ICA News - August 2024 - Iowa

ICA News -August 2024 - Iowa

  • In-Person New User Classes

  • Monthly Data Updates

  • August Q&A

  • Annual Outreach Gatherings

  • Help for New Students

  • Coordinated Entry News

  • HUD News

  • Jobs

  • Dates


In-Person Training

Monthly In-person New User Classes

The ICA Training Team is excited to announce the continuation of optional in-person HMIS New-User training. This is to fulfill the need for users who will benefit from learning the system with a more hands-on approach, while still using the online training videos as additional tools. Below are the current dates we have set up along with the locations in which the trainings are taking place. If you are the person at your agency that requests new user trainings, and think that you have staff that would benefit from an in-person training experience, please fill out the form below.

Please note that online training is still available as an option if this does not fit your staff’s needs. If it is decided that in-person training is the best option, each student only need to attend one session. Each attendee will need their own laptop. The classes fill up at 10 attendees each.

Current In Person Trainings:

  • August 29th-- Shelter House, Iowa City (10am-2pm) 429 Southgate Ave. Iowa City, Iowa

  • September 12th--612 Youth Shelter, Iowa Homeless Youth Center Des Moines (10am-2pm) 612 Locust St. Des Moines, Iowa

  • September 26th-- Shelter House, Iowa City (10am-2pm) 429 Southgate Ave, Iowa City

In-person Training Request Form - Formstack


Welcome- ICA Staff Introductions- ( KarLee Kearns, Shawn McAninch, Kasper Kittredge, Kyndra Lobdell, & Susie McCarragher)    

Monthly Data Update

ICA publishes a monthly data update describing the key indicators and changes in the population experiencing housing instability in the Balance of State and Polk County. We share this information monthly, and hope this presentation is easy to understand for members of your community who don’t necessarily live in the data the way HMIS professionals and service providers do but are interested and motivated to learn. 

This Month’s Data Update


Annual Outreach Gatherings

The Institute for Community Alliances (ICA) Iowa HMIS Team is committed to strengthening connections with providers utilizing HMIS and DVIMS. We are delighted to share that this calendar year, ICA will embark on in-person visits to various areas of the state! All individuals working within HMIS/DVIMS are welcome and encouraged to attend! 

During these meetings, we will facilitate open discussions, seek feedback, provide insights into the functions of the ICA HMIS team, and most importantly, gain valuable insights into your agencies. 

August Gathering:

  • When: August 27th, 11am to 12:30pm

  • Where: Greenfield Public Library, 202 1st St. Greenfield, IA 50849

  • Who: Providers from Harrison, Pottawattamie, Mills, Fremont, Shelby, Cass, Montgomery, Page, Audobon, Guthrie, Adair, Adams, Taylor, Dallas, Madison, Union, Ringgold, Clark, Decatur 

Register here: August Gathering


Help for New Students

Weekly Office Hour

In an effort to provide a better learning experience, we are incorporating a weekly "office hour" for anyone currently working on the new user ServicePoint (Community Services) test. This open Teams link will have a human on the other end every Thursday at 10:00AM . So, if you are a student struggling with their test or the system join us on Thursday mornings and be able to ask someone directly for help.

Test Help Office Hour - Thursday at 10:00am - Click here to join


Coordinated Entry Q&A Webinars

Coordinated Entry Q&A Webinars

Every month Coordinated Entry Specialists will be hosting a virtual Coordinated Entry Q&A for CE providers and community partners to discuss CE basics, policies, procedures, and much more.

Have specific questions? Not understanding how something works within CE? Let us know! We would be happy to talk more about it during one of our sessions

When? Monthly on the 1st Tuesday of every month, our next Q&A will be on:

Who should attend? 

Any Coordinated Entry providers or community partners involved in CE across the state of Iowa and CE Regions who would like to learn more about Coordinated Entry or refresh their CE skills. 

Where? 

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SAVE THE DATE | SEPTEMBER 4-6

Iowa's premier housing event, the HousingIowa Conference draws nearly 1,000 housing and community leaders for timely discussions about advancing housing opportunities in Iowa.

“The HousingIowa Conference is Iowa’s premier housing event, drawing nearly 1,000 housing professionals and illuminating how Housing is the Start for economic opportunity and thriving Iowa families, communities and businesses. You are invited to join us for discussions around timely topics around housing in Iowa and networking with Iowa housing leaders.

The event welcomes housing developers, property managers, financiers, lenders, Realtors, homeless and supportive services professionals, housing advocates, policy makers, community development professionals, community leaders and anyone interested in learning more about housing in Iowa to join us for this highly anticipated event!”

Register Here



HUD News

From Our Federal Partners: Eviction Prevention Toolkit and Webinar Recording Available

Eviction Prevention: A Toolkit for Tenants and Service Providers

This toolkit is for people with mental health conditions, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders living in community-based low-income housing and the service providers and organizations supporting them in their housing and recovery. The toolkit provides essential information to support stable tenancies and avoid the trauma of housing eviction. Toolkit topics include upstream eviction prevention strategies, housing support services, landlord partnerships, and more.

The toolkit is also available in English and Spanish.

View the Toolkit

2024 VAWA and Survivor Housing Community Conversations: Informed Consent and System Access – August 29, 2024 – 1:00 PM EDT

Last year, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) 2022 Foundations for Continuum of Care (CoC) and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Webinar Series provided detailed, foundational knowledge about implementing VAWA and survivor-centered housing practices.

VAWA and Survivor Housing Community Conversations will continue in 2024 through a series of discussions about successfully implementing VAWA and survivor-centered housing at the system, project, and human levels. Each conversation will feature a diverse panel of system leaders, project staff, and people with lived experiences from both the homelessness response and victim services worlds.

Objectives


Job Postings

from our partner agencies


Dates

September 3rd- HMIS/DVIMS Q&A Webinar 10:00am - 10:45am -Click her to join

September 3rd- Coordinated Entry Q&A Webinar 2:00pm - 3:00pm -Click her to join

Thursdays at 10:00am- Test Help Office Hour - Click here to join


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