GLHRN Grant Application
(One project per application)
FUNDING__2015 HUD NOFA
GRANT PERIOD_____2016-17__
Application due to coordinator@glhrn.org by 6 pm on Friday, October 9th
PART I: Program Information
New Reallocation Project
Date of Application: 10/6/2015
New Bonus Project
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Organization:X Volunteers of America Michigan
x
Contact Person:
Title: Senior Manager of Community Housing
x Julie Shaltry, MA LPC
Renewal
Telephone: 517-281-9956
Email: jshaltry@voami.org
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Project / Program Grant Name: Ingham County PSH 1
Renewal only:
Previous Year Award Amount: $126, 568 Amount Requesting: $128, 387
Circle the Eligible Program Component for Which You Are Requesting Funds:
 Permanent Supportive Housing * Transitional Housing * Rapid Rehousing * HMIS *
Supportive Services Only
Organization must have tax-exempt status under 501(c)(3) of the IRS
Are other funds leveraged with the requested funds?
Yes: _X_ No: ___ If yes, please identify the amounts and source for all leveraged funds.
Amount $3,000_____Source: Based on est. Sparrow/VOA Clinic Average cost per person
Amount$_$18,704___ Source: Percent of Administration expense not covered by grant
Renewal only:
How many clients were served by this program in the previous program year? 18
How many clients does your agency plan to serve during the funding year? 18
Part II: Narrative
1. Attach (one page or less) the general Objectives/Mission of the Organization and the
Organization’s experience in providing the services for which funding is being requested.
Volunteers of America Michigan (VOAMI) is a charitable organization founded and
driven on Christian values and principles. Our programs address the needs of our
community’s disadvantaged, focusing on all levels of our Continuum of Care (CoC). We
believe in the dignity of every person and strive to achieve self-sufficiency. VOAMI
encourages service to God by serving others.
2. Describe the target population for your grant. Specifically identify if you are serving or
plan to serve? ie. individuals/families; chronic; Special populations
The program is designed to serve chronic adults. All program participants will be chronic
homeless adults from Ingham County. The majority of participants will come from the
community’s area emergency shelters or through community outreach efforts, including
those to homeless encampments.
VOAMI has served the homeless for 118 years. HMIS data has shown a consistent
decrease in the average annual number of unique persons using its 64 bed overnight
shelter over the past 6 years. VOAMI is noted for the serving the chronic homeless. Its
community kitchen served over 135,000 free meals last year. Its New Hope Day Center
served over 2,500 unique homeless with basic needs such as mail service, toiletries,
showers, telephone access and bus tokens. The Day Center also partners with 10 other
community service providers including the Department of Health and Human Services,
National Council on Alcoholism, Advent House Ministries, Veteran’s Administration,
Financial Empowerment Center, and Legal Services. VOAMI also provides 30 beds of
transitional housing for homeless Veterans onsite. With these services located on one
campus in the heart of Ingham Count, VOAMI is uniquely situated to service the chronic
homeless of Ingham County.
VOAMI actively engages clients with motivational interviewing and client-centered case
planning. Additionally, VOAMI is committed to Housing First as the solution to
homelessness.
VOAMI, in its commitment to serve the vulnerable effectively, partnered with Sparrow
Medical Group to establish and operated an onsite medical clinic for the homeless. This
clinic provides essential medical services for the vulnerable and under-served.
Additionally, VOAMI established an onsite Disability Advocacy program to help the
homeless apply for benefits from the Social Security Administration.
VOAMI and its community partners are committed to using the VI-SPDAT, a
coordinated intake process, and an Inter-Disciplinary Team approach to identifying and
serving the homeless. The process is designed to ensure the most vulnerable among the
homeless are priority for the community’s permanent supportive housing units.
3. List the program goals, objectives and measurable outcomes for this funding and how
they align with GLHRN Priorities and HUD Priorities (See final page).
The goal of PSH is to end chronic homelessness through community partnerships,
utilization of mainstream resources, and the development of self-stability for participants.
Measurable outcomes include how many participants move into independent housing,
gain income, gain self-determination skills, and increase overall independence. The goals
of this program align with both the GLHRN and HUD priorities.
4. How will the housing project apply the HUD priority of the Housing First model? If the
project is Transitional housing or Rapid Rehousing how will the project demonstrate that
it is low-barrier, prioritizes rapid placement and stabilization and does not have service
participation barriers?
This project places the most chronic and vulnerable adults in housing quickly, while
offering in-home supportive services to ensure successful independence. Participants
have access to bi-weekly case management, individual counseling, disability advocacy,
medical primary care, financial planning, and community meals. Additionally,
individuals will be provided with the materials and tools needed to maintain a home
including furniture, cleaning supplies, groceries, and personal care needs.
