Ending homelessness one person at a time
This is a reminder that next Monday, Oct. 15, 2-3:30, the Springfield-Hampden County CoC is hosting a training on working with transgender individuals.
Please join us! We’ll be at the Barney Carriage House in Forest Park (in Springfield). Enter Forest Park from the south entrance, and follow signs to the Carriage House.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rev-louis-mitchell-transgender-issues-for-homeless-service-providers-tickets-50149184561
The Board of Directors met yesterday. Click to review Minutes from the September 14, 2018 Board meeting.
A key topic of the Board meeting was the recently-completed CoC report on Race-Ethnic Disparities in Homeless Services. This analysis begins by noting that homelessness disproportionately impacts people of color, and that this impact is not explained by higher poverty rates–especially for African-Americans. The report then looks at outcomes within our homeless system, exploring whether there are disparities based on race and ethnicity. Click on the report title above for more information.
The CoC Board of Directors met this morning and approved our FY18 application to be submitted to HUD.
Click links below to see the approved application:
The application will be submitted to HUD on September 18, 2018.
The CoC Board of Directors will meet:
Friday, Sept. 14, 9 -11 am, at the Springfield Municipal Operations Center – 70 Tapley St., Springfield
The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda:
The CoC’s Annual Meeting (including election of Board members) will take place at the December meeting, tentatively scheduled for December 7, 2018.
The Springfield-Hampden County FY18 Continuum of Care Application is available for review. The application will be discussed at the September 14, 2018 CoC Board of Directors meeting, which is open to the public. The Board of Directors will meet 9-11 am at the Springfield Municipal Operations Center, 70 Tapley St, Springfield.
Click the links below to review the Application:
The application will be submitted to HUD on September 18, 2018.
The CoC is providing a two-part training on the Equal Access Rule, which requires equal access to HUD-funded housing and shelter programs regardless of one’s gender identity or sexual orientation. The training is for homeless service providers in Hampden County.
Session 1 is for CoC-funded housing providers: Monday, Sept. 17, 3:30-4:30 pm – Springfield Municipal Operations Center conference room, 70 Tapley St., Springfield
Click to register for Session 1.
Session 2 is for all CoC- and ESG-funded providers: Monday, Oct. 15, 2- 3:30 pm
Click to register for Session 2.
The session 2 location has not yet been set–please register so we know the size of venue needed. It will take place in Springfield. The Eventbrite announcement will be updated as soon as the location is set.
HUD AWARDS $99 MILLION TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
NEW vouchers to provide permanent housing to additional 12,000 low-income disabled residents
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $98.5 million to 285 local public housing authorities across the country to provide permanent affordable housing to nearly 12,000 additional non-elderly persons with disabilities. See the local impact of the housing assistance announced today.
The housing assistance announced today is provided through the HUD’s Section 811 Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Program which provides funding to housing agencies to assist non-elderly persons with disabilities who are transitioning out of institutional or other separated settings; at serious risk of institutionalization; homeless; or at risk of becoming homeless.
“HUD is committed to making sure people with disabilities have a decent, safe and affordable place to call home,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson. “Working closely with our local partners, we help residents with disabilities live independently and fully enjoy the use of their homes.”
This program helps to further the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act by helping persons with disabilities live in the most integrated setting. The program also encourages partnerships with health and human service agencies with a demonstrated capacity to coordinate voluntary services and supports to enable individuals to live independently in the community.
