Continuum of Care News

Mark your calendar for WellSky's Community Services Boot Camp View the agenda WellSky's Community Services Boot Camp takes place April 21-22 in Overland Park, KS. This annual event packs information on all aspects of your WellSky system into two days. There are topics for both new and experienced users, including beginning and advanced Qlik Sense reporting, set-up and use of the new Unit Manager module, general system administration, software configuration, and complying with the new HUD reporting requirements. Your team will also be able to network with their fellow admins and power users from across the country. Register today! Community Services Boot Camp Registration Site April 21 - 22, 2020 | Overland Park, KS $695 - early registration (before March 1, 2020) $795 - standard registration Groups of 5 or more...

WellSky important update Over the weekend WellSky released new versions of the following HUD SPM reports: 0700 - Length of Time Persons Homeless-Metric 1 - v8 0700.1b - Length of Time Persons Homeless-Metric 1 - v9 WellSky is investigating a potential issue with the Housing Move In Date in the "0706 - Permanent Housing Placement-Retention Metric 7 - v10" report. We anticipate releasing the 0706 report in the automapper over this weekend if we confirm the issue. Irregardless WellSky will send out another announcement with an update on the status of the 0706 report. The SPM/DQF reports are due to HUD by end of business on Friday, February 28th, 2020 . Until the revised report is released we recommend reviewing the results of the other SPM/DQF reports in preparation for inputting the data into the HUD website. For your convenience here is the ...

Governor Hogan Announces Record Milestone of $1 Billion in Mortgages Through Maryland Mortgage Program in 2019 New High for State's Flagship Homeownership Program Annapolis, Md. (February 10, 2020) -   Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's Maryland Mortgage Program reached a record $1 billion in reservations for the program in 2019, representing more than 4,000 homebuyers. This is a 12-month period high for the history of the program. The Maryland Mortgage Program provides fixed-rate mortgages that come with downpayment and closing cost assistance, tax incentives, and student debt relief available through the popular Maryland SmartBuy initiative. "Homeownership is the backbone of strong communities," said Governor Hogan. "Our administration has been focused on growing this program to ensure more young people and hardworking families are ...

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training Building HOME Online Training – New Modules Now Available HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) is pleased to announce the availability of 2 new modules of the new Building HOME Online Training course! NEW: Module 9: Tenant-Based Renta...