The Homeless & Housing Resource Center has developed a toolkit, “Helping Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Obtain Identification Documents”. The Toolkit provides an overview of: Key Identification Types, Steps for replacing ID, Estimated costs and fee waivers, Best practices for ID replacement and Documentation Checklists. Attached are the Power Point slides from a recent webinar introducing the…

As Monroe County moves forward with the goal of ending homelessness, we have reached a point where we are serving a more chronic population suffering from serious mental illness and/or signification addictions that are more difficult to serve in a traditional setting. The complex needs of this population require staff that are trained and experienced…

Once again, we are requesting volunteers for the annual Point in Time (PIT) count. If you want to volunteer for one 6 hour shift on the night of the count, we offer online training for the Point in Time. This year the training will be exclusively online as a self-paced training class. Email Tim Wildman…

Partners Ending Homelessness Annual Board Meeting is being held on Tuesday January 11th from 12Noon – 1PM via Zoom. We wish it could be held in person, but would love to have you join us virtually to give the community an update on the 2021 activities of PEH and our partners. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85011303363?pwd=RE5RT1AzNkVVOTRTMjBSWWlDQWVxUT09…

The NYS utility moratorium expired in December 2021; the residential foreclosure and NYS eviction moratorium expires January 15, 2022. County and state rental relief funds for the lowest income tenants have been depleted, although there are still resources for moderate income tenants and lower income homeowners. Additionally, some utility assistance is available. We will provide…

Approximately $13 million of HOME ARP funding has been allocated to Monroe County and the City of Rochester for four primary activities: Development and Support of Affordable Housing, Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Supportive Services and Acquisition and Development of Non-congregate Shelter. The City, County and PEH are soliciting input from the community to help determine where…

Approximately $13 million of HOME ARP funding has been allocated to Monroe County and the City of Rochester for four primary activities: Development and Support of Affordable Housing, Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Supportive Services and Acquisition and Development of Non-congregate Shelter. The City, County and PEH are soliciting input from the community to help determine where…

Partners Ending Homelessness is looking for 100 volunteers to help us count the unsheltered homeless on January 27th. PEH needs volunteers for one 6 hour shift on the night of the count. The training for the Point in Time will be exclusively online. If you would like to volunteer for the PIT count please email…

The 2021 Homeless Memorial Service is going be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 from 12pm – 1pm at the St. Mary’s Campus Chapel. Seating is limited to 30 people due to COVID safety protocols, but the service will be streamed live via Zoom. Please contact Gennel Vieira at Health Reach or Lisa Kuhmann at…

The Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) is for homeowners (not landlords) who experienced a financial hardship due to Covid-19. The funds can be used to bring mortgage payments current, pay property taxes and HOA fees. The maximum amount of the grant is $50K. The program starts January 3rd and is accepting applications for 30 days. The…