 TPCH NEWS - April 4, 2022 |
| TPCH Membership Meeting - May 12 Join TPCH for our quarterly membership (General Council) meeting on May 12, 2022. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be conducted virtually. TPCH General Council May 12, 2022 - 3pm-5pm Click here to register. Participation in quarterly membership meetings is essential to members' ability to maintain voting status in TPCH and provides an important opportunity to influence our community's response to homelessness. KGUN 9 Highlights Education Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness “We have youth who are unaccompanied who are out there, we have families who are experiencing homelessness altogether.” TPCH CoC Board Vice-Chairperson Jocelyn Muzzin spoke to KGUN 9 about the critical work being done to prevent and end youth homelessness in collaboration with school districts in Southern Arizona. Click on the photo below to read the article.  Social Services Job Fair a Success TPCH would like to thank Pima County One Stop, the City of Tucson Department of Housing and Community Development, and the 24 government and nonprofit sector organizations who participated to make the Social Services Job Fair possible. With more than one hundred job seekers engaged, the job fair was a success!  National Alliance to End Homelessness Releases Rapid Re-Housing Toolkit The Alliance has just released an updated version of its Rapid Re-Housing Toolkit. The toolkit provides new insights, guidance, and reference materials to demonstrate the core components of Rapid Re-Housing (RRH): housing identification; rent and move-in assistance; and case management and services. Providers, funders, state leaders, and coalitions can use the Rapid Re-Housing Toolkit to deepen their understanding of RRH and integrate these best practices into their communities. Community Forum: TPCH System Performance and Trends in Homelessness In light of HUD's approval of TPCH's request to conduct the 2022 unsheltered Point in Time count using alternative data sets, the Community Forum on TPCH System Performance and Trends in Homelessness, originally scheduled for April 7, has been rescheduled for April 22 in order to include final System Performance and Point in Time data. Join TPCH for an Update on the Work to End Homelessness April 22, 2022 - 10:30am-12pm Click here to register. Each year, TPCH submits System Performance, Point in Time, and Longitudinal System Analysis reports to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. These reports offer meaningful insight into the performance and effectiveness of the local homelessness response system, allowing analysis of local data related to the number of people experiencing homelessness, the number of people experiencing first-time homelessness, and the results of local housing and supportive service programs. Join TPCH on April 22 for a 90-minute presentation of this year's data findings and discussion of opportunities to continue to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our community's work to prevent and end homelessness. Pre-registration is required. After registering, you will receive an automated message containing the link to access the community forum. Click here to register. TPCH CoC Board Meeting Summary The TPCH CoC Board met on Tuesday, March 22 and discussed changes that will impact services for people experiencing homelessness. These decisions included: Housing Attempt To Locate (HATL) policy is suspended pending the outcome of SB1581. The proposed state legislation would establish sanctioned encampments for people experiencing homelessness with the requirement that police departments arrest people sleeping outside designated areas. The Housing Attempt to Locate policy involved consultation among many stakeholders, committees, law enforcement and people with lived homeless experience. It notifies law enforcement when someone has a housing match and assists them with accessing that housing. With SB1581, new considerations must be taken for how law enforcement will be required to engage with people experiencing homelessness. Karen Fogas (City of Tucson) and Yvette Gonzales (Pima County) were appointed to join Phil Pierce (Old Pueblo Community Services) in representing Tucson/Pima County in the Arizona Statewide Data Warehouse Workgroup to explore care coordination across several state agencies. Updated coordinated entry policies related to case conferencing and coordinated entry referrals. These policy changes will be updated on TPCH.net and sent out soon. Recommended a quality improvement plan for Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) and an administrative review recommendation for Community Partnership of Arizona (CPSA). APRIL EVENTS Meetings and events added regularly. Find details and locations on the TPCH calendar at https://www.tpch.net April 6, 9am Critical Time Intervention Training: First Session April 7, 3pm Homeless Youth Coalition April 8, 9am Build for Zero Coalition April 11, 1pm Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee April 12, 1pm Community Outreach Coalition April 12, 3pm System Performance Evaluation Committee April 13, 9am Critical Time Intervention Training: Second Session April13, 3pm Homeless Management Information System Meeting April 14, 5:30pm Youth Action Committee April 20, 9am Critical Time Intervention Training: Third Session April 22, 10:30am Community Forum: TPCH System Performance and Trends in Homelessness April 26, 3pm Continuum of Care Board Meeting April 28, 1pm Coordinated Entry Committee April 28, 5:30pm Youth Action Committee For the most up-to-date meeting information, visit the TPCH calendar at https://www.tpch.net. |
We need 300+ volunteers to spread throughout Pima County. Volunteers will join a team to visit camps in washes and deserts, bus stops, meal sites, abandoned buildings, and other areas where people without housing may shelter on the morning of Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Learn More and register to volunteer
Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) is Tucson's winter severe-weather emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness. ODF goes into effect when weather predictions are for overnight temperatures of 40°F or lower with rain, 35°F or lower without rain, or when wind chill factors indicate a health hazard from exposure. You do not need an ID or a TB card to participate in ODF.
