Central Florida Continuum of Care PowerPoint Presentation

Central Florida Continuum of Care

December 15, 2015

Point in Time CountAHARChronic Homelessness – final definitionOrange County Rapid ReHousing applicationsUpcoming CalendarCoC membershipHSN Board of DirectorsJanuary meeting agenda preview

Agenda

Point in Time – Night of the Count: Wednesday January 27 2016AHAR- Annual Homeless Assessment ReportPlease see HUD Exchange AHAR link : https://www.hudexchange.info/hdx/guides/ahar/More will be posted at hsncfl.org

Point in Time and AHAR

Final Rule on Defining Chronically Homeless

Effective January 15, 2016

A person must have a disability ANDMust have been living in a place not meant for human habitation, in an emergency shelter, or a save haven for the last 12 months continuously OR at least four occasions in the last three months where those occasions cumulatively total at least 12 months.

Summary of changes

Example:Client that meets HUD’s new definition of Chronic Homelessness

There is a touch by a homeless service provider in each month for 12 months continuously It is documented in HMIS (HMIS is an acceptable and the preferred third-party documentation) or other CoC FL-507 approved PSH Forms

Example of client that

meets HUD’s new definition

of CH homelessness & Recordkeeping Requirements

Example: Does NOT meet new definition of CH homelessness

Has been homeless in a place not meant for human habitation however All 12 months are not documented in HMIS or some other verification (please see CoC FL 507- PSH Packet for Forms) or4 episodes do not total the 12 months or Episodes equal 12 months however cannot be documentedNote: *If client participated in Transitional Housing Program his continuous year is interrupted and must meet the definition by the 4 episodes totaling 12 month ( not counting the time in transitional)

Does

N

OT meet HUD’s new definition

& Recordkeeping Requirements

Replaced “disabling condition” with “Homeless individuals with a disability”

There is not a minimum number of days in which each occasion must total but instead, occasions are defined by a break of at least seven days not residing in an emergency shelter, safe haven, or residing in a place not meant for human habitation

If not 12 consecutive months, then there must be AT LEAST 4 episodes in 3 years, for a total of 12 months. Example: One episode of 11 months with a break, followed by another episode of 10 months won’t meet criteria.Stays in institutions of fewer than 90 days DO NOT constitute a break and DO count toward total time homeless, and

The final rule establishes recordkeeping requirements for documenting chronic homelessness that take into account how providers use HMIS and DOES NOT require documentation of each day of homelessness but a method that can be more easily implementedFuture guidance coming out on the definition of institution

Data collected and examined shows the need to focus on people with disabilities whose homelessness has been long and continuous.

Why the changes?

Common verification documentation Work with public systems to assist with documentation housing status when people enter and exit their systems Work with Bowman to improve sophistication of HMIS reportsWork with DV providers on how to include households not in HMIS

Some next steps

Request for applications being posted within the next few daysApplications will be completed on the same online website as the Continuum of Care applicationsSeeking agencies to provide housing stability case managementWill serve households from Orange County

Orange County Rapid

ReHousing

Tu – 12/5, 3:00 at HSN: HMIS AdvisoryW – 12/6, 10:00 at HSN: SOAR ImplementersTh – 12/17, 9:30 at HSN – Vet Registry Management (RM)Th – 12/17, 11:00 at HSN – Vet RMTh – 12/17, 12:15 at HSN – Outreach Worker LunchM – 12/21, 9:00 – Vet RM callM – 12/21, 3:30 at HSN – Point in Time PlanningTu – 12/22, 9:00 – Vet RM callTu – 12/22, 10:00 – Homeless Memorial Day (I-Dignity hosting)

Upcoming Schedule

1/5 – 1/7: National Alliance to End Homelessness – Rapid ReHousing Training – location & times TBDW – 1/6, 11:30 at HSN – Governance CommitteeWill be exploring the revision of Governance CharterWill be looking at CoC Board and other committees, including leveraging but not duplicating work of CF Commission on HomelessnessF – 1/8, 11:00 at HSN – Priorities & GoalsSince we have limited resources, how do we make sure they are targeted to highest priority households including those that are hardest to engageIncorporating public system frequent flyersIncorporating perspective of stakeholders who do not attend regular CoC meetingsMeetings in Italics may be adjusted

Upcoming

Schedule (2016)

Attend monthly CoC meetingsWhich stakeholders do you represent?

CoC

Members

Currently two slots for CoC representativesLooking for nominations

HSN Board of Directors

Vote on CoC representative to HSN BoardReferral process for 4C Child Care slots that have homeless preference

January Meeting Agenda

(most likely)