Homeless Services Network of Central Florida

The Department of Children & Families has issued a request for proposals for statewide Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funding. Applicants statewide may apply for the State of Florida allocation, including those from formula communities that receive an ESG award directly from HUD. However, priority funding consideration for 2008 will be given to eligible applicants from [...]

Many people have been asking what’s happening with HUD’s funding for 2009 and when HSN will start accepting applications for new projects. Today, HUD held a webcast to review last year’s competition and also talk a little bit about this year’s competition. Because HUD’s budget approval by Congress came late this year, we’re behind where [...]

“Is my organization covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?” HSN is asked this question because agencies that are so covered must sign a special agreement with us in order remain HIPAA-compliant as they participate in HMIS. While HIPAA compliance can be daunting, the Department of Heatlh and Human Services (HHS) has [...]

This was brought to my attention just today, but last Tuesday, Osceola County announced that their Section 8 waiting list will open up for two days this week on Thursday, April 23, and Friday April 24. Please visit their web site for more details: http://housing.osceola.org/index.cfm?lsFuses=Department/Housing/33444

The City of Orlando has issued a new request for proposals (RFP) for the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). Please contact the City directly as indicated below with any questions pertaining to their RFP.

Announced at HUD’s Post-Award Training in Jacksonville last week, HUD has a new method for generating SHP project numbers. [ST] + [PIN] + [P] + [FO] + [C#] + [Y#] + [SQ] = 15-character project number [ST] = State code (2 letters) [PIN] = Project Identification Number, unique to each state (4 digits) [P] = [...]

In addressing the national objectives set forth by HUD (see our previous post), HSN has ongoing strategic goals which frame the action plans created for each year’s Continuum of Care application. These goals may change as new research and data about our Continuum of Care dictate, and are reviewed annually.  

The following comes to us from the Florida Coalition for the Homeless: The Florida Coalition for the Homeless and the Florida Supportive Housing Coalition are proud to announce the 3rd annual homeless and supportive housing conference! We are excited about this year’s conference, “Changing times: Creative Vision for Housing and Services”, on October 26-27, 2009.

This is a must see…about the impact of homelessness on children and their families. Children: Struggling and Speaking Out http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7138220