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Hampden County Continuum of Care
Ending homelessness, one person at a time
Housing
Income
Social Support
Springfield Homeless Individuals and Supportive Housing Units, at January point-in-time count
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Total Homeless Individ-ualsUnsheltered HomelessPermanent Supportive Housing Units
Homeless Families in Motels, Hampden County, 2012-2013
Springfield CoC
Hampden County CoC
• Collaborate system responding to homelessness
• HUD grant funding -- 2013 $3.2 million
• Our CoC funds:– 186 units permanent
supportive housing (PSH)– 72 units transitional
housing (TH)– 14 agencies
Hampden County Continuum of Care
HEARTH ACT CoC REQUIREMENTS• Open diverse membership• Advertised at least annually• Governance Agreement• HMIS Governance Agreement• Governed by a Board of Directors
GOVERNANCE CHARTER
• Open membership, semi-annual meetings of full membership
• Leadership by Board of Directors• Officers• Committees and Workgroups• HMIS designation• Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest
Proposed GOVERNANCE CHARTERAMENDMENTS
• Initial officers elected by Board members at first Board meeting; ratified by full membership at March 2014 CoC meeting
• Temporary Chair/Vice Chair/Secretary:– Gerry McCafferty, Chair– Pamela Schwartz, Vice Chair– Jerry Ray, Secretary
• Additional CoC-Network Committee:– Veterans Services
HMIS GOVERNANCE CHARTER
• Designates our HMIS system as ETO Social Solutions
• Designates City of Springfield as HMIS Lead• Relationship between and responsibilities of the
HMIS Lead, the HMIS-Data Committee, and contributing HMIS organizations
• Requires creation of privacy, security, and quality plans
HAMPDEN COUNTY COCBoard of Directors
Schedule of MeetingsCommittees and Workgroups
2013 Funding Round
• HUD will release Notice of Funding Availability• CoC will create and release a Request for Proposals• Proposals will be reviewed by a committee made
up of non-applicants• Projects chosen will be submitted by the CoC to
HUD • CoC Application Committee will review existing
projects to determine whether they will be submitted for review
Emergency Shel-ter beds; 916
Transitional Housing beds; 245
Permanent Supportive
Housing beds; 779
Existing Hampden County Homeless Response Housing Resources
Greatest Unmet Needs
• Permanent Supportive Housing Units– 217 family units– 175 individual units
• Rapid Rehousing Assistance
Thank youHampden County Continuum of Care