2002 GEORGIA BALANCE OF T HE S TATE CONTINUUM OF
CARE EXHIBIT 1
A Community Response to Homelessness
Submitted by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Updated: June 21, 2002
NOTE: This Exhibit 1 is part of an Associated Application.
2002 Georgia Balance of the State Continuum of Care Associated Applications for:
This is an Associated Application. Exhibit 1: Continuum of Care for the Georgia Balance of the State continuum is being submitted in its entirety only in this application. This document contains 6 associated applications submitted by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (Applicant), as follows:
Priority
1 2 6 11
12
17
Applicant
GA Department of Community Affairs (DCA) GA Department of Community Affairs (DCA) GA Department of Community Affairs (DCA) GA Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
GA Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
GA Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
Project Sponsor / Name
Central City AIDS Network / 2002 S+C
DCA / State-Wide HMIS Implementation
Union Mission (Savannah) / 2002 S+C
S. Central GA Task Force / 2002 S+C Homeless-Disabled S. Central GA Task Force / 2002 S+C HIVAIDS Highland Rivers CSB / 2002 S+C
The application of all other associated applicants for this same continuum, as listed below, will crossreference and adopt this exhibit.
Priority Applicant
Project Sponsor / Name
3
Gwinnett Housing Resource Partnership, Inc.
GHRP / Supportive Housing Program
(GHRP)
4
Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Macon, Inc.
Loaves & Fishes / Trans. Housing Case Mgmt.
5
Hall Family Initiative Residences, Inc.
Hall Family Initiative Res. / Hope House
7
Goodwill Industries Of Middle Georgia (GIMG) GIMG / Working Solutions: Goodwill's Job
Connection Rural
8
South Central GA Task Force for the Homeless, S. Cent. Task Force / Lighthouse of Valdosta Trans.
Inc.
Hsng. Pgm.
9
Goodwill Industries Of Middle Georgia (GIMG) GIMG / Working Solutions: Goodwill's Job
Connection Macon
10
CSRA Economic Opportunity Authority (CSRA CSRA EOA / Home Plus
EOA)
13
Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Macon, Inc.
Loaves & Fishes / 2002 Family Transitional Project
14
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems / Crawford House
15
HODAC, Inc.
HODAC / Gateway Cottage Residential Program
16
Citizens Against Violence, Inc.
Citizens Against Violence / Transitional Living Program
18
Hinesville, City of
Hinesville, City of / Home Bound
19
New Horizons Community Service Board
New Horizons CSB / Red Hill Adaptive Group Residence
20
Tallatoona Economic Opportunity Authority
Tallatoona EOA / Tallatoona-Douglas Transportation Pgm.
21
South Central GA Task Force for the Homeless, S. Central GA Task Force / 211 Case
Inc.
Management
22
First Monumental Faith Community Outreach
First Monumental / Transitional Housing
Ctr. Inc.
Complex
__________________________________________________________________________________________ *Please note the map of the Continuum with Priority Projects highlighted, immediately after this page.
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2002 Georgia Continuum
of Care Proposals
Priority & Location
Sponsor
/ Project
Name
1
Central City AIDS Network / 2002 S+C
2
DCA / State-Wide HMIS Implementation
3
GHRP / Supportive Housing Program
4
Loaves & Fishes / Trans. Housing Case Mgmt.
5
Hall Family Initiative Res. / Hope House
6
Union Mission (Savannah) / 2002 S+C
Dade Catoosa Whitfield
Fannin
Towns Rabun
Union
7
GIMG / Working Solutions: Goodwill's Job Connection Rural
8
S. Cent. Task Force/Lighthouse of Valdosta Trans Hsng Pgm
9
GIMG / Working Solutions: Goodwill's Job Connection Macon
10
CSRA EOA / Home Plus
11
S. Central GA Task Force / 2002 S+C Homeless-Disabled
Walker
Murray Gilmer
White Habersham
12
S. Central GA Task Force / 2002 S+C HIV-AIDS
13
Loaves & Fishes / 2002 Family Transitional Project
Chattooga
17 Floyd
Gordon Bartow
Pickens Cherokee
Lumpkin
Dawson
5
Forsyth
Hall
Stephens Banks Franklin
Hart 14
14
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems / Crawford House
15
HODAC / Gateway Cottage Residential Program
16
Citizens Against Violence / Transitional Living Program
17
Highland Rivers CSB / 2002 S+C
18
Hinesville, City of / Home Bound
19
New Horizons CSB / Red Hill Adaptive Group Residence
20
Tallatoona EOA / Tallatoona-Douglas Transportation Pgm.
Jackson Madison Elbert
21
S. Central GA Task Force / 211 Case Management
22
First Monumental / Transitional Housing Complex
Polk Haralson
Paulding Cobb
20 Douglas
Fulton
3 Gwinnett
DeKalb
Barrow Walton
Clarke Oglethorpe Oconee
Wilkes
Greene
Lincoln
Carroll
Clayton Rockdale
Fayette
Newton Henry
Morgan
Taliaferro
Mc- Columbia Duffie
Warren
Project location
NOTE: Priority 2 is for statewide HMIS implementation.
Communities with local Continuum of Care Plans
Coweta Heard
Spalding
Butts
Jasper
7 Putnam
Hanco*ck
Glasco*ck
Richmond
Troup Meriwether
Harris
Pike Lamar 7
7
Monroe
Jones
Upson
4
7 Crawford
13 9 Bibb
1 7
7 Baldwin
7 Wilkinson
Jefferson Washington
Johnson
10 Burke
10 Jenkins Screven
Talbot
Muscogee
Taylor
Peac7h 7 Twiggs 15
Houston Bleckley
Chatta- Marion
Macon
Laurens
Emanuel
Treutlen
Candler
16 Bulloch
6 Effingham
hoochee 19 Stewart
Schley Webster Sumter
Dooly Crisp
Pulaski Wilcox
Mont-
Dodge
gomery Wheeler
Toombs
Telfair
Evans Tattnall
6 Bryan
6 18
Chatham
Quitman Randolph Terrell Lee
Ben Hill
Jeff Davis Appling
Turner
Liberty Long
Clay
Calhoun
22 Dougherty
Worth
Irwin
Coffee
Bacon
Wayne
McIntosh
Tift
Early Miller
Baker Mitchell
Colquitt
Berrien Cook
Atkinson
Pierce
Ware
Brantley
Glynn
Seminole
Lanier
11
Clinch
Decatur Grady
Thomas
Brooks
21 8 12
Charlton
Camden
Lowndes
Echols
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Source: Georgia Department of Community Affairs, June 2002
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Abstract
2002 Georgia Balance of the State Continuum of Care
In 1998 the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) spearheaded an effort to create Georgia's first Continuum of Care Plan for the `Balance of the State' (CoC). In the initial planning year, the DCA partnered with the University of Georgia's Institute of Community and Area Development to coordinate, and in some cases establish the organizing bodies that now make up the CoC planning process. Two such organizations were the Technical Advisory Group and the CoC Provider Focus Groups. Together these groups laid the groundwork for the CoC planning process, provided baseline information to create an inventory of homeless services and facilities and developed a statewide planning and allocation system that would link rural and urban areas. The Georgia Homeless Advisory Council has assumed the functions of these two entities.
Today the Georgia CoC Plan for the 'Balance of the State' is the product of an ongoing five-year collaborative process that has involved several hundred homeless persons, nonprofit organizations, service providers, local governments, and faith-based and community organizations. The process has yielded significant opportunities for growth and development among collaborative agencies and has increased housing alternatives for several hundred displaced families.
The success of Georgia's CoC planning process lies in its eight distinguishing qualities. Georgia's CoC is 1) is client-centered; 2) provides local autonomy in service provision; 3) is flexible and allows crossing of agency, county and regional lines; 4) links rural communities to existing CoC plans and/or entitlement areas; 5) is pro-active, especially in the arena of homeless prevention; 6) coordinates resources at the local, state, and regional level; 7) works with established homeless providers and coalitions; and 8) encourages new organizations and individuals to help relieve the plight of the homeless.
Since 1998, HUD has awarded $17.1 million for forty-nine proposals across Georgia. This year, a total of 22 CoC proposals are being submitted. Five of these proposals are for the Shelter Plus Care Program and seventeen are for the Supportive Housing Program. Each proposal fills housing and service gaps considered a "high priority" for the state. If these projects are funded, 591 units of housing will be provided in communities that presently have very few or no programs for persons who are homeless.
This year, Georgia's plan embodies 152 counties covering 56,707 total square miles with a population of 2+ million persons. Communities not covered by this plan are the following entitlement jurisdictions that completed their own plans: Atlanta Tri-Jurisdiction (City of Atlanta, DeKalb County, Fulton County), Augusta/Richmond County, Athens/Clarke County, Columbus/Muscogee County, Marietta/Cobb County, and Savannah/Chatham County. This year, due to the success of prior year's Balance of the State Continuums, Macon/Bibb County chose to join the Balance of the State Continuum.
The preceding map illustrates the geographic areas covered by the Georgia CoC Plan for
the "Balance of The State."
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1. Your Continuum of Care's accomplishments.
Accomplishments of the Continuum June 2001 though June 2002
Much has been accomplished through and by the Balance of State Continuum of Care in 2001-2002:
$7.3 million in combined federal/state funds provided to 176 homeless shelters; 3 new S+C projects with 45 units benefiting 57 homeless persons; Secured authorization to implement a Project-Based Voucher program along with Permanent Supportive Housing projects; Developed funding for Millennium House in Cuthbert, GA, creating 20 units. $1.67 million in HOME Funds matched by $608,000 in State Housing Trust Fund dollars; Through GA DCA, issued a NOFA for Permanent Supportive Housing for Development of Affordable Housing with Services for Special Needs Populations; Sponsored two "The Best Housing We Can Have" seminars with the Georgia Municipal Association. This training program provides city officials with information about housing needs, issues, programs, and resources in Georgia; Created 115 new units of Permanent Housing through the Shelter Plus Care program; $4.1 million State Housing Trust Fund for The Homeless leveraged $7 million committed to 200 partners across Georgia; Assisted 58,160 homeless clients with shelter or transitional housing; Facilitated the development of the GA Homeless Policy Academy Team (GHPAT), a collaboration of key state agencies, the Veterans Administration, nonprofit primary care providers, and representatives of the Homeless Advocate Community; Developed and achieved Statewide Consensus for implementing an HMIS plan; Funded 25 homeless prevention projects totaling $370,000 for 740 families; DCA funded 71 homeless service programs using state funds only; Developed a "Best Practices Technical Assistance Program" that dispatched 24 practitioners who provided 500 hours of assistance to 200 homeless assistance organizations across GA; Three new Transitional Housing CoC applications developed by 3 providers within the Continuum; Formalized a relationship with the GA Center for Nonprofits to provide intensive assistance to 10-15 nonprofit homeless agencies across Georgia; Sponsored and facilitated over 40 CoC-related meetings since June, 2001; Engaged 915 participants from across the state in the twelve 2002 Regional CoC Workshops.
2 a. Your community's planning process for developing a Continuum of Care strategy Lead Entity
Coordinating Entity for the CoC
From 1994 to 1998, several organizations in rural areas of Georgia lamented the fact that they were
unable to participate in the CoC process since no organizations had volunteered to coordinate the effort.
In 1998, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs responded to the call for action and invited
several representatives of the rural community together to develop the first CoC Plan for the `Balance of
the State'. The Department now serves as the umbrella organization for six bodies responsible for the
design and development of the CoC for rural Georgia communities. These six entities are: Georgia
Department of Community Affairs (DCA), the State Homeless Advisory Council, the State Interagency
Homeless Coordinating Council, the Georgia Homeless Services Providers, community participants
through the Regional CoC Workshops, and the CoC Project Review Committee. This facilitative role fits
perfectly with the Department's overall mission to: "Improve the quality of life for all Georgians." In fact,
three of the DCA's eight divisions are directly involved in developing programs and administering state
and federal funds to local governments and nonprofit organizations that assist homeless and low-income
individuals and families. One work unit in particular, the Office of the State Housing Trust Fund for the
Homeless, is responsible for making the connections between the three DCA divisions and other
participants in the CoC planning process. The role of the CoC coordinating bodies is described in detail in
the next section.
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2 b. Your community's planning process for developing a Continuum of Care strategy
Description of the Continuum of Care Planning Process
The development of Georgia's CoC for the "Balance of the State" is the collective responsibility of six entities: 1) Department of Community Affairs (DCA), 2) State Homeless Advisory Council; 3) State Interagency Homeless Coordinating Council; 4) Georgia Homeless Service Providers, 5) Community Participants, and the 6) CoC Review Committee. Each of these entities is linked together by staff of the DCA's Office of the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless. Together, they gather information to create the gaps analysis, the annual CoC strategic planning goals, the outreach strategies, delivery of fundamental components of the CoC system, creation of linkages with mainstream human service programs, and solicitation and evaluation of CoC project proposals. The role each entity plays in the development of the CoC is described below.
Gaps Analysis The development of the CoC system began with determining the number and location of homeless persons. In 1998, the CoC community contracted with the University of Georgia's Institute of Community and Area Development (ICAD), to collect baseline data on the numbers of homeless persons living in Georgia. The ICAD drew from a Research Atlanta homeless report and surveyed a sample of homeless service providers to establish a baseline estimate of the number of homeless persons. From 1998-2001 a Homeless Consumer Survey and a Homeless Provider Survey was conducted. In fiscal year 2001 over 1500 surveys were mailed to providers throughout Georgia. The survey results revealed important demographic information about homeless persons in shelters during that period and captured information about the current inventory of homeless shelters, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing units available in the state. Information collected from these surveys was combined with other data resources to refine the CoC gaps analysis and the strategic plan. The results of the surveys have been made available to homeless assistance providers who can use this information to tailor homeless assistance projects to meet the needs of their homeless clients. In addition to the surveys, the gaps analysis is also reviewed by participants of the annual Regional Homeless Planning Meetings held in February of each year. Homeless service providers and members of the community are invited to participate in one of these 12 Regional Meetings. During these meetings providers and community participants: 1) develop a "profile" of the region's homeless population; 2) provide input on state planning and resource allocation system; 3) identify changes in a community that may alter the availability of homeless facilities or services; 4) update the "Level of Need by Region," establish new priorities for housing and supportive services; 5) discuss how homeless projects are working; and 6) suggest new homeless projects to address housing and services gaps. The Regional Meetings also provide an opportunity to share general information, and acquaint newcomers with resources available in their area.
Because of the size and complexity of the CoC (152 counties and numerous local jurisdictions and providers), and the high cost of performing a statewide Gaps Analysis (almost $150,000 in 1998), it was decided to postpone the Gaps Analysis update for this year pending the implementation of the statewide HMIS program. With dependable statewide data retrieval and analysis platform, and local providers with equipment, it was felt that dependable pointin-time information could be more readily attained. (See Section 5 c.)
Ending Chronic Homelessness & Strategic Planning Goals The Goals to End Chronic Homelessness and the Strategic Planning Goals are the summation of ideas expressed through the homeless surveys, the Regional Homeless Planning Meetings and input of the State Housing Advisory Council, the Interagency Homeless Council, and the Georgia Homeless Policy Academy Team (GHPAT). The twenty-two-member Statewide Homeless Advisory Council was created in 1999 to support the ongoing development of the CoC system. The council includes homeless service providers, local government representatives, and advocacy organizations. The council is composed of representatives from various state agencies and serves to coordinate mainstream programs used by homeless persons. The interagency council contributes to the list of strategic planning goals those things that will facilitate the delivery of public services to homeless persons. Commissioners from the State Housing Trust Fund also contribute to the development of strategic planning goals. Commissioners hear public comments at each of their meetings and receive correspondence from members of the community seeking to further develop homeless assistance programs. The Commission draws upon this information as well as their own experience visiting homeless facilities to formulate annual goals. In addition, the newly formed GHAPT has become the lead agency in addressing the issues and strategies necessary to end chronic homelessness across Georgia (See Section 3 a.). The Staff of the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless synthesizes and condenses this information into a comprehensive strategic plan which is reviewed and refreshed annually.
