Greater Danbury Continuum of Care

Meeting Minutes June 14, 2011 

Present: Tanya Bingham, Danbury Vet Center; Nicole Campbell; Dept of Veteran Affairs; Carina de Carvalho, Pilots; Jennifer Glass, Dept of Veteran Affairs; Gladys McFarland, Amos House; Don Maxwell, CACD; Frederic Morton, WCMHN; Eileen Walsh, New Opportunities; Sue Zaborowski, City of Danbury Health and Human Services.

Welcome and Introductions

Fred Morton called the meeting to order and proceeded with introductions.

Program Updates

Ten Year Plan – No update

Point of Entry – No update

HMIS

AHAR – Corrected AHAR reports are due on June 30^th.  Nikki Singer is following up with agencies regarding correcting data and improving data quality. 

2010 Grant Debriefing Summary

On May 17, 2011, HUD conducted a  debriefing regarding the FY2010 NOFA.  Over 1.6 billion dollars were awarded to renewal projects and new projects.

All renewal projects for Danbury were funded.  A new project consisting of 2 vouchers was awarded to ARC.  Scores for Danbury were reviewed.  The median score for all CoCs was 75.4.  The Danbury CoC score exceeded the average with a total score of 77.25.  The average scores for  Danbury for each of  the 5 domains was reviewed.  

NOFA

HDX and PIT Data have been submitted to BOS for the FY2011 NOFA.   The Grant Inventory Worksheet was also submitted.

BOS

Steering Committee - The BOS Steering Committee meeting was held on May 20, 2011.  The FY2010 NOFA scores for BOS were reviewed.  BOS is looking at potential governance possibilities for CoCs under the HEARTH Act.

HMIS Subcommittee – HMIS data quality needs to be improved and BOS has held data entry trainings for providers to assist in accomplishing this.  

Mainstream Resources/Discharge Planning - Employment numbers at exit are low.  BOS will be holding a training for BOS grantees regarding employment and benefits.

HPRP

ARC will not be accepting application for HPRP until July 1, 2011.  They are, however, accepting referrals and are meeting with people who are interested to review the program and steps involved in the application process. 

Subcommittees

Young Adults –  no report.

Employment – An employer forum was held on June 1, 2011, at MCCA in Danbury.  Employers and employment providers met to discuss available services, employment strategies and supports that are provided to individuals.  Feedback form participants was extremely positive. The Employment Subcommittee will explore future steps and suggestions to reach employers that were discussed at the forum.

Family – no report

VASH

Nicole Campbell reported that the remaining 3 VASH vouchers are in the final award stage.  This brings the total number of awarded VASH vouchers in Danbury to 15. 

HEARTH Act

There are no updates regarding the implementation/approval of the HEARTH regulations.

Milena Sangut, Nikki Singer, Michelle Conderino and Fred Morton met to discuss strategies to help prepare providers and the CoC for the HEARTH implementation.  Next steps will include bringing together representatives of stakeholder agencies to discuss ways to ensure that the Danbury CoC is prepared to meet the new HEARTH requirements including outcomes. 

Next Meeting

Tuesday July 12, 2011, 2:00 pm Danbury City Hall.