Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care: July Newsletter

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Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care (CoC) Newsletter | July 2024                                        CoC Image

 

What’s Happening in the CoC? 

For the latest Strategic Plan developments, click here for a progress report,  

 

New Systems Funding Awarded 

We are thrilled to announce that Arizona has been awarded $1.7 million for the Youth Homelessness Systems Improvement Grant! This is a first-of-its-kind funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to improve the youth homeless response system. The Maricopa CoC will work hand in hand with the Tucson-Pima CoC and the Arizona Balance of State to improve the youth system statewide. The grant is broken down into four overarching goals: 

 

  1. Establish Statewide Partnerships for Youth Homelessness 
  2. Develop Career Pathways in the Field for Youth 
  3. Achieve System Design Parity Across Continuums of Care 
  4. Organize a Statewide Youth Conference on Homelessness 

 

We are preparing to begin our grant activities in September. We will begin these activities with a kickoff event to celebrate the award of the grant and solicit community and stakeholder feedback as we begin to achieve these goals. If you or anyone in your organization is interested in contributing to this grant’s activities, please complete this form to stay up to date. 

 

FY2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity 

Renewal applications to the annual CoC grant are currently underway. While applications for new projects will not open until its official release from HUD, we encourage you to complete and return a non-binding Intent to Apply form if your agency is considering a submission for this year’s cycle. This will ensure receipt of all relevant information as it comes. 

 

Training Modules – Feedback Requested! 

Dedicated learning paths for staff of Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter, and Rapid Rehousing programs are now in development for the CoC Learning Gateway. We want to ensure it meets your team’s needs! Please join us for in-person workshops to map out included topics and delivery methods – register here! 

 

NEW! Receive Staff Training Reports 

Calling all program managers and team leads: the CoC Learning Gateway now supports automatically scheduled reports for course enrollment and completion. If you would like to receive this data on a regular basis for your team, please contact Dillon Belmont at dbelmont@azmag.gov to coordinate. 

 

Data Quality Survey 

The Data Quality Workgroup needs your input! If you or your staff use HMIS, please complete this quick survey to let us know about any key issues, concerns, or areas of confusion when entering client data in HMIS.  

 

Heat Relief Network 

The Heat Relief Network continues operating through the summer from May 1 to September 30. This effort, a collaboration among numerous partners across Maricopa County, provides protection from the heat with publicly available heat relief sites throughout the region. Please be sure to spread awareness through your networks that individuals can visit the interactive map to find the nearest location. 

 

The ALL INside Initiative 

To contact CAPT Kent Forde regarding the ALL INside Initiative, email (kent.forde@samhsa.hhs.gov), call (240-276-2096) or visit his LinkedIn. 

 

Trauma-Informed Care training for Social Security Administration (SSA):  

In July and August 2024, the ALL INside initiative is supporting a three-part Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) training series offered to nearly 550 Social Security Administration (SSA) employees. The goal of this TIC training is to provide frontline Arizona SSA staff the evidence-based models for engaging and supporting people experiencing unsheltered and sheltered homelessness. The TIC training will be based, in part, on the 2023 document listed in the SAMHSA Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center called the Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach. Though this is specific to SSA employees, providers are welcome to attend.

  

SAMHSA’s Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center offers materials and tools needed to incorporate practices based on evidence into their work, communities, or clinical settings. Learn more at the SAMHSA Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center. 

 

Upcoming Events 

Check out some of these meetings and webinars offered by MAG and other CoC partners. 

Looking for live trainings? Head to the calendar in the CoC Learning Gateway! 

 

 

Trauma-Informed Care Models for Engaging and Supporting Clients – Three Part Series 

 

Training Module Focus Groups – July 16 (SO), July 22 (ES), July 24 (RRH) – Register Here!  

 

Resources 

 

 

 

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