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Westchester County Continuum of Care for the Homeless ("The Partnership") This public-private partnership coordinates all of the homeless housing and services providers in Westchester County, New York.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Monthly Board Meeting Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Location: Room 217, 112 E Post Road, White Plains, NY
Time: 2-3:30pm

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

  • September 12, 2014

Agenda - September 12, 2014


  • July 9, 2014

Agenda - July 9, 2014

  • February 12, 2014
  • January 8, 2014

Meeting Minutes - January 8, 2014
Tier 2 Scoring Criteria and Scored List of CoC projects
HMIS Data Quality Plan
HMIS Privacy and Security Plan
HMIS Agency Participation Agreement


  • December 17, 2013

Minutes
Tier 2 Scoring Criteria and Scored List of CoC projects
Meeting Minutes - January 8, 2014

  • December 11, 2013

Minutes
Tier 2 Scoring Criteria


  • June 17, 2013 - Housing First 101

Event Flyer
Pathways Traning Institute Flyer

  • May 17, 2013 - Annual Forum Meeting

Agenda
Recap of Speakers & their Topics
Handout - Housing First 101 Training Flyer
Handout - Letter from Ann Oliva to Grant Recipients
Handout - CoC Timeline and Process Summary
Handout - Sample Report Card
Handout - FSSY Homestead Program

  • May 8, 2013
  • April 10, 2013
  • March 13, 2013

Minutes

  • March 5, 2013 - Annual Membership Meeting

Agenda from Annual Meeting
Committee Summary Handout
Power Point Presenation
Board Members
Newly Elected At-Large Board Members:
Lisa Buck, The Bridge Fund
Howard Charton, Common Ground
Jim Coughlin, Westhab

  • November 14, 2012

Minutes
Handout - 100,000 Homes

  • October 10, 2012

Minutes

  • September 12, 2012

Minutes

  • August 8, 2012

Minutes

  • July 11, 2012

Minutes

  • May 9, 2012

Minutes

  • April 18, 2012

Minutes

  • March 14, 2012

Minutes
Handout - Committee Summary
Handout - CoC Structure

  • February 8, 2012

Minutes
Handout - Eviction Prevention Update

  • January 11, 2012

Minutes

RESOURCES

HMIS

HMIS Data Quality Plan
HMIS Privacy and Security Plan
HMIS Agency Participation Agreement

2014 HMIS Data Standards

ClientTrack Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) was updated on Tuesday, September 30.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? To ensure compliance with the latest federal standards released by HUD, which took effect October 1, 2014.

WHAT WERE THE MAJOR CHANGES? This update represents the most significant change to data collection since 2010, with some questions being phased out and new ones being added. There is also simplified and faster data entry.

For example, the Prior ZIP Code, Education, Employment and General Health questions have been removed, while Client Location, Insurance and Length of Time on Street or Shelter have been added. And now, Disabling Condition and Veteran Status are required just for adults.

HMIS SITE ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBILITIES You should review your internal data collection forms and checklists ASAP. All providers need to act to meet compliance. Keep in mind, this update does not affect Client Release of Information. All the same, you might want to review those procedures at this time.

PowerPoint slides from Daniel Gore's presentation on Client Track conversion to new 2014 data standards.

HUD PowerPoint providing high-level look at the changes in the 2014 data standards and provides the context in which the changes were made.

These templates provide guidelines for your data collection forms:
Starting 10/01/2014 ALL Projects are required to use these forms at entry, reassessment, and exit.

To learn which questions are required, see these program-specific guides:

For more information on all the changes refer you to the HMIS Data Standards Manual.
Please email Daniel Gore if you have any questions at daniel@dgoreconsulting.com

HUD FY2014 NOFA

HUD FY2013 NOFA

Housing First

This tool-kit explains how to shift away from shelter and transitional housing strategies and toward prevention and Housing First approaches. The Housing First approach encompasses a diverse range of programs but they're guided by a number of principles that can be implemented into successful programs.

