GA 505 Continuum of Care Semi-Annual Meeting
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our COC Semi-Annual Meeting.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our COC Semi-Annual Meeting.
Home for Good, the Continuum of Care, and our Partner Agencies have developed a client By-Name List. This By-Name List is a real-time list of people experiencing homelessness in our community. The list is monitored and updated daily to ensure everyone’s needs are being met and that no one gets lost in the system. The By-Name List has proven to be an effective tool in our mission.
During the month of December, 2020, the average number of people on the By-Name List was 107. According to the By-Name List data and client-shared information, we can share the data for living situation and household type. The percentages reflected in the graphs are based on the average number of 107 individuals experiencing homelessness.
In December 2020, there were 70 Coordinated Entry calls. Of those calls, 9 reported to be living in their car, 4 were living in habitation not meant for humans, 26 were living outside, 0 were in hotels paid by agencies, 13 were living in shelters, 10 were in private residences, and 8 were in hotels.
Home for Good and the Continuum of Care recently hosted the monthly Housing Navigation meeting as a collaborative opportunity with landlord engagement. It was a successful meeting, building on a long-term plan implemented many years ago.
As a community, we are excited to have these ongoing discussions on big-picture thinking involving the entire valley. It is no surprise that as we create genuine relationships, our enthusiasm for working together grows, and we are even more motivated to assist those that need us most. Our local property owners are working with our case managers providing a substantial benefit to the wrap-around services that enable successful and stable housing of our clients. And as we continue to engage as a coordinated effort, we have the opportunity to implement a focus on prevention. We all are aware that homelessness will never truly “end,” but we can prevent the cycle from starting for many of our community members by merely working together and identifying early warnings.
Because of your hard work and partnerships, we are making a difference for a lot of people. Thank you for your commitment to our community response.
Read more about the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and the strategic plan Home, Together.
December Housing Navigation and Landlord Engagement Meeting Notes
Meeting Recording Link with Chat – Passcode: 5F*o2P7G
November Coordinated Calls
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November Daily Calls
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November Homeless Locations
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Because of our community partnerships, we now have an online Coordinated Entry form sending responses directly to 2-1-1.
The partnerships in the Chattahoochee Valley are vital to creating pathways to housing. Our Coordinated Entry System through 2-1-1 has been effective and efficient in this effort. This is why we are pleased to offer another access point for moving our community members to permanent housing and services. We now have an online intake form in which responses are sent directly to 2-1-1 for processing. This online form is in addition to the fillable/printable form currently used. The intention is to make the sharing of information and client needs more accessible and easier to process – taking steps to an even more cooperative and productive pathway to housing.
You can still fill out a form to print and /or email. Find that form here:
The Continuum of Care recently updated the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), ClientTrack. This update has opened up another examination around increased capacity and collaboration. Focusing on impact and outcomes, we must be meeting the needs of clients first and foremost. As a Continuum of Care and a community, how can we improve the goal of focusing on clients’ needs first? The answer is – even more collaboration. The Continuum of Care is doing a great job of coordinating care, partnering with each other, and moving as many people as possible to permanent housing. We can do better by engaging and collaborating with organizations, businesses, and community sectors that are not traditionally involved with solving homelessness. Some examples are healthcare providers, churches, schools, government, and more property owners. While some of these organizations have not partnered with our CoC directly, we are all affected and manage homelessness daily, whether we are aware of it or not. “Homelessness is costly to society because people experiencing homelessness frequently require the most expensive publicly-funded services and institutions. Homelessness is also costly in terms of its negative impact on human life, health, and productivity,” Opening Doors, USICH. The overarching goal of collaborating and partnership is the transition to prevention. This objective is attainable and sustainable, but only if we all participate. The CoC is ready, are you?
To be sure that everyone has an opportunity to obtain help or advice needed before submitting reports, Desta will be hosting a “Data Quality Happy Hour”. Wednesday, October 7, 2020 | 2:00 pm Webex Link Here
Collective Impact Forum – How Do We Collaborate Across Generations? Now Streaming – Bridging the “Generation Gap” for Collective Impact. Listen to this new episode for a cross-generational conversation on collective and community work, featuring Sheri Brady, Ana Taukolo, and Junious Williams. Listen Now