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Our collective vision is to prevent and end homelessness grounded in racial equity.

~ From the Detroit CoC's Governance Charter

If you live in Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park and are experiencing homelessness, please call CAM (313) 305-0311. CAM intake is call-in only.

Values & Funding Priorities (VFP) Committee

Update

The Values & Funding Priorities (VFP) Committee is recruiting new committee members for 2023! The committee is tasked with strategizing on how to utilize existing funding resources and identifying funding gaps and potential resources to meet those needs. The committee helps make critical funding decisions for the Detroit CoC.  

We anticipate the group will meet monthly for 90 minutes beginning in April 2023, with additional subcommittee involvement beginning later in the year. For more information on the VFP committee, see attached VFP One-Pager.  

If you’re interested in joining the committee or nominating someone else, please email Julia Janco at julia.janco@detroitmi.gov

or Elise Grongstad at elise@handetroit.org  by Monday, March 6th.  

Detroit Health Housing Center

With the recent opening of the Neighborhood Service Organization’s (NSO) Detroit Health Housing Center, the homeless service provider is moving towards a more integrative approach to addressing chronic homelessness. The center includes emergency shelter, permanent housing transition support and medical respite care clinic. Learn more the center and its services here.

CAM Transition

As the Continuum moves closer to finding a new Coordinated Entry Lead, updates and information about the process and corresponding documentation can be found at the CAM Transition Resource Hub.

Funding Opportunity

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued and Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI) program. 

The purpose of this program is to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and evidence-based treatment and services for individuals, including youth, and families with substance use disorders (SUDs) or co-occurring mental health conditions and SUDs (CODs) who are experiencing homelessness. 

Applications are due March 21st. Interested parties should review the attached notice.

Connect4Care Kids 

Connect4Care Kids is a centralized resource from the United Way for Southeastern Michigan to help families with young children understand child care assistance options and connect with child care providers across Wayne County.  Find out more on the United Way's website.

We are Not a Monolith:

Identifying the Power Within Storytelling 

Feb 24 | 01:00 PM EST

The National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) is hosting a webinar designed to introduce storytelling concepts as a wellness tool for participants, patients, and society at large. The presenter will discuss storytelling from a multicultural lens and discuss how stories can be transformed from weapons used reinforce racism and oppression across systems, to an empowering healing tool for BIPOC communities and individuals.

Register here.

Our Housing Futures: AFFH Comment Party 

February 28 | 3:30 - 5:00 PM EST

During this webinar, Policy Link will share an overview of HUD’s draft rule, including areas of strength for commenters to support. They will also share data, research, and narrative tools that can be used to craft a strong comment. Sign up for the AFFH Comment Party to use your comment to help shape a just housing future that works for everyone. Guests to be announced.

Serving Folks with Disabilities 

March 10th | 1:00 PM EST

This webinar will provide participants with information regarding what it means to serve folks with disabilities. It will review various topics, including intersectionality, disability rights, approaches to helping folks with disabilities, what ableism is, and ableist language and disability pride. 



Course outcomes:

Participants will gain more knowledge on how to serving people w/ disabilities Those interested can register here.

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