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“The thing is you have to show up, you have to make noise and be heard,”
- Ronnie McGill, Disability Advocate in Shelterforce Magazine
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Official Detroit CoC
Newsletter
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If you live in Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park and are experiencing homelessness, please call CAM at (313) 305-0311. Intake is call-in only.
Operating hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9am-5pm; Wednesday: 11am-5pm
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During the month of August, you may start to notice some changes with our CAM system. After months of planning, we are nearing the implementation stages of the CAM transition. Please review the attached graphics to learn more about what is coming. Don't forget to check out HAND's website for regular updates about CAM. | |
Throughout August, we will be sharing frequent updates so please subscribe to the newsletter if you are not a subscriber. | |
The 2023 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition is underway. For the 2022 Competition the CoC was awarded a total of $32,035,919 in renewal and new project funding - an increase of 4.7%. | |
Competition Timeline
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May 8: Release of renewal project application materials
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May 18: CoC Renewal Project Funding Informational Webinar
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June 12: Renewal project applications due
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June 26: Release of new project applications and application webinar
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July 5: Informational webinar for new project applications
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Mid July: Renewal project scores provided, appeals process as applicable
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August 4: New project applications due
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August TBD: CoC Board makes appeals decision
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September: CoC Board makes decisions on new project funding
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October: CoC Board makes final project priority ranking decisions and all project applications and CoC application submitted to HUD
More information is available on HAND's website.
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Strategic Planning Project | |
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The City of Detroit, the Homeless Action Network of Detroit, and community partners in the homelessness response system are creating a five-year strategic system improvement plan to reduce homelessness in the City of Detroit. This Plan will serve as a roadmap to support the community in achieving the following objectives:
- Clear and unified message and plan for how Detroit is working to end homelessness, with a leading focus on equity and justice.
- Coordinated and improved system response to ending homelessness.
- Streamlined procedures, standards, and expectations between all homelessness funding sources and homelessness service providers.
- More efficient and better coordinated use of federal and private funds.
- High quality services for those experiencing homelessness as measured by increased exits to permanent housing, shorter time experiencing homelessness, and increased overall household stability
Stay tuned for future announcements and updates on the project on this page. If you would like to contact a member of the team, email [email protected].
You can find more information on the City of Detroit's website.
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Motivational Interviewing
August 18 | 9AM – 12PM
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Schoolcraft College Vistatech Center
18600 Haggerty Rd., Livonia MI 48152
Tiffany Turner, MSW will be training on understanding the Motivational Interviewing definition and role, using open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries (OARS) to facilitate readiness for change and identify motivation for change by recognizing and reinforcing change talk. Register here.
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Employment and Internship Opportunities | | |
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We are looking for a dynamic and studious intern who is eager to learn about our organization and the efforts in ending homelessness by assisting various departments. You will be working closely with our team to conduct research, capture data, and attend meetings where you will be asked to take minutes. To be successful as an Intern, you should be willing to help with any tasks assigned by a supervisor. You will be involved in upcoming projects as well as assisting with current grant proposals and elections. Read the full job description here.
Paid interns will have a pay rate of $20 per hour and we will be accepting unpaid interns applicants as well.
Send cover letter and resume to Torrey Henderson, Capacity Building and Training Manager, at [email protected]. Cover letter and resume required.
The deadline to apply is August 14.
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Mobile Secretary of State Office
Is your organization interested in hosting a Mobile Secretary of State (SOS) Office?
The Michigan Department of State operates three Mobile Offices between Southeast Michigan, Mid-Michigan, and West Michigan. These can be set up in host facilities including lobbies and shared spaces of senior centers, homeless shelters, foster-care facilities and other community organizations.
To offer to host the Mobile Office at your organization, please fill out this form to provide information about your organization and the community you serve.
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Free Showers
August 14, 21, and 28 | 8:30 AM - 10 AM
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The Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO) is hosting the Wave Project, an organization that offers free mobile showers to those without access to a shower facility. Guests will also receive new t-shirts and socks. The event will be taking place at The Bridge Center on 9928 Grand River Ave. For more information, call (313) 491 - 0003. To host the Wave Project at your organization, call (248) 270-8543 or fill out this contact form
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Hiring, Onboarding, & Retaining People with Lived Experience of Homelessness (PWLE)
The Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness (MCTEH) would like to hear from agencies that have been successful in hiring PWLE and creating peer-support positions. If there is work your agency is doing specific to hiring, onboarding, and retaining PWLE that you have found to be successful and would be willing to talk more about it with state-level staff, please complete this form.
Determining new tool(s) to replace the VI-SPDAT
The Michigan Homeless Policy Council (MHPC) is in the planning phase of determining a new tool(s) to replace the VI-SPDAT and is seeking feedback and participation in many different forms. If you are interested in participating in planning-level work (not yet diving into specific questions/tools), please complete this form.
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Detroit's Affordable Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Homelessness in the City | |
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Bridge Detroit / Detroit Free Press reporter, Nusrat Rahman and American Black Journal host, Stephen Henderson, spoke to Detroit homeless service providers about the causes of homelessness and the affordable housing crisis. They discussed:
- Lack of quality, affordable housing,
- Source of Income discrimination – landlords refusing forms of payment such as Housing Choice Voucher (HCV),
- The effect of COVID 19,
- Shelter space capacity issues ,
- Increasing eviction rates,
- Housing first and holistic approaches.
You can watch the full episode on YouTube or read the article here.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking public input | |
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking comments from the public regarding the burden faced when applying for or maintaining eligibility for HUD's housing programs. HUD recognizes that these administrative hurdles and paperwork burdens disproportionately fall on the most vulnerable populations and prevent individuals and entities from accessing benefits for which they are legally eligible. Public comment submitted in response to this request for comment will assist HUD in better understanding, identifying, and reducing HUD's public program administrative burden and ultimately further its mission to pursue transformative housing and community-building policies and programs. Comment period closes August 12.
Learn more about the request for comment here.
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Thank you for reading our newsletter! | |
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Questions? Want to submit an item for our newsletter?
Email Kimberly Benton at [email protected]
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