CoC Board of Directors

Detroit Continuum of Care
Housing

Monday, Dec. 2, 2024
2:00 p.m. EST

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Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team

Note-taking by Nadia Ziyad

Frustrated by a failure to provide services, a homeless member of the public attended the meeting and asked, "Where is the help at for real?" She said she's been living in her truck and is now in a vacant house, but she's been unable to get into a shelter after repeated attempts.

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Live reporting by Perry Sylvester

Frustrated by a failure to provide services, a homeless member of the public attended the meeting and asked, "Where is the help at for real?" She said she's been living in her truck and is now in a vacant house, but she's been unable to get into a shelter after repeated attempts.

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6
Hey Detroit! Monday 12/2 at 2 PM I live tweet Detroit Continuum of Care Board of Directors meeting for @DetDocumenters #DETdocumenters & media partners @BridgeDet313 @chalkbeatDET @freep @metrotimes @michigan_public @media_outlier @PlanetDetroit @wdet @wxyzdetroit

07:51 PM Dec 1, 2024 CST

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 2/39
What is the 'Continuum of Care', you ask? Well, the CoC is a framework started by HUD in the 90s to provide a coordinated, collaborative, and community-driven approach to awarding funds to organizations providing services to the homeless,
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 3/39
...and manage the application for McKinney-Vento funds. You know, those funds 👇🔗 michigan.gov/mde/services/s…
michigan.gov/mde/services/s…
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 4/39
'Since 1996, HAND has served as the lead entity for the Continuum of Care for the cities of Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park, Michigan' and you can check out their homepage here 👇🔗 handetroit.org
handetroit.org
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 5/39
Here are the Board of Directors
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 6/39
And here are the Executive Committee members
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 7/39
You can check out the latest Detroit Documenters coverage of the CoC Board of Directors by Nachum Eichenhorn @NachumDetroit here 👇🔗 documenters.org/documents/twit…
documenters.org/documents/twit…
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 8/39
@NachumDetroit #DETdocumenters we are almost starting
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 9/39
@NachumDetroit Sounds like we will start officially at 5 minutes after…I see one of @DetDocumenters fearless leaders is in the online audience (probably checking up on me)
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 10/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters So, LOTS of people in online audience plus there was a Magic Packet ™️🧙🏻‍♂️🎩🐰available at their website
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 11/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Gerald Curley letting us know we will likely only be an hour…Amanda Sternberg giving update on onetime CoC Builds program (a HUD program)…request for $7 million 👇🔗 hud.gov/program_office…
hud.gov/program_office…
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 12/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters They will NOT do the CoC Board elections today…that will be Jan meeting 🧐
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 13/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters They are in process of voting on Consent Agenda while a presentation is starting…
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 14/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Zachary Betthauser is leading this…& shout-out for this meeting actually having speaker names present & visible (might be first time I have seen this🤷🏼‍♂️)
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 15/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters The presentation is titled Voucher Prioritization Proposal …pertaining to the following, somewhat different from MSHDA framework
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 16/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters 69 participants for this meeting
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 17/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Betthauser describes how ‘Proposal A’ differs from‘Proposal B’ with reference to various’Acuity Groups’ drives flow
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 18/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Back to Amanda Sternberg…leading presentation on the Permanent Supportive Housing Workgroup
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 19/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Describes who makes up this work group—what they do, when they meet (monthly)
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 20/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters 3 ‘buckets’ this workgroup fills…
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 21/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Sternberg going over the workgroup’s agenda for 2024…now, if you are struggling with the acronyms (I know I am 😆😆😆) keep in mind the Magic Packet ™️🧙🏻‍♂️🎩🐰has a handy-dandy listing!
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 22/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters We now have Toyia Yancey leading presentation on the Outreach Workgroup …here are some of the 2024 agenda priorities
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 23/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Here is a little more detail…note funding deadline for 1st item (June 2025)
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 24/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Now Clarice Perkins is going over Outreach/Encampment statistics (‘encampment’ reference to homeless persons consistently in areas deemed unsafe)
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 25/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Well, I see I broke my thread 🤷🏼‍♂️…they are at end of meeting trying to get public comment, but as usual there are technical issues
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 26/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters While waiting for public person, mention is made about PSH Supportive Services LOI Application … it is dropped into chat
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 27/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters A member of public calls in, has husband in ill health and has been living in her truck… she had tried to get through previous meeting, seeking help…Zachary Betthauser takes phone number to call directly after the meeting
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 28/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Tamara Gaines speaks, asking what other avenues can be taken to make contact with CoC…one should not have to come to a Board of Directors meeting in order to get help
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 29/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Taura Brown speaks out about her frustration and need for accountability…CoC needs to look at funds given to range of organizations that are turning themselves into landlords rather than shelters
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 30/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Stresses people from CoC Board need to attend MSHDA meetings and speak up
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 31/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Tammy Black agrees, says organizations need to do better…cut expenses/staff and focus on delivering services
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 32/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters John Stoyka agrees, shares frustration over lack of tangible resources, says it might be necessary to look beyond government funding
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 33/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Amber Moorman feels govt organizations are distributing resources but lack of trained work staff a major challenge
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 34/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Alan Rossetto states that while more shelter beds need to be brought online but they also need to process their populations into stable housing faster
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 35/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Angel Reed emphasizes need to get those working directly with the homeless population involved in the overall strategy and process
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 36/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters There is also a question about the CAM Helpdesk link and discussion about process and service flow
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 37/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters Meeting concludes at 3:24
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 38/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters If you feel anything in this coverage is not accurate, email documenters@media_outlier.org with 'Correction Request' in the subject line.
Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 39/39
@NachumDetroit @DetDocumenters As always, look for additional coverage at documenters.org
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Detroit Continuum of Care

www.handetroit.org

(415) 964-3666

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Since 1996, the Homeless Action Network of Detroit (HAND) has served as the lead agency for the CoC for Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. HAND is governed by a Board of Directors composed of representatives from the community. In its role as the lead agency for the CoC, HAND carries out the following activities:

Promote integrated, community-wide strategies and plans to prevent and end homelessness;

Provide coordination among the numerous local organizations and initiatives that serve the homeless population, and

Manage the CoC’s single, comprehensive grant application to HUD for McKinney-Vento funding which includes Continuum of Care funds and State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds.

The governance charter for the Detroit CoC was adopted on May 19, 2015, and most recently revised on May 21, 2019. Please click here to download a copy: https://www.handetroit.org/s/Detroit-CoC-Governance-Charter-FINAL-May-2019-kac4.pdf

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