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The 2023 Point-In-Time count is upon us!

The Saginaw County Consortium of Homeless Assistance Providers (SC-CHAP) member agencies will be hitting the streets on Wednesday January 25, 2023, in an effort to count the unsheltered homeless in Saginaw County.

Volunteers from member agencies and throughout the community will participate in the required annual Point-In-Time (PIT) street count to determine the state of homelessness in our community. This HUD-mandated street count happens each year in the last ten days of January in an effort to determine the number of homeless across the country. The data gathered during this PIT count will be sent to HUD, who will then report the numbers to Congress. HUD uses the information received to gauge the state of homelessness, identify regional and national trends and to measure the efficacy of homeless services in each community. Additionally, HUD uses the information gathered to report to Congress so that Congress can allocate funding to communities. Congress also uses the information to identify where additional resources may be needed for communities hardest hit by homelessness.

Volunteers will be stationed at strategic points in the community to interface with customers of community services. Other volunteers will be canvassing neighborhoods in an effort to identify, engage and provide immediate service to anybody identifying themselves as homeless.

For further information or to volunteer for the PIT Count, please contact the SC-CHAP Coordinator, Erin Riley at the United Way of Saginaw at: eriley@unitedwaysaginaw.org.

Saginaw homelessness organizations getting $2 million in HUD funding

The following excerpt is from the mlive.com article by Chris Ehrmann on February 15th. You can access the full article by clicking HERE.

SAGINAW, MI – Homelessness organizations in Saginaw are getting over $2 million in federal grant money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD’s Continuum of Care grants will provide support to 5,800 local programs across the nation that help get individuals and families experiencing homelessness back into homes. In Saginaw, several organizations are getting federal dollars to keep their programs going.

Point-In-Time Count Date Set (Wed. February 27th) – Volunteers Needed!

First what is a point in time count?  A point in time count is a count on a single night of the people in a community who are experiencing homelessness; that includes both sheltered and unsheltered populations.

Every year the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires communities receiving federal funds for Homeless Assistance to conduct sheltered counts of people living in emergency shelter or transitional housing. Every other year, HUD requires communities to conduct unsheltered counts of people living in a place unfit for human habitation (such as in an abandoned building or in a park).  The Saginaw CoC conducts both counts annually.

HUD requires that these counts occur during the last week of January.  Point-in-time counts are important because they establish the dimensions of the problem of homelessness and help policymakers and program administrators track progress toward the goal of ending homelessness. Collecting data on homelessness and tracking progress can inform public opinion, increase public awareness, and attract resources that will lead to the eradication of the problem.

HUD uses this information to present a report to Congress. This report is meant to inform Congress about the number of people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. and the effectiveness of HUD’s programs and policies in decreasing those numbers. Congress also uses this data to help determine funding levels for HUD.

On the local level, point-in-time counts help communities plan services and programs to appropriately address local needs, measure progress in decreasing homelessness, and identify strengths and gaps in a community’s current homelessness assistance system.

If you’d like to volunteer contact: jcovert@unitedwaysaginaw.org

 

Michigan Leads Nation in Decrease in Homelessness

Editor’s note: MSN is running a series of news articles for November with the focus of ‘Poverty In America’. This linked article on the MSN news website originally appeared in The Business Insider with MSN news partner Mark Abadi reporting.

HUD has released it’s 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report detailing the state of homelessness in America. For a special MSN News Report see this link:

MSN Homeless Article

and for the full text of the HUD report click HERE.

 

CoC Members Submit FY18 Applications for HUD Competition!

CoC Members Submit FY18 Applications for HUD Competition!

August 15, 2018

24 projects, totalling $2,070,224. were submitted for the 2018 HUD competition.  All projects were accepted and none were reduced.  All will be ranked and scored and submitted to HUD.  Scoring of applications will begin Wednesday, August 22, 2018 and will go to the Independent Grant Review Team for final scoring and ranking on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.

