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Dear Colleagues: CT BOS will conduct a 2-part training on Housing Requirements this spring. See below for important details! Topics include Requirements for: Project Entry & Exit Unit Search & Approval Fair Market & Reasonable Rents Leases/Occupancy Agreements/HAP(Housing Assistance Payments) VAWA & Emergency Transfers Environmental Review Income Determination, Rent Calculation & Re-determination DMHAS Specific Requirements…

The CT HMIS Server will have a scheduled downtime on: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025, at 8:00 AM EST and is expected to last from 5 – 7 hours. During this time, we will an update to the SQL database server in preparation for a move to a new host in the coming months. This update will bring the…

PIT Materials Available & Request for HIC Updates Dear Colleagues:   Thank you to everyone who attended the Point In Time (PIT) training(s) last week. For those of you who were not able to attend, the recordings and slides are linked below. The PIT count will take place on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. We completed most of…

Countdown: Only 5 days left! CT BOS 2025 RENEWAL EVALUATION Upcoming deadlines – 1/15/25 Dear Providers: January 15th is five days away! Don’t miss these deadlines! To date, 28 projects have not yet begun the initial submission process in RED! RENEWAL EVALUATION DEADLINES 1/15/25 Deadline to: Submit CT BOS consumer surveys to CT BOS Complete the initial…

On December 27, 2024, HUD released the 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report: Part 1: Point-in-Time (PIT) Estimates, an annual snapshot of the number of individuals in shelters, temporary housing, and unsheltered settings. The report found more than 770,000 people were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2024, an 18 percent increase from 2023. This…