Meeting Notes from July 17th GH CAN Leadership

Meeting Notes from July 17, 2019 for GH CAN Leadership

1. Welcome and Introductions

·       Steve Bigler- CRT

·       Sonia Brown- CRT

·       Kara Capobianco- Department of Housing

·       Crane Cesario- DMHAS

·       Stephanie Corbin- Mercy House

·       Fred Faulkner- Open Hearth

·       Heather Flannery- Interval House

·       Alexis Gaynor- Journey Home

·       Andrea Hakian- CHR

·       Gerilyn Harrison- Salvation Army

·       Rebekah Lyas- Immacare

·       Elijah McFolley- Open Hearth

·       Matthew Morgan- Journey Home

·       Lionel Rigler- City of Hartford

·       Barbara Shaw- Hands on Hartford

·       Kathy Shaw- My Sister’s Place

·       Keysha Starks- South Park Inn

·       Jasmin Torres- The Network

·       Tamara Womack- My Sister’s Place

·       Cathy Zeiner- YWCA

·       IMMACARE Update: Last day was 07/10/19, construction might begin on 07/29/19.

2. Day Sheltering Options – Barbara Shaw

·       Suggestions to expand the the Day programs/soup kitchen listing to reflect the hours and services provided in Hartford and other towns (i.e. Vernon/Cornerstone, Manchester/MACC); distribute to the community providers or give shared access to a Google document.

3. Statewide Shelter Triage Protocols – Matt Morgan

·       Those with feedback/suggestions will email Matt by Friday, July 26^th 2019

4. Statewide Inter-Can Transfer Protocols – Matt Morgan

·       Those with feedback/suggestions will email Matt by Friday, July 26th 2019

5. Youth 100 Day Campaign Updates – Matt Morgan

·       A youth fair was held a couple of days ago and mental health seems to be a major barrier with the youth population. There will be a landlord breakfast on August 5^th, 2019 to provide more information Hartford housing services.

6. Balance of State Continuum of Care Updates – Matt Morgan and Crane Cesario (2 webinars coming up on CT BOS)
1. Rapid Rehousing Policies- concerns about rent changes as of 07/01/19; if any changes or recommendations, email Matt by Friday, July 26th.  Any input, please attend BOS on Friday, July 19^th, 2019
2. Dedicated Plus- all projects will be converted
3. NOFA- HUD published on 07/03/19, not many changes De-emphasis on Housing First and equal access
7. Statewide CAN Leadership – Lisa Quach, Kara Capobianco, Matt Morgan, Crane Cesario
1. Medicaid Stakeholder Client Flow
2. Exit Destinations Standardization (webinar on 08/06/19 at 2pm)
8. Updates and Next Steps on Local Strategies – Lisa Quach

·       Send out “Shelter Questions” again

·       Change the narrative to be more strength based- update after meeting on Thursday

·       Shared Housing- Operationalize Flow chart- Geri from Salvation Army and Dave from Mercy will connect to start a draft (cc: Matt and Crane)

9. New Agenda Items
10. Announcements