Mobile Safety-Ney Transportation Survey

In response to the NFTA Metro service’s recent proposal to eliminate 22% of the bus and rail services in the spring of 2012, we are requesting your input to determine the effect of this on the residents of the Buffalo Niagara Region. Please complete this short survey and return to 1119 William Street, Buffalo, New York 14206.

TRANSPORTATION SURVEY

2012 Annual Homeless Point in Time Count – Thursday, January 26th 2012

2012 Annual Homeless Point in Time Count – Thursday, January 26^th 2012

Sheltered Point in Time (PIT) Count

• All Emergency, Transitional and Permanent Supportive Housing programs should complete PIT forms and return to HAWNY by 2/3/2012.

Sheltered PIT Form

PIT Form Instructions

Unsheltered Point in Time (PIT) Count

• Outreach teams will be going out to known locations where homeless stay or are known to be throughout the day on 1/26/2012.  If you are interested in helping with the unsheltered count, please contact the lead outreach worker assigned for each time/location on the attached schedule

Unsheltered PIT Form

Unsheltered County – Outreach Schedule

If you have any questions or need further information please contact:

Connie Sanderson

CoC Programs Coordinator

Homeless Alliance of Western NY

960 Main Street

Buffalo, NY 14202

Phone:  716-853-1101 x407

Fax:  716-853-1750

Email:  sanderson@wnyhomeless.org

New Homeless Definition

HUD has released a new “Homeless” definition that is effective 1/1/2012 for SHP, S+C and ESG programs.

Here is a link to a summary of the new definition.

The full article from HUD can be read here.

2012 Housing Inventory Chart Update

Annually the Homeless Alliance must update its Housing Inventory Chart, a complete list of all homeless housing programs in the CoC and submit it to HUD.  There is now a Housing Inventory Chart Report in HMIS that will make updating and submitting the data to HUD easier and more efficient.   Once you have submitted the form it will be entered into the administrative area of HMIS by HAWNY.

Instructions

HMIS HUD Standards Form

If you have any questions on completing the form(s), definitions, etc.  please contact:

Connie Sanderson

CoC Programs Coordinator

716-853-1101 x407

sanderson@wnyhomeless.org