Universal Application for Supportive Housing Makes Headway
A few communities around the state have been working on and/or implemented a universal application for supportive housing. CCEH staff has been getting together with our partners in Bridgeport and the CoC/TYPs from Stamford, Norwalk and New Haven while they work on a universal application with assistance from the Southeastern CT Partnership, which implemented their version of a universal application some time ago. For more information, or to get your CoC/TYP representatives involved, please contact, Tracy Helin, thelin@cceh.org
During the early December Project Homeless Connect event in Bridgeport, the first applications were taken from clients and a screening team has been established to direct them appropriately.
Other communities are close to implementing their versions of the universal application and more are getting involved. This effort will serve multiple purposes in the near and distant future, including:
- Meeting HEARTH guidelines, eventually resulting in community-wide coordinated intake systems.
- Lining up with Opening Doors recommendations.
- Most importantly, providing the quickest possible housing solutions for people who are experiencing homelessness.