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

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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