Illinois Department of Human Services Homeless Services Emergency - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Illinois Department of Human Services Homeless Services • Emergency and Transitional Housing • Homeless Prevention • Supportive Housing

Emergency The Emergency and Transitional Housing (ETH) Program gives immediate and comprehensive and shelter services to homeless persons and persons at risk of becoming homeless. The program Transitional provides funding for meals, shelter and support services to not-for-profit organizations and local Housing governments.

The Homeless Prevention Program provides rental/mortgage assistance, security deposit assistance, utility assistance, approved case management, and approved supportive services to individuals and families who are in imminent danger of eviction, foreclosure or are currently homeless. Supportive services must directly Homeless relate to the prevention of homelessness. These services are provided in an effort to stabilize families in their existing homes, shorten the amount of time that individuals and families stay in shelters, and assist individuals and families with Prevention securing affordable housing. The households must document to the provider a temporary economic crisis beyond household control, by giving evidence of at least one of the following conditions: • loss of employment • medical disability or emergency • loss or delay of some form of public benefit • natural disaster • substantial change in household composition • victimization by criminal activity • illegal action by a landlord • displacement by a government or private action, or • some other condition which constitutes a hardship comparable to the other conditions enumerated above.

Supportive Housing The Supportive Housing Program (SHP) provides supportive services which are delivered in conjunction with permanent and transitional housing, to low-income individuals and families who are formerly homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Supportive services help families and individuals in the network of programs that can assist them to return to self-sufficiency. The supportive services provided by the Supportive Housing Program are those deemed necessary to move people to self-sufficiency.

In FY 19 we provided 2,506,656 supportive services to 41,960 homeless individuals in the Emergency and Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing Programs. There were 3,183,621 meals served and 5,027,227 nights of Services service provided to homeless individuals across the state of Illinois. Provided in FY 19 In Homeless Prevention there were 3,722 families that were able to stay housed or were able to be placed in housing in FY 19. Homeless Prevention has an 80% success rate in keeping families housed.

FY 20 Funding Emergency and Transitional Housing • 66 providers • $10,200,000 Homeless Prevention • 41 Providers • $9,000,000 Supportive Housing • 73 Providers • $19,171,413

Payments FY 20 Changes Reporting

• How to look payments up in the Comptrollers website. The website to look up payments on the Comptroller’s website is: https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/ Payments

Reporting Portal Changes Service reports are still submitted Changes to the reporting portal on a quarterly basis. Late reports include monthly financial could cause your agency to go on reporting. All programs in the Department’s Stop Pay List. Homeless Services are reporting Going on the Stop Pay List will their expenses on a monthly cause ALL payments from the basis and are being reimbursed State of Illinois to stop. monthly.

Report Due Dates Expenditure Reports Due the 20 th of the month following the month of service Quarterly Service Reports Due the 20 th of the month following the end of the quarter Monthly Reports (ETH and SHP) Due the 10 th of the month

Allowable Costs Direct Costs: • Food • Insurance - Professional Liability Allowable • Insurance - Shelter Expenses • Direct Service personnel • Rent - Equipment for ETH • Rent Shelter Space • Supplies - Shelter • Training and Education of Staff • Client Transportation • Utilities - Shelter • Maintenance Shelter

• Direct Program Costs: (May not exceed 15% of IDHS funds) • Telephone • Insurance - Office • Maintenance - Office • Direct Program Personnel • Rent - Office • Supplies - Office Allowable • Utilities - Office • Payments on behalf of Clients: Expenses for • Voucher - Food • Voucher - Shelter ETH (continued) • Collection of Fees: The collection of any fees or solicitation of contributions for homeless persons or persons at risk of becoming homeless as a condition to receive services through an overnight shelter or through a voucher program is prohibited. Transitional shelters are permitted to charge fees for shelter services. Fees cannot exceed 30% of the adjusted households income in any one month and cannot be used as a source of match to E&TH funds

Allowable Expenses for SHP • Direct Cost Services • Advocacy/Intervention • Education • Case Management • Employment Services • Counseling - Financial • Child Care • Counseling - Life Skills • Children's Services • Counseling - All Other • Housing Placement/Inspection • Outreach • Follow Up • Mental Health Services • Transportation • Alcohol Abuse Services • Substance Abuse Services • English as a second language • Health/Dental Services • Legal Service Referrals • HIV/AIDS Related Services

Allowable Expenses for SHP (continued) • Direct Program Costs: (May not exceed 15 % of IDHS funds) • Telephone • Supplies • Direct Program Personnel • Maintenance

The following are some examples of unallowable costs; Cell Phone Purchase Non- Allowable Property Acquisition Expenses for ETH Major Renovation Lap Top Computer Purchases

The following are some examples of unallowable costs; • Payment on Behalf of Clients • Liability Insurance • Rent-Equipment Non- • Rent-Space • Utilities Allowable • Cell Phone Purchase Expenses for • Property Acquisition • Major Renovation SHP • Lap Top Computer Purchases • Payments for Property Management Functions

Notice of Funding Opportunity Homeless Services issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in FY 20 for Emergency and Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing. We will be issuing a full NOFO for these programs for FY 23. Please watch the Catalog for State Financial Assistance (CSFA) website for funding opportunities throughout the year. The link is: https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/GATA/gra nts/sitepages/csfa.aspx

Homeless Services Staff • Angie Campo, Program Manager of Homeless Services and Manager of Supportive Housing • Rodney Collins, Manager of Emergency and Transitional Housing • Darcie Hannah, Manager of Homeless Prevention • Tara David, Program Support

For all email communications with Contact Homeless Services please use the Homeless Services main email address. It Information is: dhs.HomelessServices@Illinois.gov

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