Quality improvement and results

1. Standards & Best Practices Committee Quality improvement and results

2. Standards & Best Practices Current Activities • PSH Checklist • Peer to Peer Skill Share Program • HEARTH Trainings and Technical Assistance • Research • Connect to Work Trainings • PSH Checklist • A smaller group of Standards & Best Practices members met to begin to develop a PSH Checklist. • People often get confused when talking about various housing models. • The goal is to have a one-page document that organizations could “check” and confirm that their housing is indeed, supportive housing. • Once we began really looking at the Dimensions of Quality Supportive Housing document, we realized that it should be the basis of our checklist. • We invited CSH to come lead the Dimension discussion during our November Annual Meeting. • Stay tuned for the discussion this afternoon!

3. Peer to Peer Skill Share S&BP Committee, using the example of the Pierce Family Foundation, decided to create a SHPA Peer to Peer Skill Share Program. WHY? When SHPA was younger and had fewer members, a natural mentoring happened during Quarterly Meetings. You often were seated by someone you didn’t know and you began talking and knowledge exchange occurred. Now, you often sit with fellow staff members or people you already know, not much mentoring or knowledge exchange occurs. We want to connect SHPA members with expertise and wisdom to SHPA members who want to learn. The SHPA Peer to Peer Skill Share Program wasborn! Look for a special invitation in an upcoming Monday Memo with detailed info on how to get involved. Standards & Best practices

4. HEArth Trainings and Potential research • The Corporation for Supportive Housing and SHPA are continuing to partner during the next year to provide ongoing HEARTH trainings and technical assistance to Continua of Care and their members. • In late summer and early fall, in-person technical assistance was provided to each Continua of Care leadership team who participated in previously delivered HEARTH trainings. • A basics of HEARTH webinar was recorded and is available on the SHPA website on the CoC Resource Page.

5. HEArth Trainings and Potential research • At the August Quarterly Meeting, we talked about potential research projects that SHPA could initiate. • We are currently exploring how we can support research about Together for Health. • We are also talking with potential partners about looking into what we need to do to be prepared for medical marijuana implementation. • We have met with the Social IMPACT Research Center to discuss other possibilities. • We will be looking for funding in 2014 to pursue research. • If you have any ideas about potential research, please let us know.

6. Connect to work trainings • SHPA’s Connect to Work website is fully functional. • www.ConnectToWork.org • We have presented on Connect to Work at the HUD Peer to Peer Conference, via webinar, at the CAEH Plan 2.0 Employment Task Force and anywhere that people would listen. • In Person Connect to Work and Basic Workforce Development : • Rockford • Galesburg • Springfield • Marion • Greenup We will continue to provide trainings about assisting those experiencing homelessness to find work.

7. Join this exciting committee to assist us in our work this year! We meet on the Fourth Monday of the Month at 10am (see schedule included in packet). Your participation is welcomed and needed! Simply fill out the Get On Board With SHPA Form included in your packet and return it to Dave Thomas or Lore Baker. Standards & Best practices