Continuum of Care News

Best Practices A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness.

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training Deadline Reminder – 2019 Family Unification Program NOFA Today is the deadline for the 2019 Family Unification Program (FUP) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) (FR-6300-N-41) . HUD expects to award approximately $20 million in new FUP vouchers t

Qlik Sense Update WellSky is pleased to announce several updates to Qlik Sense this week!  The following changes will be applied in a Qlik Sense Update on December 17 th , 2019: Relabeled App for Future Updates Added Provider Admin and Provider Profile Worksheets Corrected Medicaid Provider Admin Worksheet Fields Added Goal Casenote Provider Id Added Need Service Group Vendor Name Removed excess Master Dimensions and Master Measures Background fix applied for Text Box and Text Area fields In addition to the above data model update, we are updating our Base Sheet Library on December 18 th , 2019: Updates to all existing Base Sheets Added 3 NEW Base Sheets to Qlik Sense Library Please review the "Qlik Sense Release Notes - 2019-12 - Client App" document and "Qlik Sense Base Sheet Update - 2019-12" document available in the "HACS ServicePoint Qlik FAQs a

See how one community organized a coordinated response to address social determinants of health. Using data to drive housing interventions and reduce public costs Wednesday, Dec. 18 | 2pm ET / 11am PT  Many communities understand the benefits of addressing social determinants of health, but it can be difficult to get health care systems, government funders, and service providers to work together. This webinar  describes how the city of Boise, ID is sharing data with healthcare systems and other agencies to give people experiencing homelessness the support they need to regain independence. Register today to see how you can: Promote data sharing across housing and health care Demonstrate the monetary impact of a program Advocate effectively to bring more resources to bear Gain a new perspective on how to use data to advocate for changes that reduce costs and i

In This Issue: Rents Will Only Go So Low, No Matter How Much We Build ● The Problem with On-Demand "Transit" ● The Overselling of Rapid Re-housing ● Also: Jobs ● Industry News ● Events ● In Case You Missed It + Week of December 16 In This Issue : Rents Will Only Go So Low, No Matter How Much We Build ● The Problem with On-Demand “Transit” ● The Overselling of Rapid Re-housing ● Also: Jobs ● Industry News ● Resources ● In Case You Missed It + The Problem with On-Demand “Transit” Jarrett Walker,  public transit consultant While having door-to-door service might seem like an answer for areas