From: SSVF
Sent: Friday, August 9, 2019 9:57 AM
To: SSVF
Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday August 9, 2019
Topics:
1.
Register Now: Webinar – The Expansion of HVRP Participant Eligibility:
Connecting More Veterans to Employment
2.
New: USICH Documents Describe and Define Terms: Prevention, Diversion, and
Rapid Exit
3.
Save the Date: Federal Partners Housing Conferences
4.
Update: SSVF Rapid Resolution Training
Register Now:
Webinar - The Expansion of HVRP Participant Eligibility: Connecting More
Veterans to Employment Wednesday, August 14th, 2019 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT
In the fall of
2018 Congress passed two pieces of legislation that significantly impact HVRP
by expanding the definitions for program eligibility. The new definitions
broaden the window of eligibility allowing HVRP to serve veterans who were
previously ineligible. The purpose of this webinar is to inform partners from
the VA about these changes and how they can connect to HVRP to improve
employment outcomes. This webinar will discuss how the changing landscape in
homeless veteran services impacted HVRP, leading to this important change. The
new eligibility definitions will be explained in detail using individual
scenarios as examples.
The webinar will
be led by DOL-VETS and the National Veterans Technical Assistance Center
(NVTAC), in partnership with USICH and the VA.
To register, visit
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5564089988188721667
and complete the form.
After registering,
you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar.
New: USICH
Documents Describe and Define Terms: Prevention, Diversion, and Rapid Exit
US Interagency
Council on Homelessness (USICH) in collaboration with HUD and the VA have
developed two documents that define the terms prevention, diversion, and rapid
exit services. The documents also describe when these interventions
should be provided to prevent homelessness or help households exit homelessness
quickly. The SSVF Program Office encourages grantees to review these at
the links below:
https://www.usich.gov/tools-for-action/prevention-diversion-and-rapid-exit
Save the
Date: Federal Partners Housing Conference The SSVF Program Office, with
the support of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the US
Interagency Council on Homelessness and other federal and national partners, is
pleased to announce a Save the Date for the upcoming 2019 Federal Permanent
Housing Conferences. The events are targeted to SSVF Grantees, HUD-VASH
representatives, and CoC Partners.
While the site
locations are still being confirmed, and grantees should not book travel at
this time as locations are subject to change, we anticipate the following
schedule:
•
East Coast (Charlotte, NC): October 22-23, 2019
•
Mid-Region (Dallas, TX): November 5-6, 2019
•
West Coast (San Diego, CA): November 19-20, 2019
We will continue
to provide information as registration and travel logistics come into focus. In
the meantime, questions related to these events can be sent to the SSVF
program’s technical assistance address at ssvf@tacinc.org.
Update: SSVF Rapid
Resolution Training
The SSVF Program
Office has released a document intended to help SSVF Grantees identify critical
training needs for successful Rapid Resolution interventions. The program
office will also release a basic self-assessment of training needs to be used
along with the training guidance. Grantees are strongly encouraged
to review the guidance before hiring any new training entities for your
organization or community.
The SSVF Program
Office will also provide Rapid Resolution direct practice trainings in the fall
and winter of 2019 to grantees who fall below certain grant size thresholds and
may not otherwise have the capacity to hire or secure outside training
support. Grantees can reach out to their SSVF Regional Coordinators with
questions about attending one of the VA-sponsored Rapid Resolution direct
practice trainings later this year.
The Rapid
Resolution Training Guidance can be found on the SSVF website using the link
below:
https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/ssvf/docs/Rapid_Resolution_Training_Guidance.pdf
Thank you,
SSVF Program
Office
Respectfully,
Patrice A. Perkins
Program Support
Assistant
Supportive Services
for Veteran Families
Phone:
816-806-7348
Email: Patrice.Perkins@va.gov
Website: www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf