Continuum of Care News

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . 2017 HIC and PIT Data Collection Notice HUD has published the Notice for Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Data Collection for Continuums of Care (CoCs) , which informs CoCs of information that must be collected in order to successfully complete the 2017 HIC and PIT counts. The PIT count has been an extremely helpful way of seeing progress nationally. For the past few years, there have been extra efforts to understand how to better count youth experiencing homelessness. HUD has seen wonderful efforts to collaborate with key youth stakehold...

If you are having trouble viewing the email below, please click here . August 2016 SOAR TA Center staff members, Kristin Lupfer and Jen Elder, had the opportunity to attend this year's National Conference on Ending Homelessness presented by the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH). The workshops were engaging, thought provoking, and plentiful. There was no match for the inspirational keynote addresses from Nan Roman, President and CEO of NAEH; Matthew Doherty, Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH); Jennifer Ho, Senior Advisor for Housing and Services at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Kristin and Jen commented, "We really enjoyed seeing many of you at SOARing Over Br...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Upcoming: Invite to the Mayors Challenge National Call - August 17, 2016 - 2:00 PM EDT You are cordially invited to join HUD Secretary Julián Castro, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Executive Director Matthew Doherty, and other federal partners to discuss how Mayors can lead their communities in sustaining the progress of a 47 percent decrease in veteran homelessness since 2010. Call Details : Date : Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Time : 2:00 – 2:30 PM EDT Call-in : (800) 230-1059 Confirm...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . HUD Releases Revising IDIS Vouchers for the ESG Program Webinar The Revising IDIS Vouchers for the ESG Program webinar is the second of three webinars designed to provide an overview of how recipients can use IDIS for effective financial management of their Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program. This presentation builds upon the Emergency Solutions Grants Program: Using IDIS for Financial Management webinar and provides more in depth guidance about using IDIS data for ESG financial management, specifically reviewing how to revise vouchers and use the PR-9...