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Homeless Provider Forum Meeting
The Office of Care Coordination in partnership with the Orange County Continuum of Care (CoC) is facilitating the Homeless Provider Forum on a quarterly basis. The next in-person Homeless Provider Forum meeting is being held on Thursday, August 18, 2022.
- Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022
- Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Location: St. Mark Presbyterian Church
- Address: 2200 San Joaquin Hills Road, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Note: Agenda will be posted and shared via email notification at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting date.
Homeless Provider Forum Overview
The Homeless Provider Forum is co-chaired by two members of the CoC Board. The Homeless Provider Forum meetings serve as spaces to share updates on efforts of the Orange County CoC, CoC Board and Office of Care Coordination; hold trainings that support organizations in being knowledgeable on evidence-based practices as well as trainings required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and allow service providers the opportunity to share information and services their organizations offer for people experiencing homelessness and network. If you have any questions, please contact CareCoordination@ochca.com
Register Today: Closing the Gap: Homelessness to Housing Webinar Series
Registration is open for Coordinating Homeless Services Resources and Street Outreach. Register today!
This webinar series provides guidance and fosters innovation in best practices and strategies in stakeholder engagement for homelessness services systems. It will cover topics designed to help communities establish equitable, effective homelessness responses through meaningful collaboration, resource coordination, and efficient service delivery. Register Today!
Training Objectives
Participants will learn about:
- Incorporating people with lived experience and expertise into homelessness responses
- Coordinating with healthcare and other non-federal resources
- Creating direct pathways from homelessness to housing
- Operationalizing best practices
- Identifying and connecting with community resources
Who Should Attend?
This webinar series is intended for everyone involved in the homelessness response system, including but not limited to Continuum of Care (CoC) staff and leadership, program administrators, direct service staff and program management, and recipients and sub-recipients of Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and CoC funding.
Schedule and Registration
| Webinar Title | Date and Time | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Stakeholder Engagement and Advancing Equity | August 4, 2022 1:30 – 3:00 PM EDT | Register Now |
| Coordinating Homeless Services Resources | August 11, 2022 1:30 – 3:00 PM EDT | Register Now |
| Street Outreach | August 18, 2022 1:30 – 3:00 PM EDT | Register Now |
| Implementing System Change | August 25, 2022 1:30 – 3:00 PM EDT | TBD |
| Optimizing Service Delivery | September 1, 2022 1:30 – 3:00 PM EDT | TBD |
You must have a HUD Exchange account to register. Follow these instructions for registering.
Training Point of Contact
Homelessness to Housing Webinar Series Registrar | trainings@hudexchange.info
Project Performance Overview Updates
The Project Performance Overview document has been updated with the thresholds below. These thresholds were discussed during the July 2022 Data & Performance Management Meeting. Review the meeting materials for details.
- Goal 6 – Help Adults Increase Their Income while Enrolled in the Project
- Updated threshold for Emergency Shelter projects is >=15%
- Goal 10 – Ensure Clients Do Not Fall Back Into Homelessness after being Housed
- Updated threshold for Emergency Shelter projects is <=10%
Orange County CoC Dashboard Published!
Check out the new Orange County CoC Dashboard here
Emergency Shelter Project Performance Reports Published!
The Emergency Shelter Project Performance Report and the Goals and Outcomes Report have been posted!
Click here to view the reports.
Register Today: HMIS Data Analytics On-Demand Course: Cohort Five – Starting July 18, 2022
Registration is now open for the fifth cohort of the HMIS Data Analytics On-Demand Course. The goal of this immersive course is to provide a conceptual and practical framework for ad hoc reporting utilizing HMIS data. This self-paced course is open to anyone in your community who is interested in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating HMIS data. This is an introductory level course and might be a good fit for newer members of your HMIS team or someone looking to brush up on their data skills. Participants are not expected to have high-level technical or statistical skills; only basic knowledge of the following is needed:
The fifth offering of the HMIS Data Analytics On-Demand Course will be held from July 18 – September 9, 2022. Please Note: Registration is limited to 250 individuals and will automatically close once the course is at capacity. When registering, please use the code 2022JULYHMIS. Register for Cohort Five For more information, please visit the course syllabus and the HMIS Data Analytics On-Demand Course page. |
Register Today: HOPWA Consolidated APR/CAPER Orientation Webinar – August 9, 2022 – 3:00 PM EDT
For Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) grantees with Annual Performance Reports (APR)/Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (CAPER) due to HUD on or after January 1, 2023, a new Consolidated APR/CAPER reporting format will go into effect, superseding all previous HOPWA APR and CAPER forms. The new form restructures, consolidates, and streamlines the annually reported data for grantees, increasing the usability of HOPWA performance data for grantees and HUD alike.
HUD’s Office of HIV/AIDS Housing (OHH) is sponsoring a webinar to introduce the new HOPWA performance report, the Consolidated APR/CAPER. The webinar is intended for all HOPWA grantees, project sponsors, and community partners. The orientation webinar will go over:
- The purpose of changing to the new Consolidated APR/CAPER
- The format of the Consolidated APR/CAPER
- The submission process for the Consolidated APR/CAPER
- A review of the data elements collected
Registration Instructions
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with joining information.
Webinar Point of Contact
If you have questions about registration for this webinar, please contact morgan.cline@cloudburstgroup.com.
From Our Partners: Thinking Outside the Box Housing Webinar Series: Key Development Concepts and Housing Models for Justice System Leaders
The Thinking Outside the Box Housing Webinar Series: Cross-Sector Strategies to Create Housing Opportunities for People with Behavioral Health Needs Leaving the Justice System was created by the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and their Technical Assistance (TA) provider, the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center. This series provides tools for meaningful collaboration with housing, behavioral health, and other key partners to fully leverage available funding to provide and develop housing for people leaving the justice system.
The next webinar in the series, Key Development Concepts and Housing Models for Justice System Leaders, will be held on July 21, 2022, 11:00am – 12:30 PM PDT. Participants must register for the webinar in advance by clicking here.
Clarity Human Services: Looker Infrastructure Upgrades 6/26/22
Please be advised that on Sunday, June 26, 2022 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. PT, Bitfocus will be upgrading Clarity Human Services Data Analysis tool (Looker) for more flexibility and scalability. During this time, your connection to Looker may not be available. We apologize for any inconvenience.