county of riverside continuum of care (coc) 2018 coc...

2018

County of Riverside Continuum of Care (CoC)

CoC Meeting City of Banning Chambers

February 28, 2018

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Chair: Michelle Davis

Vice-Chair: Kristii MacEwen

Secretary: Florence White

2017

County of Riverside Continuum of Care (CoC)

MISSION

The CoC is comprised of public and private agencies along with

community residents including homeless and formerly homeless

individuals. The CoC was designed to assess the need for homeless and

affordable housing services and to develop and implement a Continuum

of Care Plan for the region on behalf of individuals and families who are

currently living in homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless.

1. Call to Order: Welcome and Introductions

2. Approval of Minutes: a. CoC Meeting, December 13, 2017

AGENDA

3. Public Comments

4. Unfinished Business: None

5. New Business: a. 2018-19 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Funding Consultation:

Sterlon Sims, EDA Sr. Program Mgr.

AGENDA

5. New Business: b. 2018 State ESG Solicitation of Interest (SOI):

Rowena Concepcion, HPU Admin. Services Officer

Deadline for DPSS to complete SOI – February 28, 2018

State ESG Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) – Released in May 2018, Application submittal in June 2018

2018 Riverside County allocation: $996,600 (up from 2017 allocation of $630,757)

AGENDA

5. New Business:

c. Housing Quality Standards: Rowena Concepcion

Motion: To approve the new Housing Quality Standards Policies and Procedures as recommended by the CoC Standards and Evaluation Committee

AGENDA

5. New Business:

d. Independent Review Panel (IRP) Report: Angelina Coe, IRP Vice-

Chairperson

e. Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) funding:

Jill Kowalski, HPU Manager

AGENDA

Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP)

California Department of Public Social Services (CDSS) made funding available

through county social service agencies

County of Riverside DPSS received $994,760 for 3 years

Start date: March, 2018 through June 30, 2020

DPSS will use funds to hire an HDAP Specialist to coordinate program

Program components: Connect chronically homeless to SSI/SSDI benefits

Outreach:

• Leverage existing outreach and case management services and systems to

refer those who may be eligible for disability benefits

• General Relief/General Assistance (DPSS)

• Coordinated Entry System

• Whole Person Care

Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) Case Management:

• HDAP clients will receive case management services through existing network

o DPSS ASD case management

o General Relief/General Assistance (DPSS)

o Coordinated Entry System

o Whole Person Care

Disability Advocacy Services:

• DPSS expanding existing contract with Maximus Human Services Inc.

o Developing and filing completely prepared documents for each step of the process:

Applications

Appeals

Reconsiderations

Reinstatements

Recertifications

o Coordinating with federal/state offices for above

o Obtaining all relevant documentation from hospitals/medical centers, physicians,

clinics, employers, etc. to meet burden of proof of disability

Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) Housing Assistance:

• DPSS will help link HDAP clients to existing emergency, interim and permanent

housing through CoC and CES

• RFP process for new housing to be administered by DPSS

Bridge housing (similar to RRH) for up to 9 months while waiting for benefits

Emergency shelter/interim housing

Securing permanent housing once benefits are obtained

5. New Business:

f. Riverside County Board of Supervisors/EOCH Plan to End Homelessness: Jill Kowalski

AGENDA

Riverside County Executive Oversight Committee on Homelessness

• Background:

• Board of Supervisors directed the Executive Office to form a multi-disciplinary task force to increase collaboration and coordination among county agencies in address homelessness.

• EOCH has met over past few years and established working committees to develop an action plan, approved by the BOS on January 30, 2018.

