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From: Supportive Services for Veteran Families Date: November 8, 2019 at 2:25:58 PM EST Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday November 8th, 2019 Topics: 1.    Register Now: SSVF National Webinar: SSVF Customer Service Unannounced Standardized Veteran (USV) Project Webinar on Nov 14, 2019 2:00 PM EST 2.    Register Now: SSVF Rapid Resolution Office Hours November 22, 2019 12:00 PM EST 3.    Reminder:  End of Year Closeout Requirements 4.    Reminder:  SSVF Contact Change Reporting Process 5.    Reminder: FY2020 VA Data Guide Register Now: SSVF National Webinar: SSVF Customer Service Unannounced Standardized Veteran (USV) Project Webinar on Nov 14, 2019 2:00 PM EST The SSVF Program Office will provide an overview and update on the Unannounced Standardized Veteran (USV) Project.  The USV quality improvement effort is commonly referred to as a "mystery shopper program".  The webinar will review su...

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training From Our Federal Partners: Ending the HIV Epidemic: HHS PrEP Program Webinar - November 15, 2019 - 2:30-3:30 PM EST HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) is hosting an informational webinar on the new U.S. Department of Health and...

Donate With Your Support We Can End Veteran Homelessness Donate Today. Help a Hero. Experiencing a housing crisis is one of the most stressful times in someone's life. The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) has been working with our national network of service providers since 1990 to help veterans resolve housing crises and to build systems that end veteran homelessness across communities. There was a time when many thought homelessness was an overwhelming problem that could only be managed and not solved, because it was too big and complicated to find a solution. Yet, homelessness...

This session will cover recent CMS activities and OIG guidance and industry best practice in creating an efficient, compliant, and effective approach to critical incident management. Sponsored by ADvancing States and WellSky   Essentials of Critical Incident Management Wednesday, Nov 20 | 2 pm ET / 11 am PT  States operating Medicaid waiver programs are required to safeguard consumers against critical incidents such as abuse, neglect, exploitation, and unexplained death. Yet there is no federally defined term for "critical incident." This webinar   will explore what constitutes a critical incident, and the steps your agency should take to protect your citizens from harm and your state from liability. You will learn: Common critical incident types and federally required safeguards Recent CMS activities and OIG guidance Examples of effic...

HUD SPM Update We are in the final review process for the DQF/SPM report specifications and comparison to the 2020 Data Dictionary. This month w e will begin updating the 0640 Data Quality Framework (DQF) report and the 0700 series of System Performance Measure (SPM) reports for the 2020 submission of the DQF/SPM information to HUD via the HDX 1.0.  We will send out announcements with each release of the revised 0640 and 0700 series ART Gallery reports. Please note that this will be the last time these reports are generated from ART.  The next submission will be utilizing Provider AKA "canned" reports within Community Services (formerly ServicePoint). These new Provider reports will also provide customers with the ability to export this information and import it directly into HDX 1.0 saving data entry time. Please create a case in the Customer Community if you have further question...

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training Comments Closing November 18, 2019 – Proposed Rule Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016: Implementation of Sections 102, 103, and 104 The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) was enacted on July 29, 2016. This p...

Please view the  Baltimore County Freezing Weather Shelter Plan  created by our Homeless Shelter Administrator, Sara Boz.   The most up to date version will always be posted in the "Resources" section of our  Homeless Roundtable Website .