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The Atlantic: Should Obamacare Help Pay for Housing?

A recently published article by The Atlantic explores using funds that are part of the Medicaid expansion to house the homeless. Highlighted are many of the advantages to using the Housing First model that makes housing homeless individuals and families the main focus, especially for those with a history of chronic homelessness and health problems. …

Housing and Homelessness: Opening Doors, Closing Gaps

A new paper was released this week highlighting the link between housing and homelessness. Housing and Homelessness: Opening Doors, Closing Gaps, is the fourth in a series of papers that is designed to demonstrate the value of affordable housing for people and communities across the State of Vermont. While the connection between housing and homelessness …

HHS Releases Two New Reports on Using Medicaid to Cover Services for People in Permanent Supportive Housing

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released two new reports: Primer on Using Medicaid for People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness and Tenants of Permanent Supportive Housing (PDF file), and a companion document, Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices …

HUD Orders Rhode Island Housing To Repay $1.1 Million In Grants To Safe Haven Homeless Facility

The Providence Journal recently reported that Rhode Island Housing has been ordered to repay $1.1 million in federal grants because it has failed to document how those funds were spent at a Pawtucket homeless facility. From the article: The regional office of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development came down hard on Rhode …

REMINDER: HMIS Learning Session with James Muller from Bowman Systems and Gerry Leslie, October 14th

VCEH invites you to a learning session with James Muller from Bowman Systems, the source of the ServicePoint software, and Gerry Leslie, a leader in the administration of ServicePoint in Michigan. The session will discuss Using and managing ServicePoint – about how to get the most from the software and distributing system administration across the provider …

SAVE THE DATE: HMIS Learning Session with James Muller from Bowman Systems and Gerry Leslie, October 14th

VCEH invites you to a learning session with James Muller from Bowman Systems, the source of the ServicePoint software, and Gerry Leslie, a leader in the administration of ServicePoint in Michigan. The meeting will be available in three ways: in person on Tuesday October 14, 2014 at Capstone at 20 Gable Place, Barre, from 9:30 …