GH CAN Operations 12/28/16

GH CAN Operations Committee
Holiday Gathering at CRT's Lumsden Center
Wednesday, December 28th, 2016

In Attendance:
Alicia Akers - CRT
Roger Clark - ImmaCare
Tylon Crump - CRT
Jacqueline Farmer - CRT
Ruby Givens-Hewitt - My Sisters' Place
Kelly Gonzalez - CRT
Mark Jenkins - Blue Hills Civic Association
Gerilyn Maciel - Salvation Army Marshall House
Matt Morgan - Journey Home
Maureen Perez - CRT
Heather Pilarcik - South Park Inn
Chris Robinson - Chrysalis Center
Amy Robinson - Chrysalis Center
Rob Soderberg - CHR
Jose Vega - CRT
Tamara Womack - My Sisters' Place
Sarah DiMiao- Salvation Army Marshall House
Bittney Gibson - CRT SSVF

1. Zero: 2016 Updates
1. As of this week, we have housed more than 300 chronically homeless households since 2015!  
2. Journey Home is working to keep track of any chronically homeless households who have re-entered homelessness.  Matt Morgan distributed a list of individuals who met the chronically homeless definition who have been housed, and then re-entered homelessness, and asked if folks knew of any other households, besides those on this list.  We are using this information to try and locally determine rates of success for different housing interventions for our chronically homeless population (RRH, PSH, returning to family or friends, independent rentals, etc).
3. Community Care Teams and HMIS Plain Text Release Explanation- Last week, Leadership approved a plain-text release of information explanation, to help case management staff more easily explain the CAN release of information, as well as the CCT release of information.  At our next meeting, we will discuss with more detail how to complete the CCT release of information, and how it will help us partner with healthcare providers.
4. Assurance Phone Updates - Matt has been working with different assurance phone providers in the community to try and standardize the paperwork/ID requirements for clients to obtain an assurance phone.  A new schedules was distributed.
5. Announcements
1. This year's sheltered PIT count will be held the evening of January 24th and the unsheltered PIT will be held the morning of January 25th.
2. In addition to the standard PIT, this year we CT will also be holding a youth count.  If anyone from your organization is interested in participating, please contact Steve Hurley.
3. The new Diversion Team will be starting up Monday, January 9th, at the Diversion Center.  GH CAN Appointments will no longer be held at any emergency shelters.  If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Earle.
4. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!