SSVF Program Update Friday April 21, 2017
Hi Team,
Please find the latest SSVF Program Update. Please register for both webinars. Please also review the information regarding the open request for Vets@Home TA.
Thanks so much!
Adrienne
Adrienne Nash Melendez, MLD
Regional Coordinator
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
267-683-2386
Please note new email address: adrienne.nashmelendez@va.gov
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] SSVF Program Update Friday April 21, 2017
From: SSVF Program Office [mailto:mail@grantapplication.
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 2:07 PM
To: ssmithson@cssalaska.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] SSVF Program Update Friday April 21, 2017
Topics:
1. Register for the SSVF National Webinar on April 27, 2017 at 2:00 PM EDT
2. Register for the SSVF Educational Series: Landlord Partnerships and Creative Housing Coordination on May 3, 2017 at 2:30PM EDT
3. Resource: HUD Invites CoCs to Request Vets@Home Technical Assistance for Communities to End Veteran Homelessness in 2017
Register for the SSVF National Webinar on April 27, 2017 at 2:00 PM EDT
The SSVF National Webinar, originally scheduled for April 13, is being held on April 27, 2017.
Topic 1: Increasing Access for Low-Income Vulnerable Homeless Families with Young Children
Early childhood education is a critical component for healthy developing children. Yet, despite what we know about the importance of high quality early childhood opportunities, many children in the United States lack access to quality programs, especially children from low income families and vulnerable young children experiencing homelessness. This webinar profiles the impacts on young children and families experiencing homelessness, highlights relevant laws and federal programs, and identifies strategies that have been effective in supporting the unique needs of young children and families who find themselves homeless.
Topic 2: SSVF Monitoring Toolkit Overview
Register for the SSVF Educational Series: Landlord Partnerships and Creative Housing Coordination on May 3, 2017 at 2:30 PM EDT
The next SSVF Educational Series will take place on Wednesday, May 3rd at 2:30PM EDT. Stable housing is a critical component to ending Veteran homelessness. This webinar will provide SSVF grantees and community partners with information on landlord partnerships and housing coordination strategies to support their community planning efforts. Presenters will discuss national efforts, system-wide housing coordination, information on leveraging affordable housing resources, and landlord perspectives.
Resource: HUD Invites CoCs to Request Vets@Home Technical Assistance for Communities to End Veteran Homelessness in 2017
As established in Opening Doors, the country is committed to the goal of ending homelessness among its Veterans. To that end, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched the Vets@Home technical assistance effort in July 2015, to provide technical assistance and additional resources to Continuums of Care (CoCs). Since then, over 130 communities have received technical assistance through Vets@Home.
Today, HUD is continuing its effort by inviting CoCs who are new to Vets@Home to request technical assistance. As of April 2017, some CoCs are continuing their TA engagements, and all CoCs are invited to receive TA through Vets@Home. CoCs new to Vets@Home should submit a TA request through the HUD Exchange's Request Technical Assistance form. HUD will provide all CoCs requesting TA through Vets@Home with remote TA. HUD will provide more intensive and tailored TA to some CoCs based on 2016 Point-in-Time (PIT) count data, as well as information provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
More information may be found at:
Thank you,
SSVF Program Office
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