Continuum of Care News

Best Practices: A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness. Best Practices A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness. New Data on Permanent Housing for Homeless Families There are only enough permanent housing placements for about one-third of families that experience homelessness each year. Rapid re-housing and permanent supportive housing are both key to ending homelessness but our current stock is no match for the 150,000 families that become ho...

SAMHSA's Service Members, Veterans and their Families Technical Assistance Center Presents: Asking this Critical Question Can Make a Difference: "Have you or a loved one ever served in the military?" Date: November 5, 2018 Time: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. ET Register Here This Veteran's Day make a commitment to change how you and others talk to veterans and military families. Community providers and peers can play a critical role in identifying service members, veterans, and their families (SMVF) of all generations who are accessing care in our communities and healthcare systems. When SMVF are not properly screened within our systems, we are missing an opportunity to connect with those individuals, inform treatment planning decisions, and h...

On Sunday, October 28, 2018, a new Annual Performance Report (APR) exclusively for SSO-CE (Supportive Services Only - Coordinated Entry) Projects was made available in the Sage HMIS Reporting Repository for recipients to use. All Continuum of Care (CoC) program recipients who were funded as an SSO-CE grant must use this new APR for reporting to HUD. This APR does not require a CSV – APR Report generated by the HMIS. Information on the Coordinated Entry APR is available in the CoC APR Guidebook which was also updated with instructions on this specific APR. Recipients who received extensions from HUD for a Coordinated Entry APR must now submit their APR on or before December 31, 2018. If you have questions about these reporting requirements, please submit them through the HUD Exchange Ask a Question (AAQ) portal . On Step 2 of the question submission process, select “Sage” in the “My question is related to” dropdown. ...

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Proper care coordination begins with health information sharing between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and your participating community care providers! By electronically sharing your record with participating providers through the Veterans Health Information Exchange (VHIE) Program, your participating community care providers can better manage your care, so you and your family will not need to request and carry paper medical records from one health care provider to another. An example of proper care coordination at its best: A Veteran, traveling on vacation became ill and was transported to the emergency room.  While receiving emergency care, the doctors were able to see the Veteran's VA health record where the community provider was able see the patient's health summary, which included immunizations, labs, allergies, and medications list - preventing drug interactions and possible misdiagnosis. Avoid the frustration of trackin...

In This Issue: YIMBYs and Affordable Housers Should Agree on This ● Organizers: There's No Shortcut to Success ● The Housing Market Can't Fix the Racial Wealth Gap ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events ● Industry News + Tuesday, October 30, 2018 In This Issue: YIMBYs and Affordable Housers Should Agree on This ● Organizers: There’s No Shortcut to Success ● The Housing Market Can't Fix the Racial Wealth Gap ● Also : Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events ● Industry News + The Housing Market Can't Fix the Racial Wealth Gap Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce White wealth realized through homeownership was...