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Outreach Strategies Homeless service providers often reconfigure their outreach strategies based on results of the homeless survey and information discussed at the Regional Planning Meetings held in February every year. Community Participants also contribute to the development of outreach strategies during these meetings, as they often know where homeless persons seek shelter and the various community services they use to survive until they can find permanent shelter. Another source for developing outreach strategies are the Regional Homeless Resource Fairs sponsored each year by a homeless advocacy group in each of the state's 12 service delivery regions. Often held at local colleges, faith-based organizations or civic centers, these events attract a broad range of participants. The resource fairs were started to serve as a forum for homeless individuals, service providers, community leaders, volunteers, housing agencies, funding agencies, human service agencies, ecumenical groups and others with an interest in homeless issues. These fairs facilitate cooperation and understanding among participants and offer a variety of opportunities for policy and professional development. Over the last year, nine successful fairs were hosted around the Continuum, and attended by more than 700 service providers, elected officials, business leaders and community representatives.
Delivering Fundamental Components of CoC System Typically, the staff of the DCA State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless compiles information from the Regional Homeless Resource Fairs, Regional Homeless Planning Meetings and Homeless Surveys in report form and shares it with service providers throughout the CoC. This year the synopsis of all 12 Regional CoC Meetings was posted on the DCA web site. Many providers, including DCA, use the report as a guide to developing and expanding their homeless assistance programs. The information is also shared with DCA work units that administer programs that develop affordable single and multi-family housing throughout the state such as HOME and Low-Income Tax Credits. DCA also administers the Community Development Block Grant, Lead Safe, and Home Investment Programs, and provides linkages to permanent affordable housing through the Section 8 Rental Assistance. The DCA administers 15,000 units of subsidized housing for low-income families in 149 of Georgia's 159 counties. Through the Office of the Georgia Commission for Service & Volunteerism, DCA provides volunteers to homeless shelters and service agencies throughout Georgia. The State Housing Trust Fund is responsible for linking all of the other parties in the CoC planning process. The State Housing Trust Fund is the fiscal agent for several state and federal homeless assistance funds including ESG, HOPWA and Shelter Plus Care. Its professional staff members administer state and federal monies that support prevention programs and the acquisition, maintenance and development of emergency shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing. The Trust Fund provides matching dollars for organizations that apply under HUD's SHP and S+C Programs.
Coordination with Mainstream Programs The State Interagency Homeless Coordinating Council met for the first time in October 2000. Composed of representatives from the DCA, Human Resources, Labor, Education, Corrections and Audits, the council serves to coordinate such mainstream resources as Medicaid, Mental Health Block Grant and Substance Abuse Block Grant Programs, TANF, Food Stamps, Workforce Investment Act, HOME, Community Development Block Grant and Welfare-to-Work Grant Programs. The council meets quarterly to discuss how programs are operating and recommend ideas for better coordination and delivery of services. Members of the Interagency Council attend Regional CoC Meetings and Resource Fairs and meet with the State Homeless Advisory Council and Commissioners of the State Housing Trust Fund to exchange information and ideas about improving the effectiveness of the CoC system.
CoC Solicitation and Review Process Staff of DCA communicates to the Continuum on a year-round basis, using its annual report, monthly news bulletins, and web page to inform potential applicants of the CoC process. This year staff disseminated approximately 2,500 letters (more than double last year's efforts!) to all homeless service providers on record as well as representatives of businesses, faith-based organizations, local governments, and other non-profit organizations in Georgia to promote the CoC application cycle. Three DCA staff representatives participated in the HUD CoC Workshop in Atlanta on April 25th, explaining the CoC application process. Attendees at this event were also advised of both the April 30th CoC Preliminary Proposal Outline filing date and the May 30th final application submission date. Meeting attendees were also told of financial resources available through DCA and other state agencies that they could apply for to leverage HUD funds. Finally, attendees were informed of the actual process by which applications would be reviewed and ranked. The final step in the CoC planning process is the review and evaluation of project submissions. Using the basic scoring template established by the 20 member State Homeless Advisory Council, the seven-member CoC Review Committee evaluates each project proposal and provides constructive comments to the applicants on how they might improve their final submissions.
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2 c.
2002 Balance of State CoC Meeting Dates
State Homeless Advisory Council*
Dates
Main Topic
1. October 30-31, 2001
HMIS Planning Retreat
2. March 11, 2002
HMIS Planning & Development
3. May 2002 (Ad Hoc)
Assisted with 2002 CoC Preparation as needed
*Key staff person resigned and state enacted a hiring freeze. This adversely affected meeting schedule.
State Interagency Homeless Coordinating Council
Dates
Main Topic
1. July 16, 2001
HMIS
2. October 22, 2001
Homeless Youth
3. January 7, 2002
Policy Academy to End Chronic Homelessness
4. April 1, 2002
Corrections Placements
Education of Homeless Children
State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless
Dates
Main Topic
1. July 12, 2001
Met to review the 2001 Balance of the State Continuum of
Care plan submission, annual awards for homeless
assistance, and review of the Technical Assistance Best
Practices Program.
2. October 18, 2001
Met to approve loan commitment for transitional housing
development, commitment of matching funds for a state
homeless health care initiative, and reservation of 2002
homeless assistance funding.
3. January 9, 2002
Met to approve the 2002 Homeless Assistance Program's
application process and the design of the Permanent
Supportive Housing Program.
4. April 18, 2002
Met with Habitat for Humanity to discuss collaboration,
traveled to Cuthbert, GA to review a rural housing and
treatment program for homeless persons with addictions,
review of Permanent Supportive Housing Program,
approval of matching grant funds for HMIS application,
and review of Habitat for Humanity corporate facilities.
Regional Provider Meetings Dates 1. February 5, 2002 2. February 6, 2002 3. February 7, 2002 4. February 8, 2002 5. February 12, 2002 6. February 13, 2002 7. February 14, 2002 8. February15, 2002 9. February 19, 2002 10. February 20, 2002 11. February 21, 2002 12. February 22, 2002
Site Gainesville Valdosta Albany Columbus LaGrange Rome Decatur Macon Athens Dublin Savannah Augusta
Main Topic Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop Continuum of Care Planning Workshop
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Statewide Annual HOPWA Meeting Dates 1. November 13, 2001
Main Topic Met with DHR regarding Ryan White Care Act; examined GA's HMIS Initiative; addressed issues of confidentiality; discussed tenant/landlord laws and issues with GA Legal Services Corp.; discussed with Community Health's "Minority Outreach" program and the Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness.
CoC Review Committee Dates 1. June 7, 2002
Main Topic Review Scores for 2002 Associated Applicant Projects
Regional Homeless Resource Fairs
Dates
Site
August 23, 2001
Augusta
January 29, 2002
Dublin
January 30, 2002
Vidalia
January 31, 2002
Albany
Marcy 1, 2002
Columbus
March 7, 2002
Athens
April 19, 2002
Savannah
April 22, 2002
Valdosta
June 14, 2002
Macon
Main Topic All Workshops Discussed: Better Non Profit Management Strategies and Techniques, Developing a Local and Statewide HMIS, Homeless Success Stories, Landlord/Tenant Rights, Job Seeking and Keeping Skills, Immediate Assistance for Homeless Families & Individuals, Transitional Housing Policies/Procedures
DCA Best Housing We Can Have Seminars (sponsored by DCA's Housing Finance Division)
Dates
Main Topic
1. June 23, 2001
With the Georgia Municipal Association's (GMA) Annual
Conference, held training for City officials regarding housing
needs and issues (emphasis on the housing needs of low
income persons and families, including the homeless).
2. January 26, 2002
With GMA's Mayor's Day activities, held another training
program as described above.
Policy Academy The State of Georgia participates in the HHS/HUD Policy Academy on Improving Access to Mainstream Services for Persons Who are Homeless. The Georgia Homeless Policy Team (GHPAT) is composed of key representatives from the Georgia Departments of Community Affairs, Community Health, Corrections, Human Resources, the Governor's Office and several providers and advocates. The State Homeless Policy Team will present their findings to the Governor in September of 2002. The State Homeless Policy Team has held several extensive meetings to work on the development of the State Action Plan.
Dates 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
March 12, 2002 April 9-11, 2002 (In Boston) May 9, 2002 June 6, 2002 July 8, 2002 (Scheduled)
Main Topic Organizational meeting, development of Mission Statement Development of State Action Plan Same as Above Same as Above Same as Above
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3 a. Steps to End Chronic Homelessness
Introduction
Definition of Chronic Homelessness:
"...an unaccompanied disabled individual who has been continuously homeless for over one year." (From Q&A, Section F., of the HUD 2002 Continuum of Care Application)
Definition of the Problem:
As one of the fastest growing states in the nation, Georgia is experiencing population growth and housing demand that has driven up the cost of all housing across the state. Georgia is also the dominant transportation hub of the southeast, and is a major thoroughfare for automobile travelers to Florida. The metropolitan Atlanta area boasts one of our nation's most vibrant economic climates. As a result, many persons come to Georgia looking for work. Add to this the recent general downturn in the national and regional economies and the number of homeless persons in Georgia has doubled in the last four years.
Chronically Homeless in Georgia:
Every county of the State of Georgia was included in a 2000 HUD Homeless Continuum of Care Plan. Each Continuum of Care Plan included a Homeless Gaps Analysis Chart, which reported estimated needs, present supply and unmet gaps. This is the first time that "estimates of homeless" were submitted for all of Georgia and accepted by units of government, as opposed to advocate estimates or projections. Based on the formula by the National Alliance to End Homelessness and these estimates of need, the State of Georgia chronically homeless population is estimated to be 1,623 individuals. Almost 30,000 individuals were estimated to be homeless in the State for the same period.
Homeless individuals with mental illness and/or addictive disorders have multiple and complex needs and lack knowledge of how to access the services they need to get better. Add to this the transient nature of many of our homeless and access to available services can seem non-existent. Service providers often lack aggressive case management and often services for mental health are profoundly separated, both by location and philosophically, from treatment for addictive disorders. Persons suffering from mental health and/or addictive issues often have other complications as well. Physical health problems are often a part of the individual's collection of troubles, and lack of insurance coverage and dependable transportation makes accessing the available services necessary to address the individual's multitude of issues extremely difficult. Finally, access to stable housing is essential. Without the aggressive coordination of housing, services and case management the chronically homeless remain so.
Strategy to End Chronic Homelessness
It should be said that all of the strategies of this Continuum undertaken since 1998 have had the ultimate aim of ending chronic homelessness (see section 3 c.). Across the continuum knowledgeable providers endeavor every day to provide to their clients adequate housing and to connect those clients to appropriate services in order that they may one day manage, if not conquer altogether, the issues that have made them homeless. Since this Continuum encompasses 152 of Georgia's 159 counties (the 152 counties constituting the "Balance of the State"), the steps to ending chronic homelessness must be, by this Continuum's defining geography, statewide in scope, driven by the need for stronger local providers who are better linked with local/regional/statewide organizations and agencies that provide Mainstream Resources, funding for Housing Development, and opportunities for Advocacy. To this end, the most significant accomplishment of the last 12 months is the creation of the Georgia Homeless Policy Academy Team (GHPAT), a collaboration of several key state agencies, the Veterans Administration, nonprofit primary care providers, and representatives of the Homeless Advocate Community. GHPAT embodies the very integration of Mainstream Services with Housing Development and Provision that is the foundation of ending chronic homelessness. Over the last several months GHPAT has developed a Mission Statement, a Georgia Vision Statement, Guiding Principles and Values, and specific Goals and Action Steps to end chronic homelessness in Georgia. In September of 2002, GHPAT will make a major presentation of findings and recommendations to the Governor of the State of Georgia. Below are the Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles and Values of GHPAT. The Specific Goals and Action Steps are to be found in section 3 b. of this application.
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2002 Policy Academy Initiative Mission Statement
Inaugurated in February of 2002, the goals of the initiative are to reduce duplicative services, maximize available
resources, and integrate service delivery for those homeless persons struggling with mental health and addiction
issues.
Georgia Vision Statement
"Homeless persons have increased their independence and been restored to the mainstream of society because state
and local resources have ensured optimal opportunities through the creation of an integrated and seamless system of
quality services."
Guiding Principles and Values
1. No wrong door, with the full service meal available at entry. 2. Efficient use of resources...what can we do with what we have. 3. Expand access to mainstream services. 4. Supportive housing for homeless individuals and those at risk.
5. Common homeless definition and capacity to track homeless clients served.
Agencies Currently Represented
Georgia Governor's Office of Planning and Budget Director, Human Development Division Director, Division Georgia Department of Human Resources Asst. Commissioner for Policy & Government Services; of Mental
Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse; Director, Division of Family and Children Services Georgia Department of Community Affairs Director, Division of Community Services Georgia Department of Community Health Acting Director, Division of Medical Assistance Veterans Administration Acting Public Affairs Officer of the Atlanta V. A. Medical Center Primary Care Provider President, Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services, Atlanta Region Homeless Advocate Community One representative is Director of the Georgia Association of Recovery
Residences, Inc., and a Director and Managing Partner of Soul Changers Recovery Foundation, Inc.; a second is the Executive Director of the GA Coalition to End Homelessness
Remaining Obstacles
Although much has been accomplished in the development of GHPAT over the last year, there is much to
do. The following is a list of the critical areas of focus for the next 18 months, as reflected in the goals
section to follow:
Geography & Regional Employment Status The sheer size of the state, the number of local jurisdictions
and the attraction to those seeking jobs and support will continue to present challenges in addressing
chronic homelessness.
State, Regional and National Economies The current economic downturn continues, creating the
dynamics of stress, job loss and housing instability that lead to issues of homelessness, chronic joblessness,
mental health problems and substance abuse that can result in chronic homelessness.
Contradictions in Eligibility Approaches for Services & Support The disconnect between eligibility focus
of SSI/Medicaid (on the inabilities to perform daily functions) versus the focus of current case management
philosophy (on the capabilities of the individual) must be addressed in a comprehensive way.
Discharge Policies Exacerbate Homelessness Greater coordination is needed between homeless housing
and service providers and hospitals, treatment centers and local correctional facilities, as well as with state
institutions: public health facilities, hospitals, mental health treatment centers, correctional facilities, etc.
High Quality Data Collection and Analysis The development of a statewide HMIS program is essential,
as well as the ability to make real-time analysis to guide funding and policy decisions.
Funding for Housing Development The appropriation of more funds to the State Housing Trust Fund for
the Homeless will lead to the creation of more housing for the homeless, as well as more coordination of
services and housing development at the state level.
Better Coordination of/with Mainstream Resources Even though this years efforts have been fruitful in
bringing together the Mainstream Resource community, there is more work to be done.
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3b. Steps to Ending Chronic Homelessness
Goal: End Chronic Homelessness
Action Steps
Responsible Person/ Organization
Target Dates
Goal 1: Expand access to HUD's list of seven mainstream service programs: Medicaid, TANF, SSI, CHIP, Workforce Investment Act, Food Stamps, Veterans Health Care.
Goal 2: Execute a Memorandum of Agreement between key state agencies (DHR,DCH,DCA) that: 1) identifies common policies & principles; 2) establishes production goals for the creation of housing units/service units for chronic (+) homeless; and 3) assigns evaluation responsibilities to OPB. Goal 3: Develop a local planning model of how integrated housing and service delivery strategies can be implemented at the community level. Goal 4: Engage State leadership (Department Heads, Legislature and Governor's Office) in the adoption of strategies and allocation of resources.
Goal 5: Double the annual appropriations for the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless.
Goal 6: Utilize the recently funded 75 Medicaid Eligibility Workers to expand duties to include SSI eligibility work (and other mainstream entitlements). Place position in the field including major homeless service centers and shelter facilities. Goal 7: Develop high quality data collection and analysis reporting capacities.
1. Identify existing barriers to eligibility access ...starting with SSI/Medicaid. 2. Request technical assistance from HUD on examples of increased access. 1. Prepare draft MOA that outlines overall components & evaluation process.
