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Check out the Monroe County Library System’s Making Moves webpage – a reference guide to Re-entry Resources for people impacted by the criminal legal system. Please share with your program participants via the attached flyer.. https://letsendhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/31/Making-Moves-22-1183-07KS.pdf

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GREAT NEWS!!! There will no longer be a 45 day wait for individuals to begin receiving their cash Temporary Assistance benefits once they have completed the eligibility process. Attached are the regulations that explain the new change. https://letsendhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/31/Elimination-of-45-Day-TA-Waiting-Period.pdf

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Molina Healthycare, Big Daddy’s BBQ and Catering and the First Genesis Baptist Church are sponsoring an event that provides a meal, hygiene products, clothes, shoes, coats and other items for the homeless in our community. There will be ample seating space if people choose to eat on site or the food can be taken out…

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Dr. April Aycock, the Director of the Monroe County Office of Mental Health, will be the featured speaker at the September HSN Meeting. If you have any questions that you would like to ask please send those to Mike Rood at mrood5@naz.edu questions will be sent to Dr. April Aycock prior to the meeting. There…

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Monroe County is receiving an allocation of $4,290,012 of HOME American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding. This additional funding will be added in the forum of a substantial amendment to the Monroe County 2021-22 Annual Action Plan. The public comment period has been extended to go from 8/23/2022 – 9/8/2022. Attached is the announcement to extend…

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In alignment with the recent HUD Unsheltered Homeless Supplemental NOFO release, we are conducting a FALL Point in Time (PIT) count. The Monroe County, Fall Point in Time will occur on September 26th from 5 am – 11 am. Please help us conduct a count and simple survey of homeless people in this local area.In…

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The New York State Alliance of Recovery Residences (NYSARR) and Opioid Response Network (ORN) are excited to hold our very first Recovery Housing Conference this September! We have spent the past few years building our network of recovery housing allies, supporters, owner/operators, organizations, and community members. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to finally…

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The United Christian Leadership Ministry and the 7th Judicial District are working collaboratively to overcome implicit bias in the New York State Court System. The Judicial Observation Project (JOP) was developed to address this issue. The JOP can contribute to a fairer and more just judicial system by providing judges with constructive feedback on implicit…

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The HUD FY 2022 CoC Program NOFO has just been released with a due date of September 30th. The amount of time to complete has been reduced by 30 days, so we are going to have a very aggressive timeline to submit the application with all deadlines met. The new Supplemental NOFO (focus is on…

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