| TPCH Newsletter - October 2022 |
| IN THIS ISSUE Fiscal Year 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Funding Competition Closed 6th Annual Southern Arizona Opioid Misuse Preventions Symposium to be held October 25, 2022 at Casino Del Sol October is Disability Employment Awareness Month TPCH to Offer Fourth Critical Time Intervention Session for Supervisors Featured Blog Post: What is Diversion? Resource Corner: Upcoming Tools, Trainings, and Resources Fiscal Year 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Funding Competition Closed for Tucson/Pima County THE TUCSON PIMA COLLABORATION TO END HOMELESSNESS HAS COMPLETED ITS FISCAL YEAR 2022 CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM AND YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FUNDING COMPETITION.  On August 18, 2022, TPCH released its local application for the the FY 2022 HUD Annual CoC Program Competition. On Tuesday, September 27, 2022 the TPCH Continuum of Care Board met to review the recommended preliminary priority listing, appeals to the preliminary priority listing, CoC Planning Grant Application, and consolidated community application. With thirteen board members present, the CoC Board approved the application and priority listing for submission to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Visit the link to view the following: FY 2022 AZ-501 Continuum of Care Registration FY 2022 AZ-501 Continuum of Care Grants Inventory Worksheet FY 2022 CoC Board Approved CoC Application FY 2022 CoC Board Approved Planning Grant Application FY 2022 CoC Board Approved Priority List FY 2022 CoC Board Final Project Ranking Congratulations to all projects who submitted applications under an extremely abbreviated timeline. VIEW THE APPROVED COMMUNITY APPLICATION. City of Tucson Passes Source of Income Protection Ordinance THE CITY OF TUCSON MAYOR AND COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASSED THE SOURCE OF PROTECTION INCOME ORDINANCE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 Source of income protection makes it unlawful for landlords or property managers to reject a rental application solely based on the applicant’s source of income, including rental assistance such as Housing Choice Voucher Program, Rapid Rehousing, and other federal, state, or local assistance programs. Federal housing laws do not guarantee source of income protections. Now, a growing number of cities and states have adopted source of income protection to blunt discriminatory rental practices and to enable more otherwise qualified families to secure affordable housing. Visit the City of Tucson Source of Income Ordinance webpage for ongoing updates to the implementation of the ordinance. 6th Annual Southern Arizona Opioid Misuse Preventions Symposium to be held October 25, 2022 at Casino Del Sol SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY OCTOBER 25, 2022, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST AT THE CASINO DEL SOL  Registration is now available for the 6th Annual Southern Arizona Opioid Misuse Preventions Symposium - Building Community Health and Wellbeing - October 25th 8am to 5pm at Casino Del Sol. The symposium will cover Social Determinants of Health in Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment. The keynote speaker this year is Carlton Hall, with other speakers covering topics such as primary prevention, programs that keep parents and babies together during opioid weening process, Medication Assisted Treatment, how the opioid epidemic has impacted indigenous nations, reentry and recovery, peer support in high school, and the Housing 1st model. Sponsorship opportunities and vendor spaces are available! Learn more and register at the link. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month DID YOU KNOW THAT OCTOBER IS NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH? This observance was launched in 1945 when Congress declared the first week in October as "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week". In 1998 the week was extended to a month and renamed. The annual event draws attention to employment barriers that still need to be addressed.  TPCH celebrates the work being done by organizational members like Direct Advocacy and Research Center for their work lead by and for people with disabilities as they find meaningful employment in Pima County. Read more here about Disability Employment Awareness Month. TPCH to Offer Fourth Critical Time Intervention Session for Supervisors  REGISTRATIONS UNDERWAY FOR SUPERVISOR SESSION, EARLIER SESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR ALL PARTNER AGENCY STAFF TO WATCH ONLINE In April of 2022, TPCH offered three sessions on Critical Time Intervention, a time-limited and evidence-based practice that mobilizes support for vulnerable individuals during periods of transition. The training advertised here is the fourth session of the Critical Time Intervention Series, started in April of 2022. This session is intended for supervisors and managers who completed the Basic CTI training and would like to learn additional skills for training project staff in CTI practices and managing fidelity to the evidence-based model. For supervisors who could not attend the live sessions, please see instructions below for how to access the TPCH Online Training Center. Register here for the SUPERVISOR SESSION. Didn’t Attend the initial CTI sessions? Don’t worry – if you couldn’t attend the live sessions, the recorded session are posted on the TPCH Online Training Center for you to be able to participate. These first three sessions are available for all staff (not just supervisors!) of TPCH partner organizations. REGISTER FOR THE SUPERVISOR SESSION HERE. Featured Blog Post: What is Diversion? DIVERSION IS AN INTERVENTION DESIGNED TO IMMEDIATELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF SOMEONE WHO HAS JUST LOST THEIR HOUSING AND BECOME HOMELESS.  