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Annual Report Now Available
 All Chicago distributed $2,700,754 of emergency financial assistance and partnered with 124 organizations in 2016. Want to learn more about what we accomplished in 2016? Download our annual report to find out how we prevent and end homelessness through emergency financial assistance, community partnerships, data analytics, and capacity building. |
HUD CoC Notice of Funding Availability Released
During the past few weeks, activities related to the NOFA continued to move forward. The New Projects Workgroup reviewed 16 new project applications and heard presentations from 10 applicants. The HEARTH Funding Opportunities Task Group has been reviewing local data, researching other communities' ranking policies, and hearing presentations from local experts in anticipation of recommending project rankings to the CoC Board of Directors.
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Sign Up for the Coordinated Entry Newsletter
Did you know that the Central Referral System (CRS) will be closed for all populations in just a few weeks? As the final phases of Coordinated Entry roll out, don't miss important updates.
Subscribe to CSH's Coordinated Entry System eNewsletter
to get the latest information on Coordinated Entry. Read the most recent edition of the newsletter
here.
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Preliminary Point-in-Time Count and Housing Inventory Count Findings
On behalf of the City of Chicago, All Chicago successfully submitted the Point-in-Time (PIT) & Housing Inventory Count (HIC) reports on May 2. Download a summary of the preliminary findings from the HIC
here and the PIT
here. Full reports will be released in late July or early August.
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Strategy to Strengthen the CoC
Thanks to a grant from the Polk Bros. Foundation, All Chicago engaged consultants from CSH to work on a plan to strengthen the capacity of the CoC. At the last All CoC Meeting and in a webinar in June, CSH unveiled a strategy memo that highlights recommended next steps for the CoC. The CoC Board of Directors voted to move forward with the recommendations at their last meeting. Read the strategy memo
here and download the webinar slides
here.
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Information from HUD on the Transitional Housing - Rapid Re-Housing Model
When the Registration Notice for the FY 2017 CoC Program Competition was released, HUD announced a new project type: Transitional Housing and Rapid Re-Housing (TH-RRH). HUD recently released additional details about this model.
Learn more here.
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Become a CoC Member
The new CoC membership year began in April. Go to the CoC website to fill out a membership application and pay your dues online.
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| Learning Center Trainings & Resources |
Invitation to Pilot Evaluation Toolkit
Do you want showcase your program's success in ending homelessness to policymakers and funders? All Chicago is testing a free suite of evaluation tools,
System-Wide Analytics and Projection (SWAP), developed by the National Alliance to End Homelessness and the consulting firm Focus Strategies, to help communities use their own data to evaluate the impact of their programs, including cost-effectiveness. All Chicago is offering to help the first five agencies that respond.
Email Gail Schechter for more information.
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HOW. TO. BE. HEARD. Program Advocacy Training
When: Weds., July 26 from 10am - 12pm
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New State Budget's Impact on Housing Programs
All Chicago thanks the Illinois legislature for its leadership in passing a budget, with matching revenues, for the first time in more than two years. The budget is a welcome relief for Chicago's homeless service providers-- 90 percent of whom had to cut clients, services, or staff during the budget crisis.
The majority of housing programs either received slight funding increases or the same funding as FY2015, the last time Illinois had a budget. The following housing programs are flat-funded compared to FY2015: Emergency and Transitional Housing Program ($9,383,700), Homeless Youth Program ($5,550,000), and Supportive Housing Services ($16,811,900). The following programs will receive modest increases: Homeless Prevention ($4,977,500, a 24% increase) and Supportive Mentally Ill Housing ($15,915,800, a 19% increase). The state will also pay half of its $14.5 billion in unpaid bills in part by sweeping over $17 million from the state's Affordable Housing Trust Fund and foreclosure prevention funds.
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The All Chicago Program Newsletter goes out on the 15th of each month. Have updates or job openings to share? Send us an email!
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Permanent Supportive Housing Services for Families in Transition
Chicago's Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS)
released a Request for Proprosals for organizations to provide permanent supportive housing services to families who have experienced homelessness.
Applications must be submitted by noon on Monday, July 24. Contact
Maura McCauley for more information.
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Expedited SNAP Benefits Enrollment
Families or individuals can be quickly enrolled in SNAP benefits by calling the Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE) Customer Service number at 1-800-843-6154. Applying by phone allows the application and eligibility determination to occur at the same time.
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Free Birth Certificates
The Cook County Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance making birth records free for people experiencing homelessness (living in shelters, on the street, or doubled-up), residents of shelters for victims of domestic violence, and formerly incarcerated citizens released in the last 90 days.
Download the request form here.
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Notification of Intent to Sell
The City of Chicago received a Notice of Intent to to Sell JR's Plaza (4507 W. Washington). Contact Dawn Overstreet at 312-756-7335 for more information.
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Engaging Individuals who have Experienced Chronic Homelessness
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is hosting a webinar on strategies to work with people who have experienced chronic homelessness.
When: Tues., July 18 from 12:30 - 2pm CST
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DFSS Community Center Workshops
The Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) are offering free workshops at six Community Service Centers this month. Click each Center's name below to see their offerings.
King Community Center
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Summer Trainings at Michael Barlow Center
St. Leonard's Ministries at the Michael Barlow Center offers education, job skills training, and job search help for men and women with criminal backgrounds. They will offer enrollment orientations for their programs on July 24, July 31, and Aug. 7 at 3pm. Call 312-226-6270 for more information.
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