FY2022 CoC Program Local Competition - Notification Of Projects Funded

Overview

The LA BOSCOC has selected and ranked all new and renewal projects to be included in its consolidated application to HUD’s FY2022 CoC Program Competition. The LA BOSCOC's FY2022 CoC Program final Project Ranking can be found here: https://laboscoc.org/fy22-coc-program-competition
The Scoring Committee met on Tuesday, September 6th, to score, rank, and select projects. This process was conducted according to the Project Rating, Ranking, and Selection process as approved by the Board. 

The Board voted on Thursday, September 15th, to unanimously approve the Scoring Committee’s project ranking and selection as written.

New Project Funding.

Five projects were submitted for consideration. Three were selected. They were (in alphabetical order):
 

START Corporation’s “BOS PSH 1 expansion” project, which will expand an existing project to provide long-term rental assistance and supportive services via the Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) project type to additional households in the Baton Rouge Region.

START Corporation’s “Starting Over expansion” project, which will expand an existing project to provide long-term rental assistance and supportive services via the Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) project type to additional households in the Houma Region.

Youth Oasis' “TH-RRH expansion” project, which will expand an existing project to provide Transitional Housing and short to medium-term rental assistance and supportive services via the Transitional Housing - Rapid Rehousing (TH-RRH) joint component project type to youth households in several underserved parishes of the Baton Rouge and Houma Regions.
 

On behalf of the Scoring Committee, CoC staff would like to extend our deep appreciation to ALL project applicants. The CoC Program project application process can be challenging, and we are profoundly grateful to have so many organizations in our CoC with the interest, investment, and dedication to ending homelessness required to engage that process.

Renewal Project Funding

All projects that requested renewal funding were selected to receive full funding for those requests.

Project Feedback

As in previous years and once time allows, CoC staff will be available to provide interested applicants with a comprehensive breakdown and assessment of each of their new and renewal projects’ scores.

CoC staff hope that applicants whose new projects were not selected for inclusion will use these assessments to refine their project applications for resubmission in future years.

Membership and Rules Committee Outcomes - Week of January 24, 2020

Overview

The Membership and Rules Committee reviewed and voted by email on the proposed LA BOSCOC Monitoring Tool during the week of January 24, 2020.

Attendance

Voting attendance

• Randy Nichols, Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless (Chair)

• Kristin Brooks, Calcasieu Parish Police Jury

Outcomes

LA BOSCOC Monitoring Tool

The Committee voted unanimously to recommend the LA BOSCOC Monitoring Tool as written to the Board for final review and approval. (2 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining)

HMIS Committee Outcomes - June 12, 2019

Overview

The HMIS Committee met on June 12, 2019.

Attendance

VOTING ATTENDANCE [LISTED AS NAMES, ORGANIZATION (ROLE, IF ANY)]

• Clay Boykin, Louisiana Housing Corporation (Chair)

• Gail Gowland and Joyce Watson, St. Bernard Battered Women’s Program

• Betty Grant, Capital Area Human Services District

• Keneisha Keener, Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge

• Weston Schild, Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless

NON-VOTING ATTENDANCE (LISTED AS NAME, ORGANIZATION, (ROLE, IF ANY)]

• Gordon Levine and Aundrea Braniff, Louisiana Housing Corporation

CoC Manager’s Introduction

The CoC Manager presented his vision for this meeting and this Working Group: that during this meeting, the group would set its intentions for the next 12 months and hold biennial elections for its chair.

Chair’s Introduction

The Chair indicated that his intention for the Committee was that it help improve providers’ familiarity with and valuation of HMIS data as a tool rather than a requirement. He also expressed a desire to assist providers in learning how to request and produce reports on their data.

EmpowerDB and HMIS

The Committee discussed many of the practical aspects of data sharing between EmpowerDB and HMIS, specifically the process for referring a participant from EmpowerDB to HMIS and how a DV provider can check to see participant status on the Prioritization List.

Training

The Committee voted unanimously to instruct the Louisiana Housing Corporation to provide HMIS training as follows:

• Every other month and by project type, open to all providers operating projects of that type;

• One instance of HMIS training for PATH providers in partnership with the Office of Behavioral Health.

Committee Chair

The HMIS Committee tabled its biennial Chair election.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held by conference call. The next meeting has not yet been scheduled. To join this Working Group or be informed about its next meeting, please contact Gordon Levine, CoC Manager, at glevine@lhc.la.gov, or Clay Boykin, Committee Chair, at cboykin@lhc.la.gov.

DV Working Group Outcomes - June 16, 2019

Overview

The DV Working Group met on June 16, 2019.