1. Prepare a generic model outline based on the experiences of Savannah.
1. Determine best format for presentation of recommendations. 2. Determine structural option(s) for coordination and oversight of impl. phase. 3. Develop timeline/sequence for presentation of recommendations. 1. Revise and update the advocacy position papers from last year's effort to reflect a new emphasis on the need to develop new supportive housing units. 1. Determine the present definition of the positions. 2. Determine option(s) for modification of the positions to accommodate this larger goal.
1. Review existing profile data available through the Veteran's Administration records. 2. Ensure development and implementation of a statewide HMIS program.
Earnestine Pittman, Executive Director, Fulton Regional MHMRSA Board
Terry E. Ball, Director, Division of Community Services, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Wayne Bland, Director Georgia Association of Recovery Residences
Scott Frederking, Director, Human Development Division, Governor's Office of Planning & Budget and Paul Bolster, President, Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services
Katheryn A. Preston, Executive Director, Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness
Juanita Blount Clark, Director, Division of Family and Children Services and Mark Trail, Acting Director, Division of Medical Assistance, Department of Community Health 1. Craig Burnette 2. Terry E. Ball, Director, Division of Community Services, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
1. November 2002 2. September 2002 September 2002
December 2002
1. July 2002 2. August 2002 3. September 2002
September 2002
1. September 2002 2. December 2002
1. October 2002 2. January 2005
Goal 8: Create a Recuperative Center for post hospital discharge.
1. Review DCAH/DCA Request for Proposals for the replication of the JC Lewis Health Project 2. Review the Savannah Model
Terry Ball, Mark Trail DCH
1. October 2002 2. October 2002
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Goal 9: Develop Treatment Services Develop resource lists for Karl Schwartzkopf
for Community Courts
Community Court Caseworkers
Goal 10: Develop a critical pathways study for enhancements that apply.
Goal 11: Develop a Homeless Discharge Plan from state institutions (hospitals, jails, crisis centers, etc.)
1. Outline the steps involved for admissions by a homeless individual to a mental health crisis center. 2. Outline the steps involved for admissions by a homeless individual to an alcohol or drug abuse treatment center. 3. Outline the steps involved for admissions by a homeless individual to Shelter Plus Care residential
1. Identification of present discharge policy for each type of institution. 2. Review of present identification of homeless clients for each type of institution.
K. Preston
Georgia Interagency Coordination Council
January 2004 1. May 2003 2. May 2003 3. May 2003
October 2002
3 c. Other Goals to Address Homelessness
General Strategic Planning Goals In addition to the Strategy for Ending Chronic Homelessness, the Continuum has established general strategic planning goals to ensure that all aspects of homelessness are addressed. The Strategic Planning Goals are the summation of ideas expressed through the homeless surveys, the Regional Homeless Planning Meetings and input of the State Housing Advisory Council and the Interagency Homeless Council. The Statewide Homeless Advisory Council was created in 1999 to support the ongoing development of the CoC system. The twenty-two-member council includes homeless service providers, local government, and advocacy organizations. The council draws on information from the Homeless Surveys, Regional Homeless Resource Fairs and Regional Homeless Planning Meetings to develop appropriate strategic planning goals. The Statewide Interagency Homeless Council also has a role in setting strategic goals. The council is composed of representatives from various state agencies and serves to coordinate mainstream programs used by homeless persons. The interagency council contributes to the list of strategic planning goals, those things that will facilitate the delivery of public services to homeless persons. Commissioners from the State Housing Trust Fund also contribute to the development of strategic planning goals. Commissioners hear public comments at each of their meetings and often receive correspondence from members of the community seeking to further develop homeless assistance program administered through the state. The Commission draws upon this information as well as their own experience visiting homeless facilities throughout the state to formulate annual goals. Staff of the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless pulls this information together to create a comprehensive strategic plan.
This multifaceted strategy has been adopted to assist individuals and families in rural areas of Georgia who are homeless or vulnerable to homelessness. Despite the sheer size and diversity of the jurisdiction covered under Georgia's CoC system, every effort has been made to develop specific goals that capture the overriding needs of several communities. Hence, on the following two pages are ten strategies for addressing homeless issues in Georgia.
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Goal: Other Homelessness Action Steps
Responsible Person/ Target
Organization
Dates
Principle: Prevent new incidences of homelessness
Goal 1: Reduce the number of new families and individuals that become homeless.
Goal 2: Increase outreach and assistance to economically fragile families.
1. Expand $ contribution to homeless prevention program. 2. Sponsor meetings to evaluate current prevention tools in use and consider new methods of assisting economically fragile families.
1. Broaden homeless prevention marketing efforts to include mainstream social service agencies that serve economically fragile populations. 2. Publicize new DCA Homeless Services Web Page that allows providers to connect with other state and national homeless web pages to access quick information to homeless needs and resources.
HTF
Advisory Council HTF
7/1/02 to 6/30/03 9/1/02 to 6/30/03
Principle: Reduce the duration of time people spend being homeless and rate of recidivism by which they return to homelessness.
Goal 3: Develop a method for efficiently and effectively disseminating information to homeless service providers.
Goal 4: Encourage the coordination and development of a statewide Human Management Information System.
Goal 5: Streamline processes by which homeless service providers and consumers access government social service programs.
1. Increase $ funding to assist providers in obtain computers and access the internet 2. Develop a comprehensive information newsletter/bulletin that can be used to regularly disseminate information to CoC organizations.
1. Meet with Georgia communities that currently have HMIS systems and determine means to merge and expand systems. 2. Identify possible approaches for developing a statewide HMIS system.
1. Survey homeless service providers to determine which social service products are difficult to access and for what reasons. 2. Meet with state agencies to determine ways to reduce/eliminate barriers to access social services.
HTF Advisory Council HTF
Advisory Council HTF
Interagency Council
7/01/02 to 6/30/03
7/01/02 to 6/30/03 7/01/02
to
6/30/03
Goal 6: Increase the availability of emergency shelter, transitional housing, and supportive housing units in rural areas.
1. Increase the availability of funds for emergency shelters. 2. Use gaps analysis to highlight communities with inadequate homeless resources and identify potential project sponsors and funding sources to bridge those gaps. 3. Assist applicants to successfully compete for state and federal by offering a wide range of technical assistance services. 4. Provide ongoing technical assistance to homeless service providers to enhance their organizational capacity to deliver quality services.
HTF
HTF Business Finance Best Practices Providers
7/01/02 to 6/30/03
7/1/02 to 6/30/03
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Principle: Expand the capacity of service organizations serving homeless persons
Goal 7: Expand the organizational capacity of rural homeless provider agencies.
Goal 8: Establish ongoing homeless planning capacity in rural areas to ensure that identified needs and barriers to accessing services are addressed.
1. Expand Best Practices Technical Assistance Program to deliver comprehensive training to rural providers. 2. Contract with the Center for Nonprofit Management to provide extensive training to organizations receiving DCA acquisition and/or rehabilitation funds.
1. Conduct twelve Regional Provider Meetings to update gaps analysis, project priorities and discuss strategies to close gaps. 2. Conduct Annual HOPWA meeting and training sessions. 3. Design Homeless Survey to update inventory of homeless facilities and shelters. 4. Sponsor Regional Resource Fairs in twelve state regions to offer homeless service providers with opportunities to network and receive essential training and development. 5. Continue meeting with the Homeless Advisory Council to identify projects and suitable sponsors for closing gaps identified in rural areas.
HTF
Housing Finance
HTF
HTF Advisory Council Homeless Advocacy Groups & Interagency Council
HTF
7/1/02 to 6/30/03
7/1/02 to 6/30/03
Goal 9: Develop minimum operating standards for emergency shelters and transitional housing.
1. Inventory existing standards, evaluate and make recommendations to establish new standards that will ensure a minimum level of care for all homeless persons.
Advisory Council
Principle: Increase the availability of affordable housing.
Goal 10: Develop permanent affordable housing options for rural homeless with unique needs.
Goal 11: Increase local government participation in the development of affordable housing.
1. Leverage HOME, Tax Credit and CDBG funds to develop a minimum of two affordable housing projects each year for persons with special needs. 2. Expand Affordable Housing Education Program to include twice as many local government officials.
1. Provide additional incentives for local governments to develop the infrastructure necessary to build affordable housing. 2. Hold workshops for local officials in rural areas about the availability of CDBG, EIP and other programs designed to strengthen the communities.
Housing Finance
Housing Finance & Advocacy Groups Business Finance
7/1/02 to 6/30/03
7/1/02 to 6/30/03
7/1/02 to 6/30/03
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3 d. Your community's Continuum of Care goals and system under development. -- Service Activity
Fundamental Components of Continuum of Care System (Service Activity)
The following two sections (3 d. & 3 e.) describe the fundamental components in the CoC System for the `Balance of the State'. As noted in other sections of this document, this plan covers the one hundred and fifty-two counties in Georgia not covered by the other Continuums. Inasmuch as they are in fact very different political jurisdictions they also have varying degrees of capacity to address homeless issues. The state's CoC system seeks to expand each community's ability to assist homeless individuals and families, strengthening and building upon the homeless assistance programs operating at the local level. In spite of these obvious challenges, the CoC for the `Balance of the State' operates with remarkable consistency in most every Georgia County. The sections also describe the basic components of the CoC system as it exists throughout the majority of Georgia.
Fundamental Components of CoC System (Service Activity)
Component: Prevention
Services In Place There are approximately 200 organizations that receive McKinney homeless assistance funds from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and many more that access funding from foundation and other private sources. Homeless prevention programs, designed to prevent the incidence of homelessness, typically help families with: 1) short-term subsidies to defray rent and utility arrearages for families that have received eviction or utility termination notices; 2) security deposits or first month's rent to permit a homeless family to move into its own apartment; 3) mediation programs for landlord-tenant disputes; 4) legal services programs for the representation of indigent tenants in eviction proceedings; 5) payments to prevent foreclosure on a home; and 6) other innovative programs and activities designed to prevent the incidence of homelessness. Additionally, most, but not all, organizations that receive such funding take the additional step to evaluate the family's ability to manage household expenses in the future and, depending on this assessment, providers refer families to Consumer Credit Counseling or other programs where they can learn specific skills to manage their budgets and credit debts. In some cases the organizations provide foreclosure intervention services, truly halting a families rapid decent into homelessness. The following organizations located in the jurisdiction of the CoC provide prevention assistance to economically fragile families.
Providers Offering Prevention Assistance: CSRA Economic Opportunity Authority, GA Legal Services Program, Salvation Army, Carroll County Emergency Shelter, Enrichment Services Program, Decatur Cooperative Ministries, S.H.A.R.E. House, Clayton County Family Care, Shepherd's Rest Ministries, GRN CSB, Greater Lithonia Christian Council, Macon-Bibb EOC, River Edge CSB, Cobb Family Resources, Tri-county Protective Agency, Southwest GA Community Action Council, Gwinnett Housing Resource Partnership, Economic Opportunity for Savannah-Chatham County Area, Lowndes Associated Ministries to People.
Services Planned Each year the DCA will increase the number of providers that have homeless prevention programs until every county in Georgia has an identified resource.
How Homeless Persons Access/Receive Assistance Homeless persons are generally referred to prevention programs by their landlord, the local utility company, governmental assistance agencies, or a case manager at a local shelter or social service agency.
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Listings of prevention programs are also available to homeless persons through regional homeless directories and on-line at DCA and United Way. Most public libraries and many homeless shelters give computer access to homeless persons that want to seek out their own services.
Component: Outreach/Assessment
Services In Place Each agency that provides services, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and/or permanent housing, also conducts outreach to homeless clients. In rural areas, providers employ the use of street outreach workers, or a formal referral process with other area providers and social service agencies to reach out to individuals and families. Street outreach workers canvass the streets, and search under bridges, in abandoned barns and other areas frequented by homeless persons and encourage them to seek refuge in one of the area shelters. Providers also establish collaborative partnerships with other local providers, governmental entities and social service agencies whereby the referring agency contacts the provider when they encounter a client that meets the provider's specific eligibility requirements. The provider and referring agency will make arrangements to transport the family to the appropriate CoC facility. Once the client has safely arrived at the CoC facility, the provider uses a standard intake form to gather pertinent information about the client including name, age, number of children, immediate health needs, education, employment history, and condition that led to their homelessness. Once the statewide HMIS program is in place, the non-confidential information gathered will go into a database for use by case managers and, in the aggregate, the HMIS program as a whole. Organizations that have trained social workers will conduct a social-psychological evaluation if deemed necessary, and make referrals as needed.
Providers Offering Outreach And/Or Assessment: City of Albany, Alcove Inc., Battered Women's Shelter, Inc., Calhoun-Gordon County Council on Battered Women, Inc., Carroll County Emergency Shelter, Inc., Cherokee Family Violence Center, Inc., Christian League for Battered Women, Citizens Against Violence, Community Outreach Resource Center, Concerted Services, Inc., Douglas County Shelter, Inc., Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa & Chattooga Counties, Inc., Fight Abuse in the Home in Rabun County, Inc., Flint Circuit Council on Family Violence, Forsyth County Family Haven, Genesis Home for the Homeless, Inc., GA Mountain Women's Center, Golden Rule, Inc., Halcyon Home for Battered Women, Inc., Harvest Outreach Centers, Inc., Hawthorn Charitable Trust, Hope Shelter, Inc., House of Grace, Houston Drug Action Council, Inc., Lowndes Associated Ministries to People, N.O.A.'s Ark, Inc., North GA Mountain Crisis Network, Inc., Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center, Inc., Pathways Center for Behavioral & Developmental Growth, Peace Place, Phoenix Alliance, Inc., Project ADAM Community Assistance Center, Inc., Project L.O.V.E., Inc., Project ReNewal Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Inc., Refuge Ministries, Inc., S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc., Safe Haven Transitional, Inc., Salvation Army, Inc., Shepherd's Rest Ministries, Sojourner's House, Inc., Tallatoona Economic Opportunity Authority, Inc., Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc., Wayne County Protective Agency, Women in Need of God's Shelter
Services Planned One of the tasks of the Statewide Homeless Advisory Council is to consider a wide range of methods of making contact with homeless persons: In concert with the State Housing Trust Fund, the State Interagency Homeless Council and GHAPT, the group will research existing outreach efforts in the nation and make recommendations to DCA and the Continuum on new approaches that might be used to outreach and assess families in need.
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How Homeless Persons Access/Receive Assistance According to 2001 Annual Homeless Survey, "word of mouth" is the means by which most homeless persons in Georgia hear about, and then gain access to, assistance. Homeless persons typically seek
support from helping institutions upon consulting with other persons in need that are familiar with points of entry for homeless assistance. Other ways of accessing homeless services includes outreach from homeless service providers and other social service agencies, and, where a homeless assistance agency
has the ability to provide computer and Internet access to its clients, the Internet and various local directories and databases.
Component: Supportive Services
Services In Place Many providers in Georgia offer a range of supportive services to homeless persons. Some providers offer these services directly at their main office while others may lease space to another provider that
specializes in the provision of certain services (e.g. legal, counseling, etc.). The services that are most consistently made available throughout the state include job training, case management, childcare,
substance abuse treatment, mental health care, housing placement, life skills training, transportation and homeless prevention.
Providers Offering Services: City of Albany, Albany Outreach Center, Alcove Inc., Amethyst Project, Inc., Area Committee to Improve Opportunities Now, Association on Battered Women of Clayton County, Inc., Battered Women's Shelter, Inc., Calhoun-Gordon County Council on Battered Women, Inc., Carroll County Emergency Shelter, Inc., Cherokee Family Violence Center, Inc., Christian League for Battered, Women, Citizens Against Violence, Clayton County Family Care, Coastal Area Support Team, Inc., Community Action for Improvement, Community Outreach Resource Center, Concerted Services, Inc., Douglas County Shelter, Inc., Faith Community Outreach Center, Inc., Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa & Chattooga Counties, Inc., Fight Abuse in the Home in Rabun County, Inc., Flint Circuit Council on Family Violence, Forsyth County Family Haven, Genesis Home for the Homeless, Inc., Georgia Legal Services Program, GA Mountain Women's Center, Golden Rule, Inc., GRN, GHRP, Halcyon Home for Battered Women, Inc., Hart Council on Domestic Violence, Harvest Outreach Centers, Inc., Hawthorn Charitable Trust, HIV/AIDS Volunteer Network, Inc., Hope Shelter, Inc., House of Grace, Houston Drug Action Council, Inc., Lowndes Associated Ministries to People, Lowndes County Board of Commissioners, N.O.A.'s Ark, Inc., North GA Mountains Crisis Network, Inc., Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center, Inc., Pathway Center for Behavioral & Developmental Growth, Peace Place, Phoenix Alliance, Inc., Project ADAM Community Assistance Center, Inc., Project L.O.V.E., Inc.
