From: SSVF
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2022 7:51 AM
To: SSVF
Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday March 25, 2022
NOTE: This weekly update is
targeted towards the SSVF Grantees and shared with valuable
partners for awareness.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Permanent Housing
Placement National Challenge to House 38,000 Veterans
WEBINAR: VA
Homeless Programs National Housing Placement Goal Kickoff Call Thursday,
March 31, 2022, at 3pm EST
ANNOUNCEMENT: SSVF Program Office
Data Entry, Quality, and Reconciliation Work
REGISTER: SSVF Office Hours
Webinar Series: Shallow Subsidy Friday, March 25, 2022, at 12pm EST
REGISTER: June 6, 2022 - June
17, 2022: Upcoming 2022 Virtual Conference “Putting It All Together: Enhanced
Partnerships to Serve those who Served!”
ANNOUNCEMENT: Permanent Housing
Placement National Challenge to House 38,000 Veterans
On February 25, 2022, Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Denis McDonough outlined new
goals towards ending homelessness, which included a national goal of placing at
least 38,000 Veterans experiencing homelessness into Permanent Housing during
calendar year 2022. Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), in
coordination with other VA Homeless Programs, will play a critical role in
achieving this goal by serving literally homeless Veterans enrolled in SSVF
Rapid Rehousing.
As this will be a major focus of VA Homeless
Programs during the remainder of this year, more guidance, technical
assistance, and support will be forthcoming. In the meantime, we encourage you
to connect with your VA Medical Center Homeless Program Leads to begin local
planning efforts.
WEBINAR: VA
Homeless Programs National Housing Placement Goal Kickoff Call: Thursday, March
31, 2022, at 3pm EST
To support the implementation of plans and
actions to achieve the goal stated above, the VHA Homeless Programs Office
invites you to a 90-minute kickoff call scheduled for Thursday, 3/31/2022 at
3 pm ET/noon PT.
Join link: https://abtassociates.webex.com/abtassociates/j.php?MTID=m9f48210fa2593259b6ff1ef4ad96c869
Webinar number: 2439 970 5035
Webinar password: VA (82 from
phones)
Join by phone
+1-855-797-9485 US Toll free
+1-415-655-0002 US Toll
Access code: 243 997 05035
ANNOUNCEMENT: SSVF Program Office Data
Entry, Quality, and Reconciliation Work
The SSVF Program Office in partnership with
the National Homeless Program Office continue to strive to address Veteran
homeless. The SSVF Program Office is reviewing Grantee data and working to
ensure that this data is entered in a timely manner and is as accurate as
possible. In March, the SSVF Program Office and our Technical Assistance
provider, Abt and Associates began a review of repository upload
information. As part of that review, Grantees who were identified as
having TFA expenditures in the top 10% or bottom 2% of all uploads were flagged
and emailed. Additionally, Grantees were notified this week of possible
HMIS files where move-in dates could be missing in HMIS. These activities
will continue in the coming months to ensure the highest level of data quality
possible. In alignment with the Secretary of the VA, Denis McDonough’s
goal to house Veteran experiencing homelessness, we need to ensure we have
accurate data to reflect the number of Veterans being served and housed with
the SSVF Program. Should you have any questions or concerns please reach
out to your SSVF Regional Coordinator.
REGISTER: SSVF Office Hours
Webinar Series: Shallow Subsidy Friday, March 25, 2022, at 12pm EST
The SSVF Program Office will host a Shallow
Subsidy “Office Hours” conference call for SSVF Grantees and their community
partners on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 12pm EST. The SSVF Program Office staff
with support from Technical Assistance staff will provide a brief overview of
the SSVF Shallow Subsidy service.
In addition, SSVF Grantees who have been
involved in implementation efforts will present on lessons learned, strategies,
and promising practices from the VA’s Shallow Subsidy expansion efforts across
the country. SSVF Grantees will also be offered an opportunity to ask questions
related to Shallow Subsidy implementation.
Please register using the following link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xjMWGiAjQ2KOKsEJuA_07g After registering,
you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar.
REGISTER: June 6, 2022 -
June 17, 2022: Upcoming 2022 Virtual Conference “Putting It All Together:
Enhanced Partnerships to Serve those who Served!”
The SSVF Program Office, in partnership with
the other VA Homeless Program offices and our federal partners, is pleased to
announce registration for the upcoming 2022 Virtual VA Permanent Housing
Conference – Putting it All Together: Enhanced Partnerships to Serve Those
Who Serve!
The 2022 conference will feature twelve
virtual sessions taking place over two weeks during the weeks of June 6th and June 13th. Sessions will be 90
minutes long and will cover a variety of topics relevant to SSVF, VA’s Homeless
Programs and the broader Federal goal of ending homelessness among Veterans.
All sessions will be held on the Zoom platform. More detailed descriptions and
learning objectives for individual sessions will be released soon.
Please use the Zoom registration links below
to register for each individual session you plan to attend. SSVF Grantees are
strongly encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible. The primary
audience for this conference is Program Managers and Directors; however, all
SSVF Grantee staff are encouraged to attend regardless of job title or role.
We plan to offer Continuing Education Units
for these sessions. Please indicate in the registration form(s) whether you
need or are interested in receiving CEUs for your participation. Those
registrants who do want CEUs will be provided separate instructions via email
on how to set up and confirm an account in VA’s learning management system. You
will need to follow the instructions in that separate email in order to receive
CEUs for your attendance.
Please direct any questions regarding
registration to: SSVF@tacinc.org. We look forward to
"seeing" you in June!
Date |
Time |
Session
Title |
Zoom
Registration Link |
June 6th |
12:30 - 2:00PM ET |
Opening Plenary and Federal
Partner Panel |
|
June 6th |
3:00 - 430PM ET |
VA Homeless Programs: An
Overview |
|
June 8th |
12:30 - 2:00PM ET |
Equity Informed System
Design |
|
June 8th |
3:00 - 430PM ET |
Emergency Housing: Lessons
Learned, Same Day Access and Safety |
|
June 10th |
12:30 - 2:00PM ET |
VA Pathways and Leadership
Panel |
|
June 10th |
3:00 - 430PM ET |
Legal Services for
Veterans |
|
June 13th |
12:30 - 2:00PM ET |
Leading with the Voices of
Veterans with Lived Experiences and Expertise in Homelessness |
|
June 13th |
3:00 - 430PM ET |
Stemming Inflows:
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Resolution |
|
June 15th |
12:30 - 2:00PM ET |
Managing for Successful
Service Supports |
|
June 15th |
3:00 - 430PM ET |
Rehousing in Focus:
Creative Strategies and Approaches |
|
June 17th |
12:30 - 2:00PM ET |
Special Populations and
Considerations |
|
June 17th |
3:00 - 430PM ET |
Preventing Returns to
Homelessness: Shallow Subsidy and Long-Term Housing Stability |
With Regards,
SSVF Program Office
Website: www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans:
1-877-424-3838
Veterans Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255