TPCH and Interfaith Community Services invite TPCH members to a free 8-hour Mental Health First Aid Training. This 8-hour training will teach outreach workers, case managers, and other staff members how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. Participants will gain the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care. Participants who complete the full day will receive Mental Health First Aider certification.

Register online at https://tpch-mental-health-first-aid-2019.eventbrite.com.

Note: Space is very limited. Please only RSVP if you plan to attend. Cancel your registration if you can no longer attend so that someone on our waitlist can take your place.

This training covers:

-Common signs and symptoms of mental illness
-Common signs and symptoms of substance abuse
-How to interact with a person in crisis
-How to connect the person with help
– NEW: How to administer naloxone in the event of an opiod overdose

Participants will also learn how to apply the ALGEE action plan:

– Assess for risk of suicide or harm
– Listen non-judgmentally
– Give reassurance and information
– Encourage appropriate professional help
– Encourage self-help and other support strategies

Trainers:

Tandala Kidd, Interfaith Community Services
Mara Levin, Interfaith Community Services

Free Webinar for TPCH Members
October 22, 2019 – 10:00am

Increase Understanding and Check Your Compliance with the Fair Housing Act and HUD Equal Access Rule 

For more information, please contact jason.thorpe@tucsonaz.gov.

The Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness (TPCH) is seeking one or more new recipient(s) for three CoC-funded Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) projects. This Request for Qualifications process is the means by potential recipient(s) will be identified.  Responses will be reviewed by a selection panel which will make recommendations to the TPCH Board for approval. TPCH’s selection is subject to HUD approval.

Download applicant instructions:

TPCH Request for Qualifications (FY18 PSH Grant Transfers)

Letters of interest and qualification in response to this solicitation must be submitted to tpch@tucsonaz.gov on or before October 10, 2019 (1pm, Arizona Time).

Background

The following CoC Permanent Supportive Housing project grants are being voluntarily relinquished by the current grant recipient:

• Solitude PSH: CODAC, Inc. is voluntarily relinquishing the Solitude PSH project effective November 30, 2019. There is one year of funding remaining on the project and a new recipient is sought to administer the project from December 1, 2019-November 30, 2020. This grant was reallocated during the FY 2019 Continuum of Care funding competition and renewal funds will not be available after November 30, 2020.
• Enhanced Supportive Housing Program PSH: CODAC, Inc. is voluntarily relinquishing the Enhanced Supportive Housing Program PSH project effective December 31, 2019. There is one year of funding remaining on the project and a new recipient is sought to administer the project from January 1, 2020-December 31, 2020. This grant was reallocated during the FY 2019 Continuum of Care funding competition and renewal funds will not be available after December 31, 2020.
• Lifeworks PSH: COPE Community Services seeks to transfer or subaward delivery of services through the LifeWorks Permanent Supportive Housing Project effective as soon as possible. This project begins its final 12-month grant term on October 1, 2019 and will expire on September 30, 2020. This grant was reallocated during the FY 2019 Continuum of Care funding competition and renewal funds will not be available after September 30, 2020.  Because the project year will begin prior to the submission deadline for transfer requests, TPCH has initiated an inquiry with HUD to determine the allowability of a mid-year transfer. If a mid-year transfer is unallowable or poses undue burden on participants, the current recipient, and the selected transfer recipient; project funds may be transferred to the selected recipient through a subrecipient agreement with the current grantee. The final approach will be determined collectively by COPE Community Services, the selected transfer/subaward recipient, and the CoC based on HUD guidance.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the FY 2018 CoC application for each project in which they are expressing interest to accept a grant transfer.  Applications are available at https://old.tpch.net/about/nofa-documents/fy-2018/. 

For more information, please email tpch@tucsonaz.gov or call Jason Thorpe, Collaborative Applicant Coordinator, at (520) 837-5331.

This session is perfect for direct service staff including outreach workers and housing navigators, resource specialists, case managers, shelter workers, and others, as well as program managers.  Space is limited, reserve your seat online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dynamics-of-abuse-approaches-to-working-with-victims-of-domestic-violence-tickets-66379654333.

September 27, 2019 – 12:30pm-4pm

Location Details:
Tucson Police Department – Westside Service Center (Rillito Room)
1310 W. Miracle Mile Road
Tucson, AZ 85705

Trainers:

Anna Harper-Guerrero, Executive Vice President, Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse
Ed Mercurio-Sakwa, Chief Executive Officer, Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse

Please Note: Registration is now closed.

TPCH is pleased to announce that we will be bringing Thompson Grants to Tucson for a 2-day intensive on 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance requirements and best practices September 10-11, 2019.  This training is ideal for senior management including finance and procurement professionals, grant and contract managers, and senior program staff responsible for oversight of federal grant awards and subawards.  This training is recognized by the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as an eligible admin cost under many Federal grant programs.

The training will be held at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s Community Campus and facilitated by Thompson Grants expert, Cyndi MacKenzie.

View the two-day training agenda.

Event Time
September 10,  2019 (8:30am-5pm)
September 11, 2019 (8:30am-5pm)

Please arrive promptly at 8:30am.  There will be a 75 minute break for participants to enjoy lunch on their own.

Location
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
5049 E. Broadway, Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85711

Price
$395/person*

Price includes 12-month digital subscription to Thompson Grants Compliance Expert Lite.

For additional information, please contact: 
Jason Thorpe, Collaborative Applicant Coordinator
(520) 837-5331
jason.thorpe@tucsonaz.gov