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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Extension to the 2015 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Count Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) Submission Deadline HUD is extending the deadline for submitting the 2015 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) count data into HUD’s Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) web portal to Friday , May 15, 2015, 12:00 AM (midnight) EDT . HUD recognizes that several factors are contributing to delays in compiling the data, including implementation of the 2014 HMIS Data Standards, entering address data for the HIC, and compiling data on youth househ...

Faced with a state rule that links funding to the admission of people who are actively using drugs or alcohol, a group that runs a homeless shelter in Manchester, Conn., will close its 40-bed facility. More than half of the shelter's budget reportedly comes from the state. The Manchester Area Conference of Churches made the decision to turn away $174,000 from the state Department of Housing, the group's Executive Director Beth Stafford tells  The Hartford Courant . The Courant  reports: "Other than in periods of extreme cold or heat, the longtime policy at the Manchester shelter has been to deny admission to people who are drinking and using drugs. MACC Charities and other 'dry' shelters use Breathalyzer tests to screen people. "The organization lacks the staff and funding to supervise active alcohol- and drug-abusers overnight, Stafford said, and there are concerns about the safety of the two people — a staff member and a volunteer — who manage the...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Service Outage to CPD Systems A major hardware failure at the HUD Data Center is affecting a variety of systems today, including some CPD Systems. Until this issue is resolved, users will not be able to access production to the IDIS OnLine, HEROS, or DRGR. Thank you for your patience while HUD works to restore service.                Visit the HUD Exchange at https://www.hudexchange.info ...