Hartford sub-CoC Advisory Board
Agenda
September 20, 2017 at 1:00 pm
Next
Meeting: October 18, 2017 at 1:00 pm
1.
CT
HMIS – Steering Committee Report – Crane Cesario
o
Due
to low attendance expectancy, the August HMIS Steering Committee meeting was
cancelled.
o
The
next meeting is scheduled for 10/13/2017.
2.
Dynamic
Prioritization and Progressive Engagement – Crane Cesario
o
CAN’s
will need to begin to look at
how to best implement this framework to ensure we maintain progress on chronic
homelessness and serve our target population as effectively as we can.
3.
CT
BOS Steering Committee Items and Discussion
o
FY
2017 CoC Program Competition Project Final Ranking Report
o
An
email was sent to grantees on 9/8/2017 to inform them that their CT BOS project
had been accepted and ranked on the Priority Listing for submission to FY 2017
HUD CoC Program Competition.
o
The
Final Ranking Report was released via email on 9/15/2017
o
No
Greater Hartford projects were scored in the bottom 10%
o
Youth
Homelessness Demonstration Program Update
o
At
the last CT BOS meeting, Katie Durand
of DOH presented a draft plan to the Steering Committee
o
DOH
has been working with HUD to understand what needs to be included in the
community plan.
o
Draft
Community Plan will be sent to HUD in October and HUD will send feedback.
o
The draft Allocation breaks down funds as
follows:
·
63% on RRH for Youth
·
14% on Rapid Exit and Diversion
·
23%
on Youth Navigators to have in each CAN
o
BOS
representatives for the Coordinating Committee
o At the September CT BOS meeting, Cathy Zall
volunteered as one representative
o Cathy Zeiner has offered to be a second
volunteer, if needed
o Another volunteer needed (does not need to be
a CT BOS SC member)
o
DOH
Update – HOME
o Currently,
RRH HOME Funding is not available as HUD has not executed the contract
4. Changes to the Planning Grant
– Crane Cesario and Cat Damato
o
Beginning
on 9/26, Cat will be part time (12.5 hrs per week.)
o
She
will still serve as the Greater Hartford Community Liaison.
Greater Hartford Coordinated Access Network
Leadership Agenda
Wednesday,
September 20th, 2017
1.
GH CAN Committee Updates
a. Cold
Weather Planning Committee – Matt Morgan
b. Diversion
Center Committee – Stephanie Corbin
c. Coordinated
Exit for Families – Sarah DiMaio and Lisa Quach
d. Youth
Engagement Team Initiative – John Lawlor
e. Coordinated
Outreach Committee – Janet Bermudez / Mollie Greenwood
f. GH
CAN Housing Data – see p.3
2.
Future Agenda Items
3.
Announcements
a.
Hands On Hartford is working on planning the Day
of Sharing and Caring and needs lots of help planning and pulling off the
event. The event is currently scheduled
for 11/2 from 11:00AM – 2:00PM If you’re interested, please contact swalker@handsonhartford.org
b.
Salvation Army is offering an Anti Human
Trafficking Training at Capitol Region Mental Health Center Tuesday, 9/26 from
1-4 PM. Register with Cat Damato.
c.
CT Department of Housing has an RFP out for
HOPWA funding for the following locations: Litchfield County, Middlesex County,
New London County, and Tolland County.
The RFP is available in electronic format on the State Contracting
Portal at http://www.biznet.ct.gov/SCP_Search/Default.aspx?AccLast=2 or from
the Department’s Official Contact, Steve DiLella.
Cold Weather Planning Committee
·
The City has not yet released an RFP
·
Salvation Army Marshall House will be operating
a No-Freeze for individual women beginning November 1st.
·
This committee recommends having Diversion
Center stop direct shelter referrals when cold weather season starts, and
instead direct people to the warming centers if they are in need of
shelter. At the warming center, staff
will triage to year-round shelters.
Diversion Center Committee
·
Are there
any gaps in services or financial assistance that is harming our clients?
If so, what are the gaps?
o Staffing
levels are significantly reduced at the Diversion Center right now-
appointments have been reduced as a result.
Family Matching Meeting:
·
Are there
any gaps in services or financial assistance that is harming our clients?
If so, what are the gaps?
o Past
utility issues. Most of the families in East Hartford Shelter that have not
been able to be referred are due to utility arrears. The lowest scoring 4
clients on the by-name-list all have arrears over $1,000.
o Larger
size bedrooms. Many 2 bedrooms become available but would it be possible to
have 2 bedrooms grow into bigger size bedrooms to accommodate our larger
families?
o Families
failing out of Mercy’s ESG program cannot be bridged to PSH since it is not a
rapid rehousing program.
·
Committee is carefully case conferencing
families to assess proper housing intervention. There may be delays in filling
in PSH openings due to eligibility. This is in effort to reduce the discussion
amongst clients to refuse rapid rehousing with hopes of getting PSH. The
committee matched 2 PSH openings at last week’s opening and have 1, possibly 2
PSH openings at Sue Ann Shay as well as openings in the congregate building on
Wethersfield Ave. through My Sister’s Place. 2 families will be moving into the
congregate setting this Friday 9/15/17.
Youth Engagement Team Initiative:
·
Are there
any gaps in services or financial assistance that is harming our clients?
If so, what are the gaps?
o The
gaps in services for the clients is employment services and a drop in center
for youth if they are in need of services.
·
Are there
issues with any staff’s ability to prepare for or participate in this
committee?
o The
committee is in the process of engaging with McKinney Vento Liaisons in the
large school districts that are in the GH CAN region to participate in the YETI
Committee. Does anyone have a
relationship with any McKinney Vento Liaisons?
Outreach Committee:
·
Are there
any gaps in services or financial assistance that is harming our clients?
o
Diversion Center Referrals to the PATH team who
aren’t PATH eligible.
o
No outreach outside of the City of Hartford if
folks aren’t PATH eligible.
o
Bus passes/ transportation is a large issue
o
Drop-offs from DOC continue to be an issue.
·
Are there
any issues with any staff’s ability to prepare for or participate?
o
Our Unsheltered List is not always a good
representation of who is currently working with outreach. Because it’s challenging to capture
information on who is currently engaging with outreach, we don’t know if we’re
discussing everyone we need to at the outreach meeting.
o
We discuss many people but staff aren’t coming
with a plan for housing matching.
Data Element
|
Number
|
Notes
|
Chronically homeless households housed in 2015
|
102
|
This includes clients housed through GH CAN programs as
well as through other subsidies or independent housing
|
Chronically homeless households housed in 2016
|
211
|
This includes clients housed through GH CAN programs as
well as through other subsidies or independent housing
|
Chronically
homeless households housed in 2017
|
143
|
This
includes clients housed through GH CAN programs as well as through other
subsidies or independent housing
|
Total
Chronically homeless households housed in GH CAN
|
456
|
|
Verified Chronic
Matched
|
36
|
|
Verified
Chronic Not Yet Matched
|
5
|
We
currently have 5 chronic verified clients who have not yet been matched to
housing.
|
Potentially
Chronic Refusers
|
2
|
|
Verified
Chronic Refusers
|
3
|
|
Potentially
Chronic Matched
|
1
|
These
households did not disclose a disabling condition, and are matched to various
programs.
|
Potentially
Chronic Not Yet Matched
|
34
|
Right now
we believe 34 households have the chronic length of homeless history, but
none of these individuals have their homeless and disability
verifications completed.
|
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