GH CAN Operations Committe 4/17/19

                                                                     Greater Hartford Coordinated Access Network

Operations Agenda

Wednesday, April 17^th, 2019

1.      Welcome and Introductions

Mollie Greenwood – Journey Home

Lisa Quach – Journey Home

Alexis Gaynor – Journey Home

Crane Cesario - DMHAS

Roger Clark  - ImmaCare

Stephanie Corbin – Mercy Housing and Shelter Corp

Janievette Correa - ImmaCare

Heather Flannery  - Interval House

Ruby Givens-Hewitt – My Sisters’ Place

Kelly Gonzalez – Salvation Army

Audrey Kennedy – South Park Inn

Elijah McFolley – The Open Hearth

Andre McGuire – CRT McKinney

Denise Mitchell - ImmaCare

Malika Nelson – CHR PATH

Teresa Nieves – Chrysalis Center

Amy Robinson – US Dept of VA

Tyeisha Saffold – CRT East Hartford Family Shelter

Zanetah Sasser          - CHR

Angie Smith - CHR

Rina Villanueva - CHR

Latoya Fitzwilliam- Salvation Army

Rashawn Hughes- Salvation Army

Tahira Bluff- Immacare

Tracey Applegete-US Dept of VA

Nimo Ahmed- Salvation Army

Abbie Kelly- Hands On Hartford

2.      Case Conferences – Fred Faulkner

a.      220873 – Interval House

3.      Coordinated Exit:

a.      Shared Housing Brainstorming

·        Life Skills class (how to split responsibilities)

·        Income-based matching

·        Matching details are important (i.e. smoker, night owls)

·        Speed dating, match maker, match app for roomies

·        New Haven training

·        On-going groups/peer groups

·        Preferring case managers join matching

·        Incentives (utility assistance)

·        Contingency funds

·        Program guidelines

·        Leasing education

·        Landlord recruitment

b.      Case Conferencing Households in Jeopardy of Losing Housing

                                                    i.     I.A. – CRT (not present)

4.      Leadership Updates – Crane Cesario (shared housing brainstorm)

GH CAN Leadership has identified several areas for continued system improvement and are forming action groups to address several needs, including the goal of increasing shared housing that this committee has identified.

CT BOS pulled the contract CRT had previously for PIT coordination, so all CANs will be required to identify organizations who can take on coordination of the local Point In Time Count for the upcoming years.

5.      Coordinated Entry

6.      Announcements

a.      Family Shelter Check-In will be taking place immediately after today’s meeting from 3:30-4:00PM

b.      Data around housing and our shelter priority list is available on p. 2

c.      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.

d.      CCEH has funding available for childcare for families in shelter!

e.      Rapid Exit Funding IS AVAILABLE.  Contact Mary.McGowan@journeyhomect.org with any questions!

f.       My Sisters’ Place Security Deposit Funding is available – contact person is Darryl Gillus at 860-969-1906

GH CAN Housing Data

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	49	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	692
Verified Chronic Matched	21
Verified Chronic Not Yet Matched	23	We currently have 23 chronic verified clients who have not yet been matched to housing.
Potentially Chronic Refusers	1
Verified Chronic Refusers	2
Not Chronic (Verified) Refuser	1
Potentially Chronic Matched	1	These households did not disclose a disabling condition, and are matched to various programs.
Not Chronic Matched	30
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.
Individuals - Active – Not Matched	314	This is Enrolled in CAN, Enrolled in TH, and In an Institution
Families – Active – Not Matched	36	This is Enrolled in CAN and Enrolled in TH
Families - Verified Chronic – Not Matched	1
Families – Potentially Chronic – Matched	0
Families – Potentially Chronic – Not Matched	0
Families – Not Chronic (Verified) – Matched	14	This includes RRH bridges
Families – Verified Chronic – Matched	1

SmartSheet Shelter Priority List Data

Individual Men	Individual Women	Family Stabilization List
73 unsheltered	91 unsheltered	6 families on Stabilization List
92 total	110 total

Households at Risk of Return to Homelessness – Policy Adopted Last Month

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 Meeting 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.