Services Planned To enhance the overall quality of services DCA's Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless is deploying Best
Practice agencies to provide technical assistance to several agencies in Georgia that have requested or have been chosen to receive training. In the last year, 24 Best Practices practitioners provided over 500
hours of assistance to 200 organizations across the Continuum. Additionally, to ensure that services provided to homeless persons are of a consistent high quality, the Housing Trust Fund began over the last
year to incorporate outcome-based performance measures in its funding strategies.
How Homeless Persons Access/Receive Assistance
The bulk of supportive services in Georgia that are available to families and individuals in need generally
take place at the shelter or transitional facility. Agencies that do not provide housing, but offer services,
publicize the availability of their services at social service agencies and with other providers of housing
and services. Homeless individuals and families can also learn of local and regional service through the
Regional Homeless Resource Fairs held around the Continuum every year.
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3.e.Fundamental Components in CoC System (Housing Activity)
Component: Emergency Shelter
Georgia Balance of State Continuum of Care, 2002
Bed Capacity
Provider Name
Facility Name
Individuals Persons In Families With Children
Albany, City of, Albany
City's Emerg Housing for Families
1
107
Alcove, Inc., Monroe
Alcove, (The)
12
Association on Battered Women of Clayton County, Inc., Association on Battered Women of
4
14
Battered Women's Shelter, Inc. (dba) The Haven, Valdosta Transitional Housing
1
21
Calvary Refuge, Inc., Forest Park
Calvary Refuge, Inc.
27
19
Camden Community Crisis Center, Inc., St. Marys
Camden Community Crisis Center dba
3
15
Carroll County Emergency Shelter, Inc., Carrollton
Carroll County Emergency Shelter,
2
22
Cherokee Family Violence Center, Inc., Canton
Cherokee Family Violence Center,
3
9
Christian League For Battered Women, Inc. (a/k/a
Tranquility House
5
7
Citizens Against Violence, Inc., Statesboro
SAFE HAVEN Domestic Violence
1
7
Citizens Against Violence, Inc., Statesboro
Fair Road Apartments #14 & #16
3
Citizens Against Violence, Inc., Statesboro
Bonnie Glen Apartments
1
4
Colquitt County Serenity House, Moultrie
Colquitt County Serenity House
6
9
Community Outreach Service Center, Inc., Warner Robins Community Outreach Service Center
6
Cook County House of Help and Hope, Inc., Adel
Cook County House of Help and
3
2
Douglas County Shelter, Inc., Douglasville
Douglas County Shelter, Inc.
2
Faith Community Outreach Center, Inc., Albany
Shelter/Transitional Housing
13
7
Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa & Chattooga Shelter/Transitional Housing
1
17
Flint Circuit Council on Family Violence, Inc., McDonough Haven House
6
12
Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc., Cumming
Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc.
2
16
Gateway House, Inc., Gainesville
Gateway House, Inc.
4
13
Georgia Mountain Women's Center, Inc. (a/k/a Circle of Circle of Hope
5
5
Glynn Community Crisis Center, Inc., Brunswick
Amity House
2
15
Halcyon Home For Battered Women, Inc., Thomasville
Halcyon Home For Battered Women,
5
Note: Information for this report is based on reporting by DCA Supportive Housing Applicants, April 2002
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3.e.Fundamental Components in CoC System (Housing Activity)
Component: Emergency Shelter
Georgia Balance of State Continuum of Care, 2002
Bed Capacity
Provider Name
Facility Name
Individuals Persons In Families With Children
Hart Council on Domestic Violence/Hart Co. Board of
Heart Heaven
1
7
Harvest Outreach Centers, Inc., Dalton
Men's Shelter
6
Homeless Shelter Action Committee, Inc., Cartersville
Good Neighbor Shelter
20
6
HomePlace Shelter, Inc. (The), Thomasville
To Be Determined
4
House of Grace Inc., Adel
House of Grace, Inc.
4
Liberty House of Albany, Inc., Albany
Liberty House of Albany, Inc.
24
Lowndes Associated Ministries to People (LAMP), Inc.,
New HorizonsTransitional Housing
4
11
Macon Rescue Mission, Inc., Macon
Macon Rescue Mission
45
5
N.O.A.'s Ark, Inc., Dahlonega
NOA's Ark, Inc.
2
9
North Georgia Mountain Crisis Network, Inc., Blue Ridge North Georgia Mountain Crisis
6
10
Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center, Inc., Dalton
NW GA Family Crisis Center, Inc.
5
19
Peace Place, Inc., Winder
Peace Place, Inc.
3
12
Polk County Women's Shelter, Inc., Cedartown
Polk County Women's Shelter
6
9
Project L.O.V.E., Inc., LaGrange
Project L.O.V.E., Inc.
5
Project L.O.V.E., Inc., LaGrange
Project L.O.V.E., Inc.
10
Refuge Ministries, Inc., Clarkesville
Temporary Housing
1
3
SafeHouse Ministries, Inc., Elberton
SafeHouse Ministries, Inc.
6
6
Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Albany), Albany The Salvation Army
15
23
Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Griffin), Griffin House of Hope
31
1
Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Macon), Macon Salvation Army (Macon) Emergency
53
27
Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Rome), Rome
Salvation Army (Rome)
19
1
Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Thomasville),
Needham House
1
2
Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Warner Robins), Safe House
2
12
Shepherd's Rest Ministries, Inc., Dallas
Shepherd's Rest Ministries, Inc.
2
Note: Information for this report is based on reporting by DCA Supportive Housing Applicants, April 2002
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3.e.Fundamental Components in CoC System (Housing Activity)
Component: Emergency Shelter
Georgia Balance of State Continuum of Care, 2002
Bed Capacity
Provider Name
Facility Name
Individuals Persons In Families With Children
South Central Georgia Task Force for the Homeless, Inc., Lighthouse of Valdosta Emergency
20
South Central Georgia Task Force for the Homeless, Inc., South Central Georgia 211
20
Support in Abusive Family Emergencies, Inc. (SAFE, Inc.), Support in Abusive Family
3
9
Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta
Beaver/Norcross
4
Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta
Witherington/Norcross
2
Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta
Travelers Aid Transitional
4
Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta
Travelers Aid Emergency Shelter
1
13
Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc., Hinesville
Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.
9
3
W.O.L. Inc. / dba Carter Hope Center, Dalton
Carter Hope Center
5
W.O.L. Inc. / dba Carter Hope Center, Dalton
Carter Hope Center
2
W.O.L. Inc. / dba Carter Hope Center, Dalton
Carter Hope Center
1
Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc., Jesup
Fair Haven
3
9
Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc., Dublin
Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.
2
13
Totals: 429
593
Note: Information for this report is based on reporting by DCA Supportive Housing Applicants, April 2002
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3.e.Fundamental Components in CoC System (Housing Activity)
Component: Transitional Housing
Georgia Balance of State Continuum of Care, 2002
Bed Capacity
Provider Name
Facility Name
Individuals Persons In Families With Children
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Blairsville NGTH
3
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Covington NGTH
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Cartersville NGTG
3
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Clayton NGTH
7
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Carrollton-Lowell NGTH
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Newnan NGTH
3
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Calhoun NGTH
3
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Dahlonega NGTH
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Dalton
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Ellijay
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Gainesville NGTH
11
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Gainesville-High Street NGTH
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Greensboro NGTH
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Griffin NGTH
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Jackson NGTH
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Jasper NGTH
3
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
LaGrange NGTH #1
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Monroe NGTH
6
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Rome NGTH 6 Harvey
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Thomson NGTH
9
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Washington NGTH
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Baldwin NGTH
3
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Winder/Corinth NGTH
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Dalton-HOPWA
Note: Information for this report is based on reporting by DCA Supportive Housing Applicants, April 2002
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3.e.Fundamental Components in CoC System (Housing Activity)
Component: Transitional Housing
Georgia Balance of State Continuum of Care, 2002
Bed Capacity
Provider Name
Facility Name
Individuals Persons In Families With Children
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Dalton #2-HOPWA
1
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Gainesville-HOPWA
3
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Griffin #1-HOPWA
1
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Griffin #3-HOPWA
1
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
LaGrange-HOPWA
1
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Rome #1-HOPWA
1
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Rome #2-HOPWA
1
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Susanna Wesley House
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
LaGrange NGTH #2
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Monroe NGTH #2
4
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Rome NGTH 2
5
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Griffin #4-HOPWA
1
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Griffin #5-HOPWA
2
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office), Atlanta
Gainesville-HOPWA #2
1
Calvary Refuge, Inc., Forest Park
Calvary Refuge, Inc.
33
23
Citizens Against Violence, Inc., Statesboro
SAFE HAVEN Domestic Violence
1
6
Citizens Against Violence, Inc., Statesboro
Fair Road Apartments #14 & #16
3
Citizens Against Violence, Inc., Statesboro
Bonnie Glen Apartments
3
Community Outreach Service Center, Inc., Warner Robins Community Outreach Service Center
6
Cook County House of Help and Hope, Inc., Adel
Cook County House of Help and
7
6
Douglas County Community Services Board (CSB), Marietta Mothers Making A Change
28
Douglas County Shelter, Inc., Douglasville
Douglas County Shelter, Inc.
16
First Monumental Faith Community Outreach Center, Inc., Transitional Housing Complex
55
Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc., Cumming
Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc.
1
Note: Information for this report is based on reporting by DCA Supportive Housing Applicants, April 2002
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3.e.Fundamental Components in CoC System (Housing Activity)
Component: Transitional Housing
Georgia Balance of State Continuum of Care, 2002
Bed Capacity
Provider Name
Facility Name
Individuals Persons In Families With Children
Gateway House, Inc., Gainesville
Gateway House, Inc.
2
7
Golden Rule, Inc., Butler
Golden Rule, (The)
23
Harvest Outreach Centers, Inc., Dalton
Men's Shelter
21
1
HODAC, Inc. (f/k/a Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.)
Gateway Cottage
28
Homeless Shelter Action Committee, Inc., Cartersville
Good Neighbor Shelter
6
2
HomePlace Shelter, Inc. (The), Thomasville
To Be Determined
6
Hope Shelter, Inc., (The), Hapeville
Hope Shelter, Inc., (The)
20
10
House of Grace Inc., Adel
House of Grace, Inc.
28
Howard Genesis House, Inc., Darien
Howard Genesis House
6
J & J Transitional Center, Inc., Sylvania
J & J Transitional Center, Inc.
8
Lighthouse Missions, Inc., Macon
Barnett House
4
Lighthouse Missions, Inc., Macon
Aftercare Home
3
Lowndes Associated Ministries to People (LAMP), Inc.,
New HorizonsTransitional Housing
9
26
Macon Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc., Sterling Place
2
2
Macon Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc., Matheson
2
2
Macon Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc., Bloomfield
2
2
Macon Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc., Lynmore
2
2
Macon Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc., Poppy
5
5
Macon Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc., Cleveland
2
2
Macon Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc., Walmar
4
4
Macon Rescue Mission, Inc., Macon
Macon Rescue Mission
25
3
Maranatha Mission Outreach, Inc., Hardwick
Maranatha Outreach, Inc. (New
8
Project ADAM Community Assistance Center, Inc., Winder Project ADAM
36
Project L.O.V.E., Inc., LaGrange
Project L.O.V.E., Inc.
2
Note: Information for this report is based on reporting by DCA Supportive Housing Applicants, April 2002
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3.e.Fundamental Components in CoC System (Housing Activity)
Component: Transitional Housing
Georgia Balance of State Continuum of Care, 2002
Bed Capacity
Provider Name
Facility Name
Individuals Persons In Families With Children
Project L.O.V.E., Inc., LaGrange
Project L.O.V.E., Inc.
5
S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc., Douglasville
Emergency Shelter
12
12
S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc., Douglasville
Transitional Housing
10
10
Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Macon), Macon Salvation Army (Macon) Emergency
13
7
Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Rome), Rome
Salvation Army (Rome)
4
Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Thomasville),
Needham House
2
3
Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Warner Robins), Safe House
1
3
Shepherd's Rest Ministries, Inc., Dallas
Shepherd's Rest Ministries, Inc.
4
Surrender to Win, Inc., Flowery Branch
Surrender to Win, Inc.
10
14
Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta
Beaver/Norcross
1
11
Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta
Witherington/Norcross
1
7
Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta
Travelers Aid Transitional
1
11
Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta
Travelers Aid Emergency Shelter
4
36
W.O.L. Inc. / dba Carter Hope Center, Dalton
Men's Facility #1
13
W.O.L. Inc. / dba Carter Hope Center, Dalton
Women's Facility
4
W.O.L. Inc. / dba Carter Hope Center, Dalton
Men's Facility #2
4
Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc., Dublin
Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.
1
7
Totals: 353
521
Note: Information for this report is based on reporting by DCA Supportive Housing Applicants, April 2002
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3.e.Fundamental Components in CoC System (Housing Activity)
Component: Permanent Housing
Georgia Balance of State Continuum of Care, 2002
Bed Capacity
Provider / Sponsor Name
Facility Name
Individuals Persons In Families With Children
DCA / Central City AIDS S+C, Macon
Scattered Site SRA S+C Macon
13
DCA / Pineland CSB (amendment pending), Statesboro
Scattered Site SRA S+C, Statesboro
11
DCA / Georgia Rehab Outreach, Atlanta
Scatt. Site SRA S+C, Clayton Co.
42
DCA / Advantage BHS
Scattered Site SRA S+C 2 Counties
15
DCA / Gwinnett, Rockdale, Newton CSB (2 projects)
Scattered Site SRA S+C 3 Counties
42
DCA / Georgia Pines CSB, Thomasville
Scatt. Site SRA S+C, Thomasville
20
DCA / South GA CSB, Valdosta (2 projects)
Scattered Site SRA S+C, Valdosta
22
13
DCA / Satilla CSB, Waycross
Scattered Site SRA S+C, Ware Co.
14
10
DCA / Middle GA CSB, Dublin
Scattered Site SRA S+C, Dublin
5
DCA / Highland Rivers (f/k/a Three Rivers) CSB, Rome Scattered Site SRA S+C, Rome
20
DCA / HODAC, Warner Robins
Scatt Site SRA S+C, Warner Robins
54
DCA / River Edge CSB, Macon
Scattered Site SRA S+C, Macon
10
13
DCA / McIntosh Trail CSB, Griffin
Scattered Site SRA S+C, Griffin
7
DCA / Oconee CSB, Milledgeville
Scatt Site SRA S+C, Milledgeville
10
Macon, City / River Edge CSB, Macon
Scatt Site SRA S+C, Macon
12
12
Macon Housing Authority / Macon-Bibb Housing Assoc. Scatt Site SRA S+C, Macon
25
21
Totals: 268
123
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4 a. Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
Introduction
The needs of Georgia's growing homeless population will be met only through effective collaboration. With a homeless population that at any point in time is estimated to be 30,00 individuals (and children and families rapidly becoming the largest growing segment of the homeless population), no single institution in Georgia has funding adequate to address the homelessness crisis. Consequently, participants in the Georgia Balance of State CoC must commit to collective planning, professional assessment and referral, and collaboration by providers of all disciplines to develop a plan capable of delivering the multitude of services that will enable homeless persons, each with unique circ*mstances surrounding their homelessness, to end his or her cycle of homelessness.
This year's No. 2 Priority Project for the Balance of State Continuum of Care is DCA's proposal to create a Statewide HMIS Program (included with this CoC application). The following defines the rationale for and progress of efforts to implement a Statewide HMIS Program Initiative.
Rationale for a Statewide HMIS Program
Georgia's homeless, homeless assistance providers, and other agencies will benefit from an effectively implemented statewide HMIS program, in many ways.
