From: SSVF
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2021 7:05 AM
Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday October 15, 2021
Attachments: SSVF Shallow Subsidy HUD VASH Coodination and Progressive
Assistance Final 10.1.21.pdf
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
NEW: SSVF
and HUD-VASH Progressive Assistance and Coordination Considerations (PDF attached)
REGISTER: SSVF Office
Hours Series: Shallow
Subsidy and Coordination with HVRP, DoL,
and Other Workforce Partners Friday, October 15, 2021 at
12pm EST
RESOURCE: Refer
to SSVF Website for Weekly Program Updates
RESOURCE: SSVF
Webinar You Tube Page
REGISTER: Health
Care for Women Veterans: Our Challenges and Opportunities Webinar Wednesday,
October 20, 2021 at 1pm EST
RESOURCE: Education
Burst: Homeless Evidence and Research Synthesis Forum 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 Shallow Subsidy Budget Activity
should be updated to reflect the additional funds as outlined in the recent
addendum. Please update the budget to reflect the total amount of funding
provided in the MOA, plus the amount in the addendum.
MOA funds + addendum funds = Budget total. This activity is due in SmartSimple on 10/29/2021.
·
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. 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
NEW: SSVF and HUD-VASH
Progressive Assistance and Coordination Considerations (PDF attached)
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting infusion
of U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) homeless program resources,
partnerships and coordination opportunities provides for unprecedented
opportunity to make gainful progress toward ending homelessness among Veterans.
Communities are given the opportunity to strategically use all available
housing and service resources to prevent and end homelessness for Veterans. In
particular, the availability of HUD-VASH and SSVF’s new Shallow Subsidy
services provide a unique opportunity for communities to target longer-term,
more robust resources to those Veterans needing more housing assistance than
traditional SSVF Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) and Homelessness Prevention (HP)
supports. Communities are encouraged to consider how to implement a
progressive, coordinated approach to allocating housing and service packages
based on available resources, provider capacity, and Veteran needs and desires.
REGISTER: SSVF
Office Hours Series: Shallow Subsidy and
Coordination with Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP), Department
of Labor (DoL),
and Other Workforce Partners October 15, 2021 at 12pm EST
The SSVF Program Office and Technical
Assistance Providers will host a Shallow Subsidy Joint Webinar for SSVF Grantees,
HVRP Grantees, DoL, and
other Workforce
and Community Partners
on Friday, October 15, 2021 at 12pm EST. The webinar will provide an
overview of the SSVF Shallow Subsidy service, HVRP and DoL programs
and services, and opportunities for strategic coordination. Grantees
who have been involved in strategic coordination efforts will present on
lessons learned, strategies, and promising practices, which can be applied to
VA’s Shallow Subsidy expansion efforts across the country. SPECIAL
NOTE: This
webinar is 90 minutes.
Please register using the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/200640399385083152 After
registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about
joining the webinar.
RESOURCE: Refer to SSVF Website for Weekly
Program Updates
The Program Update is a weekly update that is
targeted towards the SSVF Grantees and shared
with valuable partners for awareness. It is our expectation that SSVF Program
Managers and Organizational Leaders will share/forward this important update to
all relevant Staff. In the event you may have missed receiving the Program
Update, please be advised that all SSVF Program Updates are located on the SSVF
website and may be found using the following link: https://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf/?page=/ssvf_university/ssvf_programupdates_library
RESOURCE: SSVF
Webinar You Tube Page
The SSVF Webinar You Tube Page is updated and
contains past webinar play lists. This
link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_WCqFkCnDV89sjPQ6Gnw/playlists will
allow Grantees, staff, and Veterans to see all videos after the webinars.
REGISTER: Health Care for Women
Veterans: Our Challenges and Opportunities Webinar Wednesday, October 20,
2021 at 1pm EST
As evidenced by Women’s Health
Employee surveys, a knowledge gap exists in key areas of patient centered care
for women Veterans. Specifically, in areas addressing VA policy on prevention
of harassment, mandatory reporting of harassment and women Veteran’s perception
of VA care. This live webinar will provide Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion foundational knowledge and tools to improve delivery of culturally
competent services by helping providers increase systems knowledge, and greater
self-awareness of the space they inhabit within the systems in which they
provide care. Registration: To receive
credit for attending, VA
employees will 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 # NCHV: 455929 Healthcare for women Veterans: Our Challenges and Opportunities Note: Be
sure to click Register Now rather than Assign to Me or Start
Course
VA staff register here Non-VA
staff register here
RESOURCE: Education
Burst: Homeless Evidence and Research Synthesis Forum Recorded Webinar
Housing First is a supportive
housing model that emphasizes permanent supportive housing to end homelessness
and values flexibility, individualized supports, client choice and autonomy.
This approach provides individuals who are experiencing homelessness with
permanent housing as quickly as possible and supportive services as needed.
This live webinar on August 16,
2021 described Housing First as a concept and program, outlining some
implementation and sustainment challenges. This presentation also addressed some Housing First perspectives and changes, as
well as pros and cons of this approach from service user point of views. To
view the recorded webinar, follow the link:
Homeless
Evidence and Research Synthesis Forum - Where are we with Housing First? August
16, 2021
With Regards,
SSVF Program Office