1. HUD PERSPECTIVES FOR WASHINGTON STATE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS Jack Peters, Director Office of Community Planning and Development US Department of Housing and Urban Development 206.220.5268 jack.peters@hud.gov

2. Vision for Special Needs Programs New Secretarial Initiative for Special Needs – Increasing access to HUD mainstream housing resources for persons with special needs, homeless, persons living with HIV/AIDS, veterans, etc. – Internal coordination with HUD offices including PD&R

3. Vision for Special Needs Programs Homelessness – New interagency council on homelessness— Secretary Donovan is Chair – HEARTH: Development and implementation of new regulations – HPRP: Transforming local systems and how to transition to HEARTH

4. Homelessness: HEARTH Act Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH Act) – Reauthorize HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Programs – SHP, S+C, SRO to become part of CoC Program Prevention added as eligible activity – Creates rural housing program – ESG renamed as Emergency Solutions Grant

5. HEARTH Act Timeline: – 12 months for regulations – 18 months to implement Focus Groups Draft regulations out for Notice and Comment CPD Staff input Training Implement in 2011 Competition

6. New HUD Program Updates HUD-VASH – Permanent housing for homeless vets and their families – Combines rental assistance with case management and clinical services – Estimated 20,000 vouchers available from 2008 and 2009 appropriations

7. New HUD Program Updates Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re- housing Program (HPRP) – Focus of HPRP is housing stabilization – Provides temporary financial assistance and/or services to help persons gain housing stability – Intent is to serve persons who: are homeless or would be homeless but for this assistance can remain stably housed after this temporary assistance ends

8. Challenges for CoCs Integration of HPRP as a resource for CoCs Focus on results measurement through HMIS Ongoing participation in AHAR and Homelessness Pulse Consolidation changes through the HEARTH Act Once is a lifetime opportunity to change how we deliver homeless services

9. Special Needs Resources Homelessness Resource Exchange: www.hudhre.info HUD’s HMIS Portal: www.hmis.info SNAPS APR Help Desk: – Email: apr@abtassoc.com – Hotline: 877-277-1460