Attendance

VOTING ATTENDANCE [LISTED AS NAMES, ORGANIZATION (ROLE, IF ANY)]

• Delma Porter, Southwest Louisiana Law Center (Chair)

• Gail Gowland, St. Bernard Battered Women’s Program

• Pam Hutcheson, Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• Trashica “Keysha” Robinson, IRIS Domestic Violence Shelter

• Tammara Crawford and Krysta Heathcock, Empower 225

• Antiqua Hunter, Louisiana Department of Education (by phone)

NON-VOTING ATTENDANCE (LISTED AS NAME, ORGANIZATION, (ROLE, IF ANY)]

• Gordon Levine, Aundrea Braniff, Clay Boykin, Louisiana Housing Corporation

CoC Manager’s Introduction

The CoC Manager presented his vision for this meeting and this Working Group: that during this meeting, the group would set its intentions for the next 12 months, review and approve the referral form from EmpowerDB to HMIS, and hold biennial elections for its chair.

Referral Form

By general acclamation, the Working Group approved the EmpowerDB-to-HMIS Referral Form. This Form will be submitted to the Coordinated Entry Committee for review, then submitted to the Board for final approval.

Coordinated Entry Policies and Procedures v2.0 Discussion

The Working Group discussed many of the changes implemented in the Coordinated Entry Policies and Procedures v2.0 (CES P&P 2.0), particularly the 30-day wait requirement. Many of the providers presented made the case that the 30-day wait will lengthen the amount of time people fleeing DV spend waiting to enter housing; the CoC Manager requested data to support that position and committed to reviewing the CES P&P in light of that data. LCADV committed to collecting that data from providers, while the CoC Manager and LCADV jointly committed to discussing the issue further with national technical assistance providers.

DV Working Group Chair

By general acclamation, the Working Group selected Trashica “Keysha” Robinson from IRIS as its new Chair.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held by conference call. The next meeting has not yet been scheduled. To join this Working Group or be informed about its next meeting, please contact Gordon Levine, CoC Manager, at glevine@lhc.la.gov, or Trashica “Keysha” Robinson, Working Group Chair, at krobinson@stopdv.org.

LA BOSCOC Governance Charter v3.6 Released

Overview

The CoC full membership voted by email between October 17, 2018 and October 31, 2018 to amend the LA BOSCOC Governance Charter to match the details listed here under Option #3: Fewer CoC Full Membership Meetings + New Quarterly Regional Meetings: https://laboscoc.org/new-blog/2018/10/18/la-boscoc-board-outcomes-101818

The vote was cast using the Alternate Voting system described here: https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/voting-systems/types-of-voting-system/alternative-vote/

71% of CoC members in Good Standing (20 out of 28) cast ballots. More than 50% of those ballots ranked Option #3 as their First Preference, meaning that Option #3 was selected without a second round of preference-ranking. The full vote broke down as follows:

Outcomes

Please review the LA BOSCOC Governance Charter v3.6 for the full list of changes.

A general overview of changes is as follows:

• Two meetings of the CoC full membership per year. One will be held in person; one will be held by webinar. (The 2019 in-person meeting will likely be held directly before the April 2019 Statewide Homelessness Conference.)

• Each Region now has a Regional Subcommittee (e.g. the Lake Charles Subcommittee, Natchitoches/Sabine Subcommittee). Each Regional Subcommittee is chaired by that Region’s Board member.

• Good Standing requires each member to belong to at least one Regional Subcommittee. More details on subcommittee registration will be forthcoming soon.

• Good Standing requires members to attend at least 1 meeting of the full membership each year. Reduced from 3.

• Good Standing requires members to attend at least 2 meetings of their Regional Subcommittee each year.

• Regional Subcommittees are required to meet on a quarterly basis.

• Regional Subcommittees are required by the Charter to develop a written regional outreach plan and to coordinate that Region’s PIT Count.

Documents

The LA BOSCOC Governance Charter v3.6 can be found here.

Substance Abuse Providers Working Group

During its last General Meeting, the LA BOSCOC voted to create the Substance Abuse Providers Working Group. Please see the message below from Twanda Laurant-Lewis, Executive Director of the Louisiana Health and Rehab Center, who volunteered to facilitate the working group:

If you are interested in becoming a member of this working group, please contact me at tlewis@lahealthandrehab.org. The first working group meeting will be held via conference call on July 11, 2018, at 10 AM CST. Thanks in advance for your willingness to serve.

As noted, if you or someone in your organization is interested in serving on the Substance Abuse Providers Working Group, please contact Twanda at tlewis@lahealthandrehab.org.