Greater Hartford Sub-COC/ GH CAN Leadership 8/23/17

Hartford sub-CoC Advisory Board

Agenda

August 23, 2017 at 1:00 pm

Next Meeting: September 20, 2017 at 1:00 pm

1.    CT HMIS – Steering Committee Report – Crane Cesario

·        Due to a large number of members being away, The HMIS SC meeting that was to be held on 8/11 was cancelled.

·        It has been discussed that the CAN ROI is too broad, and needs a specific focus. Further discussion is needed.

2.    CT BOS Steering Committee Items and Discussion

§  2017 NOFA Planning

o   CT BOS renewal application reviews and feedback will be provided on a rolling basis - no later than August 25^th. The final deadline to submit renewal applications in esnaps is August  31^st

o   Discussion of 100% Dedicated and DedicatedPLUS beds

·        CT BOS has been following a 100% Dedicated protocol (meaning all new turnover is dedicated to CH) and will include this in the NOFA application.

·        Opening Doors Fairfield County has chosen to follow DedicatedPLUS

o  Allocation of Bonus between RRH and PSH – Total Available: $2,004,805                 

o  Ranking Strategies

·        At the last CT BOS meeting on 8/18, 10 ranking strategies were presented to the Steering Committee for review.

·        Historically, CT BOS CoC has ranked projects using a combination of performance evaluation scores, model type and the best mathematical scoring advantage to maximize funds received by the CoC. 

·        Reallocated projects and HMIS have historically been placed in Tier 1 to ensure funding.  Bonus projects have been ranked at the bottom of Tier 2, though these projects usually receive funding as well, as CT BOS historically scores well on their application.

·        Funding for the last Transitional Housing program  in CT BOS will be reallocated to support CAN infrastructure, and can cover the cost of 211 for the next year, if necessary.

Important Dates to Remember: Training on Identifying and Understanding Victims of Human Trafficking will be offered at Capitol Region Mental Health Center on Tuesday, September 26th from 1 to 4 PM. GH CAN Leadership Items At last week's GH CAN Operations Committee Meeting, staff from multiple agencies expressed concerns that shelter beds were being left unfilled at a number of shelters, and that shelters were often making many calls through the waiting list, but were left with vacancies as a result of no-shows.  At the same time, our shelter waitlist seemed to indicate hundreds of individuals who were staying in a place not meant for human habitation who were unable to access shelter.  At the same time, the Diversion Center often has folks in front of them, reporting being currently unsheltered, who are not ever making it to shelter.  Barriers like not having a phone, or not getting a call from shelters immediately may be causing many of the issues shelter staff are reporting.  Shelter staff have a strong desire to make some changes before cold weather season begins. Leadership proposed a two-fold solution.  One change is that all shelters should begin sharing information about vacancies they have in one central location.  Another change will be that shelters will have the discretion to accept referrals directly from a list of outreach workers, or from the Diversion Center directly, when the Diversion Center identifies someone who is staying outside.  This plan will be presented to the upcoming Operations Committee.