Benefits to Homeless Clients of a Statewide HMIS Program
1. Universal Intake System establish a Universal Intake System and methodology which will enable all HMIS-participating agencies (including I/R service agencies, etc.) to see the current status of clients and to make "appropriate" referrals;
2. Comprehensive Referral System develop a Comprehensive Referral System that includes information on each agency's ability to accept referrals (day care availability, transportation assistance, access to A/D programs, bed counts, etc.) which will greatly increase homeless clients' access to Mainstream Resources;
3. Enabling Enhancements develop enabling enhancements that will ease access to housing and services by clients, absent referral;
4. Coordinated Case Management create and/or enhance coordinated case management; and 5. Streamline Assessment of Eligibility for Mainstream Benefits program creates cross-assessment
tools to help identify potential eligibility for mainstream service programs.
Benefits to Homeless Assistance Providers of a Statewide HMIS Program
1. Streamlined Client Intake and Referral; 2. Automation of Case Management, and the Integration of Data from multiple agencies to improve
services to clients. With the client's authorization, case managers would be able to review progress and outcomes within service plans from all providers assuring stable and adequate services to clients. It will also enable the case manager to adjust service plans as necessary to provide appropriate treatment; 3. Improved Documentation and Reporting, both for internal control and for oversight organizations; 4. Automation of Other Tasks such as annual reporting of benefits, outcomes, etc. 5. Ability to "Instant Message" and other means of communication among providers that will enable them to make timely decisions and interventions;
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6. Participate in Ongoing Bulletin Boards on varieties of topics that will allow users to post suggestions, problems and tips. Similar to HUD's IDIS "list serve" and "user groups," the data will be organized so that it can be searched by topic with links to outside resources;
7. Access to Powerful and Reliable Data (from initial I/R to outcomes) that will better enable agencies to raise funds, to attract volunteers, partners, board members, and unsolicited donations, and to update strategic planning;
8. Development of New HMIS Partnerships with I/R Agencies; and 9. Greater Collaboration with Mainstream Service Organizations through more effective
assessment, referral and case management.
Benefits to Other Homeless Assistance Partners or Agencies
Congress, HUD, DCA, other state agencies, Georgia's local governments, entitlements, continuums of cares, funding agencies and other partners, both public and private will benefit through:
1. Better Understanding of the Extent and Scope of Homelessness; 2. Better Identification of Service Needs and Gaps; 3. Better Public Information to Facilitate Service to the Homeless and to Increase
Awareness and Understanding of Chronic Homelessness; and 4. Improved Agency-by-Agency Performance and Outcome Information that will
better enable funding partners to make better funding decisions.
Progress To Date
Planning: HMIS has never been implemented throughout the State of Georgia. The strategic planning process leading to this HMIS implementation request began in earnest in October of 2001. At that time, providers across Georgia indicated their experiences and successes with HMIS on a continuum ranging from "no experience," or "no success at all" (Athens-Clarke's failed attempt to obtain HUD SHP SSO funds for implementation), to "moderate successes" in places like Augusta and Cobb County ... only to suffer later set-backs due to the loss of vendors.
The most significant efforts (as of October 2001) grew from human services organizations in Atlanta, Georgia wishing to share real time information that would both better enable them to serve their clients and also to coordinate resources. For this reason they founded the Pathways Community Network, Inc. (a community-based not for profit organization) in 1995.
In events leading to the development of this proposal, DCA held numerous meetings and communicated regularly with partners and providers in order to assess needs within provider organizations, and obtain input for this proposal and implementation of HMIS. This process is summarized as follows:
1. October 30-31, 2001 meeting with Homeless Advisory Council, entitlements, CoC planners and others in Peachtree City;
2. November 26, 2001 communication with Homeless Advisory Council, entitlements, CoC planners, service providers and others asking for consideration of options, input to DCA on options, etc.;
3. January 8 10, 2002 HMIS brainstorming session following the HUD Supportive Housing Workshop in Decatur;
4. February 11, 2002 issuance of first HMIS policy to indicate that DCA and Pathways were proposing to form a partnership; 15B
5. February 2002 Regional CoC Meetings in 12 regions throughout GA where HMIS mandates and planning were discussed;
6. March 11, 2002 meeting with Homeless Advisory Council, entitlements, CoC planners and others in Macon, Georgia. At this meeting, participants agreed in principle to collaborate on a single, comprehensive HMIS submission, through DCA's Balance of the State CoC that will include all of Georgia. The participants also reported that each of the CoC Planning jurisdictions had decided to use Pathways Community Network, Inc. as their HMIS provider; (see Partnerships, below);
7. March 11, 2002 and March 26, 2002 meetings with GA Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (GAIRS) to discuss a formal partnership;
8. HMIS was discussed at seven (7) DCA-sponsored "regional resource fairs" held in Dublin (1/29/02), Vidalia (1/30/02), Albany (1/31/02), Columbus (3/1/02), Athens (3/7/02), Savannah (4/19/02) and Valdosta (4/22/02). Fairs are scheduled in other regions of the State throughout the remainder of the year; and
9. HMIS (and mainstream resources) are a major topic on the agenda of the HUD-sponsored Georgia Academy for State and Local Policymakers. This group held its initial meeting in Atlanta on March 12, 2002 with subsequent meetings in Boston, MA (with HUD officials) on April 9-11, 2002 and Atlanta on May 13, 2002.
Support of Georgia's Homeless Providers
Most provider and funding groups within the state have worked diligently over many years to build and improve collaborative efforts. It has become increasingly evident to Georgia's homeless funding and provider groups that the success of these collaborative efforts will never be truly realized without taking these collaborations to the next level through thoughtful and effective development and implementation of an HMIS system.
To assess the level of interest in and capabilities for a statewide HMIS implementation, DCA conducted a survey of providers during the month of May 2002 to gather basic data about their technological readiness for HMIS, and their willingness to participate. 133 agencies responded to the survey, with 66 agencies appearing to be technologically ready to meet HMIS requirements for implementation. Of the remaining 67 agencies, 42 however, utilize simple dial-up procedures for their Internet connections, and another 25 indicated they either were not sure if they could access the Internet or did not have any form of Internet access.
Other results of the provider survey indicate that agencies (58%) do not utilize networks, and that 60% do not utilize any form of computerized client tracking system. These agencies track services to clients manually only. All in all, there is high degree of consensus among the majority of providers in the Continuum to be a part of a statewide HMIS program.
Partnerships: The Decision to Partner with Pathways and GAIRS
DCA's primary partner in the implementation of the Statewide HMIS Program is Pathways Community Network. Pathways' "Compass" is a homeless management information system designed for use, through the Internet, by organizations of various sizes and service capabilities. Organizations pay a nominal annual participation fee for unlimited access to this secure data system. Users receive training on system use, ethics and confidentiality, and case management training. They also receive unlimited technical support from Pathways on the Compass system. To partner with Pathways, organizations must have a mission that includes serving the homeless.
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To enhance this effort to produce a viable HMIS for all of Georgia and for all divergent interests, a new partnership between the Georgia Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (GAIRS) is being
formulated. This new partnership proposes to implement Pathways Community Network's Internet based collaborative case management (HMIS) system at GAIRS-affiliated I/R organizations throughout the state. As new partners in this process, GAIRS' I & R agencies will agree to new protocols in the administration of their systems that will enable them to identify callers who are likely to be homeless or who are housing unstable. New protocols would also identify callers who might be eligible for HOPWA. If callers are likely to be eligible for these programs they will be logged into the Pathways system and given appropriate referral(s) to housing and/or service providers. I & R agencies may also follow-up with callers to determine whether or not they kept appointments and to determine outcomes from calls.
DCA will provide oversight for the effort and funding to offset the costs of HMIS implementation for all participating organizations. DCA will also oversee the selection of a non-HMIS computer hardware/software TA effort that will provide HMIS users with basic system and software support. As lead partner, Pathways will provide the HMIS "Compass" system. It will also provide organizations with ongoing system and confidentiality certification, user training and technical support.
Proposed Project Management
DCA and Pathways plan to use a project team consisting of one Project Manager and various technical specialists. The Project Manager, who will be a DCA employee, will ensure that the HMIS Initiative meets or exceeds project objectives. This will include scope management and communications management. The Project Team will include DCA's Project Manager and two full time Pathways technical staff members, with assistance from other Pathways employees and contractors.
The responsibilities of this team will most likely include, but will not be limited to, Project planning and process documentation:
1. Regular project status meetings 2. Project tracking and reporting 3. Project communications 4. Training 5. Resource-management and scheduling 6. Site survey review
Lead Agency
The lead agency for this HMIS implementation is the GA Department of Community Affairs. Its principal partner is Pathways Community Network, Inc. In carrying out this program, DCA and Pathways will be assisted by an advisory group consisting of representatives from other state agencies, state coalitions (homeless, domestic violence, etc.), local provider coalitions, GAIRS representatives, homeless service agencies, entitlement representatives, and agencies leading continuums of care. DCA will involve homeless or formerly homeless persons in this process to the maximum extent feasible.
Goals for Participation
The goal of this HMIS implementation program is to have 60% of DCA's 217 (about 130 users)
anticipated grantees on line and utilizing Pathways Compass by April 2004. Based upon analysis of
existing Pathways users, it is expected that 31% (about 59 users) of users at that time will be faith based
or other partners who are not a part of DCA's grantee base. In total, 189 agencies are expected to
Pathways users contributing data to Georgia's HMIS by April 2004.
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Participation is expected to grow an additional 30% by April 2005. At that time 197 DCA-funded users are expected to be combined with 89 other users, and the user base is expected to grow to 286. Please note that "users" may be adjusted to include agencies not "on line" with Pathways, but instead participate by formal agreement with consolidated "case management" programs that track their services to homeless clients.
Date June 2002 April 2004 April 2005
Goals for Participation
Number of GA HMIS Contributing Users
DCA-Funded Non-DCA Funded
Total
42 (69%)
19 (31%)
61
130 (69%)
59 (31%)
189
197 (69%)
89 (31%)
286
Timetables for Implementation
If HUD funds are awarded, implementation of the Georgia HMIS initiative will begin on contract execution in the spring of 2003, and the State will be able to provide HUD and Congress with the jurisdictional level data that they require by March of 2004. A general timetable follows:
G June 2002 G June 2002 - February 2003 G April 2003 G March 2004 -
CoC Application Submission HMIS Planning and Education Enhanced HMIS Implementation Compliance With Mandate
Funding Required
DCA is requesting funding through the 2002 CoC application round for activities in four (4) major categories.
1. Management of the HMIS Project - DCA is requesting funds for one FTE Project Manager and associated expenses. Funds are also requested for non-Pathways database / aggregating, reporting, etc. (Oracle utility, Filemaker, etc.) software that will enable DCA, entitlements, continuums of care, local governments, regional development agencies, etc. generate reports from aggregate (not personal) data exported from the HMIS system.
2. Hardware, Software, Internet Access, User and Other Fees for Homeless Provider Organizations - homeless provider organizations are to benefit from new funds requested for
hardware, support software, Internet connectivity, etc., a (non-HMIS related) computer support hotline, and from an annual user conference.
3. Hardware, Software, Internet Access, User and Other Fees for GAIRS - Information and Referral (I/R) agencies (statewide) who are a part of the "Georgia Alliance of Information and Referral Systems" (GAIRS) have agreed to participate in this HMIS implementation. The 12 member organizations that comprise GAIRS represent an overwhelming majority of the state. The organization's long-term goal is to provide coverage for 100% of Georgia and to implement the "211
4. Call for Help" system throughout the State As a partner in this implementation, GAIRS would
benefit through funds for hardware, Internet connectivity, support software, etc. I/R agencies
associated with GAIRS would further benefit through supplements for application software to
implement web-based I/R systems that could be utilized statewide by all agencies participating in
Georgia's HMIS system.
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5. Funding for Contract Services for D-Base Development and Trainer-to-Trainers through Pathways - DCA's primary partner, Pathways Community Network, will benefit from funding for contract services for database development and Trainer-to-trainers. Funds are also requested for servers and a portable training lab. In addition, two new personnel (HMIS training director and systems administrator who will work directly with agencies who access the system) and (2 @ 0.5 FTE ea.) those costs associated with project management and development of new partnerships with homeless providers are also anticipated.
Conclusion After a year of hard work, strong consensus among a growing collaboration of many agencies and organizations within the Continuum has emerged, for this compelling and doable plan to implement a Statewide HMIS system. HUD funding of this proposal, at this time, is critical to sustaining this statewide momentum.
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4 b. Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
CHECKLIST Congress has established a national goal that all communities should be collecting an array of data on the homeless, including unduplicated counts of the homeless, their use of services and the effectiveness of local assistance systems. In order to achieve this objective, HUD has encouraged communities to develop a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
b. Please check one of the following which best reflects the status of your CoC in having a Continuum-wide HMIS (see Section P of the "Questions and Answers" supplement to the application before completing):
____ The CoC has not yet considered implementing an HMIS. ____ The CoC has been meeting and is considering implementing an HMIS. __X_The CoC has decided to implement an HMIS and is selecting needed software and hardware. ____ The CoC has implemented a Continuum-wide HMIS. ____ The CoC has implemented, but is seeking to update or change its current HMIS. ____ The CoC has implemented, but is seeking to expand the coverage of its current HMIS system.
4 c. Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
(Your response to this item will not count towards your 25 page limitation) Congress has established a national goal that all communities should be collecting an array of data on the homeless, including unduplicated counts of the homeless, their use of services and the effectiveness of local assistance systems. In order to achieve this objective, HUD has encouraged communities to develop a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
c. If your CoC has already implemented or is seeking to update or expand its HMIS system, identify in the table below how many of the Current Inventory Beds listed on your Gaps Analysis chart are included in the CoC's HMIS:
NA
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5 a. 2002 Georgia Balance of the State Continuum of Care: Gaps Analysis
Beds
Supportive Services Slots (This Section is OPTIONAL)
Subpopulations
Beds
Supportive Services Slots (This Section is OPTIONAL)
Subpopulations
Estimated Need
Current Inventory
Unmet Need/Gap
Individuals
Emergency Shelter
1466
794
672
Transitional Housing
1759
354
1405
Permanent Supportive Housing Total
586 3811
184 1332
402 2479
Job Training
2727
370
2357
Case Management
5454
514
4940
Substance Abuse Treatment
3818
452
3366
Mental Health Care
1636
543
1093
Housing Placement
818
597
221
Life Skills Training
3272
711
2561
Transportation Homeless Prevention
3818 2545
1004 490
2814 2055
Chronic Substance Abuse
4091
180
3911
Seriously Mentally Ill
1636
30
1606
Dually-Diagnosed
818
818
Veterans
1909
320
1589
Persons with HIV/AIDS
382
30
352
Victims of Domestic Violence Youth
1364 436
313
1051
25
411
Persons in Families With Children
Emergency Shelter
1943
754
1189
Transitional Housing
2331
99
2232
Permanent Supportive Housing Total
389 4663
389
853
3810
Job Training
3108
280
2828
Case Management
7771
387
7384
Child Care
2953
759
2194
Substance Abuse Treatment
2331
409
1922
Mental Health Care
1010
450
560
Housing Placement
4973
537
4436
Life Skills Training
3652
757
2895
Transportation Homeless Prevention
3108 3652
711
2397
730
2922
Chronic Substance Abuse
2720
135
2585
Seriously Mentally Ill
1166
22
1144
Dually-Diagnosed
777
777
Veterans
855
200
655
Persons with HIV/AIDS Victims of Domestic Violence
311 2720
22
289
236
2484
2002 State of Georgia Continuum of Care (updated 8/8/02), Page 16
5 b. Gaps Analysis Data Source Survey Chart
Data Source
University of GA/ ICAD
Surveys and Focus Groups
Homeless Providers Survey
Homeless Consumers Survey
Homeless Provider Collaborative Workshops
Method
Focus Group Meetings (23 Attendees)
Mail-Out Surveys (103 Respondents)
Best Available Data Extrapolation
(Through review of literature for Best Practices models, developed National Best Practices models for adoption by CoC) Hand-Out/Mail-In Survey (151 Respondents)
Hand-Out/Mail-In Survey (1,710 Respondents)
Regional Provider Meetings
(915 Participants in 2002)
Date of Data Collection
7/1/1997 5/30/1998
1/29/2001 (Performed every year, 1998-2001) 1/29/2001 (Performed every year, 1998-2001) 2/1/2000 2/28/2002
Street Count (number)
NA
NA NA NA
Shelter Count (number)
NA
NA NA NA
5 c. Gaps Analysis -- Description of Data Sources and Methods Used to Develop the Gaps Analysis
(1) Community Process and Method for Collecting Data:
Establishing a Baseline Each February twelve Regional Provider Meetings/Workshops are held across the State. Participants include service providers, local government officials, homeless persons, ecumenical groups, developers, nonprofit organizations and other interested parties. The CoC community continues to choose these meetings as the most appropriate means by which to gather together the provider and client communities to discuss and reevaluate the needs of homeless individuals and families in their regions. This year some 915 people, representing a cross section of the 152 counties covered by the Continuum, participated in these meetings/workshops.
