| TPCH Newsletter – March 2023 |
IN THIS ISSUE ANNOUNCEMENTS Emergency Blankets Available to Agencies Who Serve People Experiencing Homelessness HUD Awards $315M in Grants to Address Unsheltered & Rural Homelessness RAPP (Readily Accessible People Program) has Moved Opportunity for Veterans with Current or Past Lived Experience National Alliance to End Homelessness BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) Collective Blueprint for Renters Bill of Rights U of A Southwest Institute for Research on Women Releases Census Updates to Housing Insecurity and Potential Homelessness Report TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TPCH Homeless Youth Coalition to host Part III of Foster Care Training Series: Policies and Programs Serving Older Youth Assistance Animals & Fair Housing: Navigating Reasonable Accommodations Finance for the Nonprofit Manager Free Virtual Human Trafficking Conference Emergency Blankets Available to Agencies Who Serve People Experiencing Homelessness TPCH has emergency blankets, and they are available for agencies to pick up at the City of Tucson Housing and Community Development Department located at 310 N Commerce Park Loop. Please follow signage to the northwest corner of the parking lot, inside the fenced area. Blanket distribution will take place every Monday from 10:00am-12:00pm, excluding holidays, until further notice. There is no need to make an appointment. But if your agency will be picking up 100+ boxes, please email tpch@tucsonaz.gov at least two business days prior to pick-up. HUD Awards $315M in Grants to Address Unsheltered & Rural Homelessness  You can read HUD’s announcement by clicking HUD Awards $315 Million in Historic Grants to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). $7.8M of this was awarded locally. You can get more details on how these funds are distributed by clicking Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness Receives $7.8M in NEW Federal Funds to Address Unsheltered Homelessness – Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness (tpch.net). RAPP (Readily Accessible People Program) has moved! RAPP is now located at the Center of Hope 4554 S Palo Verde Rd, just south of Gospel Rescue Mission- Center of Opportunity. No ID or insurance is needed to receive services. For details, see the attached flyer. You can also email RAPP@lafrontera.org for more information.  Opportunity for Veterans with Current or Past Lived Experience The VA National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans is seeking to collaborate with Veterans with lived experience to provide feedback on research related to Veterans’ health and housing. For more information, click Veteteran_Rep_Flyer-rev.pdf (endhomelessness.org). NAEH BIPOC Collective Using its platform to help communities think strategically about racial equity and be more inclusive, the National Alliance to End Homelessness has recently created the BIPOC Collective. The Collective comprises five Black and Brown leaders spread across the county. Its ultimate goal is to increase the diversity of ideas, solutions, and perspectives involved in the work to end homelessness through an equity lens. To learn more about the BIPOC Collective, click It’s Time to Elevate and Learn from BIPOC Leaders: Advancing Equity, Celebrating Black History Month – National Alliance to End Homelessness. Blueprint for Renters Bill of Rights On January 25, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration released a Blueprint for a Renter Bill of Rights, which articulates key principles of resident-centered housing provisions. In addition to releasing this blueprint document, the Administration released several new actions that agencies will take to strengthen tenant protections and avoid unnecessary evictions and launched a Resident-Centered Housing Challenge to encourage Congress, state, local and Tribal policymakers, and private housing actors to enhance or adopt policies and practices that promote fairness and transparency in the rental market. For more information please reference the following resources: FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Protect Renters and Promote Rental Affordability – The White House White-House-Blueprint-for-a-Renters-Bill-of-Rights.pdf (whitehouse.gov) U of A Southwest Institute for Research on Women releases census updates to Housing Insecurity and Potential Homelessness Report  The University of Arizona Southwest Institute for Research on Women has released its most recent update to its report on Housing Insecurity Indicators and Potential Homelessness Estimates for Arizona and Pima County. This report measures current housing insecurity with newer census data. DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE. Resource Corner: Upcoming Tools, Trainings, and Resources TPCH and the City of Tucson Announce Part III of the three-part Foster Care Training Series and Family Unification Program Voucher Availability The Homeless Youth Coalition of TPCH is hosting its third and final segment of the three-part training series on Foster Care. Part III, Policies and Programs Serving Older Youth, will take place at the Goodwill Metro Re-engagement Center (REC) on Thursday, March 2, 2023 from 3-4:30pm. This training will be in person and pre-registration is required. Register here, or download the flier below for a QR code to register. A special part of this agenda will include staff from the City of Tucson Public Housing Authority, who will be sharing updates on the availability of Family Unification Vouchers, which serve youth exiting the foster care system. This program has immediate availability to enroll 75 eligible youth into housing. Assistance Animals & Fair Housing: Navigating Reasonable Accommodations The information presented in this webinar is intended to be an explanation of FHEO-2020-01, a guidance document which HUD issued to provide housing providers with a set of best practices for complying with the Fair Housing Act when assessing requests for reasonable accommodations for assistance animals. The webinar took place in December 2022, and is now available online. Click Assistance Animals and Fair Housing: Navigating Reasonable Accommodations Webinar – HUD Exchange to watch the 40-minute webinar. Finance for the Nonprofit Manager Join nonprofit managers, CEOs, and other leadership staff for an in-person workshop on Thursday, March 23rd from 8:00am – 4:00pm. Register using the link. There is a cost associated with this training. Free Virtual “Human Trafficking Conference” This 3-hour event is free and open to the public. Click here for more information and to register. MARCH EVENTS TPCH Meetings & Training Events Meetings and events are added regularly. Find details and locations on the TPCH calendar at https://www.tpch.net March 2, 3pm Homeless Youth Coalition TPCH Foster Care Training Series Part III: Policies and Programs Serving Older Youth March 8, 10:30am TPCH Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee March 10, 9am TPCH Built for Zero Coalition March 14, 1pm TPCH Community Outreach Coalition March 16, 9am TPCH Continuum of Care Program Grant Committee March 22, 3:30pm TPCH Youth Action Committee March 23, 1pm TPCH Coordinated Entry Committee March 29, 3pm TPCH Continuum of Care Board For the most up-to-date meeting information, visit the TPCH calendar at https://www.tpch.net. |