In This Issue
KHC Assumes Eviction Relief Fund Administration: Delays in HCA Staff Responses May Occur
KHC assumed administration of the $15 million Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund (HH-ERF) on Monday, September 21. The fund is a statewide effort to prevent Kentuckians from facing eviction and to allow landlords to realize substantial payments for back rent. It will allow tenants to remain healthy and housed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. KHC has prioritized making HH-ERF payments as quickly as possible to approved landlords on behalf of their tenants. 

Numerous KHC Housing Contract Administration (HCA) staff members have been assigned to assist with HH-ERF application processing. This may result in longer than usual response time for normal administrative activities for some HCA programs (HOME, AHTF, ESG, CoC, HOPWA), including project/activity set-up, draw processing, budgetary change requests, waiver requests, and/or document execution. 

You may experience delays through mid- to late October. We apologize for any inconvenience and greatly appreciate the patience of our partner agencies as we strive to help low-income Kentuckians keep their housing with HH-ERF assistance. 

Please contact HCA Managing Director Curtis Stauffer at [email protected] if you need an expedited response from HCA due to a project/activity being placed at risk by a delayed response.
Coordinated Entry Required Training
There will be mandatory Coordinated Entry Training tomorrow, Thursday, October 1. Both will offer the same content, therefore, you only need to attend one. This training is required for all agencies that received ESG and CoC funding, for any user in the HMIS system, or any case manager who works with the Coordinated Entry process. 

To register for the required training choose a link below:
 
 
If you have questions regarding this training, please submit a Help Desk ticket.
SchoolHouse Connection Youth Scholarship
SchoolHouse Connection's scholarship deadline of October 1 is TOMORROW. Please spread the word by forwarding this email to eligible youth and to organizations that work with youth.
To be eligible, applicants must:
  • Be a high school senior or recent graduate
  • Begin college for the first time in fall 2021
  • Have experienced homelessness in the last six years
For more information or to apply please click this link.
Deadline to apply: 11:59 p.m. PST tomorrow, Thursday, October 1, 2020
Please contact Jordyn Roark, director of youth leadership and scholarships, if you have further questions.
National Alliance to End Homelessness Webinars 
Join the National Alliance to End Homelessness for two webinars offering homelessness solutions. Click the titles below to register for the sessions.

2 p.m. ET Thursday, October 8, 2020
Researchers Sara Goldrick-Rab of the Hope Center in Philadelphia and Matthew Morton of Chapin Hall in Chicago will present policy findings and implications on college student and youth homelessness. This webinar is part of the Researching an End to Homelessness: Election Year Policy Ideas series.

Effective diversion is a key system strategy to reduce inflow into the homeless system and has never been more important than during the coronavirus pandemic.
This webinar will provide an overview of diversion, the best diversion practices, and how communities are implementing diversion to ensure that new federal COVID-19 homelessness resources are most effectively and efficiently targeted.
Help Spread the Word about Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Assessment, Training, Planning RFP
Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) is requesting proposals from qualified firms and/or consultants for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Assessment, Training, and Planning
 
Founded in 1972 by Mae Street Kidd, a Black woman and state representative determined to provide equal housing opportunities to all, Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) wants to maximize its diversity, equity, and inclusion and eliminate unconscious bias at the corporation. 
 
Proposals received after 5 p.m. ET Monday, October 12, 2020, will not be accepted. 
 
For more information about the RFP, please visit KHC's website, under About, Request For.
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