Program areas at TCHC
HUD Continuum of Care Coordinated AssessmentContinuum of Care Assessment includes landlord engagement, coordinated entry system and street outreach coordination. The coordinated assessment system provides a homeless helpline from 7 AM 3 PM daily to provide information and referral and divert persons with a housing crisis from entering the homeless system. The system also provides a mechanism for identifying, documenting and prioritizing persons seeking assistance to assure that programs designed to serve the chronically homeless, veterans, families with children, or presenting with other disabilities are targeted and serving those with the highest level of need. The system maintains an inventory of housing and intervention resources to assure that programs are at their highest occupancy and maintain the most efficient use of available public resources.
HUD HMISThe HMIS is a web-based client and services database for 139 homeless housing and services programs involving over $35M in annual federal, state and locally funded programs provided by 38 nonprofit and governmental agencies. The HMIS is used for data collection, grants management, data analysis, program monitoring and performance reporting to funders and the community. The HMIS enhances coordination of care by and between housing, supportive services, mental health, behavioral health, health care, and first responders. The Homeless Coalition maintains and monitors the quality of data in the HMIS, trains users, and issues HMIS identification scan cards to homeless individuals to accurately enumerate the number of homeless persons and record utilization of services.
HUD Continuum of Care PlanningThe Continuum of Care board of directors, by resolution, appointed the Homeless Coalition as the collaborative applicant and lead agency to carry out Continuum of Care Operations, as required by HUD. The Continuum of Care Program grant authored and submitted by the Homeless Coalition on behalf of the community is subject to national competition. The grant is an exhaustive document that gives details on how the community operates, monitors, evaluates, improves and develops its emergency and stabilization systems and programs for persons who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. CoC Planning efforts include ensuring the community maximizes financial resources and providing guidance and support regarding use and investment of federal, state and local funds.