Board of Directors meeting 12/7, 9-11 am

The Continuum of Care Board of Directors will meet this Friday, December 7, 9-11 am at the Springfield Municipal Operations Center conference room, 70 Tapley Street, Springfield. The meeting is open to the public.

The agenda:

• ACTION ITEM: Review and approve Minutes of the Sept. 14, 2018 meeting
• ACTION ITEM: Vote of proposed slate of 2019 Directors
• ACTION ITEM: Review and consider reallocation of unspent CoC funds (see CoC accounting spreadsheet)
• ACTION ITEM: Review and consider State Homeless Data Warehouse Management Committee Guidelines
• ACTION ITEM: Finalize Emergency Transfer Plan amended
• Reports:
  • Western Mass Network to End Homelessness
  • MA EOHHS Homeless Youth Services grant/planning
  • Built for Zero
  • HMIS Capacity Building grant opportunity

 

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Training: Working with Transgender Individuals – Oct. 15

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

 

 

Minutes of 9/14/2018 Board Meeting; Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Homeless Services

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.

CoC-Approved FY18 Application

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:

• FY18 CoC Application
• Project Priority List

The application will be submitted to HUD on September 18, 2018.

CoC Board Meeting Sept. 14, 9-11 am; Open to the Public

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:

• Review of Minutes of the June 22, 2018 Meeting
• Report from the Western MA Network to End Homelessness – Pamela Schwartz
• ACTION ITEM: Review & vote to authorize Submittal of the CoC Annual Application – available at https://springfieldhampdencoc.wordpress.com/2018/09/12/fy18-coc-application-available-for-review/
• ACTION ITEM: Review & vote: CoC Emergency Transfer Plan
• Report: Race & Ethnicity in CoC Homeless Assistance Programs
  • Discussion of action steps
• News and updates

The CoC’s Annual Meeting (including election of Board members) will take place at the December meeting, tentatively scheduled for December 7, 2018.

FY18 CoC Application Available for Review

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:

• FY18 CoC Application
• Project Priority List

The application will be submitted to HUD on September 18, 2018.

Training Series: Equal Access Rule & Serving Transgender Individuals

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

• The session will explain the rule and how it arises in the context of housing.
• CoC-funded housing providers must send a minimum of one staff person to this training (Directors were provided this information by email in August.)
• Others are welcome!

Click to register for Session 1.

Session 2 is for all CoC- and ESG-funded providers: Monday, Oct. 15, 2- 3:30 pm

• The session will focus on providing services to people who are transgender
• The presenter is Rev. Louis Mitchell, a nationally-recognized speaker, leader, and transgender man. Click his name for more info.
• CoC- and ESG-funded providers must send a minimum of one staff person to this session.
• Others are welcome!

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.