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2018

County of Riverside Continuum of Care (CoC)

CoC Meeting

City of Banning Chambers February 28, 2018 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Chair: Michelle Davis Vice-Chair: Kristii MacEwen Secretary: Florence White

2017

County of Riverside Continuum of Care (CoC)

MISSION

The CoC is comprised of public and private agencies along with community residents including homeless and formerly homeless

• individuals. The CoC was designed to assess the need for homeless and

affordable housing services and to develop and implement a Continuum

• f Care Plan for the region on behalf of individuals and families who are

currently living in homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless.

• 1. Call to Order: Welcome and Introductions
• 2. Approval of Minutes:
• a. CoC Meeting, December 13, 2017

AGENDA

• 3. Public Comments
• 4. Unfinished Business: None
• 5. New Business:
• a. 2018-19 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Funding Consultation:

Sterlon Sims, EDA Sr. Program Mgr.

AGENDA

• 5. New Business:
• b. 2018 State ESG Solicitation of Interest (SOI):

Rowena Concepcion, HPU Admin. Services Officer  Deadline for DPSS to complete SOI – February 28, 2018  State ESG Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) – Released in May 2018,

Application submittal in June 2018

 2018 Riverside County allocation: $996,600 (up from 2017 allocation of

$630,757)

AGENDA

• 5. New Business:
• c. Housing Quality Standards: Rowena Concepcion

Motion: To approve the new Housing Quality Standards Policies and Procedures as recommended by the CoC Standards and Evaluation Committee

AGENDA

• 5. New Business:
• d. Independent Review Panel (IRP) Report: Angelina Coe, IRP Vice-

Chairperson

• e. Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) funding:

Jill Kowalski, HPU Manager

AGENDA

Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP)

• California Department of Public Social Services (CDSS) made funding available

through county social service agencies

• County of Riverside DPSS received $994,760 for 3 years
• Start date: March, 2018 through June 30, 2020
• DPSS will use funds to hire an HDAP Specialist to coordinate program
• Program components: Connect chronically homeless to SSI/SSDI benefits

Outreach:

• Leverage existing outreach and case management services and systems to

refer those who may be eligible for disability benefits

• General Relief/General Assistance (DPSS)
• Coordinated Entry System
• Whole Person Care

Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP)

• Case Management:
• HDAP clients will receive case management services through existing network
• DPSS ASD case management
• General Relief/General Assistance (DPSS)
• Coordinated Entry System
• Whole Person Care
• Disability Advocacy Services:
• DPSS expanding existing contract with Maximus Human Services Inc.
• Developing and filing completely prepared documents for each step of the process:

Applications Appeals Reconsiderations Reinstatements Recertifications

• Coordinating with federal/state offices for above
• Obtaining all relevant documentation from hospitals/medical centers, physicians,

clinics, employers, etc. to meet burden of proof of disability

Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP)

• Housing Assistance:
• DPSS will help link HDAP clients to existing emergency, interim and permanent

housing through CoC and CES

• RFP process for new housing to be administered by DPSS

Bridge housing (similar to RRH) for up to 9 months while waiting for benefits Emergency shelter/interim housing Securing permanent housing once benefits are obtained

• 5. New Business:
• f. Riverside County Board of Supervisors/EOCH Plan to End

Homelessness: Jill Kowalski

AGENDA

Riverside County Executive Oversight Committee

• n Homelessness
• Background:
• Board of Supervisors directed the Executive Office to form a multi-disciplinary task

force to increase collaboration and coordination among county agencies in address homelessness.

• EOCH has met over past few years and established working committees to develop an

action plan, approved by the BOS on January 30, 2018.

