GREATER HARTFORD
COORDINATED ACCESS NETWORK MEETING AGENDA
Follow
Up Meeting
Wednesday,
July 22, 2020 via Zoom
1PM – 2:15PM
1. Welcome
and Introductions – 5 minutes
2. COVID
– 19 – 5 minutes
i.
Agency Updates – Any new re-open plans?
1.
Cornerstone – new shelter is opening. Tritown
shelter building has been approved by fire marshal. Open to shelter folks on
August 1st. 14 Bedroom – individual bedrooms. 2 rooms can be multiuse
rooms. The entire place has been renovated. Old shelter space will be used as
an evaluation area. Census will not increase – 16 people max for now. One person
from shelter is at the hotel and can return.
3. Update
on Showers at McKinney – Mark Jenkins – 3 minutes
a.
Staff willing to staff showers but needs more
resources and funding for staff. Mark will put a sign on RV in Southgreen that
showers are available and will have a vehicle to transport clients. Mark will
look for funding later. Will happen immediately. Marks staff will help with
clean up and follow up. 9am -3pm Monday through Friday for showers, clients
must shower and leave, need to enter with masks. PPE kits will be provided as
well by Mark. Outreach staff will let clients know about showers. Men showers only. Nothing after 3pm, shelter closes at 4pm.
4. COVID
Testing Coordination – Amanda Gordon – 5 Minutes
a.
Retesting planning process – JH has been
coordinating testing. Next testing date has not been determined. Amanda’s list
of congregate sites will be sent out to Hartford Healthcare and each agency will
connect with HHC to coordinate testing. Agency will identify who needs to be
tested. Matt will provide information on contact at HHC.
b.
Jane and Yoshi will work on providing showers
for women.
5. Cold
Weather/ Winter Planning – Lisa Cretella – 3 minutes
a.
Kelly has send out a meeting invite to start
cold weather planning. Aug 6th meeting will take place from 1-3pm.
b.
Churches may not be able to help this winter
c.
Alternative ideas are welcome
d.
Enfield – will provide minimum storage, showers,
will have paid staff, social distance to serve 16 clients.
6. CT
BOS RFP for New Projects – Matt Morgan – 3 minutes
a.
Email was sent out to CAN
b.
RFP proposal for new projects – for RRH and PSH
c.
Last year there was very few applicants
d.
If anyone has plans to apply please let us know –
Cornerstone might be applying, SPI will apply (Possibly RRH), CRT might also be
applying
7. ESG
Statewide Prevention Workflow – Matt Morgan – 10 minutes
i.
Draft document has been sent out of flow and
screening tool. Statewide task force has been working on this. How can people
access the program? –Statewide.
ii.
Would want to know in HMIS who went through the
program, newly homeless, evaluation component will also be added
b. Should the call center in Norwalk or 211 be
the triage/screening point for this program?
i.
THRAP program or 211 – Norwalk might have been
cheaper in cost to use for triage calls.
ii.
Breakout Group reports –
1.
211 to be screening point will keep everything seemless.
Everyone agreed to have 211 be point of contact for screening.
2.
Concern of different funding – different services
3.
Clarity needs to be provided to 211 – needs to
be expedited so things move along
4.
211 can separate who needs to go to prevention
or diversion
c. Should 211 or providers do intakes and
process paperwork and request payments for this program? Are there any staff who could be leveraged for
this purpose?
i.
Any agencies to provide staff
ii.
90% to go towards rental assistance and maybe
10% for legal services
iii.
Currently no one to run the program
iv.
SOAR CT has a fund - we will ask for funding
and will ask HFPG (possibly interested)
v.
Breakout Group Reports-
1. 211
can do initial screening than pass through providers to collect documentation
and assistance
2. Add
questions in the tool about medical barriers and age
d. Any other input or feedback on this draft
model?
i.
A little bit more time for breakout rooms –
more than 10 minutes
ii.
Email Matt with any feedback
iii.
CCEH has a prevention program
iv.
City of Hartford also has a prevention
program
v.
Salvation Army also has prevention program
8. Statewide/Local
1000 Homes/ESG-COVID Housing Effort Update/–Andrea Hakian, Kara Capobianco, Lisa
Quach, Matt Morgan, Lionel Rigler – 10 minutes
a.
Ongoing effort
b.
CHR – new employee starting on Monday, another
offer has been sent out. Next 4 weeks will have 2-3 new staff, will train as
quickly as possible. 1 staff is now 20 hours a week for RRH – assisting staff.
c.
Matt, Lee and Lionel have been in a training
discussing a tool. This tool will allocate funding to where the need is. Will
help set goals, ask about race equity. This is a planning tool, more details to
come soon.
9. Meeting
Schedule – 2 minutes
a.
Every other week or every week?
i.
1st
and 3rd Wednesdays – Move back starting Aug – schedule meeting for
1hr and half
10.
Agenda Items – 2 minutes
11.
Announcements – 2 minutes
a. DMHAS
employees will be working from home till August 28th
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