GREATER HARTFORD
COORDINATED ACCESS NETWORK MEETING AGENDA
Follow
Up Meeting
Wednesday,
July 1st 2020 via Zoom
1PM – 2:15PM
1. Welcome
and Introductions – 5 minutes
2. COVID
– 19 – 15 minutes
i.
Agency Update
1.
Salvation Army – opening second floor for
families at Marshal House. Working with resources, case management for long
term recovery. Providing mortgage and utility assistance for those who have
been impacted by COVID. A new case manager has been hired, an internal candidate,
starting on Monday, July 13th.
2.
Mercy – vacancy in women’s recovery program,
taking intakes during COVID, call Mercy if anyone has any referrals – direct
referrals.
3.
SPI – testing at both hotels, all negative
results. Trying to reconfigure space.
4.
Relocation between hotels – state requested
reduction in room, consolidated hotels. Guest have relocated to Best Western.
Relocated 9 families, 1 to SA and 3 to EH and 5 are at SPI with a housing plan.
Goal is to house as many clients as possible. Hotels are extended till end of
July.
5.
ImmaCare – possibly reopening mid August. Will
determine the number to shelter once opening.
6.
Chess and medical – conversations are still on
going for plan.
3. Statewide
ESG-COVID Housing Effort Update/ Prevention –Andrea Hakian, Lisa Quach and Crane
Cesario – 15 minutes
a.
CHR was not on call this week. Meetings will be
bi-weekly.
4. City
of Hartford Updates for ESG – 5 minutes
a.
CDBG HOPWA – councils are meeting on Mondays. Hoping
for approval in three weeks by the council. Annual plan is online, department
of services webpage.
5.
Agenda Items – 2 minutes
a. Cold
Weather/ Winter Planning
i.
Salvation Army is overseeing the process. Lisa
had a conversation with Leany from the City. Some challenges occurred this past
winter. Meeting next week internally to discuss what the Warming Center will
look like for December 2020. No major decisions have been made. Matt also had a
decision with Leany, to discuss capacity. Millner school will remain an option
with social distancing. Lisa to send out an announcement to group for agencies
to join.
ii.
Enfield Warming Center – Steve is meeting with
supervisors and town to start planning. No major plans have been set.
iii.
Standing Agenda item
b. Update
and Status for Day Shelters and Meal programs
i.
Mercy – soft opening through July, looking to
get PPE and policies in place. Need to figure out funding, the goal is to
resolve concerns by August. Day showers and day shelters to open by August.
Need to limit the number of people and need to distance clients.
ii.
Hands on Hartford – meals from 255 B., tents are
provided outside on good weather days. Will not be going back downtown until
early September. Holiday meals are still occurring, meals to go and tent
seating. Looking to provide more sheltering and services. Going out to encampments.
No showers at the moment.
iii.
Sara from JH received a call from Police
Department to find out about showers.
iv.
Phones – unsheltered and calling 211, any
agencies allowing phone usage? Hands on Hartford is allowing phone usage –
Monday through Thursday mainly but will allow Fridays as needed.
v.
Kiosk or phone for 211 – downtown, not to be
outdoors but indoors. Bus Stop or Providers building? To be in a lobby. Maybe
the lobby of City Hall. South Park Inn is interested in having a conversation
about a kiosk.
vi.
Preference for housing – information to be
collected using form. Form to be uploaded to HMIS once completed. YWCA, FSC
have started working on it. Form to be resent to CAN.
6.
Announcements – 2 minutes
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