Subcontracting Opportunity: Coordinated Access System Navigation in Chicago

Due May 11, 2016

Description

CSH is seeking subcontractors to provide support to Veteran households and households experiencing chronic homelessness in need of coordinated access system navigation support. Subcontractors provide direct services to households that have been assessed with a coordinated access tool and matched to a permanent housing provider. The System Navigators (SN) will work collaboratively with the Ending Veterans Homelessness Initiative (EVHI) and partners to implement strategies to end veteran homelessness by the end of the year. SN may also provide support to initiatives ending homelessness for vulnerable populations.  Funding is provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Emergency Solutions Grant Program through the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services.

Planned Activities

  • Search for and engage households who have been assessed and received a housing match.
  • Provide support to households in meeting housing provider requirements, inclusive of attending housing intake meetings, attainment of homelessness and/or disability documentation.
  • Complete coordinated access assessments, as needed.

Expected Deliverables

Deliverable 1: Provide system navigation activities to homeless households with a housing match.

Deliverable 2: Participate in system integration team meetings and work collaboratively with initiative partners.

Deliverable 3: Maintain and report data on system navigation activities.

Funding Available

A total of $300,000 is available for this project. Subcontracts will not exceed $100,000 and will have an end date of December 31, 2016. Agencies may include expenses for travel and equipment. Subcontractors will bill CSH at an hourly rate, not to exceed $125/hour.  No increment above cost can be included in the hourly rate provided to CSH and the hourly rate must be consistent with the best (lowest) customary rate that has been negotiated with other clients.  Selected subcontractors will be required to provide evidence of past compensation consistent with the rate provided to CSH.

Application Process and Vendor Requirements

Agencies will need the capacity to enter and receive information from Chicago’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). Training to selected agencies will be provided.

CSH will hold a Q&A session about this subcontracting opportunity on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 at 1:00 pm. The session will be held at CSH - 205 W. Randolph, 23rd Floor; Chicago, IL 60606.

To apply for this opportunity email Christine Haley at christine.haley@csh.org for an application, and the application will be due on May 11th,  2016 at 5:00pm CST.

Applications received before the deadline will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

  • Demonstrated successful performance of substantially similar work
  • Relevant project work
  • Experience and expertise
  • Years of relevant experience
  • Rate reasonableness and overall cost of services

Please note that CSH requires subcontractors, including individuals and sole proprietors, to carry workers' compensation insurance while performing work under a CSH subcontract. CSH subcontractors cannot have existing, pending or expired debarments that preclude them from doing business with the United States government and cannot have convictions for, nor have any pending indictments for, fraud or a criminal offense in connection with a public contract or subcontract.

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Texas Sized Housing and Health Solutions

CSH and the Texas Homeless Network (THN) hosted an engaging statewide housing and healthcare conference to strengthen and create new relationships among primary and behavioral healthcare leaders, philanthropic funders, and experts and decision-makers within supportive housing.

305_PeggyTX_16The keynote address was offered by former CSH staff member Peggy Bailey, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Director of Health Integration Project.

A series of break-out sessions explored connecting frequent users of hospitals to housing; creating supportive housing programs to include medically vulnerable households; how to use the Pay for Success financing model to scale up effective interventions; and how households with medical challenges can access housing.

Ohio Institute Finale

The Supportive Housing Institute in Ohio brought together teams from across the state to learn about creating and operating quality supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness, those prioritized by local Continua of Care and Mental Health and Addiction Service Boards, and adults with developmental disabilities transitioning from institutional settings.

This series helped teams navigate the complex process of developing housing with support services and concluded in January with a finale event that included a presentation by each of the participating teams.

Teams

300_SteeleValley_16The Youngstown team includes the Help Hotline, Crisis Center, Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board, CSN, a part of North Coast Behavioral Health Care, Meridian Community Care, and Flying High Inc. Their project proposal is for a 15 unit development made up of one-bedroom apartments for frequent/super utilizers of hospitals.

The Cherry Court Campus team hails from Canton and includes ICAN Housing, Coleman Professional Services, and the Recovery Board of Stark County. This team is working on the design of a new construction development including 14 one-bedroom units and 10 studio units on two adjacent lots with a central park and urban farm.

Gallia County Children’s Home plans to develop 8 one-bedroom units and 4 two-bedroom units as a gut rehab project for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and impacted by mental health conditions.

305_Akron_16The Stoney Point Commons team from Akron is made up of Stock Tober Development, NCR, and Community Support services, along with development consultant John Stock and supportive housing consultant Ted Jones. They have proposed a 68 unit development targeting people facing homelessness including those experiencing chronic homelessness.

The Archives Apartments proposal out of Cleveland is a collaboration between Testa Companies, Welcome House, Inc., and EDEN. This team is working towards applying for funding for a gut rehabilitation project of 24 one-bedroom units for people with developmental disabilities coming out of foster care with one unit for a live-in manager to oversee the two buildings. The adjacent structure will be developed into commercial space and 4 market rate units.

