Greater
Hartford Coordinated Access Network
Operations
Agenda
Wednesday,
March 6th, 2019
1.
Welcome and Introductions
2.
Case Conferences –
Fred Faulkner
a.
JL # 213785- Warming Center
3.
Coordinated Exit:
a.
Proposed Changes to Section 8 Housing Choice
Voucher Program – Matt Morgan
i. The City
of Hartford wants to start setting a limit on the number of Section 8 Housing
Choice Vouchers that will be available monthly for Journey Home and the CAN.
1.
The city requested that Journey Home request a
specific set aside number of units
ii. The first
item up for discussion is the Moving On Project Based units to make the
eligibility broader to offer the housing option to just literally homeless
folks. We have also discussed expanding
these specific units to also include folks who are coming out of RRH and PSH.
1.
Journey Home will add that language.
iii. On the
Housing Choice Voucher Preferences we have proposed a 20 unit set aside. The City may come back and say that 20 is not
reasonable.
iv. Another
proposed change to the Faaily and Youth Preference is a change to our current
point system.
1.
The proposal for changing points would be to
give families and youth additional points if they have been in Rapid ReHousing,
they would receive additional points.
v. The last
change we are proposing is opening up a new preference for people who are
literally homeless who have 9 months or more of homelessness, either cumulative
or continuously.
1.
It’s trying to prevent folks from becoming
chronically homeless, OR to help people who have returned to homelessness after
permanent supportive housing. This
program doesn’t come with services.
b.
Timelines when At Risk of Return to
Homelessness - see p. 3
i. Case
Conferencing Templates
c.
Recently
Housed
d.
Housed
Data (see p.2)
4.
Coordinated Entry
a.
Cold Weather Updates – Kelly Gonzalez
5. Leadership Updates – Crane
Cesario
6.
Announcements
a.
CCEH has funding available for victims of
Hurricane Maria- if you are working with anyone who was a hurricane evacuee
please contact Mollie Greenwood or Lisa Quach immediately.
b.
CCEH has funding available for childcare for
families in shelter!
c.
Family Shelter Check-In will be taking place
immediately after today’s meeting from 3:30-4:00PM
d.
Due the successes in housing the most vulnerable
homeless households the state only has a very limited number of chronically
homeless households remaining to be housed. As a result, DOH has changed the
eligibility criteria for Security Deposit Guarantee Program from those
who are verified chronically homeless to anyone entering Permanent Supportive
Housing with a Section 8 voucher, RAP certificate or 811 subsidy. This also includes
those utilizing State of CT Section 8 Vouchers to “move on” from PSH.
GH CAN Housing Data
|
Data Element
|
Number
|
Notes
|
|
Chronically homeless individuals
housed in 2015
|
102
|
This includes clients housed through
GH CAN programs as well as through other subsidies or independent
housing
|
|
Chronically homeless individuals
housed in 2016
|
211
|
This includes clients housed through
GH CAN programs as well as through other subsidies or independent
housing
|
|
Chronically homeless individuals
housed in 2017
|
179
|
This includes clients housed through
GH CAN programs as well as through other subsidies or independent
housing
|
|
Chronically homeless/potentially
chronic individuals housed in 2018
|
151
|
This includes clients housed through
GH CAN programs and bridges to PSH as well as through other
subsidies or independent housing
|
|
Chronically homeless/potentially
chronic individuals housed in 2019
|
28
|
This includes clients housed through
GH CAN programs and bridges to PSH as well as through other subsidies or
independent housing
|
|
Total Chronically homeless
individuals housed in GH CAN
|
671
|
|
|
Verified Chronic Matched
|
30
|
|
|
Verified Chronic Not Yet Matched
|
12
|
We currently have 12 chronic
verified clients who have not yet been matched to housing.
|
|
Potentially Chronic Refusers
|
0
|
|
|
Verified Chronic Refusers
|
2
|
|
|
Not Chronic (Verified) Refuser
|
1
|
|
|
Potentially Chronic Matched
|
8
|
These households did not disclose a
disabling condition, and are matched to various programs.
|
|
Not Chronic Matched
|
19
|
|
|
Potentially Chronic Not Yet Matched
|
32
|
Right now we believe 32
households have the chronic length of homeless history, but none of these
individuals have their homeless and disability verifications
completed.
|
|
Individuals - Active – Not Matched
|
339
|
This is Enrolled in CAN, Enrolled
in TH, and In an Institution
|
|
Families – Active – Not Matched
|
39
|
This is Enrolled in CAN and
Enrolled in TH
|
|
Families - Verified Chronic – Not
Matched
|
0
|
|
|
Families – Potentially Chronic –
Matched
|
1
|
|
|
Families – Potentially Chronic – Not
Matched
|
1
|
|
|
Families – Not Chronic (Verified) –
Matched
|
9
|
This includes RRH bridges
|
|
Families – Verified Chronic –
Matched
|
2
|
|
SmartSheet Shelter Priority List Data
|
Individual Men
|
Individual Women
|
Family Stabilization List
|
|
89 unsheltered
|
85 unsheltered
|
17 families on Stabilization List
|
|
109 total
|
102 total
|
|
Proposed Case
Conferencing Policy: Households at Risk of Returning to Homelessness:
Case managers or agency representatives are expected to
bring up households who may be at risk of returning to homelessness as soon as
a housing issues is identified and will use the case conferencing
template. A detailed review of the
at-risk housing situations will provide the community a chance to brainstorm
solutions, and providers who have existing relationships with the households
may be able to support them in maintaining their housing. All households at risk of returning to
homelessness will be brought up for case conferencing at the Individual or
Family Solutions as soon as feasible with a goal of 60-90 days prior to their
housing being terminated. Staff are
expected to follow up on recommendations from the GH CAN and update the CAN in
a timely fashion.
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