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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

Housing First 101
Date: June 17, 2013
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Yonkers Riverfront Library, Community Room AB, One Larkin Center, Yonkers NY 10701
Westchester county and the nation are transforming our homeless systems of care to incorporate Housing First programs. On June 17th we'll be fortunate to have the man who pioneered the housing first movement since the early 1990s Dr. Sam Tsemberis founder & CEO of pathways here in Westchester to deliver an all day training in housing first 101. It would cost thousands to bring this training your your agency WC DSS is picking up the cost of providing this training at no cost to you for as many people as you care to bring. The morning session will be devoted to the model and the evidence of it's effectiveness. This would be useful for board members administrators and line staff, basically anyone in your agency that you would want to convert to this new way of thinking. The afternoon session will be devoted to the nitty gritty of engaging clients nudging them toward recovery and dealing with landlords. This would be ideal for anyone involved in delivering or supervising the program. This training will be tailored to your needs so we need you to RSVP by June 2. They will tailor the type of discussions to the number of people present, they will ask for a list of questions in advance to answer in the training session and they will solicit real life case studies to handle in the small group breakout sessions. We need you to indicate whether your agency will participate & how many people will attend by June 2. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for this type of training so we encourage you to take advantage of it. WC DSS, Commissioner Kevin McGuire & WC DCMH, Commissioner Doctor Grant Mitchell and the Westchester County Continuum of Care Partnership for the Homeless encourage you to participate in this event.
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Event Flyer
Pathways Traning Institute Flyer

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

• May 17, 2013 - Annual Forum Meeting

• March 5, 2013 - Annual Membership Meeting

Agenda from Annual Meeting
Committee Summary Handout
Power Point Presenation
Board Members
Newly Elected At-Large Board Members:
Lisa Buck, The Bridge Fund
Howard Charton, Common Ground
Jim Coughlin, Westhab

• November 14, 2012
  

Minutes
Handout - 100,000 Homes

• October 10, 2012
  

Minutes

• September 12, 2012
  

Minutes

• August 8, 2012
  

Minutes

• July 11, 2012
  

Minutes

• May 9, 2012
  

Minutes

• April 18, 2012
  

Minutes

• March 14, 2012
  

Minutes
Handout - Committee Summary
Handout - CoC Structure

• February 8, 2012
  

Minutes
Handout - Eviction Prevention Update

• January 11, 2012
  

Minutes

RESOURCES

Housing First

This tool-kit explains how to shift away from shelter and transitional housing strategies and toward prevention and Housing First approaches. The Housing First approach encompasses a diverse range of programs but they're guided by a number of principles that can be implemented into successful programs.

• Adopting a Housing First Approach
• NAEH Organizational Change Adopting a Housing First Approach

Point In Time Count of Homeless Individuals results for Westchester

• 2013 PIT count Methodology
• Results of January 2013 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester
• Results of January 2012 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester
• Results of January 2011 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester
• Results of January 2010 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester

Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens in Westchester

• Location List - Updated February 2013

Emergency Overnight Shelters & Warming Centers in Westchester

• Location List - Updated February 2013

Download NOFA & Pre-application form for 2012 Projects

• NOFA & Pre-Application

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

• Download the PowerPoint presentation

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

• Continuum of Care Intake Form revised according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards
• Continuum of Care Exit Form revised according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards
• Form for Annual Reassessment of Clients according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards
• New Housing Status Definitions according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards

Westchester's FY09 Continuum of Care application

• Exhibit 1 from Westchester's FY09 Consolidated 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.

• FY09 Westchester County eHousing Inventory
  

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

Westchester's FY08 Continuum of Care application

• Exhibit 1 from Westchester's FY08 Consolidated Continuum of Care Application
  

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

• Westchester Homeless Housing Inventory, corrected 2/29/08

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

• DCMH S+C Round I Logic Model
• DCMH S+C Round II Logic Model
• DCMH S+C Round III Logic Model
• DCMH S+C Round IV Logic Model
• DCMH S+C Round V Logic Model
• DCMH S+C Round VI Logic Model
• DCMH S+C Round VII Logic Model
• DCMH S+C Round VIII Logic Model

HUD Forms

APR Forms

• HUD APR 40118
  Still Current HUD APR Form
• HUD APR Worksheet
  APR Worksheet
  

Documentation Forms

• Homeless Eligibility
  Homeless eligibility form that can be used to document a participant's homeless status.
• Rent Calculation Form
  This form should be used for all S+C and SHP projects with leasing funds for resident rents. For more information and instructions visit Calculating Resident Rent for SHP and Calculating Resident Rent for S+C on the HUD Resource Exchange site.
• Chronic Homeless Documentation
  • HUD forms necessary to document Chronic Homelessness
  • HUD manual containing instructions and definitions related to serving Chronic Homeless individuals

Manuals/Training Material

APR Training Materials

• Center for Urban Community Services APR Curriculum
• Center for Urban Community Services APR Tip Sheet
  

HUD Manuals

• SHP Deskguide

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.

• SHP Self-Monitoring Tools

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.

• Shelter Plus Care Manual

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.

• From Theory to Practice: Advanced Topics in Homelessness

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.

• Defining Chronic Homelessness: A Technical Guide for HUD Programs

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.

• Technical Guide Templates

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.

• Strategies for Reducing Chronic Street Homelessness

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.

• Westchester County List of Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing Facilities

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.

• Financial Management and HUD Compliance
  

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.

• Yonkers district office
  
• Mount Vernon district office
  
• White Plains district office
  
• Peekskill district office
  

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Ten-Year Plans to End Chronic Homelessness

• Information on Ten-Year Plans to End Chronic Homelessness
  

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Affordable Housing Resources

• Office Park Housing Study, Westchester County Department of Planning, March, 2008.
  

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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