300_BuckUps_16The team from Dayton includes Foundation for the Challenges, UP Development, and the Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities. This development team plans to create a 40 unit single-site building with a 25% set aside for adults with developmental disabilities. Other target populations include people experiencing chronic homelessness and adults with mental health and substance use conditions.

The Muskingum team from Zanesville includes Muskingum Economic Opportunity action Group Inc., Muskingum Behavioral Health, and Fairfield Homes. Their project is a 32 unit single site apartment complex targeting people with substance use disorders, and will be located near downtown Zanesville.

The development team from Mansfield, OH includes Trek Development Group, Mary McCloud Bethune Intervention and Enrichment Center, and the VA. Future projects will include creating scattered site townhomes as well as Veteran focused affordable and supportive housing.

300_MudHens_16The Lincoln Place team from Toledo consists of TASC of North West Ohio, Gould Development and PHRL Development. Lincoln place will include 60 one-bedroom units in a single site project in Central Toledo. The target populations include those exiting the criminal justice system with great barriers sand people facing chronic homelessness with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

 

Sponsor

The Institute is made possible by the support received from the Ohio Housing Finance agency, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and the Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing.

Spreading the Power of FUSE

CSH convened a special peer-to-peer site visit earlier this month in Charlotte, North Carolina, that brought together a group from Iowa City, Iowa, and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, to explore the structure and success of MeckFUSE, a housing program for homeless men and women with behavioral health issues who have been frequent users of Mecklenburg’s jail, street camps and shelters. FUSE stands for Frequent User Systems Engagement, a proven national supportive housing model from CSH.

This peer-to-peer was designed to assist Iowa City as it continues to build the foundation for its own FUSE initiative as a CSH start-up grantee. CSH is able to expand FUSE throughout the country due, in part, to generous support from the Open Society Foundations and Capital One. Both funders also help underwrite our new and free FUSE Resource Center.

While diving deeper into FUSE, participants in this peer-to-peer learning experience visited a single site supportive housing apartment building that houses the once chronically homeless.

The apartments, Moore Place, are provided as a HousingWorks supportive housing program of the Urban Ministry Center. Through the HousingWorks program, the Urban Ministry Center seeks to fulfill its mission of ending homelessness by giving the most vulnerable what they so desperately need: a home.

HousingWorks has three pathways to housing for chronically homeless individuals: Moore Place, an 85-unit apartment building that opened in February 2012; Scattered Site apartments (45 units); and, in MeckFUSE, a partnership with Mecklenburg County providing an additional 45 community-based apartments.

The HousingWorks approach is simple: give chronically homeless individuals what they need most – a safe, stable, affordable home – and then provide the wrap-around support to help them remain housed and regain lives of wellness and dignity. A team of social workers, therapists, a full-time nurse and a part-time psychiatrist provide supportive services to help each HousingWorks tenant manage the transition from long-term homelessness to housing, and to help individuals meet personal goals to ensure they never become homeless again.

HousingWorks specifically targets those individuals who have been homeless the longest, are the most vulnerable and are the most frequent users of emergency rooms, jails, shelters and other costly crisis services.

In addition to seeing Moore Place and how it transforms lives, the group from Iowa City spent two days:

  • Increasing their understanding of the core components and day-to-day operations of a FUSE program;
  • Discussing strategies for building community support for new developments and ways to maintain on-going community engagement/support of FUSE programs;
  • Better understanding MeckFUSE financing for operations, rental assistance and supportive services;
  • Learning the development process, funding sources, roles of partners and design considerations for FUSE tenants; and
  • Understanding the needs of FUSE tenants when they move into housing: service needs, apartment preferences, amenities, move-in needs and types of housing support.

To learn more about CSH FUSE, please click here.

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Upcoming Training Sessions in Ohio

In-Person Trainings to Help Strengthen Your Funding Applications & Community Engagement

CSH is offering a number of trainings in 2016 to help your organization develop, manage, and provide quality supportive housing in Ohio.

Trainings will guide potential applicants on submitting successful housing funding applications and cover the Six Steps to Community Engagement. Trainings are FREE, generously sponsored by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services with support from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency.

Because these are free, space is limited. If you are interested in attending follow these instructions on how you can access our Supportive Housing Training Center to register. For content or logistical questions please contact Leah Werner at 614.228.6263 Ext 224 or leah.werner@csh.org .

All trainings will be held in Columbus, Ohio

Franklin Station - 524 West Broad Street Columbus Ohio 43215.
Free parking behind the building.
Free Lunch Provided


Funding Application Training

Wednesday, May, 25
Ohio Housing Finance Agency Housing Development Gap Financing

In April and June, CSH will offer practical, hands-on trainings to a small group of organizations that intend to apply to the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Cincinnati and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency for funding to create supportive housing.

Mary Hernandez, the manager of FHLB's Affordable Housing Program, will be in attendance to elaborate on the "how to’s" of the online application. The trainings will focus on creating competitive applications.


 

Community Engagement

Wednesday, June 29
Community Engagement and the Six Steps

Developers face increasing challenges when creating affordable housing. NIMBYism can negatively impact costs and actually derail sound projects. The Six Steps to Community Engagement training was originally produced for developers of homeless housing and services, and designed to respond to both the uniquely local aspect of each proposal and generic obstacles (i.e. similar concerns raised in nearly every case). Over time, it has proven to be an effective strategy to engage the community in constructive dialogue about proposed development projects.