5. Explain how the assessment process ensures that program participants are directed to
appropriate housing and/or services that fit their needs including integration into
mainstream resources and other systems of care does your project help participants
connect to including MI Works, SSI/SSD, Legal Services, Healthcare, FAP, schools? Are
there MOUs or letters of commitment? (These must be dated between July 1st, 2015 and
November 20th, 2015.) Include collaborations with other programs or agencies that help
with services or resources for participants.
VOAMI’s assessment process encapsulates Strengths, Needs, Abilities, and Preferences
(SNAP) planning. Individuals have the strengths and abilities to overcome life obstacles.
Participant preferences make achieving goals easier, as the person has share in the
decisions about their housing plan. Finally, participant needs are identified as a basis of
goal planning for housing, medical, legal, financial, income, mental health, and substance
use. Based on the participant’s SNAP, referrals are made to appropriate agencies
including the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Ability Law Clinic,
Legal Services, Sparrow Medical Group, National Council on Alcohol, Financial
Empowerment Center, and individual counseling services to name a few. Ability Law
Clinic has provided a letter of support. Sparrow, DHHS, and Spring Arbor Counseling
program will be providing letters of support.
6. How does your program help increase participant income?
VOAMI gives participants access to our Disability Advocacy program, whereby
individuals apply for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) or Social Security Income
(SSI) benefits. Applicants will be aided through the process of application,
providing/obtaining supportive documentation, hearings, and appeals. VOAMI will also
collaborate with long-time partner, Advent House Good Works Program to assist
participants in becoming employment ready and enhance their participation with MI
Works! And Social Security’s Ticket to Work Program.
7. Do program referrals come from the HARA? If not, how does the project coordinate with
the HARA?
Yes, all referrals to the Permanent Supportive Housing Program originate from the
Ingham County HARA.
8. How do you know your agency is engaging the most vulnerable? Outreach efforts?
VOAMI’s strategy is to:
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Identify and reach chronically homeless adults where they congregate;
Send outreach staff to engage individuals and provide VI-SPDAT for assessment;
Using VI-SPDAT and assessments, determine which applicants are appropriate
for Permanent Supportive Housing Referral
Keep and Maintain a Referral list in coordination with the HARA (administered
by VOAMI)
Receive all referrals from the HARA, ensuring their chronicity and eligibility.
9. Are there any outstanding Civil Rights matters or obligations to federal government?
No. VOAMI has no outstanding Civil Rights matters or obligations.
10. Are your reports turned in on time (%)? Is your HMIS data error free (%)?
PSH reports have been consistently on time (100%) and HMIS data is 98.7% error free.
11. Please identify any findings identified by the City during their audit/site visit of your
program and if/how those were responded to. (please be brief)
The City of Lansing performed an audit of the Permanent Supportive Housing Program
on April 6, 2015. The Permanent Supportive Housing units were monitored by the City
on May 19, 2015. The findings of the audit indicated financial rent calculation sheets
were missing from client files. Additionally, disability verification was missing from
three files. Those missing items were placed in files and VOAMI’s PSH team is
reviewing files monthly to ensure completeness.
Program Income and Match requirements were missing from the financial reports. These
items were added to the financial report including required support documentation.
12. My agency is willing to be trained in processes and programs used by the Continuum to
Manage and administer the HUD grant including but not limited to Homeless
Management Information System (HMIS), the Housing Assessment and Resource
Agency (HARA), and the assessment tool (SPDAT).
Agree:__X_____ Disagree: _______
For further information, please see the HUD Notice of Funding Availability at:
https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Revised-FY-2015-CoC-ProgramNOFA.pdf
Part III: Budget
PH: PSH
Rental Assistance
Leasing
Supportive Services*
Operating Costs
HMIS
Total Admin
Sub Total
25% Match (all line items
except Leasing)
Grand Total
PH:RRH
HUD CoC Expenses
TH
SSO
HMIS
$ 93,600
$ 27,582
$ 2,800
$ 4,405
$ 128,387
$ 8,697
$ 137,084
Shaded areas not eligible for funding in designated categories
*Supportive Service
breakdown
Salaries
Fringe Benefits
Contractual services
Travel
Supplies/materials
Utilities
Repairs/Maintenance
Financial assistance to
clients
Total
Sources
$ 27, 582
$ 27,582
Total
Program Income
Amount
HUD Priorities
Strategic Resource Allocation.
Ending chronic homelessness.
Ending family homelessness.
Removing Barriers to CoC Resources.
Maximizing the use of mainstream resources.
Building partnerships.
Other Priority Populations-Veterans and Youth
GLHRN Priorities
Prioritize Permanent Housing including PSH and Rapid Rehousing
Prevention of Homeless through intervention
Supportive Services with targeted case management and wrap around services to lead to selfstability
Shelter services
Essential Services for vulnerable sub populations
Prioritize the chronically homeless