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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.<br><br>
 
This public-private partnership coordinates all of the homeless housing and services providers in Westchester County, New York.<br><br>
 
===UPCOMING EVENTS===
 
===UPCOMING EVENTS===
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===OTHER NOTICES===
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* <b>Monthly Board Meeting Wednesday, October 19, 2016</b>
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Location: Room 217, 112 E Post Road, White Plains, NY<br>
 
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*Information about the new electronic [http://programdesign.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=FY08_CoC_Application_Planning FY 08 Continuum of Care application process]is now available.
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*[http://www.cucs.org/index.php The Center for Urban Community Services] provided a HUD Annual Progress Report Technical Assistance on February 7th. For training materials [http://programdesign.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Mount_Vernon_Continuum_of_Care_for_the_Homeless#Manuals.2FTraining_Material click here].
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===PREVIOUS MEETINGS===
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* September 12, 2014<br>
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[[media:CoCmeetingagenda09-12-2014draft (1).pdf|Agenda - September 12, 2014]]<br>
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* July 9, 2014
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[[media:CoCmeetingagenda07-09-2014draft.docx| Agenda - July 9, 2014]]<br>
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* February 12, 2014<br>
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* January 8, 2014<br>
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[[media:CoC Minutes 01-08-14FINAL.pdf|Meeting Minutes - January 8, 2014]]<br>
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[[media:NY-604 Tier 2 criteria and scoring.pdf| Tier 2 Scoring Criteria and Scored List of CoC projects]]<br>
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[[media:HMIS Data Quality Plan - FINAL 01 08 14.pdf| HMIS Data Quality Plan]]<br>
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[[media:HMIS Privacy and Security ProvisionsFINAL 01 08 2014.pdf| HMIS Privacy and Security Plan]]<br>
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[[media:HMIS_Agency_Participation_Agreement.pdf‎| HMIS Agency Participation Agreement]]<br>
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* December 17, 2013<br>
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[[media:CoC Minutes 12-17-13final.pdf|Minutes]]<br>
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[[media:NY-604 Tier 2 criteria and scoring.pdf| Tier 2 Scoring Criteria and Scored List of CoC projects]]<br>
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[[media:CoC Minutes 01-08-14FINAL.pdf|Meeting Minutes - January 8, 2014]]<br>
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* December 11, 2013<br>
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[[media:CoC Minutes 12-11-13final.pdf|Minutes]]<br>
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[[media:Tier 2 Scoring Criteria proposalv(3).pdf| Tier 2 Scoring Criteria]]<br>
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* June 17, 2013 - Housing First 101
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[[media:Pathways_Housing_First_Flyer_(2)_(1).pdf‎|Event Flyer]]<br>
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[[media:Pathways_HF_Training_Institute_Flyer.pdf|Pathways Traning Institute Flyer]]<br>
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* May 17, 2013 - Annual Forum Meeting
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[[media:Open_forum_agenda05172013DRAFT(3).pub|Agenda]]<br>
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[[media:Speakers_and_Topics_Recap.docx‎|Recap of Speakers & their Topics]]<br>
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[[media:Pathways_Housing_First_Flyer_(2)_(1).pdf‎|Handout - Housing First 101 Training Flyer]]<br>
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[[media:LetterfromAnnOlivatoGrantRecipients05_07_2013.pdf|Handout - Letter from Ann Oliva to Grant Recipients]]<br>
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[[media:CoC_Timeline_and_Process05_2013.docx|Handout - CoC Timeline and Process Summary]]<br>
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[[media:ReportCardexample05_2013.xlsx|Handout - Sample Report Card]]<br>
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[[media:FSSY_Handout_from_Forum_5-17-13.pdf|Handout - FSSY Homestead Program]]<br>
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* May 8, 2013
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* April 10, 2013
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* March 13, 2013
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[[media:Cocminutes.zip‎|Minutes]]<br>
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* March 5, 2013 - Annual Membership Meeting
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[[media:AnnualmeetingagendaFINAL_02_26_13.pdf‎|Agenda from Annual Meeting]]<br>
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[[media:Committees_handout_03_01_13FINAL.pdf|Committee Summary Handout]]<br>
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[[media:Annualmtg_03_05_2-13.pptx|Power Point Presenation]]<br>
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[[media:BoardMembers_03_05_2013FINAL.docx|Board Members]]<br>
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Newly Elected At-Large Board Members:<br>
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[[media:Coc_At-Large-Lisa_Buck,_Bridge_FundFINAL.pdf|Lisa Buck, The Bridge Fund]]<br>
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[[media:CoC_At-Large-_Howard_Charton,_Common_GroundFINAL.pdf|Howard Charton, Common Ground]]<br>
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[[media:CoC_At-Large-_Jim_Coughlin,_WesthabFINAL.pdf|Jim Coughlin, Westhab]]<br>
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* November 14, 2012<br>
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[[media:CoC_Minutes_11-14-12.doc|Minutes]]<br>
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[[media:100khomes_overview_11-5-10.pdf|Handout - 100,000 Homes]]<br>
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* October 10, 2012<br>
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[[media:CoCmtgminutes_10-10-12_v3.doc|Minutes]]<br>
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* September 12, 2012<br>
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[[media:CoCmtgminutes_09-12-12_v2.doc|Minutes]]<br>
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* August 8, 2012<br>
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[[media:CoCmeetingminutes_08-08-2012.doc|Minutes]]<br>
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* July 11, 2012<br>
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[[media:CoCmeetingminutes_07-11-2012.doc|Minutes]]<br>
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* May 9, 2012<br>
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[[media:CoCmeetingminutes_05-09-12.doc|Minutes]]<br>
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* April 18, 2012<br>
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[[media:CoCmeetingminutes_04-18-12.doc|Minutes]]<br>
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* March 14, 2012<br>
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[[media:CoCmeetingminutes_03-14-12.doc|Minutes]]<br>
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[[media:Committees_handout_03_01_13FINAL.docx|Handout - Committee Summary]]<br>
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[[media:WC_CoC_Structure_03_05_2013FINAL.doc|Handout - CoC Structure]]<br>
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* February 8, 2012<br>
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[[media:CoCmeetingminutes_02-08-12.doc|Minutes]]<br>
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[[media:Evictionpreventionupdate020812.pdf|Handout - Eviction Prevention Update]]<br>
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* January 11, 2012<br>
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[[media:CoCmeetingminutes_01-11-12.doc|Minutes]]<br>
  
