2023 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Recap

Last week we conducted San Antonio/Bexar County's 2023 Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. This annual event provides a snapshot of residents experiencing homelessness and helps measure our community's overall progress in ending homelessness. Information on previous PIT Counts can be found at sarahomeless.org/reports-and-data. 

Nearly 300 volunteers assembled into 72 teams dispersed throughout Bexar County to canvas their assigned geographical zones and survey individuals and families experiencing unsheltered homelessness. We are grateful to our partners and community stakeholders that came together to make our 2023 PIT Count a success. We want to give special recognition to our returning event sponsor, USAA, for providing the necessary resources for a safe event and an accurate count. Thank you to our supporting sponsor, Valero Energy, for providing gas cards to our volunteers to help with the fuel cost to meet up with their teams and canvas zones throughout the County. Thank you to our new supporting sponsor, H-E-B, for catering the event and providing snacks for the care packages distributed to our survey participants.

Stay tuned for details in subsequent newsletters for information regarding the release of our community report and data release presentation in May.

Board Member Anniversaries

We’d like to recognize the following CoC Board Members with February Boardiversaries. Thank you for donating your time and expertise to help guide and improve our local homeless response system!

• Philip Beckett (Treasurer), CEO, C3HIE, serving since February 2020
• Abe Capetillo, AVP Application Development, USAA, serving since February 2022
• Cacie Madrid, Vice President of Public Policy, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, serving since February 2022
• Cristina Noriega, Artist, CNoriega Fine Art Inc, serving since February 2022

The City of San Antonio Reopens Its Housing Assistance Program

The City of San Antonio has reopened its Housing Assistance Program, which provides financial assistance to renters experiencing emergency hardships from COVID-19 and to keep families in their homes. Applications for this program are being accepted from eligible applicants between February 1-16. Assistance can only be provided once over a 12-month period and is contingent upon funding availability.

Find complete details, including a link for the application, at sanantonio.gov/NHSD/Programs/FairHousing.

Homelessness Awareness Day

On Wednesday, February 22nd, during the state's legislative session, the Texas Homeless Network (THN) is hosting Homelessness Awareness Day (HAD) at the Capitol. Advocates from around the state will gather to prepare for meetings with their Representative and Senator offices at the REJ Conference Center before crossing the street to the Capitol to meet with legislators to provide education on what our state needs to prevent and end homelessness. All are welcome to join in this opportunity to give voice to the 25,000+ Texans experiencing homelessness.

National Low Income Housing Coalition Releases Memo Outlining Policy Priorities for 118th Congress 

On Thursday, January 26th, the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released the Advancing Housing Justice in the 118th Congress, a memorandum addressed to the new Congress outlining the ongoing need for federal investments in affordable, accessible housing and the long-term solutions required to end the nation’s affordable housing and homelessness crises.

The memo addresses the severity of the housing crisis facing extremely low-income renters, backed by research from NLIHC's publications, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes and Out Of Reach: The High Cost of Housing.

CSH Supportive Housing Summit: Building the Field

The national CSH Supportive Housing Summit is back in person on May 31 - June 2, 2023, in Philadelphia, PA. This conference presents innovations and tools for building the supportive housing field, bringing together 800+ attendees from across the country representing housing & property development, service providers, community leaders, people with lived experiences of homelessness, government staff, researchers, and more.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and evidence-based treatment & services for individuals, including youth & families with substance use disorders (SUDs) or co-occurring mental health conditions and SUDs (CODs) who are experiencing homelessness. Eligible applicants are community-based public and private non-profit entities. Applications are due Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

Domestic Violence & Training Coordinator

SARAH is looking for a Domestic Violence & Training Coordinator to join our growing team! Click the link below to learn more and apply, and feel free to pass this opportunity on to your networks.

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