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NV 501 Northern Nevada Continuum of Care Program

NV 501 Northern Nevada Continuum of Care Program. Kelly Marschall, Principal, Social Entrepreneurs, Inc. (SEI Project Lead) June 3, 2019. Topics. Overview of the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Governance - Leadership Council Community Stakeholders - General Membership

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NV 501 Northern Nevada Continuum of Care Program

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  1. NV 501 Northern Nevada Continuum of Care Program Kelly Marschall, Principal, Social Entrepreneurs, Inc. (SEI Project Lead) June 3, 2019

  2. Topics • Overview of the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program • Governance - Leadership Council • Community Stakeholders - General Membership • CoC Funding and Activities • Performance • Questions Social Entrepreneurs, Inc (SEI)

  3. Overview of the CoC Program

  4. Overview of the CoC • The HEARTH Act amended the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and established the Continuum of Care Program • President Obama signed the Act into law in 2009 • HUD developed and published the CoC Program interim rule in 2012 to formally implement the CoC Program

  5. Overview of the CoC - Regulation

  6. Overview of the CoC – Three Main Responsibilities and Duties for Operating a CoC

  7. Overview of the CoC • The CoC Program is designed to: • Promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness • Quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families • Promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families • Optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness

  8. Overview of the CoC • The CoC Program achieves these goals through: • Governance and Leadership - Ongoing community engagement and participation (Reno Area Alliance for the Homeless - RAAH Leadership Committee and General Members) • Strategic Planning for the Geographic Area - (RAAH Leadership Council) • System Operations – Coordinated Entry and Committees

  9. Overview of the CoC • Data collection and Analysis (RAAH General Members, Grantees, Bitfocus, and Social Entrepreneurs, Inc.) • Annual Point in Time (PIT) Count • Housing Inventory Chart (HIC) • System Performance Measures (SysPer) • Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) – Designate and Operate an HMIS • Coordinated Entry (CE) – Written Standards and implementation • Continuum of Care Application – Collaborative Applicant (SEI for City of Reno) • Performance expectations and monitoring

  10. CoC Structure • CoC Board – RAAH Leadership Committee • Community Stakeholders – RAAH General members • Collaborative Applicant and Coordinated Entry Grantee – City of Reno • HMIS Lead – Clark County • CoC Workgroups – Data, Veterans, Low-income Senior Housing, Youth, Rating and Ranking, HMIS, PIT Planning • Grant Recipients – City of Reno, Washoe County, VOA/ReStart, NNAMHS, The Eddy House, plus Clark County Social Service as HMIS Lead Entity

  11. Governance – RAAH Leadership Council

  12. Agreement • In 2013, a formal agreement between the City of Reno, City of Sparks and Washoe County established the City of Reno as the Collaborative Applicant and Lead Entity for the CoC • RAAH’s Leadership Council was established as the Board for the CoC by resolution • Bylaws are provided that outline membership and committees to meet HUD requirements

  13. City of Reno Resolution, 2013 • Summary: Regulations implementing the Continuum of Care under the McKinney-Vento, as amended, require the identification of a governing body to oversee project planning and processes. For more than a decade, the local jurisdictions, providers of homeless services and other interested parties have collaborated to do this through the Reno Area Alliance for the Homeless (RAAH). The attached resolution formalizes that the role of RAAH in leading this process and ensuring compliance with the federal regulations. • Staff recommends Council approval of the attached resolution which recognizes RAAH as the lead in implementing the Continuum of Care.