Breakdown of applications submitted:

12 Permanent Supportive Housing programs

5 Transitional Housing programs

3 Rapid Rehousing Permanent Housing programs

1 DV Transitional-Rapid Rehousing Permanent Housing program – NEW

1 HMIS program

1 Safe Haven program

1 Supportive Services Only program

 

Scoring documents, policies governing the process and timeline for application submission were posted on the website on July 2, 2018.  Anyone interested in reviewing those documents can access them there.   Once scoring and ranking has been completed, applicants will be notified and results announced and posted on the SC-CHAP website at www.scchap.org

Anyone that has any questions, please feel free to contact me at jcovert@unitedwaysaginaw.org

Congratulations to all who submitted successful applications and please share with your networks!  The CoC is proud of our complement of housing services and options available to assist all of our homeless in Saginaw County.

 

Project Name Applicant Name Project Type Amount
Chronic Homeless Assistance S+C Restoration Community Outreach PSH $153,531
HMIS United Way HMIS $71,852
RRY Expansion NEW Youth Protection Council RRH $8,999
Mustard Seed Family Plus United Way PSH $54,588
Mustard Seed Family Plus II Pt 1 United Way PSH $22,253
Mustard Seed Family Plus II Samaritan Bonus United Way PSH $39,560
Mustard Seed Plus United Way PSH $37,803
Mustard Seed Plus II United Way PSH $37,803
Mustard Seed Plus III United Way PSH $37,803
Mustard Seed Plus IV United Way PSH $37,874
Mustard Seed Plus V United Way PSH $35,640
PDP Consolidated SCCMHA PSH $469,367
Rapid Rehousing Youth Protection Council SSO $45,589
Rapid Rehousing DV+SA Underground Railroad TH $127,058
Rapid Rehousing for Homeless Youth Youth Protection Council RRH $94,771
Rapid Rehousing for Homeless Youth Expansion Youth Protection Council RRH $42,848
RCO Family First S+C Restoration Community Outreach PSH $38,622
RCO Rapid Rehousing Restoration Community Outreach RRH $12,973
Safe Haven Restoration Community Outreach SH $73,949
Shelter Plus Care DV United Way PSH $59,546
Teen Parent Services TLP/St.Rita’s Youth Protection Council TH $59,373
THS I Underground Railroad TH $115,746
Transitional Housing RCO Restoration Community Outreach TH $54,512
TSH 2 Underground Railroad TH $152,786
DV TH-RRH (DV Bonus Dollars) NEW Underground Railroad TH/RR $185,378

HUD FY 2018 Competition has begun!

HUD FY 2018 Competition has begun!
July 2, 2018

The FY 2018 Competition has begun! HUD released the NOFA on June 20th, 2018. As of June 28, 2018 the CoC Application, CoC Priority Listing and individual project application materials are available in eSNAPS.

The CoC registered for the 2018 HUD CoC competition by May 15th, 2018 which will allow us to access the Exhibit 1 when it’s issued.  The Grant Inventory was completed earlier in the year, returned to HUD, and finalized on June 13, 2018. Our annual renewal demand is $1,884,846.

Listed below are the documents  and instructions for the HUD 2018 Competition Application as well as the tentative timeline. Any changes will be posted to this page.

Any new applicants wishing to apply for funding, please refer to the HUD NOFA below for applicant eligibility and project types allowed for this competition. Please contact Joanie Covert at jcovert@unitedwaysaginaw.org if you have any questions.

Competition Timelines, Scoring, Rating and Ranking, and Procedures available below:

HUD 2018 Competition Timeline

Process Step
Due Date
Intent to Apply
Monday, July 9, 2018 by 4:00 p.m.
Project Application from eSNAPS
Monday, August 13, 2018 by 4:00 p.m.
Rating/Ranking of Grants –IGRT
Week of August 20 or 27
Notify Applicants of IGRT Results
September 1, 2018
Applicant Appeal
September 3, 2018
Project Application FINAL Upload into eSnaps
August 18, 2018
Saginaw City Council Approval
August 27, 2018 (Info to City by August 16)
Exhibit 1 and Priority Listings Due in eSnaps
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