 
===RESOURCES===
 
===RESOURCES===
  
==== ''Westchester's FY07 Continuum of Care application'' ====
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====CoC Guiding Principles & Structure====
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* [[media:WCCoC_GuidPrincFINAL05_17_2017.pdf| Guiding Principles<br>]]
* [[Media:Westchester_County_FY07_CoC_Exhibit_1.pdf‎|Exhibit 1 from Westchester's Consolidated Continuum of Care Application]]<br>
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* [[media:WC_CoC_Structure_10_24_2017.pdf| Structure<br>]]
Exhibit 1 from Westchester County's FY07 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.<br>
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====<span style="font-size:130%">''2017 COC Homelessness Resource Guide''</span> ====
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<span style="color:#3A168C"><span style="font-size:120%">'''''DROP IN SHELTERS:'''''</span>
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    <span style="color:#9679D9">'''Peekskill & Surrounding Area – Jan Peek'''</span>
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    <span style="color:#3A168C"><span style="font-size:75%">-19 Washington Ave, New Rochelle, 914-633-0101 </span>
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    <span style="color:#3A168C"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 45,42,60,61,62,66</span>
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    <span style="color:#9679D9">'''Yonkers & Surrounding Area – Sharing Community'''</span>
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    <span style="color:#3A168C"><span style="font-size:75%"> -1 Hudson St, Yonkers, 914-963-2626 </span>
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    <span style="color:#3A168C"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 </span>
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    <span style="color:#9679D9">'''White plains & Surrounding Area – '''</span>
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    <span style="color:#9679D9">'''Samaritan House (women only)'''</span>
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    <span style="color:#3A168C"><span style="font-size:75%"> -33 Church St, White Plains, 914-948-3075  </span>
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    <span style="color:#3A168C"><span style="font-size:75%"> -Bus Route 40, 41, 60, 62, 63, 5, 6, 14, 17, 12, 1w, 3 </span>
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    <span style="color:#9679D9">'''Open Arms (men only)'''</span>
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    <span style="color:#3A168C"><span style="font-size:75%"> -86 E Post Rd, White Plains, 914-948-3075 </span>
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    <span style="color:#3A168C"><span style="font-size:75%"> -Bus Route same as Samaritan House </span>
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<span style="color:#3A168C"><span style="font-size:110%">Families Countywide during nights and weekends:
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  CALL DSS Emergency Services, 914-995-2099</span>
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<span style="color:#00325C"><span style="font-size:120%">'''''FOOD PANTRIES:'''''</span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Croton-On Hudson''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Croton-Cortlandt:  114 Grand Street Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520 (HOURS: SAT 10:00AM-NOON) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 10 and 11</span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Dobbs Ferry''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-South Church: 343 Broadway Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 (HOURS: WED 10AM-NOON, last WED of each month 5:30-7:00 PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 66 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Hawthorne''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Hudson Valley Community Services:40 Saw Mill River Road, NY 10532 (HOURS: MON-FRI 9:00AM-5:00PM)</span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 27 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Katonah''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Community Center of Northern Westchester: Food Bank - 84 Bedford Road Katonah, NY 10536 (HOURS: TUES-FRI 10:00AM-4:00PM, Saturday 10:00AM-1:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 19 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Mohegan Lake''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Community St. Mary’s Episcopal Church: 1836 East Main Street (ROUTE 6) Mohegan Lake, NY 10547 (HOURS: SAT 9:30-11:00AM) </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Mount Kisco ''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Village Of Mount Kisco Senior Nutrition: 198 Carpenter Avenue (Fox Center) Mount Kisco, NY 10549 (HOURS: MON-FRI 9:30-11:30AM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 19 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Mount Vernon''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Saint Mary's Church: 23 South High Street Mount Vernon, NY 10550 (HOURS: FRI 4:00-6:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 40, 41, 43, 52, 55, 53, 54 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''New Rochelle''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-New Rochelle Cap: 95 Lincoln Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801 (HOURS: MON-FRI 9:00-10:00AM, 1:00-4:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 7, 30, 42, 45, 60, 61, 62, 66 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Peekskill''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Harvest Time Family Resource Center: 1000 Orchard Street Peekskill, NY 10566 (HOURS: MON-FRI 3-4:30PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Port Chester''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Port Chester Carver Center: 400 Westchester Avenue Port Chester, NY 10573(HOURS: MON, WED, FRI 9:00AM- 1:00PM, TUES & THURS 4:00-8:00PM ) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 13 and 62 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Rye''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bread For Life Church Of The Resurrection Of Christ: 65 Orchard Avenue Rye, Ny 10580 (HOURS: MON 11:00AM- 1:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 13 and 75/91 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Tarrytown''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Tarrytown C.O.C.: 105 Wildey Street Tarrytown,    NY 10591 (HOURS: TUE 10:00AM - 1:00PM, On Call Emergency Food Pantry Bags MON-FRI 9:00AM-5:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 13 an 1T </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Tuckahoe''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Eastchester Cap:142-144 Main Street Tuckahoe, NY 10707 (HOURS: 2nd & 3rd WED NOON-5:00PM, emergency food pantry MON-FRI 9:00AM-5:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 8  </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''White Plains''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-White Plains Cap Thomas H. Slater Center: 70 Ferris Ave White Plains, NY 10603 (HOURS: MON-FRI 9:00AM-4:30PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 40, 41, 60, 62, 63, 5, 6, 14, 17, 12, 1w, 3 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Yonkers''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-St. Peter's: 91 Ludlow Street Yonkers, NY 10705 (HOURS: TUES & FRI 10:00AM-NOON or when bags run out) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 </span>
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    <span style="color:#00325C"> ''Yorktown Heights''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-First Presbyterian Church: Food Pantry - 2880 Crompond Road Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 (HOURS: 2nd & 4th SAT 9:00-11:00AM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#005DA8"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 15 </span>
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<span style="color:#58862D"><span style="font-size:120%">'''''SOUP KITCHENS:'''''</span>
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    <span style="color:#58862D"> ''Mamaroneck''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Thomas Brown Bag Lunch-168 West Boston Post Road Mamaroneck,NY 10543 (HOURS:TUES 11AM-noon) </span>
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      <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 60, 61 </span>
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    <span style="color:#58862D"> ''Mount Vernon''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bowen Memorial Outreach Program:14 North Columbus Avenue Mount Vernon, NY 10553 (HOURS: WED 5:00-7:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 40, 41, 43, 52, 55, 53, 54 </span>
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    <span style="color:#58862D"> ''New Rochelle''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Hope Community Services: 50 Washington Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801 (HOURS: TUES, WED & FRI, + 3rd & 4th MON 1:00-6:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 7, 30, 42, 45, 60, 61, 62, 66 </span>
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    <span style="color:#58862D"> ''Ossining''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Star of Bethlehem: 304 Spring Street, Ossining, NY 10562 (HOURS: MON-FRI 11:00AM-12:45PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 13, 14, 19 </span>
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    <span style="color:#58862D"> ''Peekskill ''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Salvation Army: Soup Kitchen - 117 Nelson Avenue Peekskill, NY 10566 (HOURS: MON-FRI NOON-1:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31 </span>
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    <span style="color:#58862D"> ''Port Chester''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-St Peter’s Church: 19 Smith Street Port Chester, NY 10573 (HOURS: MON-FRI 7-9:00AM & 11:30AM - 12:15PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 13 and 62 </span>
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    <span style="color:#58862D"> ''Tarrytown''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Tarrytown C.O.C.: 105 Wildey Street Tarrytown, NY 10591 (HOURS: THUR 4:30- 7:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 13 an 1T </span>
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    <span style="color:#58862D"> ''White Plains''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Lifting Up Westchester / Grace Church: 33 Church Street White Plains, NY 1060 (HOURS: MON-FRI  10:30-11:30AM Lunch, serves all holidays) </span>
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      <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 40, 41, 60, 62, 63, 5, 6, 14, 17, 12, 1w, 3 </span>
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    <span style="color:#58862D"> ''Yonkers''  </span>
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    <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Sharing Community: 1 Hudson Street Yonkers, NY 10701 (HOURS: MON-SUN 12:30-2:00PM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 </span>
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    <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-YMCA Families and Adult Feeding program - 17 Riverdale 
Avenue Yonkers , NY 10701 (HOURS: MON-FRI 6:00 - 7:00PM; Senior Program 11:00AM) </span>
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      <span style="color:#58A40F"><span style="font-size:75%">-Bus Route 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 </span>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"><span style="font-size:120%">'''''Emergency Numbers:'''''</span>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> ''Legal Services of The Hudson Valley -Civil Issues (housing, family court,
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  domestic violence, and similar issues): '' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''1-877-574-8529'''</span><br>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> ''Food Stamps - English & Spanish: '' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''914-285-4630'''</span><br>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> ''24-hour Warming Center Hotline: '' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''914-995-2099'''</span><br>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> ''Mental Health Crisis Prevention Response Team: '' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''914-925-5959'''</span><br>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> ''Veterans Crisis line: '' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''1-800-273-8255'''</span><br>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> ''Suicide Hotline: '' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''800-273-8255'''</span><br>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> ''Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline: '' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''914-345-9111 or 800-726-4041'''</span><br>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> ''Poison Control Center:'' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''800-222-1222'''</span><br>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> ''Alcoholics Anonymous:'' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''914-949-1200'''</span><br>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> ''NYS-TEACHS:'' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''1-877-574-8529'''</span><span style="color:#D07E27"><span style="font-size:60%"> (New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS)
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  provides information, referrals, and trainings to schools, school districts, social service providers, parents, and others about the
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  educational rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness.)</span><br>
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<span style="color:#D07E27"> For more information on busses and transportation
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  call the Bee-Line Bus System at:'' </span><span style="color:#FEBF78">'''914-813-7777'''</span>
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====Coordinated Entry System====
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[http://www.programdesign.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=CES Westchester CoC Coordinated Entry Web Page]<br>
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====Early Childhood Linkage====
 +
WestCOP<br>
 +
We are pleased to announce a linkage agreement with WestCOP’s Early Childhood Programs. If you are a provider who works with families, please review the agreement.
 +
[[media:Linkage_CoC_WestCOP_2016-17_F_signed.pdf| WestCOP Early Childhood Program Agreement]]<br>
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====HMIS====
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[[media:HMIS Data Quality Plan - FINAL 01 08 14.pdf| HMIS Data Quality Plan]]<br>
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[[media:HMIS Privacy and Security ProvisionsFINAL 01 08 2014.pdf| HMIS Privacy and Security Plan]]<br>
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[[media:HMIS_Agency_Participation_Agreement.pdf‎| HMIS Agency Participation Agreement]]<br>
 +
 
