August 27 th 2019 Welcome Volunteerism, Employment and Homelessness - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

August 27th 2019

Welcome Volunteerism, Employment and Homelessness Hurricane Preparedness CFCH/CoC Alignment Update Diversion / Rapid Exit NOFA FYI HMIS Update Training Announcements

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Is a network of agencies and concerned citizens—endeavoring to be a dynamic, collaborative, policy driven, data focused, learning community to ensure homelessness is brief, rare, and

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 https://youtu.be/UtQnE2grqIM

 Are you creating opportunities for program

participants to engage in volunteerism or employment? How? What’s working?

 What are some of the challenges and barriers

with this engagement? (SSO, ES, RRH, PSH)

 How would you like the CoC to assist over the

next year?

 Pre-Disaster Personal Preparedness

• Organizational Prep—have a plan
• Staff-encourage them to start now
• Program Participants—communicate early and often

 Review CoC Disaster Guide

www.centralfloridacoc.org

 Good time to jumpstart or engage disaster

preparedness work groups

 CoC will host regular storm prep/recovery

calls with information for homeless service providers

 Emergency Shelters will extend capacity  County Governments may open temporary

shelters (311 in Orange)

Diversion Culture

Strategies, Implementation and Operations of Diversion in the Central Florida region

HOMELESS SERVICES NETWORK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

Impact of a Diversion Culture

Diversion can reduce:

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The number of families becoming homeless

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The demand for shelter beds

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The size of program wait lists

Implementing Diversion

1) System-Wide Coordinated Entry 2) Established Screening Tool and Process 3) Shelter System-Wide Cooperation 4) Commitment from Service Providers 5) Resourceful and Knowledgeable Staff

1) System-Wide Coordinated Entry

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A coordinated entry process makes it more likely that families and individuals will be served by the right intervention more quickly.

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Each access point should use the same assessment tool and makes decisions on which programs and resources families and individuals are referred to.

2) Established Screening Tool and Process ▶

The best ways to establish a similar screening process across the board is through the use of a screening assessment tool, or a record of questions asked of every person seeking shelter.

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Homeless Services Network is currently using a standardized tool in HMIS that will allow service providers to enter the details of every diversion conversations into HMIS.

3) Shelter System-Wide Cooperation ▶

Shelter agencies must be committed to making sure that every individual and/or family has the

• pportunity to be diverted.

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This either means that shelters refer ALL people to a coordinated entry point and then work with CES to take ongoing referrals into shelter, or that shelters assess for diversion eligibility themselves every time.

4) Commitment from Service Providers

Successful diversion culture also involves cooperation from service providers that work outside of the housing system.

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Service providers need to be willing to:

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Provide information about the diversion program and refer those who may be eligible for the intervention.

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Support individuals and families when they are making the transition back into housing.

5) Resourceful and Knowledgeable Staff

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In order for a diversion culture to be successful, it is important that staff be engaged and familiar with the intake and assessment procedures.

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Staff may need to have experience and skill in:

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Conflict resolution and mediation

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Advocacy

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Making referrals to community resources

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Knowing about financial assistance and subsidies

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Conducting housing searches.

Volunteer Spotlight

Welcome to Purple Table Talk

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What HUB sites are you currently volunteering at?

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Why did you choose to volunteer with Homeless Services Network?

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What changes/impacts have you noticed Diversion culture has had in the lives of our participants?

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What changes/impacts have you noticed Diversion culture has had in Homelessness systematic functionality?

Thank You!

Homeless Services Network of Central Florida

www.hsncfl.org

Diversion Training

Date: September 25th Time: 9:00 am-4:30 pm Location: Homeless Services Network of Central Florida

Tino Paz

Martha Are, Executive Director, HSN

Fall 2019 Winter 2020 SOAR Refresh DV Safety Planning Diversion CM Academy Trauma Informed Care 101 Race Equity Diversion Motivational Interviewing CM Academy

Spring 2020 Summer 2020 Housing Focused CM Implicit Bias Diversion Trauma Informed Care CM Academy LGBTQ Cultual Competency Motivational Interviewing Diversion CM Academy

Sanford Homeless Taskforce: 2nd Thurs. of each month, 4pm @ Sanford City Hall Osceola CoC Cohort: Thurs. Sept. 12th 9am @ 320 N Beaumont Ave., Kissimmee CoC Youth Workgroup, Sept. 10th 1:00pm @HSN HMIS Advisory Cmte Sept. 17th 10:30am @HSN NEXT CoC Meeting, Sept. 24th 9am First Baptist Orlando

Recovery

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September ember 10 10th

th, 1-5p

5pm

Last session in our 4-part workshop series

Facilitated by Dr. David Cavalleri

Registra trati tion

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To register, contact Alexia via email: alexia. ia.gue guevara@ ara@hs hsnc ncfl.o fl.org rg

Jobs @ HSN

HMIS: Data Analyst CFO Grants Admin: Contract Services Specialist

Other Postings Post Jobs www.centralfloridacoc.org

Tuesday, Sept. 24th 9am

@ First Baptist Orlando