NOTE: This weekly update is targeted towards the SSVF Grantees and also shared with valuable partners for awareness.     

      

TOPICS:      

DUE: Budget Update Activities Due in SmartSimple    

DUE: Legal Services Planning Tool Due 11/23/2021   

REGISTER: SSVF Office Hour Series: Legal Services Planning Tool 11/5/2021 12:00pm EST   

REGISTER: SSVF Office Hour Series: Legal Services Expansion - Models of Implementation 11/19/2021 12:00pm EST 

RESOURCE: Me in the Room: Strategies for Difficult Race-based Conversations 11/17/2021 1:00pm EST 

RESOURCE: Preventing Suicide Through Safety Planning and Lethal Means Safety 11/18/2021 1:00pm EST 

RESOURCE: Education Burst: Health Care for Women Veterans: Our Challenges and Opportunities Recorded Webinar 

  

 

 

DUE: Budget Update Activities Due in SmartSimple    

    

All SSVF Grantees will need to review both the previously submitted CARES/FY21 Budget Submission and the Shallow Subsidy Budget Submission and make updates as needed. These activities are in the REVISIONS REQUIRED” status within SmartSimple. 

 

The CARES/FY21 Budget Submission should be reviewed to ensure that Health Care Navigator and Legal Services are existing line items. If they are not, they should be added to your budget, and as a result the projected end date of FY21 spending should be adjusted to an earlier date to account for these additional expenses.   

We will be providing information on the anticipated amounts for both Legal Services and Health Care Navigator in the coming days.   

If the Budget Submission already includes both line items and there is no plan to adjust funding for these line items, the activity can be resubmitted as is. The due date for this activity is 11/12/2021.     

 

If you have any questions regarding these two activities, please reach out to your Regional Coordinator or email the SSVF inbox at: ssvf@va.gov   

  

   

DUE: Legal Services Planning Tool Due 11/23/2021   

   

The National expansion of SSVF Legal Services is an opportunity to increase Veteran access through expanded and improved direct legal partnerships. SSVF Grantees serve a vital role in resolving legal barriers to housing stability via assessment of legal needs and provision of direct legal services. This planning tool will outline each Grantee’s plan of implementation. Tips and resources are included in the template to support Grantees with formulating their plan and having conversations with their legal partner.    

   

One plan per Grantee is to be completed in collaboration with the Grantee’s identified legal services provider, to be submitted via email to your Regional Coordinator by 11/23/2021. Please access the tool using the following link: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/ssvf/docs/Legal_Services_Planning_Tool.doc    

  

 

REGISTER: SSVF Office Hour Series: Legal Services Planning Tool 11/5/2021 12:00pm EST   

   

In support of the National SSVF Legal Services expansion, this webinar will provide a detailed walk through of the Legal Services Planning Tool. This template, completed in collaboration with the Grantee’s identified legal services provider, will outline each Grantee’s plan to provide legal assessment and direct legal services for SSVF participants. Key areas include assessment, coordination, model of implementation, and reporting. In addition, funding information and an opportunity for Q & A will be provided.   

   

Please register using the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8825543859675125003   

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.   

   

 

REGISTER: SSVF Office Hour Series: Legal Services Expansion - Models of Implementation 11/19/2021 12:00pm EST 

  

In support of the National SSVF Legal Services expansion, this webinar will provide a review of the models of implementation. Grantees are required to provide legal needs assessment for all Veteran households enrolled in SSVF and direct legal services for those in need. Grantees have the option to implement through contract or in-house counsel. This webinar will also define components of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a subcontracted legal services provider, offer information on monitoring and oversight by FOFA teams and provide an opportunity for Q & A. 

   

Please register using the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4268138531573998093 

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.   

 

 

RESOURCE: Me in the Room: Strategies for Difficult Race-based Conversations 11/17/2021 1:00pm EST 

 

Opportunity for SSVF Grantees to attend an online training Me in the Room.  This presentation will explore the challenges involved in facilitating conversations involving systemic racism and oppression. Strategies will be provided to help facilitators create a safe space to engage in these conversations. Instruction will include psychoeducation, resources and vignettes. 

 

Registration:  To receive credit for attending VA employees need to register in TMS before the training begins. To find a course when logging into TMS: 

Go to Learning  

Scroll down to My Learning 

Type in course # and Title VA Item Class Number: 3772861  

Me in the Room: Strategies for Difficult Race-based Conversations 

Be sure to click Register Now rather than Assign to Me or Start Course 

VA staff register here  

Non-VA staff register here *Note Non-VA staff registration link is currently unavailable.  Non-VA staff will be able to register when TRAIN registration link is available* 

For audio: Please use computer and connect audio through the ADOBE Connect speakers 

 

 

RESOURCE: Preventing Suicide Through Safety Planning and Lethal Means Safety 11/18/2021 1:00pm EST 

 

Opportunity for SSVF Grantees to attend an online training Preventing Suicide Through Safety Planning and Lethal Means Safety.  The purpose of this live, knowledge-based training is to provide health care teams with key data and research updates on the national problem of Veteran suicide. This training will provide clinical resources and tools providers can use to implement lethal means safety counseling and suicide prevention safety plans when working with Veterans, along with identifying the most common lethal means of suicide within the Veteran population. Training registration link provided below.   

 

Location: VHA TRAIN 

Access links: Non-VA employees click here. VA employees click here. 

 

 

RESOURCE: Education Burst: Health Care for Women Veterans: Our Challenges and Opportunities Recorded Webinar 

 

If you were unable to attend the webinar session on October 20, 2021, we are sorry we missed you. This webinar was part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Homeless Programs Office, National Center on Homelessness among Veterans, National Education Series in collaboration with VHA Employee Education System.  

 

Please click the following link to access the recorded webinar: 

Health Care for Women Veterans:  Our Challenges and Opportunities 

 

You can also access archived and available training on the website by clicking the following link: 

https://www.va.gov/homeless/nchav/education/education.asp 

 

    

With Regards,      

SSVF Program Office