GREATER
HARTFORD COORDINATED ACCESS NETWORK LEADERSHIP
MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
via Zoom - 1PM – 2:15PM
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Welcome and Introductions Covid Updates? ·
Chrysalis – Mandating vaccines
for all employees by Oct 1st. |
Matt Morgan |
5 mins |
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CAN Performance Measures/Quality Assurance ●
Evaluating performance measures ●
Data was shared (LOS, Diversion
rates and Returns) ●
Numbers coming in vs going out
(Net inflow) trends of when it is high and low, how we can make an impact on
the number identified ●
CAN Survey will be distributed
soon ●
Possible workgroup to come soon
– Andrea will facilitate a small workgroup. Interest – Tina, Patricia, Amanda
●
Beacon – tracking mental health
diagnosis (reporting/receiving services), CAN does not track this information
at the moment. This is difficult to track because of the information that is
shared sometimes by the client. |
Sarah Pavone/Matt Morgan |
10 mins |
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Advocacy ●
ARPA – requested 5mil for
additional funding to the state for shelter, cold weather, etc. Request has
been increased to 11mil. 1 mil from local municipalities to fund programs, 2
mil for regular shelter operations (flexible), 2 mil for outreach services, 1
mil for prevention and diversion, 1 mil for housing case managers (RRH and
emergency vouchers), - compiled by PSC, and CCEH ●
Legislative Housing Committee
update – available on Youtube. Discussion on why the funds are needed.
Prevention, Diversion and RRH were Kara’s focus. Meeting went well, questions
around hotel use and FEMA dollars. |
Matt Morgan/Kara Capone |
10 mins |
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Cold Weather ●
Prioritization of Funding
Allocation ●
Live Poll – one vote per agency. ○
Question #1 What do you feel should be GH CAN's top priority in
planning for this winter? ■
a. COVID beds/coordination ■
b. Non congregate housing (i.e.,
hotels) ■
c. Assisting existing
programming to increase services ■
d. Increase capacity with new
programming ■
e. Other ○
Which of these program types
should be prioritized for funding (choose up to 3)? In bold, top choices.
■
a. Hotels ■
b. Warming Centers ■
c. COVID beds/Coordination ■
d. Single Women Overflow- more
capacity this year, SPI created capacity. Many declined to go to SPI. Some
were banned, unable to overturn ban. SPI did not provide the ban from
shelter. ■
e. Family Overflow – SA has
contract with the city. ■
f. Cold Weather Activation
Overflow ■
g. East of the River shelter
beds ■
h. Family Triage ■
i. Extended day time hours for
overnight shelters ■
j. Other |
Sarah Pavone |
25 mins |
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Basecamp Brief Introduction to Basecamp - launching October 2021 |
Lisa Quach |
10 mins |
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Subcommittee/Statewide/External Regional meeting reports (3rd
meeting of the month) ●
System Issues? ●
Changes to system ●
New information/advocacy ●
Resources ●
*see attached sheet for all GH
CAN representatives* |
Matt Morgan |
5 mins |
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Approval of Ops Invite List |
Lisa Quach |
5 mins |
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New Business ●
Future Agenda Items - ●
Announcements - DOH released a
new RFP today for consulting services to assist thinking through our funding
allocations and prepare for rebidding ●https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DOH/CT-Homeless-Redesign-RFP-FINAL.pdf |
Matt Morgan |
5 mins |
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