Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care: March Newsletter
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| Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care (CoC) Newsletter | March 2022 |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Request for Proposal: BIPOC-led Community Development Capacity
Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN), with funding from The Kresge Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, has launched the Community Innovations for Racial Equity Initiative to focus on building local Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)-led community development capacity, supporting community power, exploring innovative community ownership models, and addressing the barriers and gaps within community development and health partnerships to effectively promote racial equity. More information can be found here and proposals are due March 18, 2022.
Request for Proposal: Homeless Youth Street Outreach and Drop-in Center
Department of Economic Security has published a Request for Proposal to provide Street Outreach Services and Drop-in Centers to Unaccompanied Youth aged 18-24 who are experiencing homelessness. Services shall be provided through ongoing case management, possible family reunification and connection to wrap around services which for the purposes of this contract, consist of other community-based services including, but not limited to transportation, SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid. Awarded providers will facilitate services to Unaccompanied Youth by providing one or a combination of services which are: (1) Street Outreach and (2) Drop-in Center with accompanying services. If interested, you must register in the APP e-procurement system by visiting http://app.az.gov and registering. The proposals can be found under BPM004326 and are due March 21, 2022.
MAG Job Announcement
MAG is seeking a Human Services Planner I, II, or III to support efforts in the Human Services Division. This position will work closely with the team staffing regional efforts to end homelessness and the Continuum of Care. The person selected for this position will work collaboratively with a team of Human Services professionals, the Continuum of Care and community stakeholders on addressing the region’s priorities and needs in homelessness and implementing the requirements outlined in the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program and HEARTH Act. The job posting is available here.
PAST MEETINGS
The Continuum of Care Board recently approved new members in January and February, bringing on six additional members as well as a new Co-Chair. In February, the Board approved the System Flow synthesis, documenting the data from the fourth quarter of 2021. The Board completed three Strategic Planning sessions and has another scheduled for the end of March to finalize goals and plans for 2022.
The Continuum of Care Committee continues to have in depth conversations about the System Flow Dashboard, completing deep dives into different aspects of the data including Race Equity and what to do about the discrepancies. The Committee is reviewing the ESG and CoC Written Standards for recommendations to the ESG Subcommittee and will be reviewing the System Performance Measures.
The Coordinated Entry Subcommittee selected Homebase as the consultant for the Coordinated Entry evaluation. The Subcommittee continues to deep dive into data, investigating the length of time for people on the By Name List who are not prioritized, as well as integrating homeless prevention dollars into the Coordinated Entry process. Finally, the Coordinated Entry Subcommittee formed a workgroup focused on Domestic Violence and Coordinated Entry to discuss care coordination, data, prioritization, and integration of the two systems.
The Data Subcommittee reviewed and discussed the System Flow Dashboard, looking further into housing move-in dates and discussed how programs are recording length of time versus the By Name List tracking. In March, the Data Subcommittee will be reviewing the By Name List criteria, what programs add individuals onto the By Name List, and the processes for changing these criteria. Lastly, the Data Subcommittee will be adding new members in April.
The ESG Subcommittee is reviewing requirements for subrecipients and working to align scopes of work and contract requirements across the different ESG funders. In addition, the ESG Subcommittee is reviewing upcoming contracts for Fiscal Year 2023.
The Lived Experience Subcommittee recently closed their application seeking new members. The Lived Experience Subcommittee will be reviewing applications and adding new members in March.
The Race Equity Leadership Group and subsequent workgroup discussed next steps in the Race Equity Plan and are developing a toolkit for providers to implement changes within their organization. The toolkit will work hand in hand with the Race Equity Provider toolkit looking at data.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
All meetings subject to change. If you are interested in attending and do not have a meeting invite, please reach out to hsinfo@azmag.gov.
- Racial Equity Leadership Group – March 7 at 3:00 p.m.
- CoC Committee – March 9 at 9:30 a.m.
- Coordinated Entry Domestic Violence Workgroup – March 10 at 11:00 a.m.
- Outreach Collaborative – March 10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Chronic Workgroup – March 10 at 2:00 p.m.
- Learning Management System (LMS) Workgroup – March 11 at 2:00 p.m.
- Data Subcommittee – March 14 at 10:30 a.m.
- Coordinated Entry Subcommittee – March 17 at 3:00 p.m.
- Youth Workgroup – March 24 at 10 a.m.
- Lived Experience Subcommittee – March 25 at 10:00 a.m.
- CoC Board – March 28 at 1:30 p.m.
- Veteran Workgroup – April 1 at 10:00 a.m.
UPCOMING TRAININGS AND WEBINARS
Expanded Opportunities with Federal Funding for Housing and Services: Administration for Community Living – March 7 at 1:00 p.m.
Fair Housing and the Disability Community: Arizona Housing Coalition – March 9 at 9:00 a.m.
Case Conferencing: Brain Trust with Built for Zero – March 9 at 1:00 p.m.
Housing Navigation: Shift Lab with Built for Zero – March 14 at 1:00 p.m.
Working with High Acuity RRH Clients: Built for Zero – March 21 at 1:00 p.m.
State and Local Partnerships for Housing Stability: Administration for Community Living – March 15 at 11:30 a.m.
Tribal Affordable Housing Webinar: Arizona Community Foundation and MAG – March 31 at 10:00 a.m.
RESOURCES
MAG Homeless Services: Maricopa Regional CoC-COVID-19 Response
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Crisis Response Network- 211 Arizona Call Center
Domestic Violence Shelter Resources
Tax Filing Information: Child Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit Resource Sheet, Earned Income Tax Credit, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
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