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=====2014 HMIS Data Standards=====
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ClientTrack Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) was updated on Tuesday, September 30.
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?
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To ensure compliance with the latest federal standards released by HUD, which took effect October 1, 2014.
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WHAT WERE THE MAJOR CHANGES?
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This update represents the most significant change to data collection since 2010, with some questions being phased out and new ones being added.
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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.
 +
 
 +
[[media:WC_ClientTrack_14_Handout.pdf| PowerPoint slides from Daniel Gore's presentation on Client Track conversion to new 2014 data standards.]]
 +
 
 +
[[media:HMIS-Data-Standards-Community-Training.pdf| 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:<br>
 +
Starting 10/01/2014 <b>ALL</b> Projects are <u>required</u> to use these forms at entry, reassessment, and exit.
 +
*[https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/CoC-HMIS-Data-Collection-Template-Project-Entry.pdf HMIS Data Collection Template - Project Entry]
 +
*[https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/CoC-HMIS-Data-Collection-Template-Project-Annual-Assessment.pdf HMIS Data Collection Template - Project Annual Assessment]
 +
*[https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/CoC-HMIS-Data-Collection-Template-Project-Exit.pdf HMIS Data Collection Template - Project Exit]
 +
 
 +
To learn which questions are required, see these program-specific guides:
 +
 
 +
*[http://dgoreconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CoC-Program-Specific-Reqs.pdf Continuum of Care (CoC) Program]
 +
*[http://dgoreconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ESG-Program-Specific-Reqs.pdf Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program, includes Emergency Shelters]
 +
*[http://dgoreconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/HOPWA-Program-Specific-Reqs.pdf Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program]
 +
*[http://dgoreconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SSVF-Program-Specific-Reqs.pdf Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program]
 +
 
 +
For more information on all the changes refer you to the [https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/HMIS-Data-Standards-Manual.pdf HMIS Data Standards Manual.]<br>
 +
Please email Daniel Gore if you have any questions at daniel@dgoreconsulting.com
 +
 
