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Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness

The Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness seeks to ensure that people living in Vermont have a safe, stable, affordable home, and — if homelessness does occur — it is brief, rare, and non-recurring and those experiencing homelessness are treated with dignity and respect.

Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness October 15th Monthly Meeting Minutes – DRAFT

VOTE WARNED (to be voted on November 19th)

Coordinated Entry Assessment Update & Youth Coordinated Entry Policies & Procedures

Additions to Complex Service Needs to be more inclusive in capturing the needs of youth and young adult households.

Other changes to the assessment:

    • Client Contact Info Option added
    • Client Certification Option added
    • Other language clarifications in Assessment Questions related to homelessness, past evictions, and experience of non-intimate partner violence
  • New CE Data Standards – new “pick lists” for prior housing situation
  • CE Policies and Procedures that address the above, and prioritization for transitional housing.
  • Youth Action Board looked at the new questions to make sure that youth are involved in the planning process. They felt excited about the IEP/504 plan and that these questions could help open access to youth and are youth centric.

 

Other October News
Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness October 14th Strategic Planning Meeting Summary

Point-in-Time Paper Form update 2020 Comments to this form can be made to Andrea by November 29th.

What Changed:

  1. No HUD Changes for this year!
  2. Decluttered top instructions & Added Minimum Information Requested
  3. Section 1 will be editable: Volunteers can fill this out before printing.
  4. Arrows added to indicate that there is a question that needs to be checked off and/or filled out
  5. Question added for making an Observation
  6. Currently Fleeing Violence was updated to reflect ALL fleeing of violence and not just from an intimate partner.
  7. Section 3: Age Ranges changes to reflect the current ranges <18, 18-24, 25-59, 60+).
  8. Section 3: Age Range column added to form

Administrative box at top of form for those collecting/entering these forms to indicate completed.

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