Austin Homeless Veterans Initiative Meeting

Minutes

Monday, Aug 10, 2015

10:00AM-12:00PM

Palm Square Conference Room

Attendance: Megan Podowski (Caritas); Katie Rose; Preston Petty; Casey cork; Becky Casey; Bree Williams (ECHO Staff); Dylan Shubitz (HACA); Bonny Lowe (Front Steps); Paul Julio (TVC); Earl Jones (Mayor’s Office); Tina Lee (City of Austin); David Ray (Salvation Army); Tu Giang (Front Steps); Kim Jackson (Goodwill); David Gomez (ATCIC); Andrew Miller (VA); Greg McCormack (Front Steps); Kim Weinburg (VA)

10AM-10:10AMWELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS & STAFF UPDATES

10:10AM-10:50COMMUNITY PLANNING

  • Outreach Strategizing (Becky)
  • Housing our Heroes Outreach Planning Meeting: Week of 8/17/15
  • September 12 and October 24th
  • Volunteer recruitment- 7 CA staff, ~40 general volunteers
  • Reach out to agency staff to register-still need ~60 volunteers
  • Stand Down 2015 Update-October 23rd
  • July Veterans CA Update (Preston)
  • VASH referrals from PSH-47 to 63 veterans
  • Non-veteran PSH programs-2 to 12 veterans
  • More veterans flagged as bridges last month than accepted as SSVF
  • Caritas-3 full time P2 case managers; 1 FS case manager-(caseload of 15-17)
  • Capacity for Boot Camp: schedule 8 real times; 4 each week (Megan P. to confirm numbers)
  • Carrie: can schedule 1 real time appointment
  • Salvation Army: can schedule 5 real time appointments
  • Front Steps (caseloads of 15-25): 3 real time appointments
  • OneKeyATX Process update (Bree)
  • 8 housed in July-Preston to verify
  • OneKeyATX Reporting
  • Recent increase in submissions
  • Bree W. needs a copy of first page of lease to keep track of where veterans are being moved in and which units are being filled through OneKeyATX
  • Case managers to bring signed leases only from previous week to Monday meetings
  • Becky C. to look into OneKeyATX decal stickers to give to landlords/property owners
  • Dylan S. to include deposit on HAP Contract
  • Preparing for Zero (Bree)
  • Housing Bootcamp
  • Thursday, August 13th-9AM-1PM (ALL SSVF and VASH CM’s)
  • Case managers bring personal cell phones with Google Voice number
  • Bree W. to create script for case managers to use with clients
  • Set up place for veterans who cannot engage during the Bootcamp to come in/contact VA
  • Media Opportunity this week
  • Caritas has 2 willing veterans
  • Front Steps may have 1 willing veteran
  • Employment Connections/Update
  • 10-15 veterans signed up at Easter Seals/Goodwill event-hoping to have employment
  • Fundraising Needs & Opportunities
  • Gridmates update-Greg
  • Program Updates
  • HACA has a total of 449 vouchers-365-370 clients currently-will go up to 410 this week; HACA can accept 39 referrals
  • New Barriers or Challenges-Group
  • Note for next meeting: discuss issues of reentry into homelessness and what is keeping the Housing First model from succeeding with clients dealing with substance abuse issues
  • If a veteran is over income-inform Preston so the client can receive preference when put back on regular waitlist

10:50-11:00AMBREAK, if needed

11AM-12PMVETERAN HOUSING PLACEMENT STAFFING

  • STAFF VETERAN LIST-Weekly Referrals/SSVF and VASH List/Macro

Next Meeting:

August 17, 2015

10:00AM-12:00PM, Palm Square