 +
====HUD FY2015 NOFA====
 +
* [[media:Revised-FY-2015-CoC-Program-NOFA.pdf| FY2015 CoC Program NOFA]]<br>
 +
* [[media:NY-604.xlsx|FY2015 Grant Inventory Worksheet for Westchester County CoC]]<br>
 +
* [[media:Approved_Project_Ranking_criteria_FY2015.pdf|FY2015 Westchester County CoC Board Project Ranking Criteria]]<br>
 +
* [[media:Project_Ranking_Score_Tally_FY2015.pdf|FY2015 Westchester County CoC Board Priority List]]<br>
 +
FY2015 Westchester County Project Applications<br>
 +
* City of Mount Vernon<br>
 +
** [[media:Shallow_Rent_FY15_PA.pdf|Shallow Rent]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Harm_Reduction_And_Outreach_FY15_PA.pdf|Harm Reduction And Outreach]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Mt_Vernon_OWN_FY15_PA_draft.pdf|Mt Vernon OWN]]<br>
 +
** [[media:MV_Supportive_Services_FY15_PA.pdf|MV Supportive Services]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_04_FY15_PA.pdf|CMV RA 04]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_05_FY15_PA.pdf|CMV RA 05]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_06_FY15_PA.pdf|CMV RA 06]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_07_FY15_PA.pdf|CMV RA 07]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_Vets_FY15_PA.pdf|CMV RA Vets]]<br>
 +
* Lifting Up Westchester<br>
 +
** [[media:Another_Way_Home_FY15_PA.pdf|Another Way Home]]<br>
 +
* Greyston Health Services, Inc.<br>
 +
** [[media:Issan_House_FY15_PA.pdf|Issan House]]<br>
 +
* Hope Community Services, Inc.<br>
 +
** [[media:CNR_Rehousing_Initiative_FY15_PA.pdf|CNR Rehousing Initiative]]<br>
 +
* Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers<br>
 +
** [[media:Host_II_Drop-in_Center_FY15_PA.pdf|HOST II Drop-In Center]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Job_Plus_FY15_PA.pdf|Job Plus]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Medical_and_Substance_Abuse_Outreach_FY15_PA.pdf|Medical And Substance Abuse Outreach]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Sharing_Community_RA_FY15_PA.pdf|Sharing Community RA]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Yonkers_OWN_FY15_PA.pdf|Yonkers OWN]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Westhab_RA_SRO_FY15_PA.pdf|Westhab RA SRO]]<br>
 +
** [[media:HIV_RA_FY15_PA.pdf|HIV RA]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Rapid_Road_to_Housing_FY15_PA.pdf|Rapid Road To Housing]]<br>
 +
* Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health<br>
 +
** [[media:DCMH_RAP_PA_FY15.pdf|DCMH RA Project]]<br>
 +
** [[media:DCMH_SamInit_FY15.pdf|DCMH Samaritan Initiative]]<br>
 +
** [[media:DCMH_VetHome03_PA_FY15.pdf|DCMH Vet Home 03]]<br>
 +
** [[media:DCMH_Leasing_PA_FY15.pdf|DCMH Leasing Project]]<br>
 +
* Westchester County Department of Social Services<br>
 +
** [[media:Life_Bridges_FY15_PA.pdf|Life Bridges]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Homestead_FY15_PA.pdf|Homestead]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Family_Supportive_Services_FY15_PA.pdf|Family Supportive Services]]<br>
 +
** [[media:DSS_Supportive_SRO_FY15_PA.pdf |DSS Supportive SRO]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Apartment_Finding_Initiative_FY15_PA.pdf|Apartment Finding Initiative]]<br>
 +
** [[media:STAIR_FY15_PA.pdf|STAIR]]<br>
 +
** [[media:The_Refuge_FY15_PA.pdf|The Refuge]]<br>
 +
** [[media:HMIS_FY15_PA.pdf|HMIS]]<br>
 +
** [[media:DSS_Samaritan_Initiative_FY15_PA.pdf ‎|DSS Samaritan Initiative]]<br>
 +
** [[media:First_Steps_FY15_PA.pdf|First Steps]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Stepping_Stones_FY15_PA.pdf |Stepping Stones]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Turning_Point_FY15_PA.pdf|Turning Point]]<br>
 +
 
 +
====HUD FY2014 NOFA====
 +
* [[media:CoC_Final_Submission_from_ESNAPS_FY2014.pdf| Westchester County Project Priority Listing for FY2014]]<br>
 +
* [[media:Nofa-for-fy2014-funds-in-the-fy2013-fy2013-coc-program-competition.pdf| FY2014 CoC Program NOFA]]<br>
 +
* [[media:NY-604_2014_HUD_2991.pdf|Westchester CoC FY2014 HUD-2991 Certification of Consistency with Consolidated Plan]]<br>
 +
* [[media:NY-604_CH-Prioritization-List.xlsx|Westchester CoC FY2014 Chronic Homeless Priority PSH Bed list]]<br>
 +
* [[media:NY-604_VH-_NYFO_Updates_as_of_9-22-2014.xlsx|FY2014 Grant Inventory Worksheet for Westchester County CoC]]<br>
 +
FY2014 Westchester County Project Applications<br>
 +
* City of Mount Vernon<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_02_FY14_PA.pdf|CMV RA 02]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_03_FY14_PA.pdf|CMV RA 03]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_04_FY14_PA.pdf|CMV RA 04]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_05_FY14_PA.pdf|CMV RA 05]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_06_FY14_PA.pdf|CMV RA 06]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_07_FY14_PA.pdf|CMV RA 07]]<br>
 +
** [[media:CMV_RA_Vets_FY14_PA.pdf|CMV RA Vets]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Harm_Reduction_FY14_PA.pdf|Harm Reduction and Outreach]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Mt_Vernon_OWN_FY14_PA.pdf|Mt Vernon OWN]]<br>
 +
** [[media:MV_Homeless_Outreach_FY14_PA.pdf|MV Homeless Outreach]]<br>
 +
** [[media:Shallow_Rent_FY14_PA.pdf|Shallow Rent]]<br>
 +
 
