Homeless Alliance of WNY http://wnyhomeless.org Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mobile Safety-Ney Transportation Survey http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2012/01/mobile-safety-ney-transportation-survey/ http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2012/01/mobile-safety-ney-transportation-survey/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:49:07 +0000 Homeless Alliance http://wnyhomeless.org/?p=2818 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

]]> http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2012/01/mobile-safety-ney-transportation-survey/feed/ 0 2012 Annual Homeless Point in Time Count – Thursday, January 26th 2012 http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2012/01/2012-annual-homeless-point-in-time-count-%e2%80%93-thursday-january-26th-2012/ http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2012/01/2012-annual-homeless-point-in-time-count-%e2%80%93-thursday-january-26th-2012/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:50:31 +0000 Homeless Alliance http://wnyhomeless.org/?p=2784 2012 Annual Homeless Point in Time Count – Thursday, January 26th 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

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

The full article from HUD can be read here.

]]> http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2012/01/new-homeless-definition/feed/ 0 2012 Housing Inventory Chart Update http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/12/2012-housing-inventory-chart-update/ http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/12/2012-housing-inventory-chart-update/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:49:50 +0000 Homeless Alliance http://wnyhomeless.org/?p=2767 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

]]> http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/12/2012-housing-inventory-chart-update/feed/ 0 Assessment of Financial Needs of Victims of Domestic Violence http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/12/assessment-of-financial-needs-of-victims-of-domestic-violence/ http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/12/assessment-of-financial-needs-of-victims-of-domestic-violence/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:49:18 +0000 Homeless Alliance http://wnyhomeless.org/?p=2754 Child & Family Services Haven House in partnership with Creating Assets, Savings & Hope is conducting a needs assessment survey to better understand the financial needs of domestic violence survivors. The 14 question online survey should only take approximately 5 minutes to complete.  Both survivors of domestic violence and service providers are encouraged to complete the survey.  Please click on the link below to complete the survey.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TCT5NHP

If you have any questions or would like hard copies of the survey to provide to your staff or clients, please contact Kristen at kluppino@cfsbny.org or 716-335-7425.

Also, as part of this program, a Resource Guide for Financial Stability was created- a digital copy is attached to this email.  Hard copies can be provided to your agency to distribute to clients and staff if needed.

]]> http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/12/assessment-of-financial-needs-of-victims-of-domestic-violence/feed/ 0 Annual Luncheon Nomination Form http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/11/annual-luncheon-nomination-form/ http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/11/annual-luncheon-nomination-form/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:04:24 +0000 Homeless Alliance http://wnyhomeless.org/?p=2748 Please use this form to nominate individuals or organizations for an award at our annual luncheon to be held on Friday, December 16th at 11:30 at the Pearl St. Grill and Brewery.  The form can be found HERE

]]> http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/11/annual-luncheon-nomination-form/feed/ 0 Media Response to the Unsheltered Count http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/10/media-response-to-the-unsheltered-count/ http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/10/media-response-to-the-unsheltered-count/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:23:51 +0000 Homeless Alliance http://wnyhomeless.org/?p=2745 The links below will take you to the media response to the survey of unsheltered homeless that was conducted by the Homeless Alliance and the WNY Coalition for the Homeless.

The WGRZ link will also show you some graphs of the statistics.  For a more in-depth look see the Power Point presentations in the blog post below.

WGRZ story

Buffalo News story

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Unsheltered Power Point

Power Point on all statistics including the unsheltered

Buffalo & Erie County Power Point

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For a registration form please go here.

]]> http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/09/soar-training/feed/ 0 Matt Urban Center Job Posting http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/08/matt-urban-center-job-posting/ http://wnyhomeless.org/home/2011/08/matt-urban-center-job-posting/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:59:38 +0000 Homeless Alliance http://wnyhomeless.org/?p=2715 The Matt Urban HOPE Center is currently looking for an Homeless Outreach Case Manager.  View the job posting here.

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