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Agenda Agenda
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Why are We Here? Why are We Here?
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What’s the Difference What’s the Difference
Between an Entitlement Between an Entitlement
and a Non and a Non-
-Entitlement?
Entitlement?
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Are There Gray Areas? Are There Gray Areas?
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Overview of TANF, Overview of TANF,
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Lunch (on your own) Lunch (on your own)
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Overview of Substance Overview of Substance
Abuse Block Grant, Abuse Block Grant,
Mental Health Block Mental Health Block
Grant, Social Services Grant, Social Services
Block Grant, Workforce Block Grant, Workforce
Investment Act, Welfare Investment Act, Welfare-
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Medicaid, SSI, CHIP, Medicaid, SSI, CHIP,
Food Stamps, VA Health Food Stamps, VA Health
Care Programs Care Programs
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Panel of Experts Panel of Experts
to to-
-Work
Work
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Panel of Experts Panel of Experts
Why are We Here? Why are We Here?
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Permanent Housing Emphasis Permanent Housing Emphasis
Congressional requirement that 30% of
Congressional requirement that 30% of
funds go to Permanent Housing.
funds go to Permanent Housing.
HUD may need to fund permanent
HUD may need to fund permanent
housing over higher scoring new non
housing over higher scoring new non-
permanent housing projects.
permanent housing projects.
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What are Mainstream What are Mainstream
Service Resources?
Service Resources?
Non
Non-
-McKinney
McKinney-
-Vento resources
Vento resources
Identified by HUD
Identified by HUD
Reflects Congressional language
Reflects Congressional language
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Congressional Mandate Congressional Mandat
e
2002, 2003 and 2004 Budget 2002, 2003 and 2004 Budget
“…all awards of assistance under this heading “…all awards of assistance under this heading
[Homeless Assistance Grants] shall be required to [Homeless Assistance Grants] shall be required to
coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other
mainstream health, social services, and employment mainstream health, social services, and employment
programs for which homeless populations may be programs for which homeless populations may be
eligible including Medicaid, State Children’s Health eligible including Medicaid, State Children’s Health
Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families, Food Stamps, and services funding through Families, Food Stamps, and services funding through
the Mental health and Substance Abuse Block Grant, the Mental health and Substance Abuse Block Grant,
Workforce Investment Act and the Welfare Workforce Investment Act and the Welfare-
-to
to-
-Work grant
Work grant
program.” program.”
Importance of Mainstream Service Importance of Mainstream Service
Resources in a CoC System
Resources in a CoC System
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Examples: Examples:
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Discharge planning
End chronic homelessness within 10 years
Federal Policy Academies
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Focusing on both chronic homeless and families with children Focusing on both chronic homeless and families with children
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State Action Plans State Action Plans
Importance of Mainstream Service Importance of Mainstream Service
Resources in a CoC System (cont’d)
Resources in a CoC System (cont’d)
Increase movement out of homelessness.
Increase movement out of homelessness.
Allow McKinney
Allow McKinney-
-Vento resources to be
Vento resources to be
used for housing.
used for housing.
Provide program flexibility.
Provide program flexibility.
Meet HUD match requirements.
Meet HUD match requirements.
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Leveraging of other resources.
Leveraging of other resources.
Continuum of Care Application Continuum of Care Application
Requirements
Requirements
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Policies that are currently in place in your Policies that are currently in place in your CoC
CoC to help clients secure these
to help clients secure these
mainstream benefits for which they are eligible. mainstream benefits for which they are eligible. CoC
CoC were asked
we
to check which
to check wh
re asked
ich
policies are implemented with the majority of providers. policies are implemented with the majority of prov
Polici
iders. Policies may include:
es may include:
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A majority of homeless assistance providers have case managers systematicallA majority of homeless assistance providers have case managers s
ystematically
assist clients in completing applications for mainstream programs. assist clients in completing applications for mainstream program
s.
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CoCCoC systematically analyzes its’ projects APRs to assess and improv
systematically analyzes its’ projects APRs to assess and improve access to
e access to
mainstream programs. mainstream programs.
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CoC contains a specific planning committee to improveCoC
contains a specific planning committee to improve CoC
CoC-
-wide participation in
wide participation in
mainstream programs.mainstream programs.
z z
A majority of homeless assistance providers use a single application for A majority of homeless assistance providers use a single applica
f
tion for
our or
f
our or
more mainstream progr ms. more mainstream progra
ams.
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z z
CoCCoC systematically provides outreach and intake staff specific ongo
systematically provides outreach and intake staff specific ongoing training
ing training
on how to identify eligibility and program changes for mainstream programs.on how to identify eligibility and program changes for mainstrea
m programs.
z z
CoC has specialized staff whose only responsibility is to identify,CoC
has specialized staff whose only responsibility is to identify, enroll, and
enroll, and
followfollow-
-up with homeless persons on participation in mainstream resource
up with homeless persons on participation in mainstream resources.
s.
z z
A majority of providers supply transportation assistance to clients to attendA majority of providers supply transportation assistance to clie
nts to attend
mainstream benefit appointments.mainstream benefit appointments.
z z
A majority of providers have staff systematically followA majority of providers have staff systematically follow-
-up to ensure tha
up to ensure that
mainstream benefits are received.mainstream benefits are received.
Continuum of Care Application Continuum of Care Application
Requirements (cont’d)
Requirements (cont’d)
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What is an Entitlement? What is an Entitlement?
Individual/family is able to receive benefits
Individual/family is able to receive benefits
if they meet certain fixed and objective
if they meet certain fixed and objective
eligibility criteria.
eligibility criteria.
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Income level
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Amount of assets
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Aged, blind or disabled
Family with children under 21
What is an Entitlement? (cont’d) What is an Entitlement? (cont’d)
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[or the benefit[or the benefit
period expires (e.g., TANF)]. period expires (e.g., TANF)].
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Entitlement Benefits Provided Entitlement Benefits Provided
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z z
Example: Medicaid Example: Medicaid
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Mandatory vs. Non Mandatory vs. Non-
-Mandatory
Mandatory
Entitlement Benefits Entitlement Benefits
Some entitlement programs have both
Some entitlement programs have both
mandatory and non
mandatory and non-
-mandatory benefits.
mandatory benefits.
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TANF funds can be used to provide transportation,
childcare, educational and employment related childcare, educational and employment related
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services. services.
Not all TANF recipients are entitled to receive all
the services at all times while enrolled in the TANF the services at all times while enrolled in the TANF
program. program.
