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Health Care for the Homeless is opening a new clinic in West Baltimore and is hiring medical, behavioral health and support staff.  Please see the attached link for employment opportunities in our West Baltimore, Downtown and Baltimore County locations: http://www.hchmd.org/employment.shtml Chauna Brocht, LCSW-C Director of Supportive Services Healthcare for the Homeless 421 Fallsway Baltimore, MD 21202 443-703-1311 410-837-2168 FAX cbrocht@hchmd.org

If you are having trouble viewing the email below, please click here . September - 2015 SOAR and Coordinated Entry Across the country HUD-funded Continua of Care are planning for and implementing coordinated entry systems.  Coordinated entry is designed to link individuals to appropriate services through one key point of entry; for potential SOAR applicants it is important to link them to trained SOAR case managers.  The SOAR TA Center has developed a series of five questions that may be incorporated into a community's coordinated entry system in order to identify potential SOAR applicants.  Many communities also use the VI-SPDAT as a compliment to coordinated entry; we have identified specific questions that would help indicate potential eligibility for SSA disability benefits and appropriate SOAR referral. Check out the document here .  Sharing Our Succ...

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Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Shelterforce in print   One year for $18 Subscribe Now! Events Online Event: Understanding and Implementing Enterprise's Disaster Staffing Toolkit | September 17 The Ready to Respond: Disaster Staffing Toolkit guides affordable multifamily housing organizations in developing comprehensive disaster resilience plans. This second online event will dive deeper into the process of developing a preparedness plan and the responsibilities of the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator (EPC) and each Disaster Response Role. It is recommended for affordable housing owners and operators, housing directors, asset managers and those interested in disaster preparedness planning. Register here. Help...