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===UPCOMING EVENTS===
 
===UPCOMING EVENTS===
 
NEXT MEETING of Westchester County Partnership<br>
 
NEXT MEETING of Westchester County Partnership<br>
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Date: January 6 , 2011<br>
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Date: February 15 , 2011<br>
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Time: 11:00 am<br>
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Time: 12:30 am<br>
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Location: 112 East Post Road WP, room 217
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Location: Yonkers Riverfront Library, Community Room A/B <br>
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Map: http://www.ypl.org/riverfront
  
 
===PREVIOUS MEETINGS===
 
===PREVIOUS MEETINGS===

Revision as of 15:10, 17 January 2011

Westchester County Continuum of Care for the Homeless ("The Partnership") This public-private partnership coordinates all of the homeless housing and services providers in Westchester County, New York.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NEXT MEETING of Westchester County Partnership
Date: February 15 , 2011
Time: 12:30 am
Location: Yonkers Riverfront Library, Community Room A/B
Map: http://www.ypl.org/riverfront

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

OTHER NOTICES

  • New HUD Data Elements effective June 1.

New data elements must be used for clients entering Continuum of Care projects starting June 1.
This HUD document details the changes.
A mandatory new Intake Form is avaiable for download below under RESOURCES.
Pat Harper has transitioned the HMIS to new the data requirements.
As of June 2011, all new APR will use these data elements.

This is the official current definition of which programs in Westchester are considered emergency housing and which are considered transitional housing. This is the list that everyone in Westchester should be using now to determine who is chronically homeless and who is eligible for any Permanent Housing project.

RESOURCES

PowerPoint presentation explaining the process for annual re-certification of clients in Westchester CoC projects

Mandatory new county-wide Intake and Exit Forms for Continuum of Care projects, revised according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards

Westchester's FY09 Continuum of Care application

Exhibit 1 from Westchester County's FY09 consolidated application to HUD's Continuum of Care for the Homeless program outlines Westchester's resources and strategies in a cumbersome and not very reader-friendly format mandated by HUD. Nonetheless, this document is the most comprehensive available description of Westchester's housing and services for the homeless.

Zipped version of the eHIC file included in the FY09 application Exhibit 1.

Westchester's FY08 Continuum of Care application

Exhibit 1 from Westchester County's FY08 consolidated application to HUD's Continuum of Care for the Homeless program.

This corrected Housing Inventory (revised 2/29/08) includes an estimate of the unmet need for permanent housing for the homeless in Westchester. This is calculated by taking the number of transitional homeless beds minus permanent housing beds currently under development to derive the number of units needed just to house the homeless people already in transitional housing in Westchester.
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DCMH S+C Logic Models


HUD Forms

APR Forms

Documentation Forms

Manuals/Training Material

APR Training Materials

HUD Manuals

This updated guide describes the SHP grant process from grant award onward. It will take you through the life cycle of a grant, incorporating everything from very basic information to the intricacies of grant administration. The guide is not a substitute for the SHP regulations. However, it is a practical guide to issues that arise during project implementation.

The purpose of the Supportive Housing Program (SHP) Self-Monitoring Tools is to provide SHP project sponsors and grantees with "user-friendly" forms to enable staff to assess their project operations against the standards set by HUD rules and regulations.

This manual prepared by PD&D combines three HUD online manuals(Understanding S+C , S+C Resource Manual, and Enhancing Shelter Plus Care Guide) as well as other locally developed materials.

Developed by HUD, this presentation provides SHP grantees with information that allows them to effectively address advanced issues of homeless programs as well as new strategies and techniques. Specifically covered are Chronic Homelessness, Housing First & Safe Havens, Case Management and Alternative Match Sources.

Chronic Homeless Materials
The following HUD approved materials, from HUD Resource Exchange, explains the definition, documentation and verification of chronic homeless. These materials are highly recommended from programs targeting the chronic homeless and programs providing emergency shelter and services to the chronic homeless.

Developed by HUD, this technical guide is intended for non-profit local housing and service providers as well as local government agencies that are under contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide housing and related support services to the target population of chronically homeless persons. It is intended to answer frequently asked questions pertaining to the federal definition of chronic homelessness and the standards for qualifying persons for housing under this definition. It also provides suggested templates for forms and letters that may assist providers, government agencies, and their local partners in devising internal mechanisms to certify homeless persons for a program for chronically homeless persons.

This document contains the templates referenced in the above Defining Chronic Homelessness Technical Guide. These templates are HUD approved forms used to document and verify chronic homeless status.

HUD sponsored this project to identify and describe community-wide approaches that reduce homelessness and achieve stable housing for the difficult-to-serve people who routinely live on the streets. In visiting communities with a commitment and a community-wide approach to reducing chronic homelessness, researchers were able to identify some effective strategies and indicators of success. This report documents strategies and measures of effectiveness in a way that will help other communities trying to address the problem of chronic street homelessness.

This is the official current definition of which programs in Westchester are considered emergency housing and which are considered transitional housing. This is the list that everyone in Westchester should be using now to determine who is chronically homeless.

Developed by Center for Urban Community Services, this guide part of a training series that provides best practices and guidance on supportive housing development, operation and services.

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DSS Worker Phone Lists

These documents give names and contact information for Westchester County Department of Social Services district office staff, as of February 2008.

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Ten-Year Plans to End Chronic Homelessness

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Affordable Housing Resources

This study demonstrates the feasibility of building housing, including affordable housing, on underutilized office park land. It used existing sites as case studies to evaluate feasibility, but the findings and tools it provides can be used anywhere. Importantly, it also provides a model zoning ordinance that can be adapted by local governments interested in redevelopment and revitalization of such properties.
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Grants.gov Registration

If your agency ever wants to get another federal grant directly from the federal government, it should have registered with grants.gov. If it hasn't already done so, please visit grants.govfor registration instructions.
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