Continuum of Care News

Join Our National Call-In Day on November 14  On November 14, 2017, advocates across the country will flood their Members of Congress with calls to make ending homelessness a priority in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget. Congress has until December 8 to pass a FY 2018 budget or face a potential shutdown. This means they're making funding decisions right now .   We need you to rally your communities to help make sure federal homeless assistance programs are a priority in any final budget. Here’s what you can do: Download our Social Media Guide to get examples of how to reach out to your networks. Ema...

Join us for our November SOARing Over Lunch Call! Reminder: SOARing Over Lunch Call! Thursday, November 9, 2017 1:00 p.m. ET Our next SOARing Over Lunch call is scheduled for Thursday, November 9, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Please join us for this informal call aimed at peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and facilitated open discussion. While there is no agenda set in advance for these calls, we do want your ideas! Please e-mail Matt Canuteson at mcanuteson@prainc.com to submit any questions and/or topics that you would like discussed on this call. Call-in/log-in information: http://prainc.adobeconnect.com/mattc1/ Conference Phone: 1-866-805-9853 Conference Code:  7712924792 Please note that all phone lines will be muted; attendees will hear the presenters speaking ...

Save the Date: Webinar on Clinical Best Practices in Oral Health for Individuals With Substance Use Disorders Thursday, November 16 | 2–3 p.m. Eastern Time Mark your calendar for a webinar on clinical best practices for improving the oral health of individuals with substance use disorders. The webinar will identify ways that oral health and behavioral health professionals and safety net health care systems can integrate oral health into the care of patients with substance use disorders. The webinar is hosted by SAMHSA and the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Workforce and Bureau of Primary Health Care. On the day of the event, you can join the webinar by clicking on the button below. If a pop-up box appears, check the box next to "Remember My Credentials," then click OK. To join the webinar by phone, dial 888-456-0283 and when prompted, enter passcode 6002636. ...

The CPD Funding Matrix and Dashboard Reports , as of November 1, 2017, have been posted to HUD Exchange. These reports provide funding information for each city and state that receive CPD program funds, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Continuum of Care (CoC), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), HOME, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and Housing Trust Fund (HTF). Reports detail the size of each grant received over the past several years, as well as the total amount of funds currently available to be spent on affordable housing and community and economic development activities. CPD Funding Matrix Note: Based on the requirement that a grantee uses the adjusted ratio for determining its compliance with the CDBG timeliness standard of having no more than 1.5 times its annual allocation in its adjusted line of credit balance 60 days prior to the end of its current program year, HUD is in the process of updating the CDBG recapture risk ...

Plus recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week CONTACT US SSA WEBINARS SOAR VOICES BLOG National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 11-19, 2017 Communities around the country will be hosting Awareness Week events from November 11 to 19 that are designed to promote education, action, and awareness about hunger and homelessness. To find volunteer opportunities in your area, or to obtain resources to plan your own community event, visit the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week website . The SAMHSA SOAR TA Center would love to feature Awareness Week events that highlight our SOAR partners on the SOAR Voices page! To highlight your Awareness Week activities, send your submission to soar@prainc....