Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness

Category: Bi-weekly Announcements

  • January 25, 2019

    January 25, 2019

    Thank you, volunteers!

    		 2019 dates set for General Council

    All TPCH General Council meetings will be on Thursdays, 3 – 4:30 pm, on the following dates and in the following locations.

    Feb. 14, 2019 in the Cope Training Rooms, 1501 W. Commerce Court. (This is west of I-10 and south of Valencia Road.)

    May 9, 2019, and
    Aug.11, 2019 in the Sabino-Rillito Rooms of the Emily     Nottingham (Sentinel) Bldg.320 N. Commerce Park Loop. (This is in the City Resource Campus, west of I-10 and north of Congress off N. Bonita Ave.)

    Nov. 14, 2019 in a location to be announced.

    Mark your calendars and plan
    to attend!

    TVSV seeks providers
    for March 14 resource fair

    Tucson Veterans Serving Veterans (TVSV) is signing up service providers for its Stand Down Veterans Resource Fair for Thurs., March 14, 2019. To participate see and return the attached form to  michael.s.dow16.ctr@mail.mil. TVSV asks providers to set up at 8 am, enjoy a free lunch, and stay until 2pm.

    More for veterans

    iSmile Dental offers free dentistry for vets on the second Tuesday of each month. Appointments are required! Phone each office to set an appointment: South Tucson, (520) 889-3358; or Eastside, (520-514=-7400)

    Auto Einsteins and Unscrewed Theater are giving away a 2007 Kia Spectra to one Southern Arizona female veteran. See and post the attached flyer or email to apply: ww2@womenwarriors2.com.

    for PIT Count and data entry efforts
    TPCH thanks each individual and organization that volunteered to help make the annual Point In Time (PIT) Homeless Count successful!

    Volunteers, both TPCH and community members, play an essential role.  Their tasks include:

    ·         Visiting shelters that are seasonal or don’t participate in the TPCH Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) on Jan. 22, 2019 to interview guests.

    ·         Spreading throughout Pima County the morning of Jan. 23, 2019 to interview people experiencing homelessness who slept unsheltered the night before.

    ·         Inputting data gathered from interviews into HMIS.

    Equally vital to completing the annual PIT are service providers who gather and accurately record information on their shelter guests and program participants.

    These same providers are simultaneously updating their data on the number of beds and units that they currently operate that are dedicated for use by people experiencing homelessness. TPCH also report these housing data to HUD in its annual Housing Inventory Chart
    TPCH seeks letters of intent for new
    Collaborative Applicant/Fiscal Agent

    See the Request for Information (RFI) on the TPCH website home page (scroll down) or in The Daily Territorial next week.

    TPCH meetings for the next two weeks
    Performance Evaluation & Monitoring Committee – Wed., Jan. 30, 9-11 am, Sullivan Jackson Employment Center, 400 E. 26th St.

    Coordinated Outreach Subcommittee – Thurs., Jan. 31, 9:30-10:30am, American Red Cross, 2916 E. Broadway Blvd.

    Governance & Planning Committee – Fri., Feb. 1, 8:30-10 am, Sullivan Jackson Employment Center, 400 E. 26th St.

    Homeless Youth Subcommittee – Fri., Feb. 1, 8:30-10:00am, GAP Ministries, 2861 N. Flowing Wells Rd.

    Emergency Solutions Subcommittee – Wed., Feb. 6, 10:30am-12:00pm, Library, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 400 E. University Blvd.

    Coordinated Entry Committee – Thurs., Feb. 7, 1:30-3:00pm, Pettit/Miles Room, Pima County Housing Center, 801 W. Congress St.

    Governance & Planning Committee – Fri., Feb. 8, 8:30-10 am, Sullivan Jackson Employment Center, 400 E. 26th St.

    Home is a notion that only nations of the homeless fully appreciate and only the uprooted comprehend.

    Wallace Stegner, “Angle of Repose”

     

  • January 11, 2019

    January 11, 2019

    Count yourself in!
    Volunteer for Jan. 23 Street Count

    		 Opportunities!

