Kelly Marschall Principal Social Entrepreneurs Inc SEI Project Lead June 3 2019 Topics Overview of the Continuum of Care CoC Program Governance Leadership Council Community Stakeholders General Membership ID: 807761
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NV 501 Northern Nevada Continuum of Care Program
Kelly Marschall, Principal, Social Entrepreneurs, Inc. (SEI Project Lead)June 3, 2019
Slide2Topics
Overview of the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program
Governance - Leadership Council
Community Stakeholders - General Membership
CoC Funding and Activities
Performance
Questions
Social Entrepreneurs, Inc (SEI)
Slide3Overview of the CoC Program
Slide4Overview of the CoC
The HEARTH Act amended the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and established the Continuum of Care Program President Obama signed the Act into law in 2009 HUD developed and published the CoC Program interim rule in 2012 to formally implement the CoC Program
Slide5Overview of the CoC - Regulation
Slide6Overview of the CoC – Three Main Responsibilities and Duties for Operating a CoC
Slide7Overview of the CoC
The CoC Program is designed to:Promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness
Quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families
Promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families
Optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness
Slide8Overview of the CoC
The CoC Program achieves these goals through:Governance and Leadership - Ongoing community engagement and participation (Reno Area Alliance for the Homeless - RAAH Leadership Committee and General Members)
Strategic Planning for the Geographic Area - (RAAH Leadership Council)
System Operations – Coordinated Entry and Committees
Slide9Overview of the CoC
Data collection and Analysis (RAAH General Members, Grantees, Bitfocus, and Social Entrepreneurs, Inc.)
Annual Point in Time (PIT) Count
Housing Inventory Chart (HIC)
System Performance Measures (SysPer)Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) – Designate and Operate an HMISCoordinated Entry (CE) – Written Standards and implementation
Continuum of Care Application – Collaborative Applicant (SEI for City of Reno) Performance expectations and monitoring
Slide10CoC Structure
CoC Board – RAAH Leadership CommitteeCommunity Stakeholders – RAAH General membersCollaborative Applicant and Coordinated Entry Grantee – City of Reno
HMIS Lead
– Clark County
CoC Workgroups – Data, Veterans, Low-income Senior Housing, Youth, Rating and Ranking, HMIS,
PIT PlanningGrant Recipients – City of Reno, Washoe County, VOA/ReStart, NNAMHS, The Eddy House, plus Clark County Social Service as HMIS Lead Entity
Slide11Governance – RAAH Leadership Council
Slide12Agreement
In 2013, a formal agreement between the City of Reno, City of Sparks and Washoe County established the City of Reno as the Collaborative Applicant and Lead Entity for the CoCRAAH’s Leadership Council was established as the Board for the CoC by resolutionBylaws are provided that outline membership and committees to meet HUD requirements
Slide13City of Reno Resolution, 2013
Summary: Regulations implementing the Continuum of Care under the McKinney-Vento, as amended, require the identification of a governing body to oversee project planning and processes. For more than a decade, the local jurisdictions, providers of homeless services and other interested parties have collaborated to do this through the Reno Area Alliance for the Homeless (RAAH). The attached resolution formalizes that the role of RAAH in leading this process and ensuring compliance with the federal regulations
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Staff recommends Council approval of the attached resolution which recognizes RAAH as the lead in implementing the Continuum of Care.