The Six Steps encourages housing providers to conduct a “due diligence” process early in development planning to gather information, consider options and make informed, deliberate decisions about what actions to take with respect to local government, community groups and the media. CSH’s training helps developers understand the practical uses of the Six Steps to reduce potential delays and costs that may result from local opposition.

NWI Veterans Village Opens

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U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald, Indiana Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb, and Gary, Indiana Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson today officially opened the North West Indiana (NWI) Veterans Village supportive housing project.

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Mayor Karen Marie Freeman-Wilson of Gary, Indiana, welcomes veterans & their families to the opening of NWI Veterans Village

CSH director in Indiana, Lori Phillips-Steele, joined Secretary McDonald, Mayor Freeman-Wilson and Lt. Governor Holcomb on the dais and noted the Village is the first supportive housing in the country to receive funding, in the form of a pre-development loan, from the CSH Supportive Housing Solutions Fund.

The estimated $10.1 million Village includes 44 units of supportive housing for Veterans, along with a computer room, exercise room, roof garden, and a restaurant that will be open to the public and serve as a training ground for those interested in pursuing a career in culinary arts.

Broadway Area CDC is the developer of this blockbuster project.

Broadway completed the Indiana Supportive Housing Institute in 2011, sponsored by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and supported by CSH, and has created attractive and much-needed apartments for those who served our country.

CSH Indiana's Lori Phillips-Steele joins Gary Mayor Freeman-Wilson at NWI Veterans Village

CSH Indiana's Lori Phillips-Steele joins Gary Mayor Freeman-Wilson and Indiana Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb at the celebration of the new NWI Veterans Village

New CSH-Designed Workbook Helps Locate Housing Options

As part of our ongoing program work in Illinois, and with the support of the Illinois Council for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ICDD), CSH has developed a Supportive Housing Workbook for People with Developmental Disabilities and their Families.

This Workbook assists families as they move through the process of selecting an ideal affordable housing setting and matching it to the person-centered support services needed to live independently. After understanding what type of housing could be right, the family can determine if it is available locally or in another community.

If the appropriate housing does not exist, this Workbook lays out a strategy families can follow to make sure developers create housing that works for their family member as well as other families in the local community. This includes an explanation of steps to unite and create the required coalitions and grass-roots support that drive developers and service providers toward creation of the appropriate housing.

The Workbook also includes helpful information about supportive housing. Families impacted by intellectual or developmental disabilities are excited when they learn supportive housing is a viable option and are eager for it to be included in the array of housing and services available to their family members.

Click here to access the Workbook.

 

Illinois Supportive Housing Academy

Announcing the Illinois Supportive Housing Academy

May 2 - May 4, 2016

401 S. Clinton, Chicago, IL

Illinois Supportive Housing Academy – $200 - 3 Full Days of Training with Box Lunches each day

The Academy is focused on developing integrated supportive housing. It is designed for individual team members of a development group. Each member of the team will learn simultaneous steps to assist in the creation of a successful group project. This particular academy will focus on Olmstead populations and creating mixed income housing with supportive housing set asides.

Illinois Supportive Housing Site Visit – $50 - Bus Tour of 3 Supportive Housing Sites with Discussion

The Academy also is offering a site visit to meet tenants, other developers and providers, and showcase supportive housing in action.

Illinois Supportive Housing Academy and Site Visit – $225 - Both the Tour and the Academy are Included in This Package ( Best Value! )

Questions? Contact John Fallon at 312-332-6690 ext. 21.

Penn Place Opens in Indy

305_Kelsey and Tenant_16As the temperatures dropped low enough in Indianapolis for outreach workers to scour the streets in search of people sleeping outside to invite indoors, a new supportive housing development named Penn Place opened to serve people facing chronic homelessness and those who are frequent users of emergency services.

This 38-unit housing first apartment complex is the story of a large group of committed partners collaborating to identify and house the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis.

This robust team includes BWI Development, Insight Development, Indianapolis Housing Agency, Eskenazi Health Midtown Mental Health and Pedigo Health Center, Horizon House, The Pour House, The Indianapolis Housing Task Force, the Professionally Blended Outreach team,  the Indianapolis Continuum of Care and CSH.

Dr. Dennis Watson of the Center for Health Policy at IUPUI, in partnership with the Midwest Harm Reduction Institute, is delivering training and technical assistance services to Penn Place as part of a federally funded study. CSH is providing on-going technical assistance.

Special thanks to the funders supporting this community partnership including the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBI) and their member bank Merchants, IHCDA, the equity partner PNC, Indianapolis Housing Agency, HUD, the City of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Continuum of Care (CoC) , and Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.

Penn Place is truly a community effort - one that ensures barriers to a stable home are eliminated for those who have faced extreme challenges and trauma. We celebrate the partnerships that made it possible and the bright future for those who are finding new lives in their very own apartments.

Please click here to read more.

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