    CREATE for women

    Sister Jose Women’s Center has a new 26-week, clean-and-sober empowerment program for women, CREATE.

                CREATE works to move participants to sustainable living with life, job and personal skill enhancement. Participants receive a guaranteed space in the Center’s overnight program and a small stipend. See and share the attached flyer and application.

    Apply your expertise
    to grants selection

    The City of Tucson and Pima County seek reviewers to recommend grant applications for funding.

                Grant reviewers must attend an orientation, review applications online at www.zoomgrants.com, and join a post-review panel to reach consensus on recommendations.

    To volunteer contact:

                City of Tucson: Elaine Raviele, elaine.raviele@tucsonaz.gov or (520) 837-5424.

                Pima County: John Matheny, john.matheny@pima.gov or (520) 724-8779.

    Learn about victim advocate volunteering

    The Pima County Attorney’s Office will hold information sessions on victim advocate crisis intervention training and volunteer opportunities on Tuesdays, Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, 6 – 8 pm, at the Tucson Police Department Substation, 1310 W. Miracle Mile Road, Tucson. RSVP to (520) 724-5525 and/or print and share the attached flyer.
    Sign up to help count people experiencing homelessness who spent the previous night unsheltered during the 2019 Everyone Counts! Street Count on Weds., Jan 23, approximately 7 am-12 pm. (See attached revised flyer.)

    Volunteer now here or directly at https://bit.ly/2A6XRLJ.

    Team leads (10 more needed!) sign up by Jan. 14, when two team lead orientations are set. These will be in the Primavera Foundation Administrative Office Classroom, 151 W. 40th St. 9-10:30 am and 5:30-7:30 pm respectively.

    Surveyors sign up by or at the Jan. 16 volunteer training. New volunteers must both attend training, 5:30-6:30 pm, and then meet with their team leads, 6:30-8 pm, in the Sabino-Rillito Rooms of the City of Tucson Emily Nottingham Building, 320 N. Commerce Park Loop. Previously trained volunteers may arrive at 6:30 pm to meet with their team leaders. Light refreshments will be available.
    New TPCH logo signals new website!

    Watch for the new www.tpch.net coming later this month. There will be no change in our web address, but big changes in the look and ease of use!

    TPCH meetings for the next two weeks
    TODAY – Governance & Planning Committee, 8:30-10 am, Sullivan Jackson Employment Center, 400 E. 26th St.

    Performance Evaluation & Monitoring Committee – Mon., Jan. 14, 9-11 am, Sullivan Jackson Employment Center, 400 E. 26th St.

    Team Lead Trainings for 2019 Street Count — Mon., Jan. 14, 9-10:30 am and 5:30-7 pm, Primavera Administrative Office Classroom, 151 W. 40th St.,

    Continuum of Services Committee – Tues., Jan. 15, 8:30-10:00am, Sullivan Jackson Employment Center, 400 E. 26th St.

    Coordinated Outreach Subcommittee – Thurs., Jan. 17, 9:30-10:30am, American Red Cross, 2916 E. Broadway Blvd.

    Youth Action Committee – Thurs., Jan.17, 5:30-7:00 pm, YMCA, 60 W. Alameda St.

    Governance & Planning Committee – Fri., Jan. 18, 8:30-10 am, Sullivan Jackson Employment Center, 400 E. 26th St.

    2019 “Everyone Counts” Street Count – Weds., Jan. 23, 7 am – 12 pm, throughout Pima County.

    Coordinated Entry Committee – Thurs., Jan. 24, 1:30-3:00 pm, Community Room 2 (Pettit/Miles), Pima County Housing Center, 801 W. Congress St.

    Governance & Planning Committee – Fri., Jan. 25, 8:30-10 am, Sullivan Jackson Employment Center, 400 E. 26th St.

