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Join the Movement to #HouseAllYouth!
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CONTINUUM OF CARE UPDATES |
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CoC Board Adopts COSA's Homeless Strategic Plan!
The Homeless Strategic Plan is a 5-year comprehensive approach to prevent and end homelessness in San Antonio/Bexar County. This Strategic Plan analyzes current data and trends around homelessness, contributing factors to homelessness, the current state of the community's homeless response system, and feedback from key stakeholders.
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Welcome Nikisha Baker to the CoC Board of Directors as our new Membership Council Service Director at-Large!
We are pleased to announce that Nikisha Baker, President and CEO of SAMMinistries, was voted in as the CoC's Membership Council Service Director at-Large. We look forward to working with Nikisha and our Membership Council partners to ensure that everyone has a place to call home in our community.
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Welcome Jack Tsai to the CoC Board of Directors as our new HMIS Advisory Committee Co-Chair! |
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We are pleased to announce that Jack Tsai, Ph.D. was voted in as the CoC's HMIS Advisory Committee Co-Chair. Dr. Tsai serves as the Campus Dean and Professor of Public Health at UTHealth School of Public Health and Research Director for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. He previously served on faculty at Yale School of Medicine for a decade where he was Director of the Division of Mental Health Services Research and provided direct clinical care as a psychologist. Dr. Tsai has received federally funded grants and conducted over 200 published studies on homelessness, severe mental illness, and trauma. He has held elected leadership positions in the American Public Health Association and the American Psychological Association and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness. |
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PREVENTION IS COMING!
Prevention Workflow will be launching in May 2021! San Antonio/Bexar County is one of the few communities nationwide rolling out a coordinated prevention & eviction response to assist people experiencing housing instability due to COVID-19. Look for more information in the coming weeks. Thanks to the following partners for working tirelessly to develop this new process!
Endeavors - The Salvation Army - SAMMinistries - St. Vincent de Paul - ICF
SA Hope Center - Catholic Charities - COSA Department of Human Services
COSA Neighborhood & Housing Department - Bexar County Department of Community Development - HMIS Team
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Introducing Our Newest Membership Council Agency, Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas!
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Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas is a Latinx and WOC-led collective that aims to increase positive health and healing outcomes for undocumented women and families in Texas through community-driven programs and advocacy. We are thrilled to work with you!
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Announcing Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Drop-in Center Recipient
We are pleased to announce that an Independent Review Team, including community stakeholders and local experts, has selected SAMMinistries to be awarded $1,506,977 as our Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Drop-in Center Recipient!
With a collaboration of partners, this Youth and Young Adult (YYA) Drop-in Center will serve as the primary access point for YYA ages 18 to 25 at risk of or experiencing homelessness. This Drop-in Center is a critical piece in providing YYA-oriented services and connections to housing and other community resources.
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FY2020 San Antonio/Bexar County System Performance Measures (SPMs) are now available on our website. |
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CoC Leadership Opportunity Available!
Housing Strategies Workgroup Co-Chair Application Open: If your agency is active in our Membership Council and you are interested in developing housing strategies for persons at risk of or experiencing homelessness, we invite you to apply for a leadership role in the Continuum of Care. Click here to learn more and apply.
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Update to SARAH and Notre Dame's Research Partnership
Back in February, we announced our partnership with the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities at the University of Notre Dame to develop a new Prioritization Tool for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). We are pleased to report that a Community Ad Hoc Committee is now informing LEO-Notre Dame University Team about the new data-driven, equity-based, prioritization tool for Homelink (our local Coordinated Entry System).
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Point-In-Time (PIT) Report Release 2021
Lunch & Learn Webinar Series
Please save the date(s) below for SARAH's special three-part lunch & learn series where we will release the 2021 PIT Count results, discuss the findings, implications, new initiatives, and actions to prevent and homelessness. Click the dates below to register!
The State of Homelessness in San Antonio and Bexar County
Addressing the Gaps with Diane Yentel (NLIHC)
Actions to Prevent and End Homelessness
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Funding Opportunity - Department of Health and Human Services: Basic Center Program (BCP) |
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BCPs provide youth under 18 years of age with emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and referrals for health care. BCPs can provide up to 21 days of shelter for youth and seek to reunite young people with their families whenever possible or locate appropriate alternative placements. Additional services may include street-based services, home-based services for families with youth at risk of separation from the family, drug abuse education and prevention services, and at the request of runaway and homeless youth, testing for sexually transmitted diseases |
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Homelink Accomplishments
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Between January – April 2021: there have been 566 referrals to housing through Homelink!
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Between January – April 2021: 101 youth and young adults (YYA) have been referred to Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP) projects.
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Homelink orientation training is offered each month for anyone who conducts Homelink assessments or claims, sends or receives referrals, or needs to get certified to obtain access.
This orientation is extensive, so one full session is split into two days. Attendees MUST attend both days. Please note that only 10 spots are available for each pair of training dates. Contact PatriciaPalomo@sarahomeless.org for the training registration link.
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New HUD ESG Income Determination Limits
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the 2021 income limits that apply to Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program participants. ESG annual and ESG Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Subrecipients must use the HUD 30% Income Limits for ALL Areas and the HUD 50% income limits program component. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has posted the 2021 HUD income limits used for ESG in Texas on its website HERE.
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The Bexar County Sheriff's Office is Implementing a New ID Program!
On March 1, 2021, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office began issuing identification cards to individuals booked into the Bexar County Jail. These identification cards result from a new technology (GUARDIAN RFID) utilized at the Bexar County Jail for efficient tracking inside the Adult Detention Center. More importantly, this technology now gives them the ability to share real-time information on face-to-face observation checks in addition to having the ability to capture and preserve crime scene information at the Bexar County Jail.
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HUD Mailer Update
HUD will no longer be sending updates regarding its Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) through the HUD Exchange. To receive updated information from HUD SNAPS, including CoC program, ESG program, YHDP, and other notices of funding opportunities, please subscribe below:
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Updated Guidance for ESG-CV Homeless Prevention Providers from TDHCA
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has provided updated guidance to ESG-CV Homeless Prevention Providers for finding eligibility during the eviction moratorium. For more information, visit TDHCA's website or email them at esg@tdhca.state.tx.us.
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Every Wednesday | 9:30 am - 10:30 am
COVID-19 & Homelessness Weekly Coordination Call
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May 10 | 12 pm - 12:45 pm
PIT L&L Series: The State of Homelessness in San Antonio and Bexar County
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MAY 11 | 1 pm - 3 pm
Veteran Homelessness Workgroup
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MAY 12 | 10:30 am - 11:30am
Coordinated Entry Advisory Committee
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May 12 | 12 pm - 1 pm
PIT L&L Series: Addressing the Gaps with Diane Yentel (NLIHC)
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MAY 13 | 2 pm - 3 pm
Chronic Homelessness Workgroup
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May 14 | 12 pm - 12:45 pm
PIT L&L Series: Actions to Prevent and End Homelessness
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MAY 14 | 1 pm - 2 pm
Housing Strategies Workgroup
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MAY 18 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Family Homelessness Workgroup
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MAY 21 | 9:30 am - 10:30am
Youth Homelessness Workgroup
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MAY 25 | 1 pm - 3 pm
Veteran Homelessness Workgroup
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MAY 26 | 10:30 am - 11:15 am
HMIS Advisory Committee
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MAY 27 | 2:30 pm - 4 pm
CoC Membership Council Meeting
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