Continuum of Care News

Join us for our August SOARing Over Lunch Call! Reminder: SOARing Over Lunch Call! Tuesday, August 21, 2018 1:00 p.m. ET Our next SOARing Over Lunch call is scheduled for Tuesday, August 21, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Please join us for this informal call aimed at peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and facilitated open discussion. While there is no agenda set in advance for these calls, we do want your ideas! Please e-mail us at soar@prainc.com to submit any questions and/or topics that you would like discussed on this call. Call-in/log-in information: http://prainc.adobeconnect.com/soaringoverlunch/ Conference Phone: 1-866-805-9853 Conference Code:  3195472964 Please note that all phone lines will be muted; attendees will hear the presenters speaking and can submit que...

Two-Part Webinar on Securing and Using the Right Data To Improve Your State's Mental Health Block Grant Application Tuesday, August 21, 2018 (Part I) | 12:30 – 2 p.m. Eastern Time Monday, August 27, 2018 (Part II) | 12:30 – 2 p.m. Eastern Time Join SAMHSA for a Technical Assistance Coalition two-part webinar series with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors for a discussion on t he importance of the relationship between the block grant planner and the state data manager/staff. Webinar presenters will share a brief history of the Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG), the Data Infrastructure Grant, and the Uniform Reporting System.  They will also review the required data elements for the MHBG and for the Annual Report following the structure of the WebBGAS, the online application system. Examples of how the interaction between the planner and the data manager enhance the planning process, both spe...

In This Issue: Housing Advocates—Seize This Moment! ● Homeless Vets Given Keys to a New Home and Life ● Undermining Brown v. Board of Ed. ● Tenant Power Is Here! ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events ● Industry News + Tuesday, August 14, 2018 In This Issue: Housing Advocates—Seize This Moment! ● Homeless Vets Given Keys to a New Home and Life ● Undermining Brown v. Board of Ed. ● Tenant Power Is Here! ● Also : Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events ● Industry News + Tenant Power Is Here! Lillian M. Ortiz, Shelterforce Unsafe and unhealthy living conditions; exorbitant rent increases; buildingwide evictions; and unresponsive landlords. It’s no surprise that the fight for tenant rights and pro...