August 27 th 2019
Welcome Volunteerism, Employment and Homelessness Hurricane Preparedness CFCH/CoC Alignment Update Diversion / Rapid Exit NOFA FYI HMIS Update Training Announcements
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Is a network of agencies and concerned citizens — endeavoring to be a dynamic, collaborative, policy driven, data focused, learning community to ensure homelessness is brief, rare, and one time.
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Are you creating opportunities for program participants to engage in volunteerism or employment? How? What’s working? What are some of the challenges and barriers with this engagement? (SSO, ES, RRH, PSH) How would you like the CoC to assist over the next year?
Pre-Disaster Personal Preparedness ◦ Organizational Prep — have a plan ◦ Staff-encourage them to start now ◦ Program Participants — communicate early and often Review CoC Disaster Guide www.centralfloridacoc.org Good time to jumpstart or engage disaster preparedness work groups
CoC will host regular storm prep/recovery calls with information for homeless service providers Emergency Shelters will extend capacity County Governments may open temporary shelters (311 in Orange)
HOMELESS SERVICES NETWORK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Diversion Culture Strategies, Implementation and Operations of Diversion in the Central Florida region
Impact of a Diversion Culture Diversion can reduce: The number of families becoming homeless ▶ The demand for shelter beds ▶ The size of program wait lists ▶
Implementing Diversion 1) System-Wide Coordinated Entry 2) Established Screening Tool and Process 3) Shelter System-Wide Cooperation 4) Commitment from Service Providers 5) Resourceful and Knowledgeable Staff
1) System-Wide Coordinated Entry A coordinated entry process makes it more likely that ▶ families and individuals will be served by the right intervention more quickly. Each access point should use the same assessment tool ▶ and makes decisions on which programs and resources families and individuals are referred to.
2) Established Screening Tool and Process ▶ The best ways to establish a similar screening process across the board is through the use of a screening assessment tool, or a record of questions asked of every person seeking shelter. Homeless Services Network is ▶ currently using a standardized tool in HMIS that will allow service providers to enter the details of every diversion conversations into HMIS.
3) Shelter System-Wide Cooperation ▶ Shelter agencies must be committed to making sure that every individual and/or family has the opportunity to be diverted. This either means that shelters refer ALL people to a ▶ coordinated entry point and then work with CES to take ongoing referrals into shelter, or that shelters assess for diversion eligibility themselves every time.
4) Commitment from Service Providers Successful diversion culture also involves cooperation from service providers that work outside of the housing system. Service providers need to be willing ▶ to: Provide information about the ▶ diversion program and refer those who may be eligible for the intervention. Support individuals and families ▶ when they are making the transition back into housing.
5) Resourceful and Knowledgeable Staff In order for a diversion culture to be successful, it is ▶ important that staff be engaged and familiar with the intake and assessment procedures. Staff may need to have experience and skill in: ▶ Conflict resolution and mediation ▶ Advocacy ▶ Making referrals to community resources ▶ Knowing about financial assistance and subsidies ▶ Conducting housing searches. ▶
Volunteer Spotlight
Welcome to Purple Table Talk What HUB sites are you currently ▶ volunteering at? Why did you choose to volunteer with ▶ Homeless Services Network? What changes/impacts have you ▶ noticed Diversion culture has had in the lives of our participants? What changes/impacts have you ▶ noticed Diversion culture has had in Homelessness systematic functionality?
Diversion Training Date: September 25 th Time: 9:00 am-4:30 pm Location: Homeless Services Network of Central Florida Thank You! Homeless Services Network of Central Florida www.hsncfl.org
Tino Paz
Martha Are, Executive Director, HSN
SOAR Refresh Race Equity DV Safety Planning Diversion Diversion Motivational Interviewing CM Academy CM Academy Trauma Informed Care 101 Fall 2019 Winter 2020
Housing Focused CM LGBTQ Cultual Competency Implicit Bias Motivational Interviewing Diversion Diversion Trauma Informed Care CM Academy CM Academy Spring 2020 Summer 2020
Sanford Homeless Taskforce: 2 nd Thurs. of each month, 4pm @ Sanford City Hall Osceola CoC Cohort: Thurs. Sept. 12 th 9am @ 320 N Beaumont Ave., Kissimmee CoC Youth Workgroup, Sept. 10 th 1:00pm @HSN HMIS Advisory Cmte Sept. 17 th 10:30am @HSN NEXT CoC Meeting, Sept. 24 th 9am First Baptist Orlando
Recovery overy Or Oriented nted Car are September ember 10 10 th th , 1-5p 5pm Last session in our 4-part workshop series Facilitated by Dr. David Cavalleri Registra trati tion on Fee: $35.0 .00 To register, contact Alexia via email: alexia. ia.gue guevara@ ara@hs hsnc ncfl.o fl.org rg
Jobs @ HSN HMIS: Data Analyst CFO Grants Admin: Contract Services Specialist Other Postings Post Jobs www.centralfloridacoc.org
Tuesday, Sept. 24 th 9am @ First Baptist Orlando
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