On March 24th the Corporation for Supportive Housing and the National Alliance to End Homelessness co-hosted a free web-based conference call on the SAMHSA request for applications (RFA).   Over 1,300 individuals registered for this call!

During the call officials from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) summarized infomration about applications they are now accepting for two FY 2009 programs that can fund services in supportive housing -- grants from the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) for Services in Supportive Housing as well as grants from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for the Treatment for Homeless program.

Presenters on this call included: 

• Peggy Bailey, Health Policy Analyst, National Alliance to End Homelessness
• Jorielle R. Brown, PhD, Public Health Advisor, SSH Program Manager, SAMHSA, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch
• Nicole D. Gaskin-Laniyan, Ph.D., LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service , SSH Program Manager, SAMHSA, Center for Mental Health Services, Homeless Programs Branch
• C. Danielle Johnson, MPH, Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Office of Program Analysis and Coordination
• Carol Wilkins, Director, Policy and Research, Corporation for Supportive Housing 

A recording of the call can be accessed here.

A CSH Summary of the two grant announcements can be found here.

Audio File Posted!

The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) is pleased to present our next Hot Topics in Supportive Housing Audio-Conference, focused on a new Coordination of Property Management and Supportive Services in Permanent Supportive Housing Self Assessment Tool.  Recognizing that property management and supportive services have different and sometimes overlapping roles in supportive housing, this Self Assessment Tool is designed to enable the management and staff of supportive housing units to take a deeper look at the quality of the coordination between their property management and supportive services functions, and to explore how this relationship impacts tenants as well as staff.  The Tool also provides practical guidance regarding how staff can collaborate and coordinate their efforts more effectively. 

Presenters on this call will provide an overview of the Self Assessment Tool and will highlight lessons learned by the Alameda Point Collaborative (www.apcollaborative.org) through implementing such a self assessment.

Presenters on this call will include:
Jennifer Kriebl, Housing and Services Director, Alameda Point Collaborative
Steven Shum, Program Manager, California Program, Corporation for Supportive Housing
Matthew Doherty, Director, National Resource Center, Corporation for Supportive Housing (Moderator)

Materials:
Participants in this Hot Topics Audio-Conference are encouraged to review the Coordination of Property Management and Supportive Services in Permanent Supportive Housing Self Assessment Tool.

Please join us to learn more about this important topic!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact CSH at info@csh.org.

To access previous calls in the series, click the links!

2008 Series
July 22: Introduction of the New Web-Based Toolkit for Connecting Supportive Housing Tenants to Employment

May 7: SAMHSA's FY 2008 'Treatment for Homeless' Grants

April 29: Strategies for Addressing Opposition to the Siting of Supportive Housing

March 11: The Future of Federal Funding for Permanent Supportive Housing: The President's Proposed FY 2009 Budget and Supportive Housing Policy Priorities

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