 +
====HUD FY2013 NOFA====
 +
* [[media:Westchester Couunty CoC Application FY2013 F.pdf| Westchester County CoC Application for FY2013]]<br>
 +
* [[media:Westchester Couunty Project Priority Listing FY2013 F.pdf| Westchester County Project Priority Listing for FY2013]]<br>
 +
* [https://www.onecpd.info/resources/documents/FY2013-2014CoCProgramNOFA.pdf FY2013-14 CoC Program NOFA PDF]<br>
 +
* [[media:NY-604 Tier 2 criteria and scoring.pdf| Tier 2 Scoring Criteria and Scored List of CoC projects]]<br>
 +
* [[media:CoC_Minutes_12-11-13final.pdf|Meeting Minutes - December 11, 2013]]<br>
 +
* [[media:CoC_Minutes_12-17-13final.pdf|Meeting Minutes - December 17, 2013]]<br>
 +
* [[media:CoC Minutes 01-08-14FINAL.pdf|Meeting Minutes - January 8, 2014]]<br>
 +
* [[media:NY-604 GIW 2013 MKA FINAL 102813.xlsx|FY2013 Grant Inventory Worksheet for Westchester County CoC]]<br>
 +
 
 +
====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.<br>
 +
*[[media:Adopting_a_Housing_First_Approach.pdf|Adopting a Housing First Approach]]
 +
*[[media:NAEH_Organizational_Change_Adopting_a_Housing_First_Approach.pdf|NAEH Organizational Change Adopting a Housing First Approach]]
 +
 +
====Point In Time Count of Homeless Individuals results for Westchester====
 +
*[[media:2015 PIT Homeless Population report.pdf|Summary results of January 2015 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester]]
 +
*[[media:2015 PIT Homeless Subpopulation summary.pdf|Subpopulation data from January 2015 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester]]
 +
*[[media:2015 PIT Homeless Veterans summary.pdf|Veterans' data from January 2015 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester]]
 +
*[[media:Annual Comparison of PIT Data.docx|Annual Comparison of 2015 to 2014 PIT count data]]
 +
<br>
 +
*[[media:2014 PIT Homeless Population summary.pdf|Summary results of January 2014 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester]]
 +
*[[media:2014 PIT Homeless Subpopulation summary.pdf|Subpopulation data from January 2014 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester]]
 +
*[[media:2014 PIT Homeless Veterans summary.pdf|Veterans' data from January 2014 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester]]
 +
*[[media:2014 PIT Methodology.pdf|2014 PIT count Methodology]]
 +
<br>
 +
*[[media:2013_PIT_Report.pdf|Results of January 2013 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester]]
 +
*[[media:2013_PIT_Methodology.pdf|2013 PIT count Methodology]]
 +
*[[media:2012PITSummary.pdf‎|Results of January 2012 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester]]
 +
*[[media:2011PITSummary.pdf|Results of January 2011 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester]]
 +
*[[media:2010PITSummary.pdf|Results of January 2010 PIT count of the homeless in Westchester]]
 +
 
 +
====2014 Environmental Reviews for Westchester CoC projects====
 +
Compilation of environmental reviews for ALL relevant projects
 +
*[[media:2014_Westchester_CoC_Environmental_Reviews_-_All.pdf|Environmental Review forms for ALL relevant projects]]
 +
*[[media:CoC_Parcel_List_Env_Review_Results_-_All_(with_programs).pdf|List of all sites referenced in 2014 environmental reviews for ALL relevant projects]]
 +
 
 +
City of Mount Vernon projects
 +
*[[media:CMV_RA_02_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for CMV RA 02]]
 +
*[[media:CMV_RA_03_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for CMV RA 03]]
 +
*[[media:CMV_RA_04_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for CMV RA 04]]
 +
*[[media:CMV_RA_05_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for CMV RA 05]]
 +
*[[media:CMV_RA_06_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for CMV RA 06]]
 +
*[[media:CMV_RA_07_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for CMV RA 07]]
 +
*[[media:CMV_RA_Vets_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for CMV RA Vets]]
 +
*[[media:CMV_Rent_Subsidy_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for CMV Rent Subsidy]]
 +
*[[media:Shallow_Rent_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Shallow Rent]]
 +
 
 +
GCCC projects
 +
*[[media:Another_Way_Home_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Another Way Home]]
 +
 
 +
HOPE CS projects
 +
*[[media:CNR_Rehousing_Initiative_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for CNR Rehousing Initiative]]
 +
 
 +
Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers projects
 +
*[[media:HIV_RA_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for HIV RA]]
 +
*[[media:Homestead_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Homestead]]
 +
*[[media:Homestead_02_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Homestead 02]]
 +
*[[media:Sharing_Community_RA_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Sharing Community RA]]
 +
*[[media:Westhab_RA_SRO_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Westhab RA SRO]]
 +
*[[media:Yonkers_OWN_01_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Yonkers OWN 01]]
 +
*[[media:Yonkers_OWN_02-03_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Yonkers OWN 02-03]]
 +
*[[media:Yonkers_RA_SRO_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Yonkers RA SRO]]
 +
*[[media:Yonkers_RA_Vets_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Yonkers RA Vets]]
 +
 
 +
Weschester County DCMH projects
 +
*[[media:DCMH_RAP_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for DCMH RA Project]]
 +
*[[media:DCMH_Samaritan_Initiative_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for DCMH Samaritan Initiative]]
 +
*[[media:DCMH_Vet_Home_03_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for DCMH Vet Home 03]]
 +
 
 +
Weschester County DSS projects
 +
*[[media:DSS_Samaritan_Initiative_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for DSS Samaritan Initiative]]
 +
*[[media:First_Steps_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for First Steps]]
 +
*[[media:Homestead_03_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Homestead 03]]
 +
*[[media:Life_Bridges_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Life Bridges]]
 +
*[[media:STAIR_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for STAIR]]
 +
*[[media:Stepping_Stones_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for Stepping Stones]]
 +
*[[media:The_Refuge_CoC_Environmental_Review_2014.pdf|2014 Environmental Review for The Refuge]]
 +
 
 +
====Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens in Westchester====
 +
*[https://www.dropbox.com/s/l26pdphwld7h2ec/Food%20Pantry%20and%20Soup%20Kitchen%20List.pdf Location List - Updated February 2013]
 +
 
 +
====Emergency Overnight Shelters & Warming Centers in Westchester====
 +
*[[media:DSS_Drop_Ins_2-13.docx|Location List - Updated February 2013]]
 +
 
