GREATER HARTFORD
COORDINATED ACCESS NETWORK MEETING AGENDA
Follow
Up Meeting
Wednesday,
April 22 via GoToMeetings
1PM – 2:15PM
1.
Welcome
and Introductions – 10 minutes
2.
COVID
– 19 – 15 minutes
i. Shelter/Agency Updates
1. Any staff/clients tested positive? Showing
Symptoms? Any Challenges?
a. Interval House – no major updates,
everything is going well. Steady call rate not all are for shelter, working
with Hartford Police department for domestic violence calls. Diverting people, and
hoteling for emergencies.
c. SA – No client cases in in warming center and shelters. Staff are
working hard – encouraging staff and self-care.
e. DMHAS – no major updates, wearing masks. Self care slide deck to come with webinar information.
f. Mercy – no one has tested positive and no
one is symptomatic. Procedures have not changed
h. DOH – FEMA has extended hotels to June 1st
i. CHR Enfield – no major updates. Section 8
for Enfield were filled out and sent in.
j. COH – no major updates, looking into
working with CAN how to spend COVID dollars. Requests should be send as PDF for
ESG and HOPWA.
l. GHHR – no major changes. Mobile unit 7 days
a week with boxed lunches. Sat and Sun. at 5-7 for meals.
n. YWCA – doing well. Challenge in PSH
increasing residents who are struggling with food. Food drive for nonperishable
items.
o. Cornerstone – all is well
p. CRT (Steve) – no symptoms in veteran
programs. Large amount of money for veterans for COVID. SSVF refer to Tylon or
Steve. No notice to quit. Emergency housing fund available.
q. EH Shelter- all is well, no symptoms for
staff and clients. Working to house clients.
r. HOH – things are going well. Case manager
to maybe pick up food for clients who are uncomfortable going out. Email Kathy
with information if pick up is needed.
s. Chrysalis – all is well, no one is
symptomatic. Everyone is wearing masks. Working to stagger staff.
t. The Connection – all is well no symptoms.
Applied to shared apartments.
*** reach out to Sofina from Journey Home for additional information on agencies that have reported positive cases.
*** reach out to Sofina from Journey Home for additional information on agencies that have reported positive cases.
ii. Hotel Next Steps – Matt
1. Timeline
a. Waiting for guidance from city of Hartford
b. Hotels till June 1st
2. Medical Transportation
a. M7 as Taxi service. 2 people from agency as
designated authorize users. Will be provided code to bill transportation. For
COVID positive or for testing for COVID. Send Matt and Sofina contacts for agencies.
3. Staffing
a. City is hiring staff as soon as Friday.
Would like staff at hotels. Can save some rooms for quarantine. CRT to
supervise some staff. Same temps to be used who helped at hotels. Matt is
collecting resumes. Looking for 1 more person per shift at Best Western.
4. Rapid Rehousing
a. State has planned to use the 8 MIL for RRH
to get people out of hotels and shelter. City also has ESG funding for use. Agencies
to provide RRH assistance? Housing search and case management.
Agency to: involved in planning, recruitment, staffing.
Agency to: involved in planning, recruitment, staffing.
i. Lisa from JH
ii. Crane from DMHAS
iii. Stephanie from Mercy
iv. Others to email if they are interested
v. Lisa to reach out to CHR to be on planning
committee
3.
Clients with Income refusing to work with housing
providers – Lisa Quach - 20 minutes
a. Barrier from Solutions meeting. Working
with Housing Case managers and ImmaCare and identified folks with income.
Refusing to work with ImmaCare staff and are refusing housing. Are in hotels at
the moment. 26 people with income – SSDI and VA pension.
i. Suggestions: Possible discharge date (May 1st
or 15th) for those with income. Refusers have expectations that can
not be met. Message saying hotels are closing, encourage to do shared spaces
with one other person. Memo or policy for expectations from clients (start with
hotels). Message to public as well. Offer targeted rapid exit, clear message,
deadline. “Only opportunity” to be housed because June 1st hotels
will be closed. Message as strength approach. Letter from CAN or DOH? Based on
priority of who will get housing opportunity. Work together to come up with
language. Sometimes messages from case managers are not taken seriously, letter
needs to come from someone who is more of an authority figure. 1 letter to public
and 1 to clients. Reassurance
1. Crane and Barbara Shaw to help work on this
with a small group.
2. Next steps – case management letter- by May
1st , 1 from Leadership – 2 weeks after 1st letter,
3. Keep this on agenda for next few meetings
4. List of income clients to go out to
shelters from Lisa Q.
ii. Central CAN – working towards discharge
through CAN. Use at every meeting and mention attempts. CAN sets a discharge
date.
4. CT BOS COC – Crane Cesario
a.
Updates
– Friday meetings for an hour about COVID – response to violence at home during
COVID and discussing renewal evaluations.
5. Announcements
a.
1 individual destroyed encampment with bathroom Downtown,
some are comfortable in spaces outside We should maybe provide services at
sites.
i. Encampments
should not be destroyed. City is concerned about public health.
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