle lyckas med detta.
the conference said,
there were many who said,
They won't succeed here."
Inte här."
an affordable housing organization
för billigt boende
our first 100 units.
de första 100 lägenheterna.
100 chronically homeless people
över att ha 100 hemlösa människor
we decided to create a pilot
bestämde vi oss för ett pilotprojekt
the first 100 units.
100 lägenheterna byggdes.
scattered throughout Salt Lake City.
som fanns runtom Salt Lake City,
high-functioning homeless persons
någorlunda högfungerande
ones we could find?
on the ranch came into play.
från bondgården kom in.
att ta veckobadet,
for that stove all those years,
alla de åren,
den stora änden av vedträt först,
the big end of the log first,
of the log first" approach
vedträt först"-tillvägagångssättet
people we could find,
av de mångårigt hemlösa
the most from them.
one of the young case managers said,
av de unga kontaktpersonerna,
up at our university classes
universitetskurser
som var mest effektiv.
was the most effective.
för att hålla dem kvar i boende."
over those next 10 years,
de följande 10 åren,
chronic homeless population
mångårigt hemlösa i Utah
to go away, to disappear,
I gained many insights
har jag fått många insikter
came to me a few years ago
för några år sedan
with our medical outreach team.
vårt uppsökande medicinska team.
the street homeless and the prostitutes
och prostituerade på gatan
had given birth to 31 children
were their husbands,
var deras make,
enough money a day to support
under en dag för att ha råd med
they were paid more,
this would lead to a pregnancy.
many times end up becoming homeless.
blir många gånger själv hemlösa,
those born under those circumstances,
under dessa förhållanden,
a drug addict at age seven,
till missbrukare,
born through drug addiction,
födda genom drogmissbruk,
every person is of value,
at somebody with this start in life
med den starten i livet
för deras nuvarande situation.
"My goal in life is to become homeless."
"Mitt mål i livet är att bli hemlös."
reduction and Housing First model.
Bostad först-modellen.
of the different factors
i hur olika faktorer
taught us many lessons.
gav oss många viktiga läxor.
on the street for many years,
of these transition lessons.
why he had not turned up the heat
varför han inte höjt värmen
in the can on the stove,
the campfires for many years.
över öppen eld i många år.
that he had not seen in 25 years,
han inte haft kontakt med på 25 år,
and Donald are now housed
och Donald har nu ett hem
communities are incurring
with an open heart,
med öppet sinne,
och omsorg för dem
to our homeless citizens,
till våra hemlösa medborgare,
my brothers and sisters.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lloyd Pendleton - Homeless advocateLloyd Pendleton wants to eliminate chronic homelessness.
Why you should listen
After retiring from high-ranking positions at Ford Motor Company and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lloyd Pendleton began his second career as the Director of Utah's Homeless Task Force in 2006. His goal: to functionally eliminate the state's chronic homelessness problem within 10 years. Through Utah's Housing First program, Pendleton prioritized providing the homeless with short-term assistance to find permanent housing quickly, and without conditions. With access to permanent, stable housing, individuals were better equipped to sustainably improve their wellbeing. The Housing First approach succeeded in reducing the number of homeless from 1,932 to 168 by 2016. Pendleton retired from state employment in June 2015 and has since been consulting with other states about different approaches to eliminate chronic homelessness.
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