Homeless Outreach Coordinating Committee Meeting

Homeless Outreach Coordinating Committee Meeting

*****TO ALL HOCC MEMBERS*****

PLEASE CHECK OVER YOUR INFORMATION IN THE LIST AND MADE SURE IT IS ACCURATE. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL BECKY LABOVICK WITH ANY ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS. EMAIL: R VIA PHONE: 412-621-6513 x101. Thanks! Becky

NEXT HOCC MEETING (4th Thursday of every month )

Next meeting will be:9/25/08 1:30p-3:00p

LOCATION: WPIC-Neighborhood Living Project (NLP)

2552 Centre Ave, PGH, PA15219 phone 412-578-3250

On-street parking is available. 81B Lincoln bus serves this area of the Hill. Please let me know if you need directions.

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HOCC Meeting Minutes are updated on the website as well!! Thanks goes to Diane McMahon for designing and keeping the website up to date for us!!

Thank you to Melody Miller for taking minutes (AGAIN!) this month!!

• 1:40 pm meeting initiated ~ informal discussion started.

Announcements

• Mac discussed Advisory Board Mtg last week, Paul & Chris attended @ Pgh Downtown Partnership. Spectrum Perm Housing program discussed (Shelter plus Care)
• Melody will email Shepherds Heart ministry bus schedule to Mac.
• OSN trying to get clients together to be part of board. Contact Stephanie Chiappini regarding. Mtg will be at end of September.
• Stand-Down-Melody reported 120-130 consumers attended. OSN say 60-70 for case management (eye vouchers/dental/etc). Don V reported Post Gazette showed 4000 homeless kids and 1000 homeless vets.
• HMIS report. Mac explained and passed out unduplicated and duplicated numbers. County is offering more info for providers to access. Fred suggested we could start using resources better to count people. If we could partner with 151 municipalities, we could better serve those homeless people.
• ACH/County Homeless Advisory Board-meeting for 2nd step to end homelessness. Discussing different types of housing.
• Discussed with Mayor’s 311 Response Line. Wendy Urbanic had meeting with Mac. Where are people calling from? Can calls be forwarded to CHS? Mac with report back.
• Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership used to receive calls.
• Homeless Advisory Board-commitment for continuum of care. No discussion of CIT. need to consider asking police to track “homelessness” as an issue, because it will help tracking.
• Re-Solve-as of July 1 went “live” to work with ACES. 20 mobile calls first days. 600+ mobile calls for July. Mailing just went out to all of AlleghenyCounty. The following agencies are involved: Mercy, United Way, Peer Support Warm Line, contact Pittsburgh-connect with these groups quarterly to coordinate services better. 888-7-YOUCAN. North Point Breeze location to open after being built. Date not yet determined. Mobile is determined after assessment (DA, MH, Police involvement). Mac asked about accessing homeless clients. He assured that they could be reached w/out addresses.
• Parking Meter questions:
• Is it cost effective?
• Where does money go?
• Who makes decision?
• Ministerium?
• Mac will look in to more details and get back to group.
• Paul will look in to Baltimore’s program.
• Mac will look in to Denver’s program.
• Fred asked regarding status of the Wood St Commons building. There is no new news at this time.
• Review: Mac will find out more about 311. Paul will find out more about parking meters.
• Upcoming Meetings:
• St Joes: 9/5/08
• Health Resources: 9/9/08
• Quarterly Meeting: 9/19/08

Next HOCC mtg 9/25/08 1:30p

REGULAR ATTENDEES:

HOCC Minutes-Aug 2008 page 1