Community Action Partnership

ACTIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:

2020 California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH): $370,006

• Project applications are due April 16, 2020, 1:00 PM PST.
  
• Application materials are here.
  
• CESH FAQ are here.  
  

Direct inquiries to Shelley Tiran, at QOL@fairfield.ca.gov or by phone at (707) 428-7609. ​​

Zoom Meeting access: 
https://homebaseccc.zoom.us/j/182686822
Meeting ID: 182 686 822

Meeting Agenda 

For phone access:
Dial: 1-669-900-6833
Meeting ID: 182 686 822#

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Pursuant toExecutive Order N-29-20, all upcoming CAP Solano JPA and TAB meetings will be held via video or teleconferencing until further notice. Meeting login information will be distributed with the meeting notice. To receive announcements about the CAP Solano JPA, please join the mailing list.​​​

Tripartite Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting

NEXT MEETING: April 27, 2020

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

LOCATION: ​TBD

Community Action Agency for Solano County

Collaborative Applicant for Continuum of Care Funding

Homeless Management Information System Lead Agency

CAP Solano JPA Special Meeting: MARCH 30, 2020, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

​​​​​​​CAP Solano JPA Mission Statement

Local governments collaborating to provide oversight and resources to organizations that creatively deliver successful services to low-income people.

​AWARD ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ANNOUNCEMENTS:​​

​March 13, 2020

2020 COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) AWARDS

Caminar $55,000

Mission Samoa $55,000

Catholic Charities $55,000

CANB $40,339

FY 2019 HUD CONTINUUM OF CARE (CoC) AWARDS

Housing First Solano CoC received $1,486,257 in CoC funding. A list of Solano agencies awarded CoC funding can be found here. 

HUD's award announcement can be found here.​​

2019 COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) “INNOVATION GRANTS” AWARDS

Church of Epiphany - $5,000

City Reachers International Ministries - $5,000

Bay North Church of Christ - $5,000

COORDINATED ENTRY OPERATOR AWARD

Caminar - $1,580,000

HEAP AWARDS

Emergency Shelter Funding ($3 million)

SHELTER Solano -  $3 million

Prevention/Diversion Services ($1 million)

SHELTER Solano - $800,000

Community Action North Bay - $200,000

Youth Services ($671,624.54)

On the Move  - $449,326

Vacaville Social Services Corporation - $222,298.54​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​COVID-19 NEWS AND RESOURCES

​​​Dear Community Partners:

We strive to keep you informed, but not overwhelmed in these challenging times. Please find some useful links below. We will be posting regular updates and resources for homeless services providers

Solano County Department of Public Health is providing regular COVID-19 updates and guidance to the community on their website. Please check regularly for most up-to-date information: http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/ncov.asp

State of California Guidance: 

• Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency California State Guidance for Homeless Assistance Providers
  
• Office of Governor Gavin Newsom executive orders and press releases. 

Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidance:

• Interim Guidance for Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness 
  
• Interim guidance for homeless service providers to plan and respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  
• Get Your Community- and Faith-Based Organizations Ready for Coronavirus Disease 2019

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Webinars: ​

• HUD Infectious Disease Preparedness Among Homeless Assistance Providers and their Partners . Link to slides
• LAHSA Preparing for COVID-19 in Congregate/Communal Settings . Link to slides
• Preparing for COVID-19: Guidance for LA County Homeless Outreach Teams and their Agencies . Link to slides
• Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition: A National Call on Coronavirus and Homelessness Housing . Link to slides
  

Emerging Practices from Other Jurisdictions:

• Interim COVID-19 Guidance for Homeless Shelters (New York City Department of Public Health)
• COVID-19 (JOURNEYS | The Road Home, Illinois) 
• Recommendations for Preventing and Managing the Spread of Coronavirus in Shelters (Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program)
• Coronavirus Disease: What Supportive Housing Providers Need to Know (Corporation for Supportive Housing: A collection of best practices)
• Affordable Housing Providers and the Coronavirus (Leading Age: Best practices for affordable housing providers specifically focusing on older adults)
• Shelter Best Practices (Public Health Inspections, Denver Public Health)

Other tools and resources: 

• HUD Infectious Disease Toolkithere. 
• Questions to Assist CoCs and Public Health Authorities to Limit the Spread of Infectious Disease in Homeless Programs
  
• Specific Considerations for Public Health Authorities to Limit Infection Risk Among People Experiencing Homelessness
• Eligible ESG costs for Infectious Disease Preparedness
• Los Angeles County's Department of Health prepared this guidance for homeless outreach teams and agencies.

• ​The National Alliance to End Homelessness is compiling resources here.
• The Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition held a National Call on Coronavirus and Homelessness/Housing on Monday, March 16. The presentation slides and recording are available here.​
• The California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency and Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council has issued this guidance.