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“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.”
- Caesar Chavez
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Official Detroit CoC
Newsletter
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If you live in Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park and are experiencing homelessness, please call CAM at (313) 305-0311. Intake is call-in only.
NEW CAM Operating hours: Monday through Friday, 8AM - 6PM
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Final FY2023 Continuum of Care Application and Project Priority Listing Posted | | |
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The final FY2023 Detroit Continuum of Care Application and Project Priority Listing have been publicly posted to HAND's website, and may be accessed here. This is the CoC application the CoC general membership voted to approve on September 19, 2023. This application, and all project applications, will be submitted to HUD by September 28, 2023.
If you have questions about the CoC Application, please contact Amanda Sternberg at amanda@handetroit.org or 313-380-1714.
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Check out the new CAM Website! | |
If you haven't already, make sure to check out the new CAM website. We're continually improving the site and adding more information including service updates and reports.
For regular updates, sign up for the CAM newsletter here.
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2024 Detroit CoC Board Election Applications
Now Available
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If you or someone you know is passionate about making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring, please join the board!
Nominations are due October 11th and regular applications are due October 25th. Elections will be held November 21st at our General membership meeting. More information available here.
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Affordable Housing Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) | |
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The City of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department is pleased to announce the release of the September 2023 Affordable Housing Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Affordable housing developers and owners may apply to this NOFA for financial support for projects that will preserve, rehabilitate, and/or develop new affordable housing units in the city.
Further information about the program, including the application package, is available here.
All developers applying through this NOFA, or who will be seeking support for a 9% LIHTC application, must submit a request to schedule a Pre-Application Review Meeting no later than October 6, with meetings held September 25 - October 13. To schedule a meeting, please complete this form and upload the required documents. You will be contacted by an HRD team member for scheduling.
The HRD NOFA team encourages attendance of the Developer and General Contractor at the Program Compliance Information Meeting scheduled for October 9, 2023 – please use this link to register for the virtual meeting.
For questions regarding the Affordable Housing NOFA, please email HRDNOFA@detroitmi.gov.
SPECIAL PROJECTS NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA)
The City of Detroit’s Housing and Revitalization Department (HRD) would like to remind developers that the Special Projects Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is continuing to accept applications on a rolling basis. These awards support commercial and/or mixed-use projects in targeted neighborhoods in the City of Detroit.
More information about the program, including the application package, is available here.
For questions related to the Special Projects NOFA, please email SPECIALNOFAHRD@detroitmi.gov
SPECIALNOFAHRD@detroitmi.gov.
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HAND Board Member to Speak at TEDxUMDearborn
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HAND Board Member, Lynn Haliburton, will give an inspiring talk about her experience of being unhoused, HAND's work and her service on the board HAND.
Get tickets here.
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Save the Date
CAM Community Forum
November 3, 2023 | 11 AM - 3 PM
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We will be providing information about where to go to access emergency shelter and housing resources, the CAM Transition and what that means for the community. We will be troubleshooting problems persons are experiencing with access and making real-time connections to support. We will be gathering feedback to improve the homeless response system. Connect the community to needed resources and supports.
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Homeless Awareness Month
November 2024
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[MCAH] will be hosting and promoting events around the state during the entire month of November. Register your event to be shared in our public Homeless Awareness Month calendar, and help raise awareness through MCAH’s social media educational campaign on Facebook. "
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2023 Summit on Ending Homelessness
Registration Open
October 23 and 24, 2023
The summit will be two days of learning, sharing, and connecting with our community as we come together to share experiences and expand possibilities.
Features include:
25 educational sessions covering topics such as Surviving to Thriving: Trauma Informed Practices for Homeless Service Providers, Longevity in the Workplace: Creating a Culture of Care, and Creative Case Management Solutions to Prevent Homelessness. Learn more about the sessions and register here.
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Motivational Interviewing 101 for Homeless Service Providers
Monday, September 29, 2023 | 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Tiffany Turner, MSW will be training on understanding the Motivational Interviewing definition and role, using open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries (OARS) to facilitate readiness for change and identify motivation for change by recognizing and reinforcing change talk.
You will walk away knowing Motivational Interviewing basic skills, how to use active and reflective listening to give the client the best experience, and an introduction to understanding stages of change in clients.
This training is for all Homeless Service Providers. Members $60.00, Non-Members $75.00
Register here.
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Calculating Change: The Continuing Conversation on Homelessness Data Reform
October 11, 2023 | 1 PM
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"Over the last year, the Alliance reached out to people in the homelessness field to gather ideas for data reform. The result was a recent report: 'Calculating Change: Future Directions for Homelessness Data Use and Reporting.' Though not an endpoint of the reform conversation, it is a continuation that includes topics such as making more data publicly available, the value of client-level data, enhancing reporting on people of color, and collecting data about the homeless services workforce. The panel will discuss the report and ways that the field can improve its approaches to data."
Register here
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The Power in a Single Story:
Scaling Social Change by Focusing on Individuals
October 6, 2023
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Poverty Solutions annual Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series ignites new conversations and deepens our understanding of poverty prevention and alleviation strategies and programs.
The talks, which are free and open to the public, will be hosted at the School of Social Work, ECC 1840, unless otherwise noted. U-M students can participate in the series as a one-credit course, which is still open for enrollment.
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Road to Restoration Clinic
October 4, 2023 | 10 AM - 6 PM
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Services available:
- Renew driving record,
- Obtain administrative hearing application,
- Take written driving test (if eligible)
Location:
LA SED Senior and Youth Center
7150 Vernor Hwy
Detroit, Michigan, 48209
Registration closes:
October 2, 2023 or when at pre-registration capacity
Walk-ins area accepted from noon - 5 p.m. ONLY and subject to capacity limits
You can also register by calling 211.
Sign up for the clinic here.
Road to Restoration is a free clinic to assist Michigan residents in understanding how to get their driving privileges restored. Residents who attend will meet one-on-one with Michigan Department of State staff and talk with volunteer attorneys to determine the steps necessary to reinstate their driver’s license.
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Detroit at Work
Jumpstart Program
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JumpStart is designed for Detroit residents who’ve been unemployed or underemployed and/or not in training or education for at least 6 months. Participants receive education, training, mentoring, payments and more over 18 months.
- Monthly stipend over 18 months (to help with transportation, childcare, and other life expenses).
- Job training at no cost to the participant (if needed)
- Help finding a job with our employer partners across Detroit
- Additional support through a dedicated mentor organization/in-Detroit organization (IDO)
Learn more at Detroit at Work's website.
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The Child Care Funding Cliff:
What to Expect and How to Find Child Care
September 27, 2023 | 10 AM
Please join us to talk about the child care funding cliff, what to expect and how to find child care with Kristal Johnson, director of early childhood initiatives at United Way for Southeastern Michigan, and Jolene Andriaschko, manager of the early childhood support network at United Way for Southeastern Michigan.
The webinar will be accessible here.
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Covenant House Michigan
Grant Writer
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The Grant Writer is responsible for the full life and cross-functional grant management process. This includes building out the structure of all grants from prospect research to gathering documentation, proposal writing, completion and grant reporting with the goal to seek and secure funding on behalf of Covenant House Michigan. The grant writer will use technology, project management tools, and process improvement strategies to expand grant revenue, as well as establish and strengthen relationships with a diverse base of funder program officers.
More information is available here.
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