CDT - May 2023
The OneHome team canceled May's Community Design Team on Thursday, May 18th. We respect the community's time and efforts and as such, find this month's content better communicated here. Please review the following content in lieu of this month's meeting:
Step 1
CQ Factsheet
This Assessors and Priority Queue Fact Sheet answers commonly asked questions about the OneHome Community Queue. Learn about the different Priority Queues and how to manage your clients effectively.
Step 2
CDT Poll
What cadence works best for Community Design Team (CDT) meetings? We currently meet once a month.
Step 3
EHV Update
Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) have allowed us to address the needs of households that would not otherwise be prioritized for housing through Coordinated Entry. Per the American Rescue Plan Act, all households with an EHV must be leased up by September 30, 2023 or the voucher expires. After September 30, EHVs will not be re-issued if a household loses their voucher for whatever reason. At this time, all EHVs across the Metro Denver CoC have been allocated.
Any additional referrals will be made on a case by case basis. We want to ensure that we fully utilize the EHV program while not over-referring given the September 30 deadline for voucher utilization. For the time being, the RRH to EHV assessment will remain in HMIS. However, newly completing the assessment is unlikely to result in a housing outcome for the folks you are working with.
We encourage you to reach out to OneHome if you are concerned that a household will not be able to lease-up by September 30.
Announcements
A Racially Equitable and Just Coordinated Entry System
MDHI is participating in a mini-lab series with the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) to help us make Coordinated Entry more racially equitable. We’d like to hear from you about what is going well and what needs improvement. The following survey is is just the beginning of our input gathering. We’ll be discussing this further at next month's CDT.
Family Promise Announcement
Family Promise will be resuming drop-in hours beginning June 6th and will accommodate families every Tuesday from 8am-11am.Families will also be able to access the VISPDAT by going to our website and filling out the online VI-SPDAT inquiry form. FP staff will respond to the inquiries and schedule the appointment with families to come in, do the intake, and complete the VISPDAT.
Attention Housing Providers
Due to the holiday closure next week, we will be accepting openings submitted in HMIS by end of day (EOD) Tuesday (5/30). OneHome will send referrals by EOD Friday (6/2).
Thank you all for your commitment to this work. we look forward to seeing you at CDT in June! If you would like to contact the OneHome team, please email us a contact@onehomeco.org or visit us during OneHome Office Hours.