Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care: October Newsletter
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Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care (CoC) Newsletter | October 2024 
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What’s Happening in the CoC?
For the latest Strategic Plan developments, click here for a progress report,
or read more about the collaboratives and their responsibilities.
Join the Race Equity Collaborative!
The Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care Race Equity Collaborative is accepting new members. The Collaborative’s mission is to ensure racial equity across the homelessness response system by analyzing data, providing recommendations, and implementing key strategies for change. Collaborative meetings are the Second Friday of every month from 10 AM to 11:30 AM. If you are passionate about creating an equitable system for all, we invite you to apply and make a difference. Apply now to be part of the change!
Upcoming Veterans Workgroup
We invite you to participate in the CoC Quarterly Veterans Workgroup, occurring on October 18 from 10 - 11am. This meeting will provide an opportunity for providers and community stakeholders engaged with veterans within the CoC to share updates and exchange resources. Register here!
SPDAT Trainers Requested
Are you OrgCode-certified and willing to build capacity in the region? Providers need your help! MAG will be organizing a SPDAT training later this year and is seeking facilitators. If you are interested, please reach out to Dillon Belmont at DBelmont@azmag.gov for more information.
Shelter Long-Stayers
The Decreasing Length of Stay Workgroup, part of the CoC Collaborative, is seeking information about long-stayers from shelter staff providing case management. The group is looking to collect information on individuals who remain in the shelter for an extended period, often beyond the expected or average length of stay. This information will be used to help the CoC identify barriers and solutions impacting the length of stay in shelters, so please share your thoughts here!
Outreach Viewer
Do you enter information into HMIS for the Outreach Viewer or use it in any capacity? If so, the Data Collaborative would love to hear from you in a brief survey to understand how you use this tool. This information will be used to better understand how the process of entering and using this data can be improved in our system.
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.
First-Ever Federal Homelessness Prevention Framework – September 2024 Release
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) developed and released the Ending Homelessness Before It Starts: A Federal Homelessness Prevention Framework, which builds on the Prevention “Solutions” Pillar within All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. It directly supports the ALL INside initiative by way of recommendations for screening, diversion, and rehousing and stabilization of those experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
This Framework is a 46-page actionable guide that includes a focus on the All In Foundational Pillars of Equity, Data and Evidence, and Collaboration. Well over 100 hyperlinks to further resources, reports, programs, and evidence are included in this Framework. There are three overall Framework goals for communities to keep in mind when setting goals and thinking about what success looks like for prevention strategies and programs: 1) Identify people who are at risk of homelessness and help them stay in their home or quickly settle into a new one; 2) Tailor the type and level of resources based on need, and 3) Scale programs appropriately.
In addition to the framework, USICH published the first spotlight in a blog series on specific methods of homelessness prevention—such as guaranteed basic income and eviction prevention—with a focus on specific populations (youth, families, older adults, and people involved in the justice system). To inform the spotlights, USICH collected emerging best practices from communities that are working to prevent homelessness. Visit usich.gov/prevention to read the framework and blog series.
USICH wants to hear from you! Do you have best practices for effective and innovative ways to prevent homelessness? Click to share them with USICH.
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!
Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care Board (Special Meeting) – October 7 at 1:30pm
Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care Board – October 28 at 1:30pm
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