GH CAN Operations 1/25/17

Greater Hartford Coordinated Access Network

Operations Agenda

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Attended: Alicia Akers, Brian Baker, Steve Bigler, Kyren McCrorey, Roger Clark, Jacqueline Farmer, Fred Faulkner, Angel Fernandez, Kelly Gonzalez, Brittany King, Gerilyn Marciel, Maureen Perez, Chris Robinson, Amy Robinson, Marilyn Rossetti, Jose Vega, Wendy Walker, Tamara Womack, Kelanda Santos, Natalie Ramos, Alise Rangasammy, Luz Serrano, Brittney Gibson, and Christie Corrigan

1.      Welcome and Introductions

2.      Point In Time Updates-Cat Demato and Steve Hurley

a.      City of Hartford

b.      GH CAN Suburbs

c.      Shelter Waitlist Data

3.      Coordinated Entry

a.      New Diversion Team

b.      Shelter Coordination in Cold Weather

-        Christie proposes to have a strategy for clients who go back and forth from the shelters to the No Freeze.

-        Christie says that the No Freeze shelter will appoint a Lead Staff by next week.

-        Sarah suggests that if clients who refuse a shelter bed ca not have access to No Freeze.

-        Sarah suggests this should be part of the contract when a client signs into No Freeze.

-        Alicia says she is concerned about signing a contract due to client’s state of mind changes in a couple of days.

-        Mark offers to drive clients from No Freeze to shelters when he is available.

-        Jose suggests for No Freeze to have a meeting with clients who are continually coming back to No Freeze.

-        Christie says that the clients who are continuously staying at No Freeze are clients are banned from shelters.

-        Mollies suggests to share the No Freeze roster to the shelters that has clients who have been there continuously to remove the bans for the clients on shelters.

c.      Be Homeful Audit

-Mollie says that CCEH would like to have case manager’s feedback on this program.

4.      Coordinated Exit:

a.      Recently Housed

b.      Housing Data Updates

-Britteney asks for access for Security Deposit Guarantee Program

c.      Eversource Provider Line 860-607-4357

5.      Assurance Wireless Updates

6.      Announcements

a.      The Navigator grant for February – June has been awarded to Community Renewal Team.

b.      Salvation Army is getting a new Human Trafficking program started, if anyone is interested in having their staff trained on signs of human trafficking, contact Sarah DiMaio at

Sarah.dimaio@use.salvationarmy.org

c.      There is a survey for past participants in the 100 Day Survey that many of you may have received, and it will be re-circulated. The Rapid Results Institute is looking for feedback from our last 100 day challenge. Survey deadline is midnight on 2/3/2017

d.      At our next Leadership Meeting we will have committee reports from the housing matching meetings, the outreach committee, and the new Diversion team.

e.      The Youth Count will be happening throughout the upcoming week!