Join the weekly provider webinar tomorrow from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. to hear from the monthly Speakers Bureau. We hope you can join us to hear thoughts and ideas from lived experience experts. The Speakers Bureau will be an ongoing opportunity each month on the first Wednesday of the month. Anyone who has lived experience of homelessness is welcome to sign-up to share through the Speakers Bureau. Help us spread the word by share this flyer with all the details.
If you have not registered for the webinar, you can do so by clicking this link:
If you have any questions about your registration, please email Elizabeth Dressel.
The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) invites you to join a virtual Shelter Capital Information Session on November 10 from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. The goal of the event is to ensure anyone that is considering a project that includes funding needs for capital costs can get information to better prepare themselves to submit a proposal through the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO).
OEO will introduce eligibility and application information for $17 million in resources for acquisition and renovation of emergency homeless shelters. OEO staff will provide an overview of eligible applicants, projects, and activities; review the funding timeline; and provide information about the application process. These resources will be distributed via a competitive RFP process and must be utilized before June 30, 2023. The RFP is expected to be shared in December 2021. Additionally, DLR architecture firm will have architects available to answer questions. MCH will also share a resource list of other architects and designers.
The peer-to-peer conversations are an opportunity for providers to ask questions, hear what their counterparts from other organizations are doing, and support one another. Monthly peer-to-peer conversations will be held on the third Tuesday of each month from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Join your peers for the next conversation next Tuesday, November 16, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. You can join the Microsoft Teams meeting on your computer or mobile device, or for audio only call, 651-395-7448 and enter conference ID 979281139. You do not need to register. As a reminder, there will be no formal presentation or recommendations from the State. This is an open space for you to talk with your peers. If you have any technical questions or trouble joining the meeting, please email Elizabeth Dressel.
The Department of Human Services (DHS) is hosting a Housing Best Practices Forum on Lessons Learned: Takeaways from the Homeless Response during COVID-19. The Forum will showcase Red Lake Shelter’s and Ramsey County’s homeless response during the pandemic, as well as lessons learned that can inform new or creative approaches to mainstream benefit, housing, and service connection. Participants will be able to ask questions throughout this moderated panel discussion. The session is next Monday, November 8, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Register here to join the conversation.
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