The document summarizes information about homelessness in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It discusses trends in homelessness over time, current housing resources, governance of the Hampden County Continuum of Care which coordinates the local response, and upcoming funding opportunities. Key points include an increase in homeless individuals since 2004 but a decrease since 2012, 186 permanent supportive housing units and 72 transitional housing units currently funded, and the greatest unmet needs being more permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing assistance.
8. • Collaborate system
responding to
homelessness
• HUD grant funding --
2013 $3.2 million
• Our CoC funds:
– 186 units permanent
supportive housing (PSH)
– 72 units transitional
housing (TH)
– 14 agencies
Hampden
County
Continuum
of Care
9. HEARTH ACT CoC REQUIREMENTS
• Open diverse membership
• Advertised at least annually
• Governance Agreement
• HMIS Governance Agreement
• Governed by a Board of Directors
10. GOVERNANCE CHARTER
• Open membership, semi-annual meetings of
full membership
• Leadership by Board of Directors
• Officers
• Committees and Workgroups
• HMIS designation
• Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest
11. Proposed GOVERNANCE CHARTER
AMENDMENTS
• Initial officers elected by Board members at
first Board meeting; ratified by full
membership at March 2014 CoC meeting
• Temporary Chair/Vice Chair/Secretary:
– Gerry McCafferty, Chair
– Pamela Schwartz, Vice Chair
– Jerry Ray, Secretary
• Additional CoC-Network Committee:
– Veterans Services
12. HMIS GOVERNANCE CHARTER
• Designates our HMIS system as ETO Social
Solutions
• Designates City of Springfield as HMIS Lead
• Relationship between and responsibilities of
the HMIS Lead, the HMIS-Data
Committee, and contributing HMIS
organizations
• Requires creation of privacy, security, and
quality plans
14. 2013 Funding Round
• HUD will release Notice of Funding Availability
• CoC will create and release a Request for
Proposals
• Proposals will be reviewed by a committee made
up of non-applicants
• Projects chosen will be submitted by the CoC to
HUD
• CoC Application Committee will review existing
projects to determine whether they will be
submitted for review