Slide14RAAH Leadership Council - Attachment A
The City of Reno, City of Sparks and Washoe CountyVeteransLaw Enforcement
Faith-based
Youth
CoC Grantees Homeless ProvidersFormerly HomelessSubstance Abuse TreatmentHealthcareBehavioral Health CareCoordinated Entry
The Leadership Council includes specific positions. Members represent the following sectors:
Slide15RAAH Leadership Council - Meetings
The Leadership Council meets monthlyMeetings are the first Tuesday of every month at Reno City Hall, 7th Floor Conference Room at 2:30 pm
Standing agenda items include reports from all workgroups, including Advocacy and Housing, Low-Income Senior Housing, Youth, Veterans, and Data
CoC reports are also provided at each meeting
RAAH general meetings are used to identify policy issues to elevate to the Leadership Council
Slide16Community Stakeholders – RAAH General Membership
Slide17Mission and Vision
The Reno Area Alliance for the Homeless’ mission is to ensure a pathway that empowers people who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness to improve their lives The vision is preventing and ending homelessness through empowerment of individuals and families in our community
Slide18Participation – Attachment B
Bylaws: Participation in the Reno Area Alliance for the Homeless (RAAH) is open to anyone who wishes to work to accomplish the mission Anyone who attends any meeting will be considered a “Participant,” unless they have not attended a meeting in over a year
Slide19Participation – Attachment A-1 Bylaws
Participants are encouraged to take an active role in RAAH, and specifically on work groups around topics of interest to their organization or them. RAAH members provide guidance on the local issues that need to be addressed and facilitate cross agency collaboration. Members create workgroups to address priority issues and implement measures to be accountable to each otherRAAH asks the Leadership Council how the members can help implement solutions
Slide20RAAH General Membership - Meetings
RAAH General Membership meets monthly and is open to anyone interested in the mission of RAAHMeetings are the second Thursday of every month at the Salvation Army Fellowship Hall on Sutro at 8:00 am
Standing agenda items include agency presentations, reports from all workgroups and committees including Advocacy and Housing, Low-income Senior Housing, Youth, Veterans, and Data
CoC reports are also provided at each meeting
RAAH general meetings are used to identify emerging issues related to homelessness
Slide21CoC Funding and Activities
Slide22CoC Funding 2018 Competition
VOA/ReStart - CoC ANCHOR CoCR $ 796,803 Washoe County - FY18 PSH Renewal CoCR $ 86,328Washoe County - FY18 Shelter + Care CoCR $ 119,616
Clark County SS - HMIS Northern Nevada 2018 CoCR $ 122,822
VOA/Restart - Rapid Rehousing for Families CoCR $ 87,659
Safe Embrace - Rapid Rehousing of DV and SV $ 195,076NNAMHS - Renewal FY 2018 CoCR $ 175,812 City of Reno - SSO-CE 2018 CoCR $ 30,000 NV-501 Total : $1,614,116* *The Eddy House is not included but will be during the next funding round
Slide23CoC 2019 Competition Projects Eligible for Renewal
Applicant Name
Project Name
Volunteers of America of Northern California and Northern Nevada
ANCHOR
Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services
Renewal FY 2018Washoe County
FY18 Shelter + Care RenewalClark CountyHMIS Northern Nevada 2018
Washoe CountyFY18 PSH RenewalVolunteers of America of Northern California and Northern Nevada
Rapid Rehousing for FamiliesCity of Reno
SSO-CE 2018Safe EmbraceRapid Re-Housing of Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims in Washoe County
The Eddy HouseRapid Re-Housing for Youth
Slide24CoC 2019 Competition
Renewal amount for new competition: $1,656,920 Typically, only 94% of renewal amount is guaranteed in Tier 1Tier 1 projects are awarded if the CoC Collaborative Applicant submission meets a median score when compared to all other CoC applications
Tier 2 is comprised of the remaining 6% of renewal amount, plus any new amounts available for a bonus
The CoC’s performance is the single largest factor in whether Tier 2 projects are funded
Slide25Performance
Slide26CoC Performance Monitoring
Enrollment in HMISVI-SPDATServices linked to a treatment planHUD Spend RatePolicies and Procedures (fiscal, HR, client services)
Audit
Utilization
Homeless and/or disability verificationAnnual Performance Report
Slide27System Performance Measures – Attachment C
Measure 1: Length of Time Persons Remain HomelessMeasure 2: The Extent to which Persons who Exit Homelessness to Permanent Housing Destinations Return to Homelessness within 6, 12, and 24 months
Measure 3: Number of Homeless Persons (unsheltered and sheltered)
Measure 4: Employment and Income Growth for Homeless Persons in CoC Program-funded Projects
Slide28System Performance Measures – Attachment C
Measure 5: Number of Persons who become Homeless for the First TimeMeasure 6: Homeless Prevention and Housing Placement of Persons Defined by HUD as Homeless
Measure 7: Successful Placement from Street Outreach and Successful Placement in or Retention of Permanent Housing
Slide29Point in Time Trends – Measure 3 Number of Homeless Persons
Slide30Thank you!
Kelly Marschall
Social Entrepreneurs, Inc.
775-324-4567
kmarschall@socialent.com