The Homeless Provider Survey and Homeless Consumer Survey were first used in 1998 when the CoC Plan for the "Balance of the State" was first established. The community seemed to like the simplicity of these surveys and their efficiency in collecting needed homeless data. As discussed in Section 5. c. (2) below, the Institute of Community and Area Development (ICAD) was contracted by the community to gather baseline information for a Georgia homeless count. ICAD held a series of focus group meetings throughout the CoC jurisdiction to gather data and information pertinent to developing baseline data. The use of ICAD and the focus group meetings were a one-time activity to establish an initial homeless count.
In addition, ICAD performed a thorough review of the professional literature for Best Practices Models and developed a set of National Best Practices Models for adoption as a CoC resource. This led DCA to develop a Best Practices Mentoring Program for organizations in the Continuum.
Annual Surveys From 1998 through February of 2001 a Homeless Consumer Survey and a Homeless Provider Survey has been conducted. The DCA disseminates the surveys to all known agencies that serve homeless persons.
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The survey instrument is constructed to gather various qualitative and quantitative data to include the number of homeless persons served in the previous twelve months. In each of those years the data from the survey was collected, placed into an Access database and analyzed. Based on data provided by survey respondents, the figures in the GAPS analysis have been either decreased or increased.
In January of 2002 it was decided not to conduct a survey this year. Due to a Post-9/11 state hiring freeze the Continuum lead staff position went unfilled and the remaining Housing Trust Fund/CoC staff time and energies were focused on the development of a Statewide HMIS Initiative, as well as the development of the Georgia Homeless Policy Academy Team's statewide policy initiative to end chronic homelessness. The HMIS initiative will result in better methods for data collection, storage, retrieval and analysis, enabling the CoC to access accurate point-in-time information on homelessness across the Continuum (See Section 4. a.). The Continuum plans to resume these surveys in 2003.
Regional Provider Meetings and Gap Workshops As previously mentioned, the Continuum holds twelve Regional Meetings/Workshops every year, during which the Gaps analysis is reviewed for accuracy, and an assessment is made of the most pressing needs across the Continuum at the Regional level. This year the Regional Meeting/Workshop Summaries were made available on the DCA/Housing Trust Fund web site (www.dca.state.ga.us/housing/coc_workshops.html).
(2)
Explanation of Estimated Homeless Person Count:
In 1998, the DCA contracted with the Institute of Community and Area Development (ICAD), an entity of the University of Georgia, to collect baseline data on the numbers of homeless persons living in rural Georgia. The ICAD drew existing data from a Research Atlanta homeless report and surveyed a sample of homeless service providers to establish a baseline estimate of the number of homeless persons. With 152 counties to survey in this CoC, a study on this scale is too costly to perform on an annual basis. It is anticipated that the implementation of the HMIS program will make such a study of this magnitude more feasible and cost effective.
(3)
Community Plans for Conducting Regular Counts:
The DCA anticipates that it will conduct some version of the Homeless Consumer Survey and a Homeless Provider Survey as described in Section 5. c. (1) above each and every year going forward. And, as mentioned in Section 5. c. (2) above, it is anticipated that, with an effective HMIS system in place, more frequent Continuum-wide point-in-time counts and gaps analysis can be accomplished.
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6.a. Continuum of Care: Project Priorities
(This entire chart will count as only one page towards the 25-page limitation)
Applicant
Project Sponsor and Project Name
Numeric Priority
GA Department of
Central City AIDS Network /
1
Community Affairs (DCA) 2002 S+C
GA Department of
DCA / State-Wide HMIS
2
Community Affairs (DCA) Implementation
Gwinnett Housing Resource GHRP / Supportive Housing
3
Partnership, Inc. (GHRP) Program
Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Loaves & Fishes / Trans.
4
Macon, Inc.
Housing Case Mgmt.
Hall Family Initiative Residences, Inc.
Hall Family Initiative Res. /
5
Hope House
GA Department of
Union Mission (Savannah) /
6
Community Affairs (DCA) 2002 S+C
Goodwill Industries Of MiddleGIMG / Working Solutions:
Georgia (GIMG)
Goodwill's Job Connection Rural
7
South Central GA Task Force S. Cent. Task Force / Lighthouse of
for the Homeless, Inc.
Valdosta Trans. Hsng. Pgm.
8
Goodwill Industries Of MiddleGIMG / Working Solutions:
9
Georgia (GIMG)
Goodwill's Job Connection Macon
CSRA Economic Opportunity CSRA EOA / Home Plus
10
Authority (CSRA EOA)
GA Department of
S. Central GA Task Force /
11
Community Affairs (DCA) 2002 S+C Homeless-Disabled
GA Department of
S. Central GA Task Force /
12
Community Affairs (DCA) 2002 S+C HIV-AIDS
Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Loaves & Fishes / 2002 Family 13
Macon, Inc.
Transitional Project
Advantage Behavioral Health Advantage Behavioral Health
14
Systems
Systems / Crawford House
HODAC, Inc.
HODAC / Gateway Cottage
15
Residential Program
Citizens Against Violence, Citizens Against Violence /
16
Inc.
Transitional Living Program
GA Department of
Highland Rivers CSB / 2002
17
Community Affairs (DCA) S+C
Hinesville, City of
Hinesville, City of / Home
18
Bound
New Horizons Community New Horizons CSB / Red Hill 19
Service Board
Adaptive Group Residence
Tallatoona Economic Opportunity Authority
Tallatoona EOA / Tallatoona- 20
Douglas Transportation Pgm.
South Central GA Task Force S. Central GA Task Force / 211 21
for the Homeless, Inc.
Case Management
First Monumental Faith
First Monumental / Transitional 22
Community Outreach Ctr. Inc. Housing Complex
*Requested Term
Project
of
Amount Project
Yrs.
SHP
new
487,080 5
1,787,604 3 X
341,250 2
46,460 2
174,808 2
427,440 5
296,196 2
717,360 3 X
220,610 2
162,071 3 X
400,800 5
641,940 5
470,777 3 X
334,433 2 X
44,309 1 X
120,000 1 X
209,400 5
407,927 3 X
94,756 2
193,763 2
836,850 3 X
123,168 1
Program (Check only one) SHP S+C S+C SRO renew new renew new
X
X X X
X X
X
X X
X
X X
X
Total Requested Amount: $ 8,668,129
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6. b. Priorities Renewal Process
Renewal Scoring Process
To ensure fairness in evaluating both new and renewal applications, the scoring of the renewals was identical to the scoring of new applications (See Section 6. d.). The only additions to the analysis of the renewal application were the inclusion in the Review Committee information packet of the applicant's most recent HUD Annual Progress Report (APR) and copies of the most recent HUD monitoring report. The APR provides considerable insight into the efficacy of the renewal project being submitted for consideration. It should be noted that the staff of DCA's State Housing Trust Fund, as well as many of the Review Committee, have ongoing knowledge of the successes and shortcomings of projects that are up for renewal. In this way, hands-on insight coupled with the HUD APR gives the team valuable information regarding the appropriateness of renewing an application.
6. c. Priorities Projects Gaps Narrative
(Although you may require multiple pages to respond to this item, your response will count as only one page towards the 25-page limitation.)
Description Of How Each Project Will Fill A Gap In Continuum of Care System
A total of 22 project proposals are being submitted under 2002 Georgia Continuum of Care for the Balance of the State. Seven (7) of these proposals are for permanent supportive housing projects (2 SHP & 5 S+C). Eight (8) of these proposals are for transitional housing (SHP) and seven (7) for Supportive Services. The concentration of permanent supportive housing and transitional housing project proposals reflects Georgia's growing need for facilities that will help displaced families and individuals graduate from emergency shelters to more stabilized and permanent living situations. The short supply of these housing facilities produces a logjam in the shelter system and slows the movement of homeless persons into permanent affordable housing. This issue is particularly true in rural areas where families often need fewer long-term supportive services than those in urban areas and therefore move more swiftly through the CoC system.
If funded, the 22 proposed projects will result in 189 units of housing assisting 579 homeless persons, and will increase the supportive services capacity of 7 service providers (including the statewide HMIS initiative), enabling those seven providers, through their 2002 Priority Projects, to assist 10,349 homeless persons over the grant period.
The number one ranked project, Central City AIDS Network 2002 S+C Permanent Supportive Housing Project, is a New SHP project, and will house 35 homeless persons (as individuals and within family groups) who suffer from HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse issues and various disabilities. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
The following is a short synopsis of each proposal in descending priority order:
Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Statewide HMIS Supportive Services Project, the second-ranked project, is a New SHP Supportive Services Project and meets a High need for the entire CoC and will serve a minimum of 9,446 individuals. This proposal creates the first-ever statewide HMIS system, and is the result of meetings with, homeless providers, state agencies, homeless individuals and others from across the state. Amazingly, statewide consensus has been reached for the implementation of this enormous initiative.
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Gwinnett Housing Resource Partnership, Inc. (GHRP) Supportive Housing Program, the thirdranked project, is an SHP Renewal Transitional Housing Project providing 8 units of housing for families that will accommodate 24 persons. The targeted populations are HIV/AIDS, victims of Domestic Violence and the disabled. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Macon, Inc. Transitional Housing Case Management Supportive Services Project, the forth-ranked project, is an SHP Renewal project that provides Transitional Housing Case Management Services for individuals and families. The service is offered in 5 transitional homes, providing Case Management Services for 18 homeless persons. This project addresses a Medium need across the CoC.
Hall Family Initiative Residences, Inc. Hope House Permanent Supportive Housing Project, the fifth-ranked project, is an SHP Renewal that targets Individuals suffering from Severe Mental Health issues. The project is a 4-bedroom group home with Supportive Services for 7 individuals. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
The Union Mission (Savannah) 2002 S+C Permanent Housing Project, sponsored by DCA, the sixthranked project is a New S+C project that targets individuals and families suffering from Substance Abuse and Duel Diagnosis issues. This Project will provide 14 units of housing for 35 homeless persons. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia WORKing Solutions Rural Job Assistance Project, is the seventh-ranked project, and is an SHP Renewal for Supportive Services targeted to Individuals and Families suffering from Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Dual Diagnosis, HIV/AIDS and Domestic Violence issues and is, primarily, a job training program. It is estimated that 80 homeless persons are assisted by this project. This project addresses a Medium need across the CoC.
South Central Task Force for the Homeless /Lighthouse of Valdosta Transitional Housing Program, the eight-ranked project, is a New HSP project targeted to Individuals (homeless males) with a variety of issues. Twenty beds will be created that will, over the life of the grant, serve 120 homeless persons. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia WORKing Solutions Macon Area Job Assistance Project, the ninth-ranked project, is an SHP Renewal project targeted to Individuals and Families in need of job training and job skill enhancement. This project will serve approximately 100 homeless persons per year. This project addresses a Medium need across the CoC.
CSRA EOA Home Plus is a Scattered-Site Transitional Housing Project, the tenth-ranked project, is a New SHP project targeted to Families who are victims of Domestic Violence. The project will provide 6 housing units serving approximately 20 homeless persons. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
South Central Task Force for the Homeless 2002 S+C Homeless-Disabled Permanent Supportive Housing Program, sponsored by DCA and the eleventh-ranked project, is a New S+C Permanent Supportive Housing Project targeted to Individuals and Families who are homeless and suffer from a variety of disabilities. The project will result in 15 new units (apartments) being made available to 31 homeless persons.
South Central Task Force for the Homeless 2002 S+C HIV/AIDS Permanent Supportive Housing Program, sponsored by DCA and the twelfth-ranked project, is a New S+C Permanent Supportive Housing Project targeted to Individuals and Families suffering from HIV/AIDS. The project will make available 27 units housing 33 homeless persons. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
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Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Macon 2002 Family Transitional Housing Project Inc., the thirteenthranked project, is a New SHP Project targeted to Families with Children. The project will purchase and refurbish an 8-unit, apartment-style family transitional housing project that will serve 35 homeless adults and 60 homeless children. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems Crawford House Transitional Housing Project, the fourteenth-ranked project, is a new SHP project that targets Individuals suffering from Mental Health, Dual Diagnosis and/or HIV/AIDS issues. This project will lease a 6-bedroom facility and provide housing and supportive services to 6 individuals. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
HODAC, Inc. Gateway Cottage Residential Transitional Housing Supportive Services Program, the fifteenth-ranked project, is a New SHP Project targeted to Families (homeless women w/children) with primarily Substance Abuse issues, although other issues Domestic Violence, HIV/AIDS and Dual Diagnosis are to be expected. This project will serve 53 adults with children. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
Citizens Against Violence Transitional Housing Project, the sixteenth-ranked project, is a New SHP Project targeted to Families who are victims of Domestic Violence. This project will make available to homeless families 5 new 2-bedroom units, and make available 1 office space for program supervision. The project will serve 48 homeless persons and addresses a High need across the CoC.
Highland Rivers Community Services Board 2002 S+C Permanent Supportive Housing Program, sponsored by DCA, is the seventeenth-ranked project and is a New S+C Project. This project is targeted to Individuals suffering from Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Dual Diagnosis issues and will make available 10 1-bedroom apartments for 10 homeless persons. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
City of Hinesville Home Bound Transitional Housing Project, the eighteenth-ranked project, is a New SHP project targeted to Individuals and Families suffering from Dual Diagnosis. The project will provide rental subsidies for 20 units and will provide housing to 50 homeless persons. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
New Horizons Community Services Board Red Hill Adaptive Group Residence Permanent Housing Project, the nineteenth-ranked project, is an SHP Renewal project targeted to Individuals (adult males) suffering from a variety of issues Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Dual Diagnosis. The project will make available 15 beds serving 15 homeless individuals. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
Tallatoona Economic Opportunity Authority (EOA) Tallatoona-Douglas Transportation Program, the twentieth-ranked project, is an SHP Renewal project targeted to Individuals and Families suffering from Mental Health issues. The project provides transportation to 127 homeless individuals. This project addresses a Medium need across the CoC.
South Central Task Force for the Homeless 211 Case Management Program, the twenty-first-ranked project, is New SHP Supportive Services program targeted to Individuals and Families suffering from a variety of issues Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, HIV/AIDS/ and Domestic Violence. This program will assist 525 homeless persons and addresses a High need across the CoC.
First Monumental Faith Community Outreach Center, Inc. Transitional Housing Complex Project, the twenty-second-ranked project, is an SHP Renewal targeted to Families suffering from HIV/AIDS and Domestic Violence Issues. The Project is a newly constructed fully furnished transitional housing project and is designed to support 15 families. This project addresses a High need across the CoC.
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6. d. Priorities Project Selection Narrative
Description of Project Priority Selection Process
The COC project selection process was conducted in a fair manner that gave equal consideration to projects sponsored by non-profits. Staff of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs disseminated approximately 2,500 letters in January 2002 to all homeless service providers on record as well as representatives of businesses, faith-based organizations, local governments, and other non-profit organizations in Georgia to promote the upcoming COC application cycle. Three DCA staff representatives participated in the HUD CoC Workshop in Atlanta on April 25th and explained the process by which applications would be accepted under the CoC Plan for the Balance of the State. Attendees at this event were also advised of both the April 30th CoC Preliminary Proposal Outline filing date and also the May 30th final application submission date. Meeting attendees were also told of financial resources available through DCA and other state agencies that they could apply for to leverage HUD funds. Finally, attendees were informed of the actual process that applications would be reviewed and ranked. This process is described in detail below.