    “There should never be any blame or shame in being homeless”
    Asa Don Brown, PhD, author, professor, clinician

  • November 16, 2018

    November 16, 2018

    AHCCCS adds note on transitional BH care, provides graphic update

    Homeless service providers who also provide behavioral health care are familiar with the changes made starting AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) Oct. 1, 2018: the integration of all behavioral health (BH) care services except those for persons with a diagnosis of Serious Mental Illness (SMI) with medical services providers.

    Some service provider organizations joined forces to implement these changes. Some individual practitioners changed organizations or entered private practice.

    Consumers chose new providers months ago. However, clients in behavioral health treatment without an SMI diagnosis may be anxious to continue treatment with a specific professional while adjusting to the new insurer or waiting to be assigned to or meet with a new provider.

    At the Nov. 15 Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) Information Forum, ACC Executive Project Manager Kari Price noted that AHCCCS will continue to pay for a consumer to see their previous provider for six months (October 2018 – March 2019) –even if that provider is not affiliated with the consumer’s new insurer – if:

    • The treatment was authorized prior to the change-over.
    • The provider agrees to continue treating the patient.

    If your client is anxious about a new treatment provider or hasn’t yet been received one in their new plan, help them explore this option.

    For an update on the changes to date, see the attached information sheet from the forum. (The sheet is general and doesn’t note that the SMI provider for Pima County is Arizona Complete Health and the other insurers are Banner University Family Care, Arizona Complete Health and the United HealthCare Community Plan.)

    For more in-depth information, visit https://www.azahcccs.gov/AHCCCS/Initiatives/AHCCCSCompleteCare/

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Help those who are experiencing homelessness – or just lack of food or company –enjoy this holiday: print and post the attached list of free Thanksgiving food and meals.

    We at TPCH are thankful to Amy Munoz at CODAC for providing the main body of the list and Carmen Harper- Young for reminding us that Mt. Calvary Baptist Church also provides hospitality.

    City and County seeking proposals for use of grant funding

    Both entities accept applications only through Zoom Grants.

    Learn about the City of Tucson’s Request for Proposals for Human Service/Public Service here.

    See details of Pima County’s request for applications for the use of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grants here.

  • September 28, 2018

    September 28, 2018

    Thanks to all who made 2018 conference a success!

    TPCH held the 2018 Making Homelessness History Conference Sept. 18 with support from nine agency sponsors: Diamond Sponsor Arizona Complete Health; Sapphire Sponsors ICS plus Intermountain Centers with Community Partners; Emerald Sponsors CBI, Inc. and Gospel Rescue Mission; plus, Opal Sponsors Compass Affordable Housing, Cope Community Services, and Our Family Services.

    TPCH extends many thanks to each sponsor, and will continue to acknowledge their support on our website here.

    Many thanks as well to Arizona Department of Housing Director Carol L. Ditmore for insights into statewide housing; the 25 subject matter experts who spoke during the breakout sessions; and the eight volunteers who helped ensure that sessions ran smoothly.

    Overall, more than 100 persons participated in the professional development and fundraising event. Preliminary estimates are that the conference raised more than $9,000 for TPCH to use in printing the Need Help? pamphlets and Guidelines on Getting Out as well as to help purchase gift cards to thank participants in the annual Point-In-Time unsheltered or Street Count.

    TPCH meetings for the next two weeks

    TODAY, Governance & Planning Committee, 8:30-10 am, Sullivan Jackson Employment Center, 400 E. 26th St.
    Emergency Solutions Subcommittee – Wed., Oct. 3, 10:30am-12 pm, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 400 E. University Blvd.
    Coordinated Entry Committee – Thurs., Oct. 4, 1:30-3 pm, Pettit/Miles Room, Pima County Housing Center, 801 W. Congress St.
    Youth Action Committee – Thurs., Oct. 4, 5:30- 7 pm, Lohse Family YMCA, 60 W. Alameda St.
    Homeless Youth Subcommittee – Fri., Oct. 5, 8:30-10 am, GAP Ministries, 2861 N. Flowing Wells Rd.
    HMIS Committee – Wed., Oct. 10, 3-4:30pm, Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, 375 S. Euclid Ave.
    Coordinated Outreach Subcommittee – Thurs., Oct. 11, 9:30-10:30 am, American Red Cross, 2916 E. Broadway Blvd.
    Youth Action Committee – Thurs., Oct. 11, 5:30- 7 pm, Lohse Family YMCA, 60 W. Alameda St.