• Core county agencies involved:

Executive Office Sheriff Probation EDA/Housing Authority RUHS-Behavioral Health and Public Health Animal Services Code Enforcement

• Fire

Riverside County Executive Oversight Committee on Homelessness

Homeless Action Plan:

Goal 1: Prevent homelessness among individuals/families at-risk Goal 2: End homelessness among all single individuals/families who are living on the streets and in shelter and transitional housing programs Goal 3: Ensure funding for a coordinated system to end and prevent homelessness among individuals and families

Four Strategies to achieve goals: Strategy 1: Improve System Coordination Strategy 2: Increase Housing Resources Strategy 3: Expand Outreach and Navigation Strategy 4: Increase Supportive Services Established 23 recommendations to end homelessness

5. New Business:

g. 2018 HUD Youth Homeless Demonstration Grant:

Jill Kowalski

AGENDA

2017 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grant • Funding: $43 million nationally

• Each community can apply for between $1 million up to $15 million

• Highlights:

• Implement new and innovative project models

• Funding to be used to fund and implement the Coordinated Community Plan (CPP):

Demonstration grant: select 11 CoCs

5 will be rural

• Must have or create a Youth Action Board that is actively involved in the creation of the community’s coordinated plan to prevent and end youth homelessness

• CoC must demonstrate that the local child welfare agency will be a committed partner

• Deadline: Applications for the YHDP are due before midnight eastern time on April 17, 2018.

2017 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grant

Selection as YHDP site:

Selected communities will have up to four months to develop their coordinated community plans (with lots of HUD technical assistance).

Four months to receive feedback from HUD and edit their plans accordingly

Eight months total

Coordinated Community Plan: Funding for projects

Is the foundation for how individual projects funded through the YHDP will be implemented

Until plan is approved by HUD, only 30% of the total project funding may be applied for and used

After approval, the other 70% of a community’s project funding can be applied for and used

Selected communities are eligible to apply for a minimum award of $1 million

No limit on the number of projects funded by that award

Projects funded through the YHDP will be awarded two-year grants

Planning grants are only for one year.


Applications must be submitted by a community’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicant, and must be co-developed with a broad array of community partners, including:

Youth action board;

State or local child welfare agency;

Youth housing and services providers;

Local school districts; Workforce development organizations;

Law enforcement;

Judges;

Corrections departments, and/or

Other systems and sectors


Youth Action Board must:

Have at least 3 members;

Be comprised of youth, age 24 and younger;

At least 2/3 of whom are homeless or formerly homeless;

Are included in policy making decisions of the CoC, particularly on policies that relate to preventing and ending youth homelessness; and

Have elected an authorized representative from among its members and submitted a signed letter with the NOFA application confirming that all of the partnership requirements have been met.

2017 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grant Planning process:

• Meet with Youth PIT participant agencies: Feb. 14

RUHS-BH:

TAY Program (Stepping Stones)

Operation SafeHouse (required):

Human trafficking program

Homeless Youth shelter and TH/PSH housing

California Family Life Center

Youth Opportunity Centers (Rubidoux and Hemet)

Riverside County Office of Education

DPSS Children’s Services Division (required):

Foster youth aging out of system into homelessness

Pregnant/parenting youth

DPSS Adult Services Division Homeless Programs Unit

(Collaborative Applicant)

RSO Homeless Outreach Team

Riverside County Probation Youth Accountability Team

Also invited: • TruEvolution: non-profit organization dedicated to fighting for LGBT+ justice; advocating

for the prevention and destigmatization of HIV; and empowering communities in the

evolution of their health, wellness, and truth.


Next steps:

• Meeting with Youth Action Board participants:

March 7, 10 a.m. to noon at RUHS-BH Stepping Stones TAY center

• CoC engagement:

Survey to assess needs and existing resources:

Send out by March 5

Please complete survey and return by March 9

• DATA!

Need to collect data:

Determine who is/isn’t being served

5. New Business:

h. Coordinated Entry System (CES) Update: Lynne Brockmeier, CES Lead

AGENDA

HomeConnect

Riverside County CES

Coordinated Entry System

Access to available housing in the community – No Wrong road

CES

Achievements

• Developed a CES process

Building the plane while we fly it!