Point In Time Count of Homeless Individuals results for Westchester

2014 Environmental Reviews for Westchester CoC projects

Compilation of environmental reviews for ALL relevant projects

City of Mount Vernon projects

GCCC projects

HOPE CS projects

Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers projects

Weschester County DCMH projects

Weschester County DSS projects

Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens in Westchester

Emergency Overnight Shelters & Warming Centers in Westchester

Download NOFA & Pre-application form for 2012 Projects

PowerPoint presentation explaining the process for annual re-certification of clients in Westchester CoC projects

Mandatory new county-wide Intake and Exit Forms for Continuum of Care projects, revised according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards

Westchester's FY09 Continuum of Care application

Exhibit 1 from Westchester County's FY09 consolidated application to HUD's Continuum of Care for the Homeless program outlines Westchester's resources and strategies in a cumbersome and not very reader-friendly format mandated by HUD. Nonetheless, this document is the most comprehensive available description of Westchester's housing and services for the homeless.

Zipped version of the eHIC file included in the FY09 application Exhibit 1.

Westchester's FY08 Continuum of Care application

Exhibit 1 from Westchester County's FY08 consolidated application to HUD's Continuum of Care for the Homeless program.

This corrected Housing Inventory (revised 2/29/08) includes an estimate of the unmet need for permanent housing for the homeless in Westchester. This is calculated by taking the number of transitional homeless beds minus permanent housing beds currently under development to derive the number of units needed just to house the homeless people already in transitional housing in Westchester.
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DCMH S+C Logic Models


HUD Forms and Documents

2015 list of Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing for homeless in Westchester

2015 Utility Allowance schedule for Westchester County

Documentation Forms

Manuals/Training Material

APR Training Materials

HUD Manuals

This updated guide describes the SHP grant process from grant award onward. It will take you through the life cycle of a grant, incorporating everything from very basic information to the intricacies of grant administration. The guide is not a substitute for the SHP regulations. However, it is a practical guide to issues that arise during project implementation.

The purpose of the Supportive Housing Program (SHP) Self-Monitoring Tools is to provide SHP project sponsors and grantees with "user-friendly" forms to enable staff to assess their project operations against the standards set by HUD rules and regulations.

This manual prepared by PD&D combines three HUD online manuals(Understanding S+C , S+C Resource Manual, and Enhancing Shelter Plus Care Guide) as well as other locally developed materials.

Developed by HUD, this presentation provides SHP grantees with information that allows them to effectively address advanced issues of homeless programs as well as new strategies and techniques. Specifically covered are Chronic Homelessness, Housing First & Safe Havens, Case Management and Alternative Match Sources.

Chronic Homeless Materials
The following HUD approved materials, from HUD Resource Exchange, explains the definition, documentation and verification of chronic homeless. These materials are highly recommended from programs targeting the chronic homeless and programs providing emergency shelter and services to the chronic homeless.

Developed by HUD, this technical guide is intended for non-profit local housing and service providers as well as local government agencies that are under contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide housing and related support services to the target population of chronically homeless persons. It is intended to answer frequently asked questions pertaining to the federal definition of chronic homelessness and the standards for qualifying persons for housing under this definition. It also provides suggested templates for forms and letters that may assist providers, government agencies, and their local partners in devising internal mechanisms to certify homeless persons for a program for chronically homeless persons.

This document contains the templates referenced in the above Defining Chronic Homelessness Technical Guide. These templates are HUD approved forms used to document and verify chronic homeless status.

HUD sponsored this project to identify and describe community-wide approaches that reduce homelessness and achieve stable housing for the difficult-to-serve people who routinely live on the streets. In visiting communities with a commitment and a community-wide approach to reducing chronic homelessness, researchers were able to identify some effective strategies and indicators of success. This report documents strategies and measures of effectiveness in a way that will help other communities trying to address the problem of chronic street homelessness.

This is the official current definition of which programs in Westchester are considered emergency housing and which are considered transitional housing. This is the list that everyone in Westchester should be using now to determine who is chronically homeless.

Developed by Center for Urban Community Services, this guide part of a training series that provides best practices and guidance on supportive housing development, operation and services.

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DSS Worker Phone Lists

These documents give names and contact information for Westchester County Department of Social Services district office staff, as of February 2008.

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Ten-Year Plans to End Chronic Homelessness

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Affordable Housing Resources

This study demonstrates the feasibility of building housing, including affordable housing, on underutilized office park land. It used existing sites as case studies to evaluate feasibility, but the findings and tools it provides can be used anywhere. Importantly, it also provides a model zoning ordinance that can be adapted by local governments interested in redevelopment and revitalization of such properties.
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Grants.gov Registration

If your agency ever wants to get another federal grant directly from the federal government, it should have registered with grants.gov. If it hasn't already done so, please visit grants.govfor registration instructions.
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