HUD 2018 Competition Application Documents

Intent to Apply

Application Instructions

FY 2018 CoC Program Competition NOFA

FY 2018 MI-510 CoC GIW

Relevant Policies

Grant Applications and Scoring Criteria

Grant Criteria and Ranking Process

Grant renewal Applicant Review


September 14, 2018

Priority Listing, Continuum of Care Program Application, and Individual Project Applications:

Priority Listing

2018 Priority Listing

Continuum of Care Application

2018 CoC Application

Individual Project Applications

Chronic Homeless Assistance

DV RRH

DV TSH Combo

DVRRHTSH

DVTSH#1

DVTSH#2

HMIS

Mustard Seed Family Plus II – Part 1

Mustard Seed Family Plus II – Samaritan Bonus

Mustard Seed Family Plus

Mustard Seed Plus II

Mustard Seed Plus III

Mustard Seed Plus IV

Mustard Seed Plus V

Mustard Seed Plus

Project Dwelling Place Consolidated

Rapid Rehousing for Homeless Youth Expansion 2

Rapid Re-Housing for Homeless Youth Expansion

Rapid Re-Housing SCYPC

RCO Family First

RCO Rapid Re-Housing

Safe Haven

Shelter Plus Care for Victims of Domestic Violence

Teen Parent Services TLP.St. Ritas

Transitional Housing RCO

Congressman Dan Kildee Secures Federal Grants to Help Combat Homelessness, Help Domestic Abuse Victims

Congressman Dan Kildee Secures Federal Grants to Help Combat Homelessness, Help Domestic Abuse Victims

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, January 18, 2018

 

Contact: Mitchell Rivard, 989-450-2534, Mitchell.Rivard@mail.house.gov

 

Congressman Dan Kildee Secures Federal Grants to Help Combat Homelessness, Help Domestic Abuse Victims

 Kildee Successfully Fights for Nearly $2 Million in Federal Housing Grants for Saginaw at Risk Because of Bureaucratic Red Tape

WASHINGTON—Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) has successfully worked to get the Saginaw community $1,884,846 in federal grants through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help the community reduce homelessness and protect victims of domestic abuse. The federal grants were at risk of being lost due to needless bureaucratic red tape.

In recent years, the Saginaw Housing Commission received federal grants from HUD to help reduce homelessness, support victims of domestic abuse and care for the mentally ill. For the last three years, the Housing Commission has requested that HUD award these grants directly to local organizations using the federal dollars, like Safe Haven and Domestic Violence Permanent Support Housing. However, due to bureaucratic red tape, the transfer process to switch the beneficiaries had not been completed, putting the federal grants in jeopardy, because the grant application deadline was soon approaching.

Local stakeholders, including the United Way of Saginaw County, reached out to Congressman Kildee to see if his congressional office could help complete the transfer before the next grant deadline. Working with community stakeholders and HUD, Congressman Kildee was able to successfully resolve the issue, protecting full funding for the grants and actually helping the community receive increased funding over prior years.

“Losing these grants would have been devastating to Saginaw County and the Homeless Consortium. The grants provide shelter and resources to our hardest to serve communities, including the chronically homeless, mentally ill, severely disabled and victims of domestic violence. I am thankful to Congressman Kildee and his staff for their work getting this transfer completed,” said Joanie Covert of United Way of Saginaw County.

“These grants are critical to the Saginaw community. We are grateful Congressman Kildee’s office was able to step in to get them completed. The grants not only sustain the housing programs that we’re doing, but help bring in additional dollars that go to helping those in Saginaw on the edge of poverty,” said Dan Streeter with the Saginaw County Consortium of Homeless Assistance Providers.

“I am pleased that my office was able to step in and protect these federal grants to reduce homelessness and provide support for victims of domestic abuse in Saginaw,” Congressman Kildee said. “My office is always available to assist mid-Michigan residents if they have a problem with a federal agency or feel that they have been treated unfairly.”