 +
====Download NOFA & Pre-application form for 2012 Projects====
 +
*[[media:WC_CoC_FY12_NOFA_&_Preapp_F3.doc‎|NOFA & Pre-Application]]
 +
 
 +
====PowerPoint presentation explaining the process for annual re-certification of clients in Westchester CoC projects====
 +
*[[media:CoC_recertification_meeting_0710.pptx|Download the PowerPoint presentation]]
 +
====''Mandatory new county-wide Intake and Exit Forms for Continuum of Care projects, revised according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards''====
 +
* [[media:Westchester_CoC_2010_Intake_Form_2.pdf‎|Continuum of Care Intake Form]] revised according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards
 +
* [[media:Westchester_CoC_2010_Exit_Form_v2.pdf‎‎|Continuum of Care Exit Form]] revised according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards
 +
* [[media:Annual_Assessment_Form.pdf‎‎|Form for Annual Reassessment of Clients]] according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards
 +
* [[media:Housing_Status_Definitions.doc|New Housing Status Definitions]] according to new HUD 2010 Data Standards
 +
==== ''Westchester's FY09 Continuum of Care application'' ====
 +
* [[Media: FY09_Exhibit_1_export.pdf‎‎|Exhibit 1 from Westchester's FY09 Consolidated Continuum of Care Application]]<br>
 +
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.<br>
 +
 
 +
* [[Media: EHIC_2009_NY-604_v7.xls.zip‎| FY09 Westchester County eHousing Inventory]]<br>
 +
Zipped version of the eHIC file included in the FY09 application Exhibit 1.
 +
 
 +
==== ''Westchester's FY08 Continuum of Care application'' ====
 +
* [[Media: NY_604_FY_08_Exhibit_1_Final.pdf‎|Exhibit 1 from Westchester's FY08 Consolidated Continuum of Care Application]]<br>
 +
Exhibit 1 from Westchester County's FY08 consolidated application to HUD's Continuum of Care for the Homeless program.<br>
  
 
* [[Media:Housing_Inventory_Chart_Rev_2-29-08.doc|Westchester Homeless Housing Inventory, corrected 2/29/08]]
 
* [[Media:Housing_Inventory_Chart_Rev_2-29-08.doc|Westchester Homeless Housing Inventory, corrected 2/29/08]]
 
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.<br>
 
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.<br>
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[[#top | back to top of page ]]<br>
  
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=====DCMH S+C Logic Models=====
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* [[media:-36DCMH_S+C_I.xls|DCMH S+C Round I Logic Model]]
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* [[media:-37DCMH_S+C_II.xls|DCMH S+C Round II Logic Model]]
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* [[media:-38DCMH_S+C_III.xls|DCMH S+C Round III Logic Model]]
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* [[media:-39DCMH_S+C_IV.xls|DCMH S+C Round IV Logic Model]]
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* [[media:-40DCMH_S+C_V.xls|DCMH S+C Round V Logic Model]]
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* [[media:-41DCMH_S+C_VI.xls|DCMH S+C Round VI Logic Model]]
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* [[media:-42DCMH_S+C_VII.xls|DCMH S+C Round VII Logic Model]]
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* [[media:-43DCMH_S+C_VIII.xls|DCMH S+C Round VIII Logic Model]]
  
==== ''HUD Forms and Notices'' ====
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[[#top | top of page ]]
+
==== ''HUD Forms and Documents'' ====
*[[Media:40118_HUD_APR.doc|HUD APR 40118]]<br>Most Recent HUD APR Form
+
''2015 list of Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing for homeless in Westchester''
*[[Media:APR_Worksheet.xls‎|HUD APR Worksheet]] <br> APR Worksheet<br>
+
*[[media:WestchesterTSES_list040115.pdf|2015 list of Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing]]
 +
 
 +
''2015 Utility Allowance schedule for Westchester County ''
 +
*[[media:Utility_Allowance_-_2015.pdf|2015 Utility Allowance schedule]]
 +
 
 +
''Documentation Forms''
 
*[[Media:Homeless_Status.pdf|Homeless Eligibility]] <br> Homeless eligibility form that can be used to document a participant's homeless status.
 
*[[Media:Homeless_Status.pdf|Homeless Eligibility]] <br> Homeless eligibility form that can be used to document a participant's homeless status.
*[[Media:HUD_Notice_re_Grants.Gov_Registration.pdf| HUD Notice Re Early Grants.Gov Registration, 3/10/08]]<br>
+
* [http://www.hud.gov//offices/cpd/homeless/programs/shp/Rent.xls Rent Calculation Form]<br> This form should be used for all S+C and SHP projects with leasing funds for resident rents. For more information and instructions visit [http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm?do=viewShpDeskguideK Calculating Resident Rent for SHP] and [http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm?do=viewSpcResourceManSec3-4 Calculating Resident Rent for S+C] on the HUD Resource Exchange site.
This notice provides instructions to potential applicants applying for funding under HUD’s grant programs available through Grants.gov. '''This notice does not pertain to applicants who will be applying in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 for Continuum of Care funds.''' HUD will publish a separate notice to address the receipt of Continuum of Care applications in FY2008. This notice provides information to help applicants better understand the registration and electronic submission process for HUD applications made available through Grants.gov. Grants.gov is the federal portal for applicants to electronically find and apply for over 1,000 funding opportunities made available by 26 Federal grant-making agencies.<br>
+
* Chronic Homeless Documentation
 +
** [[Media:HUDChronicHomelessDocs.pdf | HUD forms necessary to document Chronic Homelessness]]
 +
** [[Media:DefiningChronicHomeless.pdf | HUD manual containing instructions and definitions related to serving Chronic Homeless individuals]]
  
 
==== ''Manuals/Training Material'' ====
 
==== ''Manuals/Training Material'' ====
[[#top | top of page ]]
 
  
 
''APR Training Materials''
 
''APR Training Materials''
 
*[http://www.cucs.org/hrc/train/pdf/HUDTAC.pdf Center for Urban Community Services APR Curriculum]
 
*[http://www.cucs.org/hrc/train/pdf/HUDTAC.pdf Center for Urban Community Services APR Curriculum]
*[http://www.cucs.org/hrc/train/pdf/HUDTAH.pdf Center for Urban Community Services APR Tip Sheet]
+
*[http://www.cucs.org/hrc/train/pdf/HUDTAH.pdf Center for Urban Community Services APR Tip Sheet]<br>
 +
 
 
''HUD Manuals''
 
''HUD Manuals''
 +
*[[media: SHP_Deskguide.pdf| SHP Deskguide]]
 +
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.
 