  14. RAAH Leadership Council - Attachment A The Leadership Council includes specific positions. Members represent the following sectors: • The City of Reno, City of Sparks and Washoe County • Veterans • Law Enforcement • Faith-based • Youth • CoC Grantees • Homeless Providers • Formerly Homeless • Substance Abuse Treatment • Healthcare • Behavioral Health Care • Coordinated Entry

  15. RAAH Leadership Council - Meetings • The Leadership Council meets monthly • Meetings are the first Tuesday of every month at Reno City Hall, 7th Floor Conference Room at 2:30 pm • Standing agenda items include reports from all workgroups, including Advocacy and Housing, Low-Income Senior Housing, Youth, Veterans, and Data • CoC reports are also provided at each meeting • RAAH general meetings are used to identify policy issues to elevate to the Leadership Council

  16. Community Stakeholders – RAAH General Membership

  17. Mission and Vision • The Reno Area Alliance for the Homeless’ mission is to ensure a pathway that empowers people who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness to improve their lives • The vision is preventing and ending homelessness through empowerment of individuals and families in our community

  18. Participation – Attachment B • Bylaws: Participation in the Reno Area Alliance for the Homeless (RAAH) is open to anyone who wishes to work to accomplish the mission • Anyone who attends any meeting will be considered a “Participant,” unless they have not attended a meeting in over a year

  19. Participation – Attachment A-1 Bylaws • Participants are encouraged to take an active role in RAAH, and specifically on work groups around topics of interest to their organization or them. RAAH members provide guidance on the local issues that need to be addressed and facilitate cross agency collaboration. Members create workgroups to address priority issues and implement measures to be accountable to each other • RAAH asks the Leadership Council how the members can help implement solutions

  20. RAAH General Membership - Meetings • RAAH General Membership meets monthly and is open to anyone interested in the mission of RAAH • Meetings are the second Thursday of every month at the Salvation Army Fellowship Hall on Sutro at 8:00 am • Standing agenda items include agency presentations, reports from all workgroups and committees including Advocacy and Housing, Low-income Senior Housing, Youth, Veterans, and Data • CoC reports are also provided at each meeting • RAAH general meetings are used to identify emerging issues related to homelessness

  21. CoC Funding and Activities

  22. CoC Funding 2018 Competition • VOA/ReStart - CoC ANCHOR CoCR $ 796,803  • Washoe County - FY18 PSH Renewal CoCR $ 86,328 • Washoe County - FY18 Shelter + Care CoCR $ 119,616  • Clark County SS - HMIS Northern Nevada 2018 CoCR $ 122,822  • VOA/Restart - Rapid Rehousing for Families CoCR $ 87,659  • Safe Embrace - Rapid Rehousing of DV and SV $ 195,076 • NNAMHS - Renewal FY 2018 CoCR $ 175,812  • City of Reno - SSO-CE 2018 CoCR $ 30,000  NV-501 Total : $1,614,116* *The Eddy House is not included but will be during the next funding round

  23. CoC 2019 Competition Projects Eligible for Renewal

  24. CoC 2019 Competition • Renewal amount for new competition: $1,656,920 • Typically, only 94% of renewal amount is guaranteed in Tier 1 • Tier 1 projects are awarded if the CoC Collaborative Applicant submission meets a median score when compared to all other CoC applications • Tier 2 is comprised of the remaining 6% of renewal amount, plus any new amounts available for a bonus • The CoC’s performance is the single largest factor in whether Tier 2 projects are funded

  25. Performance

  26. CoC Performance Monitoring • Enrollment in HMIS • VI-SPDAT • Services linked to a treatment plan • HUD Spend Rate • Policies and Procedures (fiscal, HR, client services) • Audit • Utilization • Homeless and/or disability verification • Annual Performance Report

  27. System Performance Measures – Attachment C • Measure 1: Length of Time Persons Remain Homeless • Measure 2: The Extent to which Persons who Exit Homelessness to Permanent Housing Destinations Return to Homelessness within 6, 12, and 24 months • Measure 3: Number of Homeless Persons (unsheltered and sheltered) • Measure 4: Employment and Income Growth for Homeless Persons in CoC Program-funded Projects

  28. System Performance Measures – Attachment C • Measure 5: Number of Persons who become Homeless for the First Time • Measure 6: Homeless Prevention and Housing Placement of Persons Defined by HUD as Homeless • Measure 7: Successful Placement from Street Outreach and Successful Placement in or Retention of Permanent Housing

  29. Point in Time Trends – Measure 3 Number of Homeless Persons

  30. Thank you!Kelly MarschallSocial Entrepreneurs, Inc.775-324-4567kmarschall@socialent.com

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