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Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training COVID-19 Resource Digest for Homeless Providers – July 17, 2020 Digest for July 17, 2020 The emergence of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) calls for enhanced cooperation between public health authorities, homeless service systems, an...

From: Supportive Services for Veteran Families Date: July 17, 2020 at 4:01:58 PM EDT Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday, July 17th, 2020 Topics: 1.    ATTENTION:  Unannounced Standardized Veteran (USV) SSVF "Secret Shopper" Program Update FY20 2.    REGISTER NOW: SSVF Office Hours July 24th, 2020 at 12:00 pm EST – Race Equity & Inclusion 3.    REMINDER:  SSVF Grantee COVID-19 Resource Toolkit ATTENTION: Unannounced Standardized Veteran (USV) SSVF "Secret Shopper" Program Update FY20 The SSVF USV Veteran collects data documenting what they observed using standardized measures of access, ICARE values, and process (e.g. number of steps, length of time, and need for assertiveness) while attempting to obtain services as would actual Veterans.  Due to COVID -19 the USV has made changes to the process for FY20, moving away from presenting to Grantee agencies in person, to phone contacts.  Please review the attache...

As part of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's Statewide Housing Needs Assessment and 10-year Strategic Plan, we invite you to participate in one or both of the below mentioned focus groups via teleconference. The Housing Needs Assessment will be a data-driven picture of the housing needs facing Marylanders over the next 10 years. It will include a menu of recommendations, including new tools at the state and local levels to better serve Marylanders. About the Focus Group The Housing Needs Assessment and 10-Year Strategic Plan aims to incorporate perspectives from across the state. An important component is to speak directly with organizations and institutions that are actively involved in the State's rental market and program delivery, through a series of focus groups. Each focus group is a one-time commitment of about 60 minutes. Focus Group 2: Risks to Vulnerable Populations  (including but not limite...

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training Reminder: COVID-19 Updates for HOPWA Grantees and Project Sponsors - July 22, 2020 - 1:30 PM EDT Collaborative Solutions, Inc. (CS) is hosting a webinar on July 22, 2020 from 1:30-2...

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 Join us on July 20, 2020 to learn how small governments in di...

Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19 SAMHSA is committed to providing regular training and technical assistance (TTA) on matters related to the mental and substance use disorder field as they deal with COVID-19. Our TA programs are delivering great resources during this time. View the updated available TTA resources to assist with the current situation.   View TTA Resources        ...

WellSky important update Community Services and Qlik Sense Product Roadmap Update The Community Services and Qlik Sense product roadmap has been updated to reflect objectives for the next several quarters. The updated roadmap reflects organizational goals, required compliance changes and our commitment to improving the product based on customer feedback. Major near-term items include continued Unit Manager improvements, Conditional Logic improvements, Qlik Sense security and visibility, transitioning ART Gallery reports into Qlik Sense, System Performance Measures reports, SDOH fields and other items. You can find a copy of the updated roadmap in the Libraries area of the WellSky Customer Community, in the "HACS Community Services Roadmap" library. Please do not hesitate to reach out to your WellSky account manager with any questions or concern...

See how quality and performance monitoring can help your CBO develop new partnerships with healthcare or government agencies. WEBINAR: Quality improvement and performance monitoring for community-based organizations Tuesday, July 28 | 2pm ET / 11am PT  Many community-based organizations (CBOs) strive to partner with new payer or referral sources, expand into new geographic regions, or offer new services. Vigorous quality improvement and performance monitoring can help your CBO promote itself successfully and grow partnerships with high quality services. This webinar will help you understand what to measure and how to implement important changes across a diverse staff of case managers, administrators, and volunteers. What you will learn: Key differences that separate compliance, quality, and performance Models for continuous quality improvement and how to i...

New CoC COVID-19 Survey Dear Continuum of Care Leaders, The Alliance invites your participation in the follow up to our national survey  focused on the impacts of COVID-19 and your CoC responses to it.  This information is critically important as we work to promote a better understanding of the needs of people experiencing homelessness and those who serve them. This second round of surveys will help determine the progress made in addressing the challenges for CoCs brought on by COVID-19, as well as highlighting areas in which communities are still struggling. Please take a few moments to respond to this survey.   You can participate even if you were unable to respond...