    Community News & Events

    RAPP’s planned 
Oct. 1 move is delayed. 
Watch your email for the new date for moving to 1082 
E. Ajo (rear entrance). 
In the interim, refer 
clients to RAPP at 
1101 E. Broadway.

    Tucson Homeless 
Connect is set for 
Friday, Oct. 12, 8 am 
– 1 pm, at Trinity Presbyterian
Church, 400 E. 
University Blvd.
 Approximately 50
service providers will 
offer aid. Volunteers are 
still needed. To 
volunteer, visit 
www.tucsonhomelesscon
nect.org and use the 
Contact Us link. 
 Please see, print and distribute attached flyers.

    The 26th Annual 
HopeFest, to help
hungry, needy and 
under-represented 
community members is 
set Sat. Oct. 27, 9 am – 
2 pm at the Center for 
Opportunity, 4550 S. 
Palo Verde Rd. To 
support the event a 
Pack the Parking Lot 
donation drive will be 
held Fri., Oct. 26 at the 
Center. For more visit 
www.hopefest.com.

  • August 10th, 2018

    August 10th, 2018

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    TPCH Conference Sept. 18 offers outstanding agenda, led by ADOH director, seeks volunteers

    Making Homelessness History! is both TPCH’s mission and the title of the 2018 TPCH Conference set for Tuesday, Sept. 18, and opening with a keynote speech on “Housing Policy, Priorities, and Initiatives in Arizona” by Arizona Department of Housing Director (ADOH)
    Carol I. Ditmore.

    See the attached program for details.

    The conference runs 8:00 am – 4:30 pm at the Viscount Suites Hotel, 4855 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson.

    Making Homelessness History! features 16 breakout sessions by expert presenters in four tracks: Data-driven, Evidence-based Practices; Special Populations; Housing and Real Estate; and Professional Ethics and Boundaries. See the attached schedule.

    Registration, at $80, opens late next week, and includes continental breakfast and luncheon. Plan now to attend.

    Volunteers, who must make and meet a firm for waived registration, are sought for the following positions.

    • Four (4) room hosts. One each will be stationed in each of the four breakout rooms to: orient speakers to the AV equipment; introduce speakers; assist with handouts; assist with questions and answers; and hand out surveys.
    • Three (3) registration workers starting at 7:45 am to: assist with name tags, programs and at-door registration (cash and check only); and rotate staffing the registration tables all day.
    • Two (2) audio-visual assistants, familiar with PCs, projectors, and their connectors, to be on-call to troubleshoot and assist as needed.

    Click here to volunteer.

    Community News & Events

    IMPORTANT REMINDER: The deadline for local submission of all applications for the FY 2018 HUD CoC Homeless Assistance Grants Competition is 11:59:59 pm (before midnight) on Thurs., Aug. 16, 2018.
    This includes all applications in e-snaps and those local applications required for     all new, bonus, Domestic Violence bonus, and expansion grants.
    For further details see www.tpch.net/fy-2018-nofa.html. Please direct questions and requests for assistance to NOFA2018@communitypartnersinc.org.

    The 2018 Veterans Resource Fair (one-day Stand Down) is Weds., Aug. 15, 9:00 am – 2 pm, at the Grand Luxe Hotel, 1365 W. Grant Rd.

    Las Artes, a county GED program, at 23 W. 27th St., is recruiting youth ages 17 to 22, who can score at 5th grade or higher on the TABE, for classes starting Sept. 3. Testing is at 8:30 am Mon.-Thurs. To learn more contact Patty.Short@pima.gov or call 520-742-5112.

    Send items for the next announcements by noon Tues., Aug. 21, to settle.madden@communitypartnersinc.org