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  • Supplemental Heating Utility Assistance

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    Funding is now available to help low-income households that have fallen behind on their utility bills during COVID-19 pandemic. The arrears supplement is available to households who are eligible for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and behind in their heating utility bills but do not qualify for the utility assistance offered by NY’s Emergency…

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  • Support for Community Based Organization Staff

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    Come together with others in your field to share, learn, and support one another! With assistance from United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes and the Farash Foundation, CCSI is offering weekly, facilitated community drop-in support for CBO staff. Attend sessions that work for your schedule, with no ongoing commitment required.See below for…

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  • How Should Monroe County Spend its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding?

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    Monroe County has been allocated $144 million in ARPA funds from the federal government. These funds are time-critical and Monroe County is looking for input on how to invest this funding to move toward recovery. Monroe County’s Recovery Agenda has been named “Bring Monroe Back”. Six priority focus areas have been identified: Economic Recover, Infrastructure…

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  • NYS Landlord Rent Relief

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    NYS announced $125 million in state funding is being made available to landlords whose tenants have declined to compelte an applicaion or vacated the premises with arrears. Priority will be given to landlords owning small to medium sized properties. Eligible landlords must own units leased at or below 150% of FMR for their location and…

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  • Coordinated Entry Training Survey

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    The Coordinated Entry Training Workgroup,has been meeting over the past few months to plan and implement a training session for users of Coordinated Entry. The workgroup has created a brief online survey that we are hoping you and your staff will complete. We will use the responses to identify areas of focus for the training…

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  • Important Advocacy Information

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    The Empire Justice Center released their Policy Matters newsletter for September 2021. This edition covers efforts at federal SSI reform, their 2022 policy agenda and an update on the Sanctions bill. Of particular interest – in 2014 a new state law improved the process by which public assistance recipients can respond to an allegation they…

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  • Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy

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    The New York State Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (OTDA) has released four YouTube videos to address Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy and Overcoming Mistrust for People Experiencing Homelessness. These videos are available in English and Spanish. They feature shelter clients and staff who have rreceived the COVID-19 vaccine and believe that others should be vaccinated as…

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  • The Housing Council at PathStone – Housing Issues Webinars

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    Congratulations to The Housing Council who is celebrating their 50 year Anniversary!! As part of their Anniversary celebration, the Housing Council is hosting a series of free webinars on various housing issues. You can register at the links below: Overcoming Barriers to Accessing Housing for Non-English Speakers on Sept. 28th at 9AM – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/overcoming-barriers-to-housing-for-non-english-speakers-tickets-168953766263 The…

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  • Systems Integration Project – Gathering Community Input

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    The Systems Integration Project has been working with community members to draft an aligned community vision of integrated service delivery. We are now ready to gather additional community input. What is Integrated Service Delivery? Integrated service delivery is providing services (such as health, education, and human services) in a way that aligns the resources of…

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  • NIELSEN HOUSE OPEN HOUSE

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    Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach (SCPO) is excited to announce the Open House for the new location of Nielsen House. The new location, formerly the Sojourner House site, will allow for expansion of SCPO services. The event will be held on September 29th from 3pm – 7pm; blessing will be held at 4pm. SCPO would love…

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