MDHA Agenda Items for Dec. 10, 2019 Board Meeting
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10 December, 2019
CONTINUUM OF CARE
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities by homelessness; promote access to and effect utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
MDHA serves as the Collaborative Applicant for HUD competitive Continuum of Care (“CoC”) funding. The Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County government response to issues of homelessness are coordinated by the Metropolitan Nashville Homeless Impact Division of Metropolitan Social Services. This includes serving as the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead entity, leading Coordinated Entry, and primary staffing for the Homelessness Planning Council. For more, follow the links below.
MDHA serves as the Collaborative Applicant for HUD’s competitive Continuum of Care (CoC) funding or the Nashville-Davidson County, TN CoC. Located in the Community Development department of MDHA, CoC staff carries out:
- CoC monitoring of grant receipients
- Competition Planning and staffing relevant committies
- Coordinated Entry Systems (CES) lead for the CoC
- Staff CoC Committees & provide expertise on HUD policies
- Coordinates and maintains compliance with (HUD)
CoC General Meetings: Agenda and Minutes
The Homeless Impact Division, a longtime partner of MDHA, is located within the Metropolitan Social Services Department and serves as the CoC HMIS Lead. HID staff co-leads several community efforts and administers the following tasks:
- Offer expertise and support to the work of the Nashville-Davidson County Continuum of Care Homelessness Planning Council
- Serve as the Continuum of Care’s (CoC) HMIS Lead
- Lead and co-lead local community efforts by serving as the backbone organization to further collaborative goals
- Provide expertise and training to implement a community-wide Coordinated Entry System as required by (HUD)
- Coordinate Metro departments in the city’s response to homelessness
Homeless Planning Council: Agenda and Minutes
HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
A Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is a local information technology system used to collect client-level data and data on the provision of housing and services to homeless individuals and families and persons at risk of homelessness. Each Continuum of Care (CoC) is responsible for selecting an HMIS software solution that complies with HUD’s data collection, management, and reporting standards.
YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION GRANT
On August 29, 2019, HUD announced $75 million in funding to 23 communities to help end youth homelessness. The communities that submitted applications took an important step in preventing and ending youth homelessness. HUD congratulates the 23 selected communities, commends all communities who applied, and is committed to supporting them, regardless of whether they were selected.
CoC COMPETITION MATERIALS
The CoC Program awards funding annually based on a competitive process. Grant awards are made to recipient organizations that operate housing and services for persons experiencing homelessness and to recipient organizations that represent a CoC and conduct planning or Unified Funding Agency (UFA) activities.
CoC GOVERNING DOCUMENTS
All CoC’s and Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) recipients are required to develop written policies and procedures for sub-recipients to use in providing assistance for households experiencing homelessness.
Meeting of Directors of MDHA Housing Trust Corporation, 701 South Sixth St. – 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019
TENTATIVE AGENDA Directors of MDHA Housing Trust Corporation Shareholders of MDHA Ryman Lofts, Inc., MDHA Levy Place, Inc., MDHA Boscobel I, Inc. MDHA CP II, Inc. MDHA Boscobel III, Inc. MDHA Victory Hall, Inc. Call to order. Approval of Financing Resolutions for Randee Rogers. Election of Officers of Corporation. Election of Directors...
06 December, 2019
Meeting of Directors of MDHA Randee Rogers, Inc., 701 South Sixth St. – 11:35 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019
TENTATIVE AGENDA Call to order. Approval of Financing Resolutions for Randee Rogers. Additional business. Adjourn. ...
06 December, 2019
Meeting of Directors of Community Development Corporation of Nashville, 701 South Sixth St. – 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019
TENTATIVE AGENDA Call to order. Additional business. Adjourn. ...
06 December, 2019
Summary Review of Agenda Items for MDHA’s Dec. 10, 2019 Board Meeting
SUMMARY REVIEW OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MDHA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dec. 10, 2019 EXECUTIVE (HARBISON & CHOPPIN) HUD – THDA Metro MDHA Randee Rogers Demonstration Project In detail, the 100 mixed income unit Randee Rogers development is complex. In concept, MDHA is unlocking...
06 December, 2019
MDHA Board Meeting, 701 South Sixth St. – 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019
TENTATIVE AGENDA Call to order. Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of November 12, 2019. Introductions Public comments. Letter from Mayor John Cooper appointing Dr. Paulette Coleman as a member of the MDHA Board of Commissioners to fill the unexpired term of Ralph Mosley...
06 December, 2019
Finance & Audit and Development Committee, 701 South Sixth St. – 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019
TENTATIVE AGENDA Board Items Other Business ...
06 December, 2019
Human Resources Committee , 701 South Sixth St. – 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019
TENTATIVE AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes of the Oct. 9, 2018 Committee Meeting III. MDHA Human Resources Introduction IV. Tuition Assistance Program V. Other Business...
06 December, 2019
Seeing is Believing: HUD Secretary Ben Carson Visits Envision Cayce
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03 December, 2019
Bridging the Digital Divide at Napier Place and Sudekum Apartments
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