• Core county agencies involved:

Executive Office Sheriff Probation EDA/Housing Authority RUHS-Behavioral Health and Public Health Animal Services Code Enforcement

• Fire

Riverside County Executive Oversight Committee

• n Homelessness
• Homeless Action Plan:

Goal 1: Prevent homelessness among individuals/families at-risk Goal 2: End homelessness among all single individuals/families who are living

• n the streets and in shelter and transitional housing programs

Goal 3: Ensure funding for a coordinated system to end and prevent homelessness among individuals and families

• Four Strategies to achieve goals:

Strategy 1: Improve System Coordination Strategy 2: Increase Housing Resources Strategy 3: Expand Outreach and Navigation Strategy 4: Increase Supportive Services Established 23 recommendations to end homelessness

• 5. New Business:
• g. 2018 HUD Youth Homeless Demonstration Grant:

Jill Kowalski

AGENDA

2017 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grant

• Funding: $43 million nationally
• Each community can apply for between $1 million up to $15 million
• Highlights:
• Implement new and innovative project models
• Funding to be used to fund and implement the Coordinated Community Plan (CPP):

 Demonstration grant: select 11 CoCs  5 will be rural

• Must have or create a Youth Action Board that is actively involved in the creation of the

community’s coordinated plan to prevent and end youth homelessness

• CoC must demonstrate that the local child welfare agency will be a committed partner
• Deadline: Applications for the YHDP are due before midnight eastern time on April 17, 2018.

2017 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grant

Selection as YHDP site:  Selected communities will have up to four months to develop their coordinated community plans (with lots of HUD technical assistance).  Four months to receive feedback from HUD and edit their plans accordingly  Eight months total Coordinated Community Plan: Funding for projects  Is the foundation for how individual projects funded through the YHDP will be implemented  Until plan is approved by HUD, only 30% of the total project funding may be applied for and used  After approval, the other 70% of a community’s project funding can be applied for and used  Selected communities are eligible to apply for a minimum award of $1 million

 No limit on the number of projects funded by that award  Projects funded through the YHDP will be awarded two-year grants  Planning grants are only for one year.

2017 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grant

Applications must be submitted by a community’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicant, and must be co-developed with a broad array of community partners, including:  Youth action board;  State or local child welfare agency;  Youth housing and services providers;  Local school districts; Workforce development organizations;  Law enforcement;  Judges;  Corrections departments, and/or  Other systems and sectors

2017 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grant

Youth Action Board must:  Have at least 3 members;  Be comprised of youth, age 24 and younger;  At least 2/3 of whom are homeless or formerly homeless;  Are included in policy making decisions of the CoC, particularly on policies that relate to preventing and ending youth homelessness; and  Have elected an authorized representative from among its members and submitted a signed letter with the NOFA application confirming that all of the partnership requirements have been met.

2017 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grant

Planning process:

• Meet with Youth PIT participant

agencies: Feb. 14

 RUHS-BH:  TAY Program (Stepping Stones)

 Operation SafeHouse (required):

 Human trafficking program  Homeless Youth shelter and TH/PSH housing

 California Family Life Center

 Youth Opportunity Centers (Rubidoux and Hemet)

 Riverside County Office of Education  DPSS Children’s Services Division (required):

 Foster youth aging out of system into homelessness  Pregnant/parenting youth

 DPSS Adult Services Division Homeless Programs Unit

 (Collaborative Applicant)

 RSO Homeless Outreach Team  Riverside County Probation Youth Accountability Team Also invited:

• TruEvolution: non-profit organization dedicated to fighting for LGBT+ justice; advocating

for the prevention and destigmatization of HIV; and empowering communities in the evolution of their health, wellness, and truth.

2017 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grant

Next steps:

• Meeting with Youth Action Board participants:

 March 7, 10 a.m. to noon at RUHS-BH Stepping Stones TAY center

• CoC engagement:

 Survey to assess needs and existing resources:  Send out by March 5  Please complete survey and return by March 9

• DATA!

 Need to collect data:  Determine who is/isn’t being served

• 5. New Business:
• h. Coordinated Entry System (CES) Update: Lynne

Brockmeier, CES Lead

AGENDA

HomeConnect

Riverside County CES

Coordinated Entry System Access to available housing in the community – No Wrong road

CES

Achievements

• Developed a CES process

 Building the plane while we fly it!  Actively continuing to develop  HMIS implementation is still pending

This time last year

• Still in Home Link
• In midst of working on transfers of information from Home Link
• Just celebrated the veterans achievements
• Began working on sustaining veterans and working on reducing CH

individuals – reporting to community solutions

Achievements

• Developed an active list based on vulnerability and prioritizations
• Transferred data from