*[http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/library/shp/finalshptools.PDF SHP Self-Monitoring Tools]  
 
*[http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/library/shp/finalshptools.PDF SHP Self-Monitoring Tools]  
 
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.
 
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.
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This manual prepared by PD&D combines three HUD online manuals([http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/library/spc/understandingspc/index.cfm Understanding S+C] , [http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/library/spc/resourcemanual/index.cfm S+C Resource Manual], and [http://www.hudhre.info/documents/EnhancingS+C.pdf Enhancing Shelter Plus Care Guide]) as well as other locally developed materials.
 
This manual prepared by PD&D combines three HUD online manuals([http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/library/spc/understandingspc/index.cfm Understanding S+C] , [http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/library/spc/resourcemanual/index.cfm S+C Resource Manual], and [http://www.hudhre.info/documents/EnhancingS+C.pdf Enhancing Shelter Plus Care Guide]) as well as other locally developed materials.
 
*[[Media:AdvancedTopicsInHomelessness.pdf|From Theory to Practice: Advanced Topics in Homelessness]]  
 
*[[Media:AdvancedTopicsInHomelessness.pdf|From Theory to Practice: Advanced Topics in Homelessness]]  
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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.<br>
  
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.
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''Chronic Homeless Materials''<br>
 
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The following HUD approved materials, from [http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm 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.   
''HUD Chronic Homeless Materials''
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The following HUD approved materials, from [http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm HUD Resource Exchange], explains the definition, documentation and verification of chronic homeless. There materials are highly recommended from programs targeting the chronic homeless and programs providing emergency shelter and services to the chronic homeless.   
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*[http://www.hudhre.info/documents/DefiningChronicHomeless.pdf Defining Chronic Homelessness: A Technical Guide for HUD Programs]
 
*[http://www.hudhre.info/documents/DefiningChronicHomeless.pdf Defining Chronic Homelessness: A Technical Guide for HUD Programs]
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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.<br>
  
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.
 
 
*[[Media:Guidance_for_Chronic_Homeless_Appendix_v1.doc‎|Technical Guide Templates]]  
 
*[[Media:Guidance_for_Chronic_Homeless_Appendix_v1.doc‎|Technical Guide Templates]]  
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.
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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.<br>
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*[http://www.huduser.org/publications/homeless/chronic_homeless.html Strategies for Reducing Chronic Street Homelessness]
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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.
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*[[Media:WestchesterTS-ES_list030113.xls‎ |Westchester County List of Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing Facilities]]
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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.<br>
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*[http://www.hudhre.info/documents/SHPFinancialManagement.pdf Financial Management and HUD Compliance] <br>
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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
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services.
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==== ''DSS Worker Phone Lists'' ====
 
==== ''DSS Worker Phone Lists'' ====
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These documents give names and contact information for Westchester County Department of Social Services district office staff, as of February 2008.<br>
 
These documents give names and contact information for Westchester County Department of Social Services district office staff, as of February 2008.<br>
 
*  [[Media:Yonkers_District_Office_Feb_08.pdf‎|Yonkers district office]]<br>
 
*  [[Media:Yonkers_District_Office_Feb_08.pdf‎|Yonkers district office]]<br>
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*  [[Media:White_Plains_District_Office_Feb_08.pdf‎|White Plains district office]]<br>
 
*  [[Media:White_Plains_District_Office_Feb_08.pdf‎|White Plains district office]]<br>
 
*  [[Media:Peekskill_District_office_Feb_08.pdf‎|Peekskill district office]]<br>
 
*  [[Media:Peekskill_District_office_Feb_08.pdf‎|Peekskill district office]]<br>
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==== ''Ten-Year Plans to End Chronic Homelessness'' ====
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*  [http://programdesign.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Ten-Year_Plans Information on Ten-Year Plans to End Chronic Homelessness]<br>
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==== ''Affordable Housing Resources'' ====
 
==== ''Affordable Housing Resources'' ====
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*  [[Media:HOUSING_OfficeParkHousingStudy20080313.pdf|Office Park Housing Study, Westchester County Department of Planning, March, 2008.]]<br>
 
*  [[Media:HOUSING_OfficeParkHousingStudy20080313.pdf|Office Park Housing Study, Westchester County Department of Planning, March, 2008.]]<br>
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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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.<br>
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==== ''Grants.gov Registration'' ====
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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 [http://grants.gov/applicants/organization_registration.jsp grants.gov]for registration instructions.<br>
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 26 June 2018

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 19, 2016

Location: Room 217, 112 E Post Road, White Plains, NY

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

CoC Guiding Principles & Structure

2017 COC Homelessness Resource Guide

DROP IN SHELTERS:

   Peekskill & Surrounding Area – Jan Peek
   -19 Washington Ave, New Rochelle, 914-633-0101 
    -Bus Route 45,42,60,61,62,66
   Yonkers & Surrounding Area – Sharing Community
    -1 Hudson St, Yonkers, 914-963-2626 
    -Bus Route 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 
   White plains & Surrounding Area – 
    Samaritan House (women only)
    -33 Church St, White Plains, 914-948-3075  
     -Bus Route 40, 41, 60, 62, 63, 5, 6, 14, 17, 12, 1w, 3 
    Open Arms (men only)
    -86 E Post Rd, White Plains, 914-948-3075 
     -Bus Route same as Samaritan House 
Families Countywide during nights and weekends: 
  CALL DSS Emergency Services, 914-995-2099


FOOD PANTRIES:

