Good morning – can you all please remove me from the email list? I am on the Board of the Salvation Army so I will follow you through them.

Thank you for all that you do!

Len Ganduglia

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Colleagues,

If you have not yet signed up for this newsletter, you might want to do so. Just scroll to the bottom. You do NOT have to be a Dept of Commerce grantee to receive it. Lots of good information - just follow the various links.

Maureen

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Jan. 30, 2019

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Spotlight

Spotlight Landlord Mitigation Program

Washington state requires any landlord that holds a security deposit to complete a Move-In/Out Condition Report. Unfortunately, some landlords were denied funding from the new landlord mitigation program because they didn’t have this documentation.

As you work with landlords and clients, keep this in mind as it protects both parties and may be useful in the future if a landlord incurs damages.

For more information on requirements to access Landlord Mitigation Funds, real-time program data, and a sample Move-In/Move-Out Checklist, please click here.

Foundational Community Support Program

The Foundational Community Supports (FCS) program is an additional avenue to provide housing and employment supports to your community. It may provide an additional incentive for landlords who are apprehensive about tenant reliability, and can be added to your list of reasons why your agency will be a great partner.

The flyer linked here provides information about the benefits of supportive housing, and reminds landlords to use Commerce’s Landlord Mitigation program if damages occur during tenancy.

Seeking Agencies that Compensate Individuals with Lived Experience for Their Time

The Office of Family and Adult Homelessness is currently exploring ways to gather feedback from those who use homeless crisis response systems. We understand that doing this equitably often involves compensating people for their time. Has your county compensated individuals with lived experience for their time? If you have and are willing to share information, please reach out to the program manager for your county.

CoC Analysis Tool: Race and Ethnicity

Equity Corner A new tool to help analyze and highlight racial and ethnic disparities in homelessness is available on the HUD Exchange. The CoC Analysis Tool: Race and Ethnicity was created to help communities facilitate analysis of disparities among people experiencing homelessness. This easy-to-use tool graphically displays race and ethnicity distributions at a CoC level and makes it easy to compare distributions of people in poverty.

Examining this information is a crucial step toward creating more equitable housing systems and services. You can find the tool here, as well as a COC Analysis Tool Overview.

Affordable Housing and Homelessness Legislative Session

The Washington Low Income Housing Alliance welcomes advocates and service providers interested in keeping up with what’s happening in the state’s legislative session to join bi-weekly calls beginning Friday, Jan. 18 from noon to 1 p.m.

Conference line number: 1-866-339-4555

Access code: 206-442-9455

Federal Shutdown Over (For Now) – All 2018 NOFA Renewal Awards Funded

Shutdown

The Washington Balance of State Continuum of Care (BOS CoC) team received good news this month. As the federal shutdown ended, HUD announced that all Washington BOS CoC renewal projects in the 2018 competition got funded. There is no announcement on bonus project applications yet. HUD assures us that they will come at a later date.

Thank you to all grantees in our 34-county CoC for all of your great work in making our application strong!

Resources: New This Month!

Judge Source of Income Discrimination Information

As of Sept. 30, 2018 it is illegal for landlords in Washington state to discriminate against tenants and would-be tenants based on their source of income. We’re creating a flyer for navigating this new legal protection. For more information now, view this document or visit www.washingtonlawhelp.org.

House and key HEN Snapshot Infographic

The state legislature expanded program eligibility in 2018, and the demand for services far exceeds available funding. This infographic provides information on the impact of the HEN program and the startling need.

Updated Performance Dashboards

Check out the updated Rapid Re-Housing, Temporary Housing and Homelessness Prevention dashboards to see how your projects are performing! Share these at your next board or community meeting as a tool to spotlight your work to end homelessness in your county.

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Stay tuned for an online calendar of upcoming training opportunities, events, and important deadlines! If you have a training you would like reviewed for the newsletter, please send details to danielle.rylander@commerce.wa.gov.

January	Date	Training	Location	Registration
	Jan. 14	Mental Health First Aid	Mt. Vernon	Adult/Family Youth/Young Adult
	Jan. 24	Please Secure Your Oxygen Mask (Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care)	Webinar	Register Here
February	Date	Training	Location	Registration
	Feb. 8	WSQA Orientation	Webinar	Register Here
	Feb. 27	Mental Health First Aid	Port Angeles	Adult/Family Youth/Young Adult
March	Date	Training	Location	Registration
	March 6 - 7	WSQA Lite Application Development Workshop	Olympia	Register Here
	March 11	Mental Health First Aid	Seattle	Adult/Family
	March 12	Mental Health First Aid for Youth	Seattle	Adult/Family Youth/Young Adult
	March 13	Trauma Informed Care	Seattle	Adult/Family Youth/Young Adult
	March 25	Mental Health First Aid	Yakima	Adult/Family
	March 26	Mental Health First Aid for Youth	Yakima	Youth/Young Adult
	March 27	Mental Health First Aid	Ellensburg	Adult/Family Youth/Young Adult

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