Diversion is a client-driven approach; its goal is to help the person or household find safe alternative housing immediately, rather than entering shelter or experiencing unsheltered homelessness. It is intended to ensure that the homelessness experience is as brief as possible, to prevent unsheltered homelessness, and to avert stays in shelter. Our Family Services has led in youth diversion, piloting their diversion project through the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project, now a fully operating program of the Continuum of Care. Read more at the link: The National Alliance to End Homelessness has recently published a blog post addressing the diversion strategy. READ THE BLOGPOST HERE. Resource Corner: Tools, Conference Opportunities and Upcoming Trainings ALLYSHIP IN OWNERSHIP: ETHICAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP IN THE HOUSING CRISIS Calling all property owners: Allyship in Ownership is a 4 week course (with each session lasting three hours) dedicated to discussing what it means to own property and collect rent in an ethical and equitable way. With rents going up dramatically and the increasing housing crisis, this training will look at how property owners can take action to mitigate some of the pressing issues, both current and historical. In addition to the 3 hour sessions once per week, for a total of 12 hours of facilitated learning and connecting, participants can expect to make time for homework in the way of journaling, reflection, reading and/or listening assignments between session as well as ‘pod’ or small groups - that meet up once/week between meetings. Register with the link! https://www.justicemovement.org/allyship-in-ownership MONKEYPOX GUIDANCE FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING PEOPLE LIVING IN CONGREGATE SETTINGS In addition to the below resources, TPCH and the Pima County Health Department hosted “Supporting People Experiencing Homelessness During the Monkeypox Outbreak” – A Webinar for Homeless Service Providers on September 21, 2022. To access this webinar via the TPCH Online Training Center, use this link. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council has gathered several resources from the Center for Disease Control and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council to advise service providers on how to safely serve those living in encampments or other congregate settings. Those are listed here: Fact Sheet: Monkeypox and People Experiencing Homelessness (National Health Care for the Homeless Council) Considerations for Reducing Monkeypox Transmission in Congregate Living Settings (CDC) Monkeypox Resources (HUD)Fillable Flyer for Outreach – What You Need to Know About Monkeypox Protecting Yourself and Others from Monkeypox What To Do if There Is a Monkeypox Case in the Shelter Monkeypox Preparedness Considerations for Homeless Shelters The Time Is Now! Talking to People Experiencing Homelessness About Monkeypox FREE CHEST BINDERS AVAILABLE TO TRANS AND NONBINARY YOUTH IN NEED Point of Pride provides free chest binders (specially-designed chest compression garments) to any trans person who needs one and cannot afford or safely obtain one. Please visit the website using this link for information and instructions for how to apply to this program: https://www.pointofpride.org/free-chest-binders NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS PRESSURE POINTS SERIES The Alliance’s new Pressure Points Resource Series outlines specific strategies, practices, and philosophies that can help relieve the pressures experienced by providers and systems alike. SEPTEMBER EVENTS TPCH Meetings & Training Events Meetings and events added regularly. Find details and locations on the TPCH calendar at https://www.tpch.net October 6, 3pm Homeless Youth Coalition October 11, 1pm Community Outreach Coalition October 11, 3pm System Performance Evaluation Committee October 12, 10:30am Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee October 12, 3pm HMIS Committee October 13, 5:30pm Youth Action Committee October 14, 9am Built for Zero Coalition October 17, 3pm Special CoC Board Meeting * *Note: this special CoC Board Meeting for the FY 22 Supplemental NOFO will replace the regularly scheduled meeting on October 25, 2022. October 27, 1pm Coordinated Entry Committee October 27, 5:30pm Youth Action Committee For the most up-to-date meeting information, visit the TPCH calendar at https://www.tpch.net. |
