Lots of Deadlines & Reminders

With the upcoming Balance of State quarterly meeting in Stevens Point, I wanted this post to be more about reminders, updates, & deadlines.  Sometimes there is a lot to keep track of and having one spot with the information can be helpful!

(1) DEADLINES
 Point-in-Time:  
Completion of January Housing Inventory Chart (HIC): February 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm
Completion of Non-WISP PIT form:  February 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm
Completion of Deduplication Chart:  February 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm
Completion of Post-PIT Survey:  February 29, 2016 at 5:00 pm
 
Board of Directors:
Deadline for nominations is Friday, March 11th and email it to [email protected]. 
 
Standards & Prioritization Committee:
Comments on the ESG RRH standards are due by:  Friday, February 26th to [email protected].   
Comments on the COC RRH standards are due by:  Friday, February 26th to [email protected].   
 
Membership list:
The deadline is Monday, February 15th.  Please make changes directly on the google drive document.
 
DECHR – substantial Amendment 1
The Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources (DEHCR/Division) posted a draft Substantial Amendment 1 to the State’s 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan.   The Public Comment Period is now open through February 22, 2016. Comments on the DRAFT Substantial Amendment 1 may be emailed to the Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources at [email protected], or, mailed to: Department of Administration, Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources,
P.O. Box 7970, Madison, WI 53707-7970.  
 
(2) UPDATES
 Coordinated Entry:
Prioritization list for non-HMIS is still in progress. I am waiting to hear back from ICA on a few items and then I will post the list for DLAs. I want to ensure that these lists mirror one another and minimize confusion.  I apologize for the delay.
 
Coordinated Entry 101 – is in the process of development by Corin Tubridy & Lisa Sanders.  If there are things that you want to make sure are covered, please email: [email protected].
 
News:
If you have any media from your PIT, including newspaper, radio, or TV, please send the link to [email protected].  We want to be able to post it to the Facebook page and please visit the new “NEWS” section of the website:  http://www.wiboscoc.org/news.html
 
**NEW**
The Project Evaluation & Assistance Committee will be sending out an email to COC grant contacts requesting copies of forms. This is the first step in a new plan for 2016.  Joana will be discussing her work plan at the upcoming Balance of State meeting.
 
(3) TRAINING
 **NEW**
Housing Inventory Chart (101) Training – scheduled for Tues, Feb 16, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:30AM 
This training will explain what the Housing Inventory Chart (HIC) is and how it works. I will go over the columns, what the headings mean, how to make changes, and where to document notes. Finally, I will go over the new columns added in the January HIC.
To register:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7549297786185080321
 
The PIT Training #3 is scheduled for Thu, Feb 25, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:30AM 
To register:   https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2531231170063044097
 
Transitional Housing Prioritization – Thursday, February 18th 9-10:30 am
To register:   https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5423938510982126081
 
Advanced Chronic Homelessness Definition & Documentation Training   - date & time TBD
Permanent Supportive Housing Prioritization - date & time TBD
 
(4) HUD, USICH, NAEH Training
Save the Date:  HHS and HUD National Joint Listening Session on the Intersection of Human Trafficking and Housing and Services for Survivors - February 24, 2016 - 3 PM EST
The three main questions HHS and HUD will be discussing are:

1. What are the major challenges you face in helping survivors access housing and supportive services in your community?
   
   
2. Are you involved in or aware of any promising practices on the ground in this area?
   
   
3. What are the top 3 things you believe HUD and HHS could do to help the work you are doing on the ground?

 
Event: FY 2017 Proposed Budget Webcast with Stakeholders
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST (please adjust for your local time)
Where: Online
How to Join the FY 2017 Budget WebcastThis event will be webcast and can be seen at the following links that will go live about 15 minutes before the broadcast.
Join the FY 2017 Proposed Budget Webcast.