TPCH Announcements – September 30, 2019

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TPCH Releases Request for Qualifications from Organizations to Accept FY18 CoC Grant Transfers
TPCH is seeking one or more new recipient(s) for three CoC-funded Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) projects:

  • Solitude PSH
  • Enhanced Supportive Housing Program PSH
  • Lifeworks PSH

TPCH has issued a Request for Qualifications from interested and eligible applicants. View the Request for Qualifications at https://tpch.net/rfq-fy18-transfers/.

Letters of interest and qualification in response to this solicitation must be submitted to tpch@tucsonaz.gov on or before October 10, 2019 (1pm, Arizona Time).

US Census Bureau Seeks Assistance to Reach People Experiencing Homelessness in 2020
The US Census Bureau is urgently seeking community partners to help ensure that everyone is counted once, only once, and in the right place in 2020. For more information on how the Census partners with community organizations including organizations serving people experiencing homelessness, see the Census Partnership Fact Sheet.

If you have questions, or would like to schedule a meeting to discuss further, please contact Partnership Specialist Havala Schumacher at havala.c.schumacher@2020census.gov.

Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project Kick-Off Scheduled October 17-18
The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) planning will kick-off with a 1.5 day meeting facilitated by the Corporation for Supportive Housing October 17-18.

If you are interested in participating in the YHDP Planning team or staying up-to-date on YHDP activities, please email us to sign-up for the YHDP list!

Stay tuned for more information and event invitations later this week!

2020 Point in Time Count Planning Begins
The 2020 Point in Time (PIT) Count is just 4 months away!  The annual Point in Time Count is critical to our community’s understanding of homelessness in Pima County and is a key driver of federal and local funding investments.

The PIT Count requires more than 100 community volunteers during the month of January.  The TPCH PIT Workgroup is convening to begin community planning.  If you are interested in participating in this year’s planning workgroup, please email abillings@compassaffordablehousing.org to be informed of meeting information.

Can’t help with PIT planning? Watch your inbox for invitations to volunteer, spread the word, and assist in the PIT Count over the coming months!

Save the Date : TPCH to Host Community Dialogue and Learning Sessions on Race, Gender, and Economic Disparity
January 6 & 7, 2019

This January, TPCH will partner with Our Family Services’ Center for Community Dialogue and Training and the National Association for Community Mediation to host a 2-day work session on conflict management and restorative justice practices as they relate to our work to address racial, gender, and economic disparity in housing and services for people experiencing homelessness.

This is an important next step in our current work to analyze and address disparities within our housing system and a fantastic opportunity for our coalition to build skills in conflict resolution, negotiation, and restorative justice practices that can be used in each of our organizations as well as in our collaborative activities as part of TPCH.  Please save the date and watch for more details in the coming months!

Need Help Brochures and Guidelines to Getting Out Available
Copies of the updated TPCH Need Help and Guidelines to Getting Out resource pamphlets are available.

Contact us to arrange for pickup if you would like additional copies for your outreach teams, program sites, or other community groups.

You can also download and print copies at https://tpch.net/resources.

TPCH Training Survey

TPCH is planning our training calendar.  We need your input. 

Each year, TPCH is required to provide a number of trainings to meet federal requirements. In addition to those required trainings, many TPCH members have asked for more training opportunities over the course of the year.

To help us plan the training calendar for the coming year, please take a few minutes to complete our brief survey and let us know what types of trainings you would like to see and how you would like those trainings delivered (online, in-person, conference, etc.)

Complete the training survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tpch2019training