Continuum of Care News

NCHV eNewsletter July 2016 DOL-VETS Releases Guidance on AJC Services for HVRP-Enrolled Veterans All grantees must enroll all participants in public workforce system The Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) has released Veterans Program Letter 03-16 to provide guidance and information on the requirement to have participants of the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) enroll in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) title I workforce programs available through American Job Centers (AJC). Beginning in Program Year (PY) 2016, VETS will require the grantees serving homeless veterans to enroll all participants in the public workforce system through the local AJC while these participants are receiving services through VETS' homeless veterans program grantees. Grantees can find the closest AJCs by clicking here . Note that ea...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Upcoming: Spotlight Webinar Series on Evidence-Based Practices The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Homeless and Housing Resource Network (HHRN) presents the Evidence-based Practices (EBP) Spotlight Series. SAMHSA’s EBP Spotlight Series will focus on innovative homelessness solutions to use when working with the individuals SAMHSA grantees serve. The series will comprise three 90-minute virtual sessions over a 2-week period. The first session will begin on a Tuesday and provide an overview of Critical Time Intervention (CTI)...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Reporting System Performance Measures: Submission Deadline Extended to August 15, 2016 HUD’s system performance measures are critical indicators for how a community is working to end homelessness. Because of the nature of measuring performance across an entire system, these measures are complex. HUD is aware that communities are facing several challenges with their data, from Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) software concerns to data quality issues, as they are in the process of submitting their system performance measures data. As a result, HUD...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Register Today: Q & A Session: Developing a CAPER in the eCon Planning Suite Webinar - Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 1 PM EDT The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is holding a Question and Answer (Q&A) Webinar for all State and Entitlement grantees that develop a CAPER/PER in the eCon Planning Suite. The webinar will review key tips and participants will be able to ask questions regarding the using the eCon Planning Suite to develop a CAPER. This webinar will focus on the process and requirements for setting up and com...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . FY 2016 Housing Trust Fund Income and Rent Limits HUD has released the FY 2016 Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Rent Limits and Income Limits, effective July 1, 2016. They are available on the HUD Exchange at the links below. You may also access them from the Housing Trust Fund page under “HTF Program Limits.” 2016 Housing Trust Fund Income Limits 2016 Housing Trust Fund Rent Limits

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . CoC Competition Focus: Ending Chronic Homelessness HUD and the Administration are striving to end chronic homelessness by the end of 2017. The FY 2016 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program NOFA continues to emphasize the importance of implementing those strategies that will help CoCs meet this goal. Earlier this month, HUD and the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released the criteria and benchmark for what it means to end chronic homelessness, and you will hear more about these in the coming weeks. This installment of CoC Competition Foc...

Also: Trickle-Down Equity Won't Work * Why Are Biased Banks Getting High CRA Marks From Regulators? -- Having trouble viewing this email? Click here. Also: Trickle-Down Equity Won't Work ● Why Are Biased Banks Getting High CRA Marks From Regulators?  Tuesday, July 26, 2016   Shelterforce in Print!   1 Year for $18 Subscribe Now! Events Data Visualization Webinar July 27, 1 p.m. ET This NALCAB webinar will demonstrate the process of moving from spreadsheet to compelling graphics and will cover best practices in using and visualizing performance and outcome data. An SBA PRIME sub-grantee will talk about their experiences collecting baseline and outcome data and their plans to use their data in the future. ...