1. The Statewide Homeless Advisory Council established a seven-part scoring criterion (see State Scoring Criteria sheet at the end of this section) and ensures appropriate representation on the Project Priority Review Committee. The seven individuals selected to be this year's CoC Review Committee represented a wide variety of CoC participants state government, city government, faith-based groups, nonprofit assistance organizations, and statewide homeless advocates.
2. Staff of the DCA State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless (the DCA staff designated to the project for the 2002 CoC) pre-scored the quantitative portions of the Selection Criteria (Criteria I. - IV.) and presented this preliminary analysis with the full application information for each project to all Committee members for their review. Each committee member then reviewed each proposal independently and presented their summary and scores to the larger group at a final review meeting. The seven-part scoring criterion measured each project based on: 1) its relationship to the overall state priority of needs; 2) its relationship of the regional priority of needs; 3) its relationship between the funds requested and the HUD preliminary pro rata need amount for the project area; 4) its geographic location; 5) the project feasibility and applicant experience; 6) the project impact and cost effectiveness; and 7) the project coordination with other providers of shelter, housing and services for homeless persons.
3. Staff of the DCA State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless then calculated the average score under each criterion to determine the overall project score.
4. Finally, the Trust Fund staff shared the project ranking and review team summary comments with each project sponsor.
It should be noted that there were no complaints regarding the 2001 Balance of the State Project Priority Selection Process.
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7 a. Project Leverage Chart
Continuum of Care: Project Leveraging
(Complete only one chart for the entire Continuum of Care and insert in Exhibit 1. This entire chart will count as only one page towards the 25-page limitation)
Project Priority Number
1
Name of Project Central City Aids Network
Type of Contribution
Source or Provider
Supportive Services Match Central City Aids Network
*Value of Written Commitment
$487,080
2
GA Dept. of Community
Affairs
Cash Match
GA DCA State Housing Trust Fund
$250,000
2
GA Dept. of Community
Affairs
Cash/Other Match
Pathways Community Network
Gwinnett Housing Resource
3
Partnerships Supportive
In-kind Match
Housing Program
Gwinnett Housing Resource
3
Partnerships Supportive
In-kind Match
Housing Program
Gwinnett Housing Resource
3
Partnerships Supportive
In-kind Match
Housing Program
Gwinnett Housing Resource
3
Partnerships Supportive
In-kind Match
Housing Program
Gwinnett Housing Resource
3
Partnerships Supportive
In-kind Match
Housing Program
Gwinnett Housing Resource
3
Partnerships Supportive
In-kind Match
Housing Program
Gwinnett Housing Resource
3
Partnerships Supportive
In-kind Match
Housing Program
Gwinnett Housing Resource
3
Partnerships Supportive
In-kind Match
Housing Program
Gwinnett Housing Resource
3
Partnerships Supportive
In-kind Match
Housing Program
Partnership for Community Action
AID Gwinnett
Family Dimensions
Partnership Against Domestic Violence GA Law Center for the Homeless
UGA Coop. Extension Service
April M. Wyatt & Associates
The Alpha Project RV Joseph Consulting & Educational Services
4
Loaves and Fishes Ministry Supportive Services Match Loaves & Fishes
of Macon, Inc./Case Mgmt.
5
Hall Family Initiative Family Supportive Services Match Hall Family Initiative Family
Residences, Inc./Hope House
Residences, Inc.
5
Hall Family Initiative Family Operating Match
Residences, Inc./Hope House
Hall Family Initiative Family Residences, Inc.
*Please enter the value of the contribution for which you have a written commitment at time of application submission.
TOTAL
$175,620
$15,500 $225,000 $24,500 $40,009
$25,000 $6,000 $6,000 $12,000 $2,000 $9,976 $17,372 $4,675 Continued Next Page
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Continuum of Care: Project Leveraging
(Complete only one chart for the entire Continuum of Care and insert in Exhibit 1. This entire chart will count as only one page
towards the 25-page limitation)
Project Priority Number
Name of Project
6
Union Mission (Savannah)
Type of Contribution
Source or Provider
Supportive Services Match Union Mission (Savannah)
*Value of Written Commitment
$427,440
7
Goodwill Industries of
Cash Match - Services
Middle Georgia/ WORKing
Solutions Rural Jobs
Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia
$70,448
8
South Central Task Force for Real Property Leasing
the Homeless/ Lighthouse of Match
Valdosta Trans. Housing
South Central Task Force for the Homeless/ Lighthouse of Valdosta
$10,800
8
South Central Task Force for Supportive Services
the Homeless/ Lighthouse of Match
Valdosta Trans. Housing
South Central Task Force for the Homeless/ Lighthouse of Valdosta
$88,750
8
South Central Task Force for Operations Match
the Homeless/ Lighthouse of
Valdosta Trans. Housing
South Central Task Force for the Homeless/ Lighthouse of Valdosta
$95,000
9
Goodwill Industries of
Cash Match - Services
Middle Georgia/ WORKing
Solutions Macon Area Jobs
Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia
$53,534
10
CSRA EOA/Home Plus
10
CSRA EOA/Home Plus
Supportive Services Cash DHR CSGB Funds Match
Operations Cash Match
DHR CSGB Funds
$18, 714 $5,211
11
South Central Task Force for Services Match
the Homeless/ 2002 S+C
South Central Task Force for the Homeless
$400,800
12
So. Central Task Force for
Services Match
the Homeless/HIV/AIDS
2002 S+C
13
Loaves and Fishes Ministry Cash Match
of Macon, Inc./2002 Family
Trans. Housing Project
South Central Task Force for the Homeless
Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Macon, Inc.
$641,940 $39,459
13
Loaves and Fishes Ministry Cash Grant
of Macon, Inc./2002 Family
Trans. Housing Project
Presbyterian Women, PC
$300,000
14
Advantage Behavioral Health In-kind Services
Systems/Crawford House
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, Inc./
14
Advantage Behavioral Health In-kind Operating Costs
Advantage Behavioral Health
Systems, Inc./Crawford
Systems, Inc./
House
*Please enter the value of the contribution for which you have a written commitment at time of application submission.
TOTAL
$51,400
$20,500
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Continuum of Care: Project Leveraging
(Complete only one chart for the entire Continuum of Care and insert in Exhibit 1. This entire chart will count as only one page
towards the 25-page limitation)
Project Priority Number
Name of Project
15
HODAC, Inc./Gateway
Cottage
16
Citizens Against
Violence/Transitional Living
Program
Type of Contribution Cash Match Supportive Services Match
Source or Provider United Way of Central Georgia Citizens Against Violence
*Value of Written Commitment $8,862
$32,999
16
Citizens Against
Operations Match
Violence/Transitional Living
Program
Citizens Against Violence
$17,570
17
Highland Rivers CSB/ 2002 Services Match
S+C
Highland Rivers CSB
$209,400
18
City of Hinesville/Home
Bound
Supportive Services Match City of Hinesville
18
City of Hinesville/Home
Bound
Operations Match
City of Hinesville
19
New Horizons CSB/Red Hill Match
Adaptive Group Residences,
Inc.
New Horizons CSB
20
Tallatoona Economic
Cash Match
Opportunity Authority/211
Case Mgmt.
Tallatoona-Douglas Economic Opportunity Authority
21
South Central Task Force for Supportive Services
the Homeless
South Central Task Force for the Homeless
$37,125 $9,000 $207,778 $67,392 $199,250
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First Monumental Faith
General Operating Cash
First Monumental Faith Ministries
Community Outreach Center, Match
Inc./Transitional Housing
Complex
22
First Monumental Faith
Transportation Services
Community Outreach Center, Match
Inc./Transitional Housing
Complex
First Monumental Faith Ministries
22
First Monumental Faith
In-kind Childcare
Community Outreach Center,
Inc./Transitional Housing
Complex
Monumental Development Center
$9,000 $5,000 $7,000
TOTAL $4,316,390
*Please enter the value of the contribution for which you have a written commitment at time of application submission.
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7 b. Enrollment & Participation in Mainstream Resources:
Supplemental Resources--Coordination With Mainstream
Programs
Coordination With Mainstream Programs
The State Homeless Interagency Council was created in Georgia and met for the first time in September 2000, and met four times from July of 2001 through April of 2002. This Council is a collaboration between DCA, and other State agencies that assist the homeless in addition to persons who are economically fragile. The Council works to expand the level of coordination between state and federal mainstream social services programs. While current linkages exist with several programs, the level of the coordination with CoC projects varies considerably. The council's first strategic step to improve coordination included a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of each program that serves homeless persons. In the last twelve months the council has solicited help from all state department agencies to identify homeless persons currently receiving services from their programs and has sought to determine how services can best be delivered in a more effective and efficient manner that will assist individuals and families regain self-sufficiency. Over the course of the last twelve months the Council has met and discussed the following topics: the development of a statewide HMIS, Homeless Youth, Corrections Placement, and Education of Homeless Children. In addition, the Council discussed and facilitated the development of the Georgia Homeless Policy Academy Team (GHAPT), a collaborative of public and private agencies and homeless advocacy representatives to work together to end chronic homelessness. What follows is a description of how the homeless assistance programs described in this plan are currently being coordinated and integrated with mainstream human service programs.
Georgia Homeless Policy Academy Team In March of 2002 the Georgia Homeless Policy Academy Team (GHAPT) met to develop its initial mission, vision and goals. The fundamental purpose of GHAPT is to ensure that homeless persons have optimal opportunities to access state and local resources through the creation of an integrated and seamless system of quality services. This "cross pollination" and coordination among the various service, assistance and housing providers is the essence of ensuring that Mainstream Resources can be effectively and efficiently accessed by the homeless. The mission, vision and goals of GHAPT are fully articulated in Section 3 b. of this application. GHAPT is made up of representatives form the following agencies and organizations:
Georgia Governor's Office of Planning and Budget Director, Human Development Division Georgia Department of Human Resources Asst. Commissioner for Policy & Government Services; Director, Division
of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse; Director, Division of Family and Children Services Georgia Department of Community Affairs Director, Division of Community Services Georgia Department of Community Health Acting Director, Division of Medical Assistance Veterans Administration Acting Public Affairs Officer of the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center Primary Care Provider President, Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services, Atlanta Region
Homeless Advocate Community One current representative is a Director of the Georgia Association of Recovery
Residences, Inc., and a Director and Managing Partner of Soul Changers Recovery Foundation, Inc.; the second is the Executive Director of the Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) PeachCare for Kids is a comprehensive care program designed to care for children that lack health care insurance. Among the services children receive are a primary care provider, emergency coverage, hospitalization, prescription, medication and mental health care. While the program has been well marketed in communities where there are large numbers of low-income persons, the PeachCare program has initiated efforts with the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless to conduct outreach at emergency shelters and other facilities that serve homeless persons.
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Medicaid Like PeachCare, the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) also administers the state's Medicaid program It regularly spends some $3.1 billion to service 1.2 million Georgians each year. The DHR directs its outreach to and receives referrals from the multitude of homeless service providers within the state's CoC system.
TANF/Food Stamps/Section 8 In Georgia, a Partnership Agreement exists between the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Department of Human Resources and The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. DCA administers Section 8 Voucher/Certificates and is responsible for reducing a family's dependency on Section 8. Additionally, the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, administered by DCA, is accountable for supporting the development of private residential housing. HUD is responsible for administering programs that provide training, technical assistance, monitoring and financial assistance to public housing authorities in Georgia. The partnership allows each agency to 1) enter memorandums of understanding; 2) mobilize community resources; 3) jointly solve problems; 4) coordinate the analysis and evaluation of the partnership; 5) establish a common data exchange bank on mutual clients; and 6) establish ongoing communication.
Workforce Investment Act The Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) has established a coordinated, integrated and comprehensive plan for matching employers and job seekers. Local elected officials in Georgia appoint Workforce Investment Boards to develop strategic plans for the workforce development system Community-based organizations, such as homeless service providers are among the groups that help to create links between employers and persons seeking employment. Statewide, homeless service providers within in the CoC system refer homeless consumers to any one of an array of job training services available under Georgia's workforce investment program.
Welfare to Work The DCA's Office of Rental Assistance was awarded 2000 Section 8 Welfare to Work Vouchers in 1999. A memorandum of understanding created a partnership between the Department of Community Affairs and the Department of Human Resources to coordinate efforts to select participants and provide case management designed to assist families to become self-sufficient.
SSI The Georgia Homeless Academy Policy Team has as its number one goal the expansion of access to HUD's list of seven mainstream service programs: Medicaid, TANF, SSI, CHIP, Workforce Investment Act, Food Stamps, Veterans Health Care. GHAPT has targeted the recently funded 75 Medicaid Eligibility Workers to expand their duties to include SSI eligibility work (and other mainstream entitlements). Ideally, the majorities of the Medicaid Eligibility Workers would be placed in the field at major homeless service centers and shelter facilities.
Veterans Health Care A representative of the Veterans Administration is an official and active member of GHAPT. In addition, representatives from the VA participated in the Continuum's Homeless Resource Fairs. We anticipate this relationship will continue to grow.
Conclusion In 2002, 147 organizations requested homeless operations (shelter or transitional) funding from the GA Department of Community Affairs' ESG program. These 147 applicants requested $7.4 million from ESG and ESG-matching funds through the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless. Approximately $3 million dollars ($1.8 in Federal ESG) is expected to be available. Applicants report that the value of this effort at nearly $51 million dollars. Likewise for homeless services: 89 organizations are requesting $3.7 million in the (100% state funded) ESG homeless services program. Georgia puts an estimated $1.5 million dollars each year into "development "and "technical assistance" program for the State's partners
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who serve homeless persons. Development dollar matching (non-Federal) is expected to be $1 million dollars. The sheer size of the Georgia "Balance of the State" Continuum of Care, and the many jurisdictions involved, make tracking and documenting the hundreds of ways that local Mainstream Resources are leveraged by McKinney-funded projects a daunting task. Until the statewide HMIS project is fully implemented, the documentation of Mainstream Resources will be dependant upon good will, timing, and luck. Once implemented, the statewide HMIS project will make clear the integration of Mainstream Resources with McKinney funds, and create a more informed dialogue regarding maximizing McKinney Funds through greater inclusion of Mainstream Resources into the provision of housing and services for Georgia's homeless. Applicants report the value of this effort at nearly $51 million.
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Use of Resource in CoC System (For Homeless Only)
CDBG 1. City of Macon cash match toward the purchase of a vehicle
to transport homless individuals. 2. City of Macon cash match to provide repairs to transitional
housing. 3. City of Albany Housing for Families Program 4. City of Albany Housing for Families Program 5. City of Albany Housing for Families Program 6. Housing 7. Housing 8. Housing 9. Housing 10. Housing 11. Housing 12. Housing 13. Emergency Housing
14. Transitional Housing
15. 186 Unit Children's Emergency Shelter 16. 300 Unit Family Violence Shelter 17. 96 Bed Children's Emergency Shelter Unit
HOME 1. New Construction of 20 Units Affordable Rental Housing
w/supportive services to assist recovering substance abusers and their families. The majority of the families will be referred by the local court system, through or GA DFACS TANF program, or Child Protective Services program.
Housing Choice Vouchers 1. Permanent Supportive Housing
Americorps 1. Homeless case managers and supplemental shelter staff. 2. Homeless case managers and supplemental shelter staff.
