October 26, 2011
The following announcement comes from our partners at Covenant House Florida: The 21st Annual Covenant House International Candlelight Vigil for Homeless Youth is a powerful homeless prevention and awareness event. Come light a candle and brighten the path of hope for Central Florida’s homeless youth during the 21st Annual Covenant House International Candlelight Vigil for [...]
October 25, 2011
The following announcement comes from Buddy Balagia, Community Development Project Manager, Seminole County Community Services Department: The Federal funding Program Year having just ended, I am now preparing the year-end report to HUD (the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, or the CAPER), and would like your input. We are soliciting public comment on Sem [...]
October 19, 2011
HSN’s next monthly Continuum of Care meeting takes place on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. We are in a new location this month. Our hosts will be our long-time partners at Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, located at 7531 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32809 (map). We are featuring several speakers at our meeting: Carol [...]
October 18, 2011
The Families in Transition (F.I.T.) Program with Seminole County Public Schools has identified over 900 homeless children in Seminole County since the start of the school year. The F.I.T. Program seeks to support our homeless families in achieving stabilization by providing the opportunity and insight on how to access services available in the community. To [...]
September 27, 2011
Homeless Services Network will roll out a new program performance report card as part of its annual review process for Supportive Housing Program project renewal process. This report will inform the HSN Board review process for the annual Continuum of Care application for funding. The report card includes the following data points:
September 27, 2011
The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida is soliciting proposals for permanent supportive housing to be funded under the HUD 2011 CoC “Permanent Housing Bonus” for inclusion in the 2011 Continuum of Care application to be submitted by HSN to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on October 28, 2011. The funding [...]
September 26, 2011
These rates were measured on September 22, 2011, using a combination of HMIS data and telephone survey data.
August 25, 2011
The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida is soliciting proposals for projects previously awarded and now requiring the selection of a new sub-recipient agency for inclusion in the 2011 Continuum of Care application submitted by HSN to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding for these grants is provided by [...]
August 23, 2011
HSN continues to monitor bed utilization rates for emergency shelter and transitional housing programs across the Continuum of Care. We obtain our data through HMIS and telephone surveys. The following chart illustrates the rates over the past four months (click to enlarge). Rates appeared to stabilize after our first report in May. We attribute the [...]
August 18, 2011
Our August Continuum of Care meeting is focused on tuning up program performance as we look forward to the 2011 CoC competition, the fall influx of homeless clients and new grant opportunities. Topics to be covered include:
