Continuum of Care News

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training State CDBG Timely Expenditure Reports Posted - Data as of June 30, 2020 These reports provide data and charts to support Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) State, Insular Area, and Hawaii Non-Entitlement grantees in meeting program expenditure req...

Featuring Jon Bon Jovi, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and more  Attend the 2020 Nationwide Town Hall on Ending Homelessness    Join the Alliance's first live virtual event to gath...

COVID-19 Resources and Updates DHCD will continue to update its COVID-19 resource page that can be found  here. State and Regional Updates New Registration Requirement for Shelter Providers Serving Unaccompanied Minors Effective July 1, 2020, any public or private nonprofit organization that provides shelter or supportive services to minors in need of shelter must register with the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. There is no cost associated with registering with the state; however, there are several assurances that must be met in order to meet statutory requirements. The text of the statute can be located  here.  Use this link to access the  registration form .  Extension of Emergency Order Prohibiting Utility Shut Offs Governor Hogan has extended the emerge...

Ten days from now, the U.S. Congress returns to Washington to decide whether or not to spend $11.5 billion in homelessness assistance, $100 billion in emergency rental assistance, and critical investments in housing vouchers. Despite the obvious need for these resources during the COVID pandemic, and the brutal reality of how bad homelessness has already gotten in the absence of this money, there's no guarantee that Washington will act . The House and Senate need to hear from us . We have to communicate a level of urgency that Congress can't ignore. Without this funding, local communities will not have the resources they need to bring unsheltered people into safe environments, connect them with permanent housing, and prevent vulnerable renters from falling into homelessness as eviction moratoriums expire. Unhoused people are among the most at risk from this pandemic . Many lack basic hygiene resources like handwashing stations ...

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training HUD Job Opportunity: Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist - Chicago, IL HUD has announced the following job opportunity in the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD): Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of En...

WellSky important update ServicePoint 5.13.8 is now available. This will be a " minor " upgrade. If you are set up in the upgrader for automatic minor upgrades, you will get this upgrade on that date. If you are not set up in the upgrader for automatic minor upgrades, you need to post a case in the Customer Community to schedule this upgrade. This release includes updates to the following areas of Community Services (formerly ServicePoint): Updated Failed User Login Text. Applied Conditional Logic Changes and Updated Names of Assessments. Added new fields to FEMA Assessment. Release notes can be found in the Libraries area of the WellSky Customer Community . Please create a case in the Customer Community if you have any questions. Copyright...

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training Register Today: Responding to COVID-19: A Webinar Series for Local Governments Serving Small Communities – Summer 2020 Registration is now open for Addressing Challenges to the Health and Childcare Systems - Session 1. Register today! The Responding t...