Funding Sources 1. Establish a CoC Employment Committee to focus on employment issues, research best practices, and meet goals of increasing employment of 18%. Barbara Dodson, ESHC Chris Stone, ESHC Literacy Valerie Baham, Goodwill Job Junction, Lisa Parlapiano, Worksource Vikki Arneault, NewStart Cheryl Hogan, PhD Hogans Harvest 10% 15% 17% 20% 2. Coordinate with agencies to advertise jobs and establish van service to job fairs. Vicki Elmore , NE Fla Community Action Agency Vikki Arneault, NewStart 3. Increase employment training and job assistance Valerie Baham, Goodwill Job Junction, Lisa Parlapiano, Worksource Vikki Arneault 4. Establish van service and transportation for securing identification, social security card, driver’s license, etc. Renee Morris, St. Francis House Cheryl Hogan, PhD Hogans Harvest 5. Breakfast/Lunch feeding program for homeless and at risk of homeless persons seeking employment Major Bruce Stefanik, Salvation Army First United Methodist Church Renee Morris, St. Francis House HUD funds, Challenge Grant, VET grant, ESG to be requested 5. Ensure that the CoC has a functional HMIS system. . Funding Sources 1. Purchase additional computers and printers for participating agencies Barbara Dodson, ESHC Chris Stone, ESHC 50% bed cover-age 60% bed cover-age 65% bed cover-age 65% bed cover-age 2. Monitor compliance with HMIS data and technical standards and train staff to provide evaluations Peggy Storey, HMIS Manager Terry Skulavik, ESHC Transitional Housing 3. Expand HMIS Service Point system to Include mainstream service providers. Peggy Storey, HMIS Manager Terry Skulavik, ESHC Transitional Housing 4. Conduct sheltered point-in-time homeless count and survey in January 2011 Barbara Dodson, ESHC Terry Skulavik, ESHC Transitional Housing 5. Assist US Census Bureau with 2010 Count to be held in March 2010 HUD, State and Challenge Grant funds to be requested Chris Stone, ESHC Barbara Dodson, ESHC 50% bed cover- age 60% Bed cover- age 65% bed cover- age 65% Bed cover-age Barriers: If your CoC will not meet one or more of the above objectives, briefly describe why not (use less than 2 paragraphs). Mainstream service providers cite HIPWA confidentiality requirements as well as staff time involved in data input as reasons not to participate in HMIS. Land values have increased; land is scarce, no public housing authority in St. Johns County. Getting zoning approved for housing homeless. Other CoC Objectives in 2010 1. Increase supply of affordable housing accessible to homeless individuals and families and those at risk of homelessness. Funding Sources 1. Continue to develop CoC’s capacity to become a voice in affordable housing development 2. Provide affordable housing placement and landlord negotiations for individuals and families 3. Build 20 affordable houses for purchase by low income families Grant-in-Aid Funds, HUD, DC&F, County, ESG, HHAG, SHIP, SAIL, Neighborhood Stability Program, and VET funds to be requested Barbara Dodson, ESHC Bill Lazar, SHIP Tom Crawford, St Johns Housing Department Malea Guiriba Pie in the Sky Harry Maxwell, Maxwell Manor 1238 20 31 100 24 100 40 2. Maximize sustainability in affordable housing for homeless individuals & families & those at risk for Homelessness Funding Sources 1. Expand information on affordable rental and home ownership using HMIS and other means, and access to affordable housing available. 2. Continue to secure discretionary and grant funds for emergency rental assistance, mgt payments, utilities, landlord negotiating. 3. Secure funds for breakfast feeding programs for homeless & at risk of homelessness workers Grant-in-Aid funds, ESG, VET, and Challenge Grant Funds, FEMA EFSP, DC&F and EFAHP, ESG, HPRP and National Stimulus Prevention funds to be requested Tom Crawford, St Johns Housing Department Barbara Dodson, ESHC Vickie Elmore, NEFCA Becky Stringer, Catholic Charities Major Bruce Stefanik, Salvation Army Kamie Roeder, St Aug Christian Service Center 15% 25% 50% 80% 3. Secure funding for youth housing for young adults exiting foster care programs & youth who are in crisis exiting program with no place to go, & homeless at discharge Funding Sources 1. Safety Shelter of St Johns County, Betty Griffin House, 5 beds for domestic violence victims exiting foster care, utilities for current