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2 Webinar will last approximately one hour; All phones of attendees are muted; Please type your questions in the go to meeting question box. We will answer questions at the end of this webinar. Core Housing Team

P U R P O S E The goal of the Core Housing Team is to bring together a local community team that works with existing resources and landlords to rapidly re-housing people living in homelessness. Foremost, the Core Housing Team understands the crises homelessness presents to people and the urgency of re-housing. 3

 Each team member understands his/her role and strategizes with other team members to efficiently use mainstream resources to re-housing people.  On a bi-annual basis the Core Housing Team reviews current homeless data and reviews the housing status of those that they have assisted.  The team acts as catalysis to improve systems to ensure rapid re-housing is achieved and that the household service needs are met. (MSHDA Housing Agents: This meeting is the second of two annual meetings that you are required to attended to fulfill the requirements of your contract with MSHDA.) 4 Core Housing Team

New for January 2014 A new Memorandum of Understanding between the HARA and MSHDA. It will allow rural communities that have no active sheltering organizations as part of their CoC to recognize doubled-up (couch surfing) as homelessness; The MSHDA Homeless Specialist has to approve this request. 5

Core Housing Team Security Codes are received from the MSHDA Homeless Assistance Specialists. They cannot be shared. All passcode holders must prepare and sign a statement stating that he/she has viewed the training made available on MSHDA’s website at (Click on Homeless and Special Housing Needs, click on MSHDA HCV Lead Agency Webinar.) 6

Core Housing Team The following three forms will be randomly requested from applicants on the homeless waiting list on a quarterly basis. The first two are on click on Homeless & Special Housing Needs, click on forms. 1.Verification of Homelessness (ESG Form 2) 2.Verification of Residency (See Upfront Documentation Quick Glance on web-site.) 3. HP-HCV Release of Information (on HMIS) 7

Core Housing Team Internal Controls were to be updated with ESG Exhibit 1. HARA – check with your MSHDA Specialist to see that this occurred. MSHDA Controls – On-site monitoring of the HARA HCV waiting list. MSHDA staff – confirms homelessness at the time of application on HMIS. 8

2014 Core Housing Team Meetings What will your 2014 Core Housing meetings look like for 2014? They are required – how do you make them a good use of time – work together to create a structure? Are outreach workers on the team? Could the Core Housing Team work to house folks in tents, under bridges? Who will set the meetings up? Do you have each other's and phone numbers? How/who will let the state know that you have met and where gaps may exist that the state could assist with? 9