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(HUD) HOME Report Now Posted

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Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training ...

(WellSky) Solution updates plus themes from CareForum

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Download our quarterly update for the latest news on WellSky's solutions Hello Jason Burns, Thank you to all who attended our CareForum Digital event earlier this month. We missed seeing many of you in person this year, but we hope that you were able to take advantage of the content provided. Our quarterly update this period includes key themes from the event, including the importance of social determinants of health, connecting care, and interoperability. See below for the full list of content. Contents General Themes from CareForum - from Steve Greenberg Continuums of Care and social determinants of health - by Gabe Cate COVID-19, social isolation, and the aging network - by Jay Bulot Solution updates - including any solution-specific COVID-19 updates WellSky Behavioral Health ...

(NAEH) How the Updated HEROES Act Will Affect Homelessness

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Best Practices A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness. HEROES Act Update Proposes Additional Homelessness Funds A new version of the House HEROES Act was released last night. It outlines a shorter time frame to implement new funds, which include:  $5 billion in Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). $50 billion for rental assistance.  $4 billion for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA), which includes an additional $1 billion ...

(WellSky) WEBINAR: WellSky system administration orientation

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The purpose of these webinar sessions is to welcome new system administrators to the family and set them up for success, insofar as understanding how to interact with WellSky staff, and how to use the various tools we've made available to them for communicating with us. WEBINAR: System Administration Orientation for WellSky Community Services Friday, October 2 at 3 pm ET / Noon PT  We want to help new system administrators of WellSky Community Services (ServicePoint) hit the ground running! Join us for this one-hour orientation that will direct you to all the resources that can help you succeed. Hosted by the WellSky account team, this session will cover: Support requests Customer Community resources Upgrade procedures Training opportunities Communications, roadmaps, and more ...

(WellSky) ServicePoint 5.13.9 Is Available

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WellSky important update ServicePoint 5.13.9 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): Added new Funding Sources to Federal Fund Sources picklist Project Type picklist value changed Resolved conditional logic issue in 3.917B for specific picklist value Added HUD Data Quality Framework Report Removed Entry/Exit Report Release notes can be found in the Libraries area of the WellSky Customer Community . Please crea...

(WellSky) COORDINATED ENTRY: New ideas to meet HUD requirements [webinar]

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See how the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness is incorporating the new HUD data elements into a bold approach that connects the entire state. COORDINATED ENTRY: New ideas to meet HUD requirements [webinar] Thursday, October 1 at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT   The latest coordinated entry data elements from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) have raised many questions among homelessness service providers about how to enhance their coordinated entry system. This webinar will look at how the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness (WVCEH) is meeting this challenge. You will see the steps they took to design their program, the ways they bring together stakeholders from across the state, and how they address some of the most difficult aspects of the new HUD requirements, incl...