Continuum of Care News

November 5, 2014 McKinney Letter Writing Campaign: Final FY 2015 Push! With the mid-term elections behind us, the 113th Congress is expected to return to session next Wednesday, November 12, 2014. During this "lame duck" session, legislators will address many outstanding bills, including a bill to fund fiscal year (FY) 2015. In the spring, the Administration released its FY 2015 Budget Proposal, which included  $2.406 billion for HUD's McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants. To ensure that the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants receive the Administration's proposed $301 million increase to $2.406 billion, which would allow us to end chronic homelessness by the end of 2016, Members of Congress will need to hear from YOU about how important these programs are in their states and districts.   These upcoming weeks will likely be our last c...

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OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES Operations Manager I (Director, Homeless Services Program) The Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Human Services is seeking a dynamic individual to oversee and direct the Homeless Services Program (HSP).  The incumbent will report to the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Human Services (MOHS). Responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to: ■          Oversee the development and implementation of long range program goals of the City’s Homeless Services             Program (HSP), including supervision of the HSP staff. ■          Collaborate with the Journey Home Executive Director to make policy recommendations to the Director of the             Mayor’s Office of Human Services and the Journey Home Board on strategies for mak...

--> Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser . Registration Extended to November 7! Listening Session: Improving Community Mental Health Wednesday, November 12, 2014 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern Time Register by November 7th to attend an upcoming listening session about criteria development for the Demonstration Program To Improve Community Mental Health Services (Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014). Participants can attend in person or via webcast. Register for the Listening Session Section 223 seeks to create certified community behavioral health clinics. The clinics will focus on improving outcomes by increasing access to community-based behavioral health care, expanding the availability and array of services, and improving the quality of care delivered to people with mental and/or substance use disorders. Additional Inf...

National Low Income Housing Coalition (11/3/2014 1:00 PM, NLIHC) HUD released the 2014 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress on October 30. The AHAR summarizes estimates of homelessness at the national, state, and Continuum of Care (CoC) level, based on data from the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) counts of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. These counts, conducted by local volunteers working with Continuums of Care (CoCs), are a "snapshot" of homelessness. Continuums of Care are local planning bodies responsible for coordinating homelessness services. Nationally, on the single night in January 2014, 578,424 people experienced homelessness . This is a 2% decline since 2013 and a 10% decline since 2010 when the Obama Administration released Opening Doors, its plan to end homelessness. Since 2010, the number of chronically homeless people declined 21%, the number of homeless families decline...

November 4, 2014      ISSUES   |   POLICY   |   SOLUTIONS   |   NEWS & EVENTS Forward Editor: Emanuel Cavallaro Spotlight On... Early Conference Registration Closes Nov. 12, Scholarship, Volunteer Opportunities Available Early registration for the Alliance's 2015 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness , which will take place at Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina February 19 to 20, will close at 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 12. At that time, the early registration rate of $450 per person will expire, and the registration fee will increase to the regular rate of $525. Stay tuned to the Alliance newsletter and social media for future announcements about workshop content and keynote speakers. Register for the conference Conference Reminder: Scholarship, Volunteer Opportunities Available The...

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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Reminder of Available ESG Resources on HUD Exchange Many communities have questions about the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program interim rule – sometimes because of staff turnover and sometimes because existing staff seek guidance around interpreting the rule. While HUD continues to develop new guidance and resources for ESG recipients and subrecipients, and the AAQ help desk is always available to answer questions, HUD would like to remind ESG recipients and subrecipients of existing ESG program resources that are already available on the HUD Exchange. ...