Actively continuing to develop

HMIS implementation is still pending

This time last year • Still in Home Link

• In midst of working on transfers of information from Home Link

• Just celebrated the veterans achievements

• Began working on sustaining veterans and working on reducing CH individuals – reporting to community solutions

Achievements • Developed an active list based on vulnerability and prioritizations

• Transferred data from

Homelink to our BNL

Achievements

• Collaboration

• Case Conferencing

Collaborative Reporting

ACTIVELY HOMELESS INFLOW OUTFLOW

INFLOW: NEWLY

IDENTIFIED

INFLOW: RETURNED FROM HOUSING

INFLOW: RETURNED FROM INACTIVE

OUTFLOW: HOUSING

PLACEMENTS

OUTFLOW: MOVED TO INACTIVE

+

QUALITATIVE

UPDATE

Tell us what happened

Key Points • Acuity or Active list

Top 100 of those

reporting as Chronic homeless

• Active Partners

VA

Law Enforcement

Outreach

Non-Profit

Housing Authority

County Agency’s

ACTIVELY HOMELESS

Key Points Case Conferencing

• Positive attitude

• Each case is different

• Trusting partners

• No such thing as fail

• Troubleshooting Barriers

Patterns

Points of resistance

Points of acceptance

Using these to brain storm resolutions

Current By Name Active List #’s

Reporting as Chronic

Homeless

323

RRH

32

Veterans 7

859

RRH

Chronic

ACTIVE ON

LIST

Home Connections

sent

PSH

60%

RRH

40%

2017 Home Connections

561

Those on the list Reported as Housed

198 – housed and reported to CES

97 – self resolved/in other Housing

Referral Problem Resolutions

Problem

•Lengthy time on list – no updates

•Unable to quickly prove CH

•Not homeless at this time

•Unable to locate

•vacancy

Resolutions Steps

• Collaborative meetings

• CES Oversight guidance

• Development of new interim guidelines

New guidelines

• Confirmed CH prior to referral

• Shortened timeframe for locating/releasing referral for another

• CES staff verifying individuals still homeless /wanting services

Data complications

New entered

Those already on list

Minus those

Housed

Current list

PSH

35%

RRH

65%

2018 Home Connections

Jan 1st - Feb 7th - 5 weeks 167

2017 Home Connects

561

2018

Home Connects

in 5 weeks

167

23%

2018 HomeConnect Goals

Improve HomeConnect Awareness to

public

Improved data integrity

HMIS

Improved visibility to providers

6. Consent Items: a. Committee Reports: HMIS and Planning Committee

b. New Voting Members: Helping Our People.org

c. CoC Letters of Support: None

AGENDA

6. Consent Items: d. Annual Performance Reports

CA0665L9D081505 – Lighthouse SSC PH for Disabled Women

CA1017C9D081000 – HACR/OSH Harrison House

CA1056L9D081505 – Housing Authority Consolidated

CA1136L9D081504 – HHOPE Permanent Housing

CA1263L9D081502 – RUHS RRH

CA1266L9D081502 – City of Riverside RRH

AGENDA

6. Consent Items: e. 2018 PIT Count Update

Preliminary 2018 PIT Count data will be available in April 2018

2018 PIT Count Report will be available in May 2018

f. Board of Governance (BOG) Election Results

g. Independent Review Panel (IRP) Election Results

AGENDA

Public Sector (two

seats): Private Sector (one

seat): Non-profit Sector (one

seat): Rusty Bailey

Mayor

City of Riverside

Sabby Jonathan

Mayor Pro Tem

City of Palm Desert

Ray Osborne

Executive Director

HomeAid Inland Empire

Susan Larkin

Grant Administrator,

Valley Restart Shelter

David Leahy

ABC Recovery Inc.

Monica Sapien

Social Work Action Group (SWAG)

7. Riverside County CoC Member Comments

8. Call for Agenda Items for the Next Meeting

9. Announcements:

a. HUD CoC Program Technical Assistance Training in completing APRs in SAGE and HMIS Privacy and Confidentiality: Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. – Noon. An email will be sent out for registration.

AGENDA

10. Next Meetings:

• CoC Meeting: April 25, 2018, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Banning City Council Chambers, 99 E. Ramsey Street, Banning CA 92220

• Board of Governance: March 15, 2018, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Banning DPSS Children/Adult Services Office, 901 E. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220

• CES Oversight Committee: March 15, 2018, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Banning DPSS Children/Adult Services Office, 901 E. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220

• Planning Committee: March 15, 2018, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Banning DPSS Children/Adult Services Office, 901 E. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220

11. Adjournment

AGENDA

county of riverside continuum of care (coc) 2018 coc...

Documents