GH CAN Leadership Meeting: Follow Up 4/29/2020

GREATER HARTFORD COORDINATED ACCESS NETWORK MEETING AGENDA

Follow Up Meeting

Wednesday, April 29 via GoToMeetings

 1PM – 2:15PM

1.      Welcome and Introductions – 10 minutes

2.      COVID – 19 – 15 minutes

                                                    i.     Agency Updates

1.      Any staff/clients tested positive?

a. Reach out to Sofina at Journey Home for information. 

2.      Any Challenges or successes?

a.      No major issues reported

3.      ESG and Communications Subcommittee report: ESG funding and Update on Clients with Income refusing to work with housing providers – Lisa Quach - 10 minutes

a.      Barrier – rough estimate of inflow in system. How many households can be served?

b.      Working on spreadsheet

c.      JH compiling a memo – to send out to committee to review. Distribute under doors of hotel. Call those with no VI score. Contact those with income to verify income right now.   

4.      COVID-19 Equitable Emergency Response Fund – Matt Morgan - 10 Minutes

a.      Partnership for Strong Communities 2k+ per CAN.

b.      Central has decided to use money for porter potty’s and hand washing stations.

c.      Porter potty by HOH and FastTrack? HOH is allowing use of facility but not enough.

d.      CRT – those who are being housed need furniture, maybe air mattresses for those who are being housed.

e.      Porter potty, air mattresses, and PPE requested

f.       HOH will look into have PP on property, need to confirm. Barbara to check with facilities.

g.      Check for frequency of cleaning – prices are they the same as Central? Sara from JH to look to see if there is anyone with connections.

h.      Check with City (Liany)

5.      New HUD PSH Funding – Lisa Quach - 15 Minutes

a.      7 units. New COC application – 33 units, money not available till July 1. Goal for RRH provider to house folks and provide funds. For PSH folks – house for 2 months. Want to roll out ASAP. Need to figure out staffing for 7 units. Prioritized as HUD prioritization. Andrea and Jenn to be involved.

b.      PSH Provider is CHR

6.      Any Questions on COVID Guidance from City of Hartford Health and Human Services

Department - 10 Minutes

a.      EH shelter for best western clients for medical transport

b.      No questions

7.      Announcements

a.      Encampments statewide – need to message out to cities and law enforcement to not clear out encampments. Drafting message soon. Need to figure out services to deliver to encampments. Working with DOPH, DMHAS, DOH.

b.      In touch with HBID to discuss encampments

c.      HOH has a pantry, groceries delivered through maybe door dash for those in PSH units. Pilot program – smartsheet of those who need groceries, Barbara will receive the request to prepare. Form will be used for request. PSH providers to email Kara Copabianco with how many clients need to be served. By Friday morning – submit to Kara about numbers.