Our local system for meeting the needs
of homeless individuals and families is a strong community-based
system that provides outreach and assessment, education/prevention
services, unique emergency shelters, transitional housing,
permanent housing, and supportive services. Over the
last three years, consortium members have focused on
strengthening individual non-profit programs and services
with the use of U.S. HUD Community Planning and Development
Division funding. Sources include the Community Development
Block Grant, Home Investment Partnership Grant, and
Emergency Shelter Grant, all of which are administered
by the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA).
| Goal
|
Action
Steps |
Responsible
Person/Organization |
|
Goal 1:
Coordinate a system of homeless
programs to transition homeless families throughout
the Continuum of Care system into permanent housing. |
Implement the One-Stop Homeless
Database Program |
The
Salvation Army |
|
Identify the system that
will be used to share the database information
- via Internet or via a shared network/server.
|
Continuum
of Care Members |
|
Identify the minimum computer
requirements needed to run the program |
The
Salvation Army |
|
Agencies come up with a
collective list describing their agencies and
services |
Continuum
of Care Members |
|
Agencies identify a systems
administrator |
Continuum
of Care Members |
|
Train systems administrators
|
The
Salvation Army |
|
Launch database via the
internet |
The
Salvation Army & Continuum of Care Members
|
| Goal
2:
Develop a Formal Continuum of
Care Group |
Deciding on a Name
Defining Roles and Responsibilities
Formalizing relationships through
Memorandums of Understanding
Linking with Existing Committees/Groups
Addressing Subpopulations of Homeless |
Continuum
of Care Members |
| Goal
3:
Expand the number of Organizations
Involved in Continuum of Care Group |
Contact/meet
with potential members to encourage their participation
and educate them about the Continuum of Care
Invite mainstream service provider
organizations
Active participation of homeless
individuals in the Continuum of Care group and
committees
Shelter providers will identify
homeless individuals in their respective programs
to participate in the Continuum of Care group
and the committees representing their interest.
|
Continuum
of Care Members |
| Goal
4:
Develop a long-term strategy
of addressing homeless needs |
Conduct
point-in-time survey of homeless on the streets
and in the shelters
Establish a Community Process for
Determining Relative Priorities
Quantitative criteria - Homeless
Data
Qualitative criteria
Voting on priorities
Discussion on and Short and Long
Term Strategies |
Continuum
of Care Members |
| Goal
5:
Continue Training and Technical
Assistance
|
Arrange
with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development for training and technical assistance
on developing and maintaining a Continuum of Care
process for the homeless. |
Guam
Housing and Urban Renewal Authority |
