MVCOCH

This group brings together all the homeless housing and service providers in Mount Vernon, NY funded with HUD Continuum of Care for the Homeless funding administered by the City of Mount Vernon.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NEXT MEETING
Date: Thursday, March 20, 2008
Time: 9:30
Location: City Council meeting room, second floor, Mount Vernon City Hall
Notes: The agenda includes an update on Mount Vernon's unsheltered homeless and follow-up to our meeting with the Mount Vernon DSS district office.
Directions: Driving Directions

OTHER NOTICES

• Information about the new electronic FY 08 Continuum of Care application processis now available.

• The Center for Urban Community Services provided a HUD Annual Progress Report Technical Assistance on February 7th. For training materials click here.

RESOURCES

HUD Forms

• HUD APR 40118
  Most Recent HUD APR Form
• HUD APR Worksheet
  APR Worksheet
• Homeless Eligibility
  Homeless eligibility form that can be used to document a participant's homeless status.

Manuals/Training Material

APR Training Materials

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

HUD Manuals

• 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.

Other Information about MVCOC

• Mount Vernon Continuum of Care Summary

Summary as of January 3, 2008, includes FY07 awards.

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
  

Other Resources

• Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
  

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley has opened a new office in Mount Vernon. This flyer describes the services available and tells how to contact them.