Vicky Dute from MaineHousing will be discussing the Supportive Housing Repair Program. The following link will bring you to the guide:
http://www.mainehousing.org/docs/default-source/development/2018-supportive-housing-repair-program-guide.pdf
And, in preparation for the 2019 Point-In-Time Count, here are a list of Outreach Leads 2019 and a PIT Count Outreach Lead Description- 2019
This is a reminder that the Maine Continuum of Care will be meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2018 from 1:00PM to 3:00 PM. Please see the agenda for a list of video conferencing locations. Please use the call-in option only if you cannot make it to one of the video sites.
MCOC will be accepting nominations to fill our Region One Tri-Chair position. Nominees must be MCOC members in good standing, meaning they are eligible to vote at MCOC meetings. If you are not sure the person you wish to nominate is eligible, please contact Vickey Rand or Awa Conteh to confirm their status. Also, please confirm with the person you wish to nominate that they are willing and able to commit to the time and energy required of this role. Please forward the nominee’s name, agency, and contact information to Vickey or Awa.
State and Federal Legislation Update 10.1.18
This is a reminder that the Statewide Homeless Council will be meeting on Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 at MaineHousing, 353 Water Street in Augusta. There is also a call-in option for those not able to attend in person. Minutes here are from June and July, there was no SHC meeting in August. September minutes will be posted once approved.
Hope Harbor Information posted at the request of Ken Capron.
What: Planning a Feasibility Study on Repurposing Cruise Ships for Homeless Housing, Affordable Housing, Workforce Housing, Immigrant Housing and related Social Services, Education, Job Training and more.
Where: Room 24 in the dungeons of Portland City Hall (Halloween is just a month away!)
When: 1:00 to 3:00pm on October 2
Who: Ken Capron, Founding Director of MemoryWorks
Why: To inform potential stakeholders about the vision and opportunity for adding 400 units of housing (800 beds). To apply for a grant for a feasibility study to explore the opportunities presented by repurposing a cruise ship to serve as housing and social services in any waterfront community with high levels of housing needs.
Who should attend: anyone involved in serving the specified populations (homeless, low resource, workforce, immigrant) with housing and social services; anyone who might be interested in being involved in the project and related travel. Housing and homeless subject matter experts. Those considering options for affordable housing. And anyone willing to explore a unique form of funding to be included in the study.
The Maine Continuum of Care Consolidated Application for HUD Homeless Assistance Program Funding and the accompanying Project Priority Listing for 2018 are now complete!
Thank you to EVERYONE who worked so hard – whether on the CoC level application, one or more project level applications, participating on committees or in discussions at various meetings – to help us collect and assemble all the information that goes into this final product.
(please note, the documents have been updated since original post)
Attached is the flyer for the 3 School House forums scheduled throughout the state to address legislation impacting youth experiencing homelessness.
Based upon the resolution of the appeal and approval at today’s Maine Continuum of Care meeting, here are the final versions of the 2018 MCOC Monitoring Threshold spreadsheet and the final 2018 MCOC Project Ranking.
Attached is the current DRAFT of the 2018 MCOC Project Ranking.
There still an appeal in process that will change the score of one project, and therefore impact where it lands on the ranking chart. The final Project Ranking will be posted once the appeal is resolved.
This DRAFT is for discussion purposes at the meeting today.
For those calling in to the Maine Continuum of Care Meeting this month, please use this number: 866-6426 – not the one on the agenda – sorry for any confusion.
The Maine Continuum of Care will be meeting on Thursday, September 13, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00 – one week earlier than usual so that we can approve this year’s NOFA application prior to the submission deadline on September 18th.
The Bangor Library was not available for this meeting but other Tandberg Locations are, and there is a call in number as well.
For those calling in to the Maine Continuum of Care Meeting this month, please use this number: 866-6426 – not the one on the agenda – sorry for any confusion.
The most current version of the Application is also attached for your review prior to the meeting. We will not have time to go over every part of this during the meeting so if you have questions or concerns please send them to Scott or one of the chairs so we can be prepared to summarize and resolve them as quickly as possible.
State and Federal Legislation Update 9.5.18
FY2018 MCOC NOFA Application 9-7-18
Final Monitoring Threshold 9.10.18