facilities 2. St. Augustine Youth Services to acquire 12 beds for youth exiting foster care through rehabilitation of facility Government funds, DC&F, ESG & DV, HUD, HHA, County, VET and Challenge Grant, Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds to be requested Joyce Mahr, Betty Griffin House Dennis Maneja, St. Aug. Youth Svcs. 5 beds 0 5 12 5 12 5 12 4. Get public support for funding: find suitable location for feeding programs- morning, noon, and night for chronic homeless, lunch for migrant farm workers, breakfast feeding Funding Sources 3,000 homeless fed each month by Salvation Army; 5,300 homeless fed each month by St. Francis House. Special occasion dinners, USDA surplus food distribution, by ESHC. Ex-offender program fed persons exiting prison system into transitional housing County, Challenge Grant, ESG, Grant-in- Aid, HUD funds to be requested. Major Bruce Stefanik Salvation Army Renee Morris, St Francis House Terry Skulavik, ESHC Transitional Housing Cheryl Hogan, PhD Hogans Harvest 3,000 Meals 5,300 3,000 5,300 3,000 5,300 3,000 5,300 5. Literacy Program for under-educated homeless and poor Funding Sources Continue basic literacy training and GED Training for homeless individuals, teach housekeeping skills, - provide supplies after school tutoring for homeless and poor, and disadvantaged children HUD, Challenge Grant, County, and ESG funds to be requested Barbara Dodson, ESHC Lisa Franklin, AOMH Joyce Marhr, Betty Griffin Chris Stone, ESHC Literacy Program 25 25 60 75% 6. Provide funds for prevention of homeless with mortgage, rent, & utilities assistance to those at risk of homelessness Funding Sources Agencies provide financial assistance to individuals and families at risk of homelessness. Challenge Grant, Grant-in-Aid, FEMA, ESG, HPRP, United Way, SJC, SHIP and National Prevention funds to be requested Barbara Dodson, ESHC Major Bruce Stefanik Salvation Army Becky Stringer, Catholic Charities Kamie Roeder, Christian Service Center Joyce Mahr, Betty Griffin House 50 50 50 50 7. Provide Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Funding Sources Continue to refer clients in need of mental health & substance abuse services to the appropriate providers & provide counseling stabilization Challenge Grant, ESG, HUD, County Funds to be requested Brenda Ware, SJCHHS Pattie Greenough, EPIC Gary Powers, Gateway Community Services Terry Skulavik, ESHC Renee Morrie SFH Joyce Mahr, BGH Cheryl Hogan, PhD Hogans Harvest Dennis Maneja, St. Aug. Youth Services 8. Primary prevention and education for domestic violence Funding Sources In service training, classroom tutoring, public awareness workshops and seminars for sexual assault/rape crisis, and children’s therapy, provided alternative utilities for housing of homeless State D.V.Challenge Grant, County, ESG funds to be requested Joyce Mahr, Betty Griffin House 9. Provide transitional housing for victim of domestic violence and sexual assault Funding Sources Rehabilitate 6 units for emergency shelter housing for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault., provide utilities for services and housing SHIP, State Dept of Health, V., FHFA, ESG Challenge Grant and Neighborhood Stabilization funds to be requested Joyce Mahr, Betty Griffin House 40 50 50 50 10 Decrease the number of homeless households with children 1. Create 6 units of extended transitional housing for homeless children (foster families) Lisa Franklin Alpha Omega House 2 8 8 8 2.Rehabilitate and renovate emergency shelter and transitional housing for expectant mothers and young mothers with children who are homeless. Lisa Franklin Alpha Omega House 3. Publicize to community transitional housing beds are available to prepare them for permanent housing to homeless households with children Barbara Dodson, ESHC 4. Rehabilitate and renovate house to be used for transitional housing for homeless households with children Barbara Dodson, ESHC 5. Provide after-school homework help, computer class, resume assistance, job search, transportation assistance Chris Stone, ESHC Literacy Joyce Mahr, Betty Griffin House Vikki Elmore, NE Fla Community Action Agency Funding HHAG, DC&F, FEMA, ESG & Challenge Grant to be requested, NE Fla. Comm. Action (Data Busters Summer Program)
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