Homelink to our BNL

Achievements

• Collaboration
• Case Conferencing

Collaborative Reporting

ACTIVELY HOMELESS INFLOW OUTFLOW

INFLOW:

NEWLY IDENTIFIED

INFLOW:

RETURNED FROM HOUSING

INFLOW:

RETURNED FROM INACTIVE

OUTFLOW:

HOUSING PLACEMENTS

OUTFLOW:

MOVED TO INACTIVE

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QUALITATIVE UPDATE

Tell us what happened

Key Points

• Acuity or Active list

 Top 100 of those reporting as Chronic homeless

• Active Partners

 VA  Law Enforcement  Outreach  Non-Profit  Housing Authority  County Agency’s

ACTIVELY HOMELESS

Key Points Case Conferencing

• Positive attitude
• Each case is different
• Trusting partners
• No such thing as fail
• Troubleshooting

 Barriers  Patterns  Points of resistance  Points of acceptance  Using these to brain storm resolutions

Current By Name Active List #’s

Reporting as Chronic Homeless 323 RRH 32 Veterans 7

859

RRH Chronic ACTIVE ON LIST

Home Connections sent

PSH 60% RRH 40%

2017 Home Connections 561

Those on the list Reported as Housed 198 – housed and reported to CES 97 – self resolved/in other Housing

Referral Problem Resolutions

Problem

• Lengthy time on list – no updates
• Unable to quickly prove CH
• Not homeless at this time
• Unable to locate
• vacancy

Resolutions Steps

• Collaborative meetings
• CES Oversight guidance
• Development of new interim guidelines

New guidelines

• Confirmed CH prior to referral
• Shortened timeframe for locating/releasing referral for another
• CES staff verifying individuals still homeless /wanting services

Data complications

New entered Those already

• n list

Minus those Housed Current list

PSH 35% RRH 65%

2018 Home Connections Jan 1st - Feb 7th - 5 weeks 167

2017 Home Connects 561

2018 Home Connects in 5 weeks 167 23%

2018 HomeConnect Goals

Improve HomeConnect Awareness to public Improved data integrity

HMIS

Improved visibility to providers

• 6. Consent Items:

a.

Committee Reports: HMIS and Planning Committee

• b. New Voting Members: Helping Our People.org

c.

CoC Letters of Support: None

AGENDA

• 6. Consent Items:
• d. Annual Performance Reports

 CA0665L9D081505 – Lighthouse SSC PH for Disabled Women  CA1017C9D081000 – HACR/OSH Harrison House  CA1056L9D081505 – Housing Authority Consolidated  CA1136L9D081504 – HHOPE Permanent Housing  CA1263L9D081502 – RUHS RRH  CA1266L9D081502 – City of Riverside RRH

AGENDA

• 6. Consent Items:
• e. 2018 PIT Count Update

 Preliminary 2018 PIT Count data will be available in April 2018  2018 PIT Count Report will be available in May 2018

• f. Board of Governance (BOG) Election Results
• g. Independent Review Panel (IRP) Election Results

AGENDA

Public Sector (two seats): Private Sector (one seat): Non-profit Sector (one seat): Rusty Bailey Mayor City of Riverside Sabby Jonathan Mayor Pro Tem City of Palm Desert Ray Osborne Executive Director HomeAid Inland Empire Susan Larkin Grant Administrator, Valley Restart Shelter David Leahy ABC Recovery Inc. Monica Sapien Social Work Action Group (SWAG)

• 7. Riverside County CoC Member Comments
• 8. Call for Agenda Items for the Next Meeting
• 9. Announcements:
• a. HUD CoC Program Technical Assistance Training in completing APRs

in SAGE and HMIS Privacy and Confidentiality: Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. – Noon. An email will be sent out for registration.

AGENDA

• 10. Next Meetings:
• CoC Meeting: April 25, 2018, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Banning City Council Chambers, 99 E. Ramsey Street, Banning CA 92220

• Board of Governance: March 15, 2018, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Banning DPSS Children/Adult Services Office, 901 E. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220

• CES Oversight Committee: March 15, 2018, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Banning DPSS Children/Adult Services Office, 901 E. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220

• Planning Committee: March 15, 2018, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Banning DPSS Children/Adult Services Office, 901 E. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220

• 11. Adjournment

AGENDA