Public Housing NA Mental Health Block Grants NA Substance Abuse Block Grants NA
2002 Georgia "Balance of the State" Continuum of Care 7 c. Mainstream Resources Chart
Specific Project Name
1. Macon-Bibb Co. EOC homeless transportation program
2. Macon-Bibb Co. EOC transitional housing repair program.
3. 1999-2000 Housing for Families Program 4. 2000-2001 Housing for Families Program 5. 2000-2001 Housing for Families Program 6. Faith Community Outreach Center - 2000-2001 7. Faith Community Outreach Center - 2001-2002 8. Liberty House - 1999-2000 9. Liberty House - 2001-2001 10. HAVN 11. HAVN 12. HAVN 13. Future site of City's Emergency Housing for
Homeless Families Program (replacing the current temporary site). 14. Transitional Housing for Homeless Persons
15. Walker County Children's Emergency Shelter 16. Union County Family Violence Shelter 17. Floyd County Children's Emergency Shelter
$ Amount or No. Units/Beds (Provided in Last 1 Year - Homeless Only)
1. $11,000
2. $25,000
3. 15 units/90 beds; $35,000 4. 15 units/90 beds; $35,000 5. 15 units/90 beds; $35,000 6. 20 beds; $15,000 7. 20 beds; $18,750 8. 14 beds; $10.000 9. 14 beds; $18,750 10. 12 beds; $25,000 11. 12 beds; $25,000 12. 12 beds; $18,750 13. $100,000
$ Totals
Beds/Units
2 Year Amount
Total
11,000
25,000
35,000
90
35,000
90
35,000
90
15,000
20
18,750
20
10,000
14
18,750
14
25,000
12
25,000
12
18,750
12
100,000
14. 15 units; $1.1 million CDBG Flood Recovery Funds
15. 186 beds; $500,000 16. 300 units; $500,000 17. 96 beds: $500,000 Totals:
1,100,000
500,000 500,000 500,000 $ 2,972,250
15
186 300
96 971
1. Millenium Center, Cuthbert, GA
1. 20 units developed using $1.67 million in HOME funds matched by $608,000 in Georgia Housing Trust Fund monies.
1,670,000
20
608,000
1. Permanent Supportive Housing Program - Project-based vouchers
1. Metro-Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless 2. Assist of Savannah
NA
Totals:
$ 2,278,000
20
1. 20 awarded, $80,000 annually; 75 units
80,000
20
currently under consideration; $800,000
800,000
total under contract with providers.
Totals:
$
880,000
20
1. 24 Americorps Members, $313,127 annually
2. 10 Americorps Members, $154,466 annually
Totals:
$
NA
Totals:
Totals:
313,127 154,466 467,593
0
0
0
0 0 0
0
0
0
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2002 Georgia "Balance of the State" Continuum of Care 7 c. Mainstream Resources Chart
Use of Resource in CoC System
Specific Project Name
(For Homeless Only)
Welfare-to-Work
1. Georgia Department of Community Affairs administers
1. Housing Prosperity Voucher
a Welfare-to-Work program called Housing Prosperity
Voucher. This program is a smaller, targeted part of the
Section 8 Rental Asst. program, which serves over 15,000
families in 149 counties statewide. Through an MOA between
DCA & DFACS this program grants Section 8 vouchers to
families who meet specific requirements relating to past or
present involvement with TANF benefits within Georgia.
Of the 2000 vouchers available for this program, it is estimated that
a minimum of 1% go directly to homeless families, with each
voucher valued at approx. $500/mo.
State Funded Programs
1. Matching dollars for ESG, S+C, and other homeless asst. $$ The Trust Fund is one of the primary source for funding and assistance for many Georgia organization that serve the homeless.
2. Housing Development & Technical Assistance for State's partners who serve homeless persons.
3. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 4. Acquisition, Renovation and/or Construction of Facilities to
Serve Homeless Persons 5. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 6. Homeless Services -- Extended to Homeless Agencies within GA 7. Homeless Services -- Extended to Homeless Agencies within GA 8. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 9. Homeless Services -- Extended to Homeless Agencies within
Grantee's Service Area 10. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 11. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 12. Homeless Services -- Extended to Homeless Agencies within
Grantee's Service Area 13. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 14. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 15. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 16. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 17. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 18. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services
19. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 20. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 21. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 22. Acquisition, Renovation and/or Construction of Facilities to
Serve Homeless Persons
State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless
State Partners Assistance Support
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office) Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office)
Action Ministries, Inc. (Central Office)
Action Ministries, Inc. (dba Gainesville Ministries) Action Ministries, Inc. (dba Rome Ministries) City of Albany City of Albany
City of Albany
Alcove, Inc. Area Christians Together in Service, Inc.
Area Christians Together in Service, Inc.
Association of Battered Women of Clayton Co, Inc. Battered Women's Shelter, Inc. (dba) The Haven Calvary Refuge, Inc. Cherokee Family Violence Center, Inc. Christian League for Battered Women, Inc. (aka Tranquility House) Citizens Against Violence, Inc. Citizens Against Violence, Inc.
Community Outreach Service Center, Inc. Community Outreach Service Center, Inc.
$ Amount or No. Units/Beds (Provided in Last 2 Years - Homeless Only)
1. 20 units @$6,000/yr., or $120,000/yr. Total
$ Totals
Beds/Units Total
-
20
240,000
Totals:
1. Detailed in Items 3-89, Below
2. Detailed in Items 3-89, Below
3. $ 46,535 4. $15,000
5. $2,000
6. $5,000 7. $10,000 8. $30,000 9. $10,000
10. $5,000
11. $1,300 12. $8,000
13. $2,000
14. $3,321 15. $4,100 16. $8,200 17. $3,321 18. $7,200
19. $11,029 20. $2,000
21. $1,722 22. $50,000
$
240,000
20
$
93,070
111
$30,000
6
$
4,000
$
10,000
$
20,000
$
60,000
108
$
20,000
$
10,000
$
2,600
12
$
16,000
$
4,000
$
6,642
18
$
8,200
22
$
16,400
102
$
6,642
12
$
14,400
12
$
22,058
29
$
4,000
$
3,444
12
$
100,000
12
24B
Use of Resource in CoC System (For Homeless Only)
23. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other Agencies that Serve Homeless
24. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 25. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 26. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 27. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 28. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 29. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services
30. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 31. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 32. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 33. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services
34. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 35. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 36. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services
37. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 38. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 39. Homeless Services--Extended to Homeless Agencies within
Grantee's Service Area 40. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services
41. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other Agencies that Serve Homeless
42. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 43. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 44. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 45. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 46. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 47. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 48. Acquisition, Renovation and/or Construction 49. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 50. Homeless Services--Extended to Homeless Agencies within
Grantee's Service Area 51. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 52. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services
53. Homeless Services--Extended to Homeless Agencies within Grantee's Service Area
54. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 55. Homeless Services--Extended to Homeless Agencies within
Grantee's Service Area 56. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 57. Homeless Services--Extended to Homeless Agencies within
Grantee's Service Area 58. Homeless Services--Extended to Homeless Agencies within
Grantee's Service Area
2002 Georgia "Balance of the State" Continuum of Care 7 c. Mainstream Resources Chart
Specific Project Name
Community Outreach Service Center, Inc.
Cook County House of Help and Hope, Inc. Cook County House of Help and Hope, Inc.
Douglas County Community Services Board (CSB) Douglas County Shelter, Inc. Faith Community Outreach Center, Inc. Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa & Chattooga Counties, Inc. Flint Circuit Council on Family Violence, Inc. Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc. Gateway House, Inc. Georgia Mountain Women's Center, Inc. (aka Circle of Hope) Glynn Community Crisis Center, Inc. Golden Rule, Inc. GRN (Gwinnett, Rockdale, Newton, Community Resource Service Board, (CSB) Halcyon Home for Battered Women, Inc. Harvest Outreach Centers, Inc. Harvest Outreach Centers, Inc.
HODAC, Inc. (aka Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.) (CSB) HODAC, Inc. (aka Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.)
Hope Shelter, Inc. (The) Hospitality House for Women, Inc. House of Grace, Inc. Howard Genesis House, Inc. Liberty House of Albany, Inc. Lighthouse Missions, Inc. Lighthouse Missions, Inc. Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Macon, Inc. Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Macon, Inc.
Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Macon, Inc.
Lowndes Associated Ministries to People (LAMP) Inc. Lowndes Associated Ministries to People (LAMP) Inc. Macon Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Macon Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. Macon Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. Martin Luther King Outreach Mission
Mulberry Street United Methodist Church
$ Amount or No. Units/Beds (Provided in Last 2 Years - Homeless Only) 23. $2,000
$ Totals
Beds/Units
Total
$
4,000
24. $1,599 25. $2,500
$
3,198
18
$
5,000
26. $4,100 27. $4,100 28. $15,800 29. $15,000
$
8,200
28
$
8,200
18
$
31,600
20
$
31,600
18
30. $5,166 31. $4,100 32. $7,339 33. $3.034
$
10,332
18
$
8,200
26
$
14,678
26
$
6,068
10
34. $1,886 35. $12,300 36. $25,500
$
3,772
17
$
24,600
23
$
51,000
37. $3,772 38. 10,250 39. $30,000
$
7,544
15
$
20,500
28
$
60,000
40. $10,947
$
21,894
28
41. $5,000
$
10,000
42. $8,733 43. $4,100 44. $4,510 45. $2,400 46. $4,305 47. $2,100 48. $50,000 49. $12,600 50. $7,500
$
17,466
30
$
8,200
$
9,020
32
$
4,800
6
$
8,610
24
$
4,200
$
50,000
7
$
25,200
7
$
15,000
51. $1,500
$
3,000
52. $12,300
$
24,600
49
53. $7,133
$
14,266
54. $10,250 55. $19,700
$
20,500
38
$
39,400
56. $3,500
$
7,000
57. $8,000
$
16,000
58. $23,200
$
26,400
24C
Use of Resource in CoC System (For Homeless Only)
59. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 60. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 61. Acquisition, Renovation and/or Construction of Facilities to
Serve Homeless Persons 62. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 63. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 64. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 65. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 66. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 67. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services
68. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 69. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 70. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 71. Homeless Services-Extended to Homeless Agencies within
Grantee's Service Area 72. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 73. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 74. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 75. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 76. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 77. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 78. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 79. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 80. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 81. Permanent Supportive Housing 82. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 83. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 84. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 85. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 86. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 87. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services 88. Homeless Services-Extended to Homeless Agencies within
Grantee's Service Area 89. Technical Assistance Activities to Serve Grantee or Other
Agencies that Serve Homeless 90. Shelter or Transitional Operations or Related Services 91. Shelter or Transitional Operations and Related Services
Overall Totals
2002 Georgia "Balance of the State" Continuum of Care 7 c. Mainstream Resources Chart
Specific Project Name
N.O.A.'s Ark., Inc. New Horizons Community Service Board (CSB) North Georgia Mountain Crisis Network, Inc.
$ Amount or No. Units/Beds (Provided in Last 2 Years - Homeless Only)
59. $3,239 60. $3,800 61. $75,000
$ Totals
Beds/Units
Total
$
6,478
11
$
7,600
$
75,000
16
Northeast Georgia Homeless Coalition
62. $4,800
$
9,600
Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center, Inc. Peace Place, Inc. Project ADAM Community Assistance Center, Inc. Project L.O.V.E., Inc. Project ReNewal Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Inc. Rainbow Village, Inc. Rainbow Village, Inc.
63. $4,920 64. $7,400 65. $26,000 66. $10,000 67. $3,400
68. $12,300 69. $1,000
$
9,840
24
$
14,800
15
$
52,000
36
$
20,000
15
$
6,800
5
$
24,600
54
$
2,000
Refuge Ministries, Inc. Rockdale County Emergency Relief Fund, Inc.
70. $4,700 71. $9,000
$
9,400
4
$
18,000
Rockdale County Emergency Relief Fund, Inc.
72. $800
$
1,600
S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc. Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Albany) Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Macon) Salvation Army, A Georgia Corp. (Warner Robbins) Satilla Community Service Board (CSB) Shepherd's Rest Ministries, Inc. Shepherd's Rest Ministries, Inc.
73. $28,000 74. $8,500 75. $15,000 76. $7,900 77. $15,800 78. $5,300 79. $4,500
$
56,000
44
$
17,000
38
$
30,000
80
$
15,800
14
$
31,600
8
$
10,600
15
$
9,000
South Central Georgia Task Force for the Homeless, Inc. Southwest Georgia Housing Develoment Corp. Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc. W.O.L. Inc./dba Carter Hope Center Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc. Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc. Partnership Against Domestic Violence, Inc. Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. Travelers Aid of Metro Atlanta, Inc.
80. $5,000
81. $561,522 82. $9,200 83. $9,500 84. $4,200 85. $15,000 86. $24,600 87. $100,000 88. $50,000
$
10,000
$
561,522
40
$
18,400
12
$
19,000
29
$
8,200
27
$
30,000
23
$
49,200
60
$
200,000
72
$
100,000
Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. (Atlanta)
89. $8,000
$
16,000
Carrol County Emergency Shelter, Inc. Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation (Albany)
90. $10,414 91. $3,200 Totals:
$
20,828
$
6,400
$ 2,542,772
24 38 1,646
Dollars Invested Beds/Units
$ 9,380,615
2,677
24D
8.
Bonus for Empowerment Zones (EZ) and Enterprise Communities (EC
8.a. Three (3) of the 22 CoC projects will be located within the 4 EC/EZs located in Georgia. The EC/EZ communities in Georgia include:
1. CSRA Enterprise Community The CSRA "Home Plus" SHP project will be located, in part, in this rural enterprise community. DCA's HMIS implementation will also serve this area.
2. Albany, GA (Round I Urban Enterprise Community) The First Monumental Outreach SHP program will be located in this enterprise community. DCA's HMIS implementation will also serve this area.
3. Southwest GA United Empowerment Zone DCA's HMIS implementation will serve this area. 4. Atlanta Empowerment Zone DCA's HMIS implementation will serve this area.
8.b. DCA's HMIS implementation will serve all four EC/EZ areas in Georgia. Data on a jurisdictional level will be available to program planner to show homeless persons living on the street, in shelters, or otherwise residing in each zone, including those persons whose homelessness began with any of the zones. The Pathways system will be modified to collect this data by zone.
The CSRA "Home Plus" transitional housing SHP program will deliver housing and related service for homeless persons throughout the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA). The CSRA is a significant provider of homeless services, including state and FEMA-funded prevention services. This program is very closely tied with the programs associated with the Augusta-Richmond County Continuum of Care.
First Monumental Faith Community Outreach, Inc. will accept clients referred to their program from emergency shelters and other homeless facilities with which they are in partnership such as the Albany Homeless Coalition, the Georgia Department of Human Resources, and local faith-based organizations. Referrals from these agencies will be assessed prior to any other client applications that may be submitted for the program. During the assessment period, the project sponsor will determine if the client meets the home eligibility requirement and other programmatic requirements. The project sponsor will either admit the applicant into the program, or refer that person to another more appropriate agency.
8.c. Utilizing HMIS data, DCA's Office of the State Housing Trust fund will place a high priority on working with zone officials to locate appropriate resources for homeless persons, especially those who lack appropriate shelter. Resources will be made available through the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless and through Entitlement ESG dollars awarded to the State of Georgia.
8d. Georgia's consolidated statewide HMIS is strongly linked to the planning and implementation of programs throughout the State. The HMIS work group and Georgia's Homeless Advisory Council will be augmented with at least one person representing EC/EZ programs in Georgia. This link is strengthened as a result of DCA's additional role to provide oversight for these programs in Georgia. EC/EZ staff of the Department of Community Affairs will be consulted in HMIS implementation.
The CSRA "Home Plus" program will utilize all of the services available through the Augusta-Richmond County Continuum of Care to assure that all housing and supportive services needs for its clients are met.
First Monumental Faith Community Outreach, Inc. has established significant linkages and coordination with nonprofit agencies, and state and local government offices within the CoC system. Some of these linkages are highlighted below: G City of Albany will lease the apartment complex that will house homeless clients. Additionally, the
city has contributed to the overall design of the program including the eligibility requirement of clients. G Albany/Dougherty County Community Service Board - will provide case management services to
residents. G Albany/Dougherty County Food Bank - will stock the food pantry located in the project's central
Outreach Center. Additionally, Local Churches will provide food as well as clothing to residents in the program. G Furniture Bank - Will provide furniture and basic supplies to families that no longer have such items. Georgia Department of Labor will provide assistance with employment programs.
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