NOW ON MATTER OF FACT. SHELTER IS A BASIC NEED FOR EVERYBODY, BUT ON A SINGLE NIGHT IN JANUARY 2022, MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE UNITED STATES. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. SO WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP AN ORGANIZATION IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, CALLED HAVEN FOR HOPE SAYS IT’S HAVING SUCCESS BY DOING THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. FIRST, IT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING IMMEDIATE BASIC SHELTER. SECOND, HAVEN FOR HOPE’S FUNDING MAKES IT MORE FLEXIBLE, LEANING ON PRIVATE DONATIONS TO PROVIDE THINGS NOT COVERED BY FEDERAL GRANTS, ALL WHILE SERVING ABOUT 1500 PEOPLE A DAY. OUR CORRESPONDENT DAN LIEBERMAN SHOWS US HOW IT’S WORKING. EVERYTHING IS HERE. TUNA PACKS. CHICKEN PACKS, ELECTROLYTES, FRUIT CUPS. PETE BARRERA’S PICKUP TRUCK IS A LIFELINE FOR SAN ANTONIO’S HOMELESS RESIDENTS. HEY, BRO, LET ME KNOW YOU’RE GOING TO BE STAYING DOWN HERE. IT’S ALSO A WAY TO TRY TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO MOVE OFF THE STREETS AND INTO SHELTER IN A STATE WHERE OUTDOOR ENCAMPMENTS ARE AGAINST THE LAW. Y’ALL DID ALL RIGHT TODAY. WHAT ABOUT OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT YOU COMING IN? ARE YOU READY? IT’S GOING TO BE SOMETIME THIS WEEK. OKAY. SOMETIME THIS WEEK, BECAUSE WE’RE JUST RUNNING OUT OF WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS. BARRERA WORKS FOR HAVEN FOR HOPE, A SHELTER THAT SAYS IT’S A ONE STOP SHOP PROVIDING SERVICES TO ABOUT 7000 PEOPLE A YEAR. IF PEOPLE AREN’T ALLOWED TO, CAN CAMP, THEN THEY GET TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT OPTION FOR THEMSELVES. IF THEY WANT TO. KIM JEFFERIES IS HAVEN FOR HOPE’S PRESIDENT AND CEO AT HAVEN. THEY’RE NOT JUST SLEEPING HERE AT NIGHT. THEY’RE WORKING ON THE ROOT CAUSE OF THAT HOMELESSNESS WHILE THEY’RE WAITING FOR HOUSING. THE 22 ACRE CAMPUS PROVIDES ON SITE SERVICES, INCLUDING CHILD CARE, A MEDICAL CLINIC, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT. THERE’S EVEN A HAIR SALON AND PET CARE. WE HAVE TWO UNIQUE SIDES OF OUR CAMPUS AND ONE SIDE. THERE’S SOME REQUIREMENT. SO SOBRIETY REQUIREMENTS ID ON THAT SIDE IS A DORM SETTING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CAMPUS. IT’S LOW BARRIER, SO NO ID REQUIREMENTS, NO SOBRIETY REQUIREMENTS. MOST PEOPLE WILL SLEEP ON A SIX INCH MAT ON THE FLOOR AT NIGHT. THE COURTYARD SIDE OF CAMPUS HAS BEEN CRITICIZED BY SOME HOMELESS ADVOCATES AS HARSH AND PATRONIZING. IS IT SORT OF TREATED LIKE A PRIZE TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE CAMPUS SIDE TO GET THOSE EXTRA BENEFITS? SO I THINK ORIGINALLY THAT WAS KIND OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS. BUT OVER TIME, I THINK HAVEN HAS REALIZED THAT PEOPLE MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES AND THEY’RE AT DIFFERENT PLACES IN THEIR LIFE AND AND WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THE SAME THINGS NO MATTER WHAT SIDE OF CAMPUS, JEFFERIES SAYS HAVEN’S UNIQUE APPROACH IS A PRACTICAL RESPONSE TO PEOPLE’S IMMEDIATE NEED FOR SHELTER. YEAH, I THINK THAT’S WHAT’S MISSING IN A LOT OF COMMUNITY IS THEY DON’T HAVE THE SHELTER CAPACITY TO GET INDIVIDUALS OFF THE STREETS. THE FOCUS IS ONLY ON HOUSING, AND IF THE HOUSING INVENTORY ISN’T THERE, THERE’S NO PLACE FOR THEM TO GO IN THE IN THE INTERIM, NOT HAVING A JOB. I COULDN’T PAY THE RENT NO MORE. SO I GOT EVICTED. READY? GO TO THE ROOM. MELISSA SMITH WAS LAID OFF FROM HER JOB LAST YEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE FOR HER DAUGHTER HAVEN FOR HOPE WAS ABLE TO HELP. GETTING MY DAUGHTER INTO THE DAY CARE SO THAT I COULD GET A JOB THAT PUT ME ONE STEP CLOSER TO GETTING OUT. BECAUSE AFTER GETTING MY JOB, I WAS ABLE TO APPLY FOR HOUSING THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IS ABOUT FOUR MONTHS, BUT MELISSA AND HER NOW TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR. BUT SOON THEY’LL BE MOVING INTO THEIR OWN APARTMENT. HAVEN’S GOING TO HELP WITH MY FIRST MONTH’S RENT AND THEN THEY’RE ALSO GOING TO HELP PROVIDE A BED FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER. HAVEN SAYS. IT REHOUSES ABOUT 1000 CLIENTS A YEAR. 91% OF THEM REMAIN IN THEIR NEW HOME AFTER 12 MONTHS. THERE IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT ABOUT THAT PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP THAT HAVEN HAS. IF WE WERE ONLY FUNDED BY LOCAL FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT, WE’D ONLY BE ABLE TO SERVE. THE PEOPLE THAT THEY TELL US ARE ELIGIBLE AND IN THE WAY THEY WANT US TO SERVE THEM. I THINK THAT TEXAS DOES HAVE SOME LESSONS FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY TO BE CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE, TO WORK TOGETHER. SHERI GREENBERG AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. SHE STUDIES HOMELESS AND HOUSING POLICY. IT’S NOT JUST ONE POLICY. WE’RE GOING TO NEED SHELTER, BEDS AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WE NEED IT ALL FOR MELISSA AND HER DAUGHTER HAVING A PLACE LIKE HAVEN IS JUST WHAT THEY NEEDED. I FEEL VERY PROUD THAT I’VE COME SO FAR. AND NOW YOU’RE ABOUT TO ABOUT TO MOVE OUT. AND I’M I’M REALLY PROUD OF THAT. I’M PROUD THAT I HAVE A JOB. I’M PROUD THAT I’M GOING TO HAVE AN APARTMENT THAT I CAN CALL MY OWN. ALL RIGHT. SAY BYE BYE. FOR MATTER OF FACT, I’M DAN LIEBERMAN IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. HAVEN FOR HOPE WAS CREATED BY BILL GREEHEY, THE FOUNDING CEO AND CHAIRMAN OF VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION OPENED BACK IN 2010, ABOUT 60% OF ITS FUNDING CAME FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS. TODAY, ITS BUDGET IS PRIMARILY ABOUT 30% PRIVATE, 33