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Illinois Department

• f Human Services

Homeless Services

• Emergency and Transitional Housing
• Homeless Prevention
• Supportive Housing

Emergency and Transitional Housing

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

Homeless Prevention

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 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 securing affordable housing. The households must document to the provider a temporary economic crisis beyond household control, by giving evidence of at least

• ne 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.

Services Provided in FY 19

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 service provided to homeless individuals across the state of Illinois. 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

FY 20 Changes

Payments Reporting

Payments

• How to look payments up in the

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

Reporting Portal Changes

Changes to the reporting portal include monthly financial

• reporting. All programs in

Homeless Services are reporting their expenses on a monthly basis and are being reimbursed monthly. Service reports are still submitted

• n a quarterly basis. Late reports

could cause your agency to go on the Department’s Stop Pay List. Going on the Stop Pay List will cause ALL payments from the State of Illinois to stop.

Report Due Dates

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

Allowable Expenses for ETH

Allowable Costs Direct Costs:

• Food
• Insurance - Professional Liability
• Insurance - Shelter
• Direct Service personnel
• Rent - Equipment
• Rent Shelter Space
• Supplies - Shelter
• Training and Education of Staff
• Client Transportation
• Utilities - Shelter
• Maintenance Shelter

Allowable Expenses for ETH (continued)

• Direct Program Costs: (May not exceed 15% of IDHS funds)
• Telephone
• Insurance - Office
• Maintenance - Office
• Direct Program Personnel
• Rent - Office
• Supplies - Office
• Utilities - Office
• Payments on behalf of Clients:
• Voucher - Food
• Voucher - Shelter
• 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
• Case Management
• Counseling - Financial
• Counseling - Life Skills
• Counseling - All Other
• Outreach
• Mental Health Services
• Alcohol Abuse Services
• Substance Abuse Services
• Health/Dental Services
• Education
• Employment Services
• Child Care
• Children's Services
• Housing Placement/Inspection
• Follow Up
• Transportation
• English as a second language
• 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

Non- Allowable Expenses for ETH

The following are some examples of unallowable costs; Cell Phone Purchase Property Acquisition Major Renovation Lap Top Computer Purchases

Non- Allowable Expenses for SHP

The following are some examples of unallowable costs;

• Payment on Behalf of Clients
• Liability Insurance
• Rent-Equipment
• Rent-Space
• Utilities
• Cell Phone Purchase
• Property Acquisition
• Major Renovation
• 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

Contact Information

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

Questions?