    Croton-On Hudson  
    -Croton-Cortlandt:  114 Grand Street Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520 (HOURS: SAT 10:00AM-NOON) 
     -Bus Route 10 and 11
    Dobbs Ferry  
    -South Church: 343 Broadway Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 (HOURS: WED 10AM-NOON, last WED of each month 5:30-7:00 PM) 
     -Bus Route 66 
    Hawthorne  
    -Hudson Valley Community Services:40 Saw Mill River Road, NY 10532 (HOURS: MON-FRI 9:00AM-5:00PM)
     -Bus Route 27 
    Katonah  
    -Community Center of Northern Westchester: Food Bank - 84 Bedford Road Katonah, NY 10536 (HOURS: TUES-FRI 10:00AM-4:00PM, Saturday 10:00AM-1:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 19 
    Mohegan Lake  
    -Community St. Mary’s Episcopal Church: 1836 East Main Street (ROUTE 6) Mohegan Lake, NY 10547 (HOURS: SAT 9:30-11:00AM) 
    Mount Kisco   
    -Village Of Mount Kisco Senior Nutrition: 198 Carpenter Avenue (Fox Center) Mount Kisco, NY 10549 (HOURS: MON-FRI 9:30-11:30AM) 
     -Bus Route 19 
    Mount Vernon  
    -Saint Mary's Church: 23 South High Street Mount Vernon, NY 10550 (HOURS: FRI 4:00-6:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 40, 41, 43, 52, 55, 53, 54 
    New Rochelle  
    -New Rochelle Cap: 95 Lincoln Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801 (HOURS: MON-FRI 9:00-10:00AM, 1:00-4:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 7, 30, 42, 45, 60, 61, 62, 66 
    Peekskill  
    -Harvest Time Family Resource Center: 1000 Orchard Street Peekskill, NY 10566 (HOURS: MON-FRI 3-4:30PM) 
     -Bus Route 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31 
    Port Chester  
    -Port Chester Carver Center: 400 Westchester Avenue Port Chester, NY 10573(HOURS: MON, WED, FRI 9:00AM- 1:00PM, TUES & THURS 4:00-8:00PM ) 
     -Bus Route 13 and 62 
    Rye  
    -Bread For Life Church Of The Resurrection Of Christ: 65 Orchard Avenue Rye, Ny 10580 (HOURS: MON 11:00AM- 1:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 13 and 75/91 
    Tarrytown  
    -Tarrytown C.O.C.: 105 Wildey Street Tarrytown,    NY 10591 (HOURS: TUE 10:00AM - 1:00PM, On Call Emergency Food Pantry Bags MON-FRI 9:00AM-5:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 13 an 1T 
    Tuckahoe  
    -Eastchester Cap:142-144 Main Street Tuckahoe, NY 10707 (HOURS: 2nd & 3rd WED NOON-5:00PM, emergency food pantry MON-FRI 9:00AM-5:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 8  
    White Plains  
    -White Plains Cap Thomas H. Slater Center: 70 Ferris Ave White Plains, NY 10603 (HOURS: MON-FRI 9:00AM-4:30PM) 
     -Bus Route 40, 41, 60, 62, 63, 5, 6, 14, 17, 12, 1w, 3 
    Yonkers  
    -St. Peter's: 91 Ludlow Street Yonkers, NY 10705 (HOURS: TUES & FRI 10:00AM-NOON or when bags run out) 
     -Bus Route 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 
    Yorktown Heights  
    -First Presbyterian Church: Food Pantry - 2880 Crompond Road Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 (HOURS: 2nd & 4th SAT 9:00-11:00AM) 
     -Bus Route 15 


SOUP KITCHENS:

    Mamaroneck  
    -Thomas Brown Bag Lunch-168 West Boston Post Road Mamaroneck,NY 10543 (HOURS:TUES 11AM-noon) 
     -Bus Route 60, 61 
    Mount Vernon  
    -Bowen Memorial Outreach Program:14 North Columbus Avenue Mount Vernon, NY 10553 (HOURS: WED 5:00-7:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 40, 41, 43, 52, 55, 53, 54 
    New Rochelle  
    -Hope Community Services: 50 Washington Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801 (HOURS: TUES, WED & FRI, + 3rd & 4th MON 1:00-6:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 7, 30, 42, 45, 60, 61, 62, 66 
    Ossining  
    -Star of Bethlehem: 304 Spring Street, Ossining, NY 10562 (HOURS: MON-FRI 11:00AM-12:45PM) 
     -Bus Route 13, 14, 19 
    Peekskill   
    -Salvation Army: Soup Kitchen - 117 Nelson Avenue Peekskill, NY 10566 (HOURS: MON-FRI NOON-1:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31 
    Port Chester  
    -St Peter’s Church: 19 Smith Street Port Chester, NY 10573 (HOURS: MON-FRI 7-9:00AM & 11:30AM - 12:15PM) 
     -Bus Route 13 and 62 
    Tarrytown  
    -Tarrytown C.O.C.: 105 Wildey Street Tarrytown, NY 10591 (HOURS: THUR 4:30- 7:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 13 an 1T 
    White Plains  
    -Lifting Up Westchester / Grace Church: 33 Church Street White Plains, NY 1060 (HOURS: MON-FRI   10:30-11:30AM Lunch, serves all holidays) 
     -Bus Route 40, 41, 60, 62, 63, 5, 6, 14, 17, 12, 1w, 3 
    Yonkers  
    -Sharing Community: 1 Hudson Street Yonkers, NY 10701 (HOURS: MON-SUN 12:30-2:00PM) 
     -Bus Route 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 
    -YMCA Families and Adult Feeding program - 17 Riverdale 
Avenue Yonkers , NY 10701 (HOURS: MON-FRI 6:00 - 7:00PM; Senior Program 11:00AM) 
     -Bus Route 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 

Emergency Numbers:

 Legal Services of The Hudson Valley -Civil Issues (housing, family court, 
 domestic violence, and similar issues):  1-877-574-8529
Food Stamps - English & Spanish: 914-285-4630
24-hour Warming Center Hotline: 914-995-2099
Mental Health Crisis Prevention Response Team: 914-925-5959
Veterans Crisis line: 1-800-273-8255
Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255
Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline: 914-345-9111 or 800-726-4041
Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222
Alcoholics Anonymous: 914-949-1200
NYS-TEACHS: 1-877-574-8529 (New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS) provides information, referrals, and trainings to schools, school districts, social service providers, parents, and others about the educational rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness.)
For more information on busses and transportation call the Bee-Line Bus System at: 914-813-7777

Coordinated Entry System

Westchester CoC Coordinated Entry Web Page

Early Childhood Linkage

WestCOP
We are pleased to announce a linkage agreement with WestCOP’s Early Childhood Programs. If you are a provider who works with families, please review the agreement. WestCOP Early Childhood Program Agreement

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 FY2015 NOFA

FY2015 Westchester County Project Applications

HUD FY2014 NOFA

FY2014 Westchester County Project Applications

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.
back to top of page

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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