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HHHC Executive Committee backs drafting language to change case-conference participation and DV/youth prioritization
Summary
The HHHC Executive Committee reviewed two proposed changes to its written standards of service — moving the authorized-participants list out of a defunct HMIS ROI form and removing a chronic‑homelessness prioritization for domestic‑violence housing slots (also applying the change to youth slots) — and DHHS agreed to draft and recirculate specific language for a vote at the next EC meeting.
At its May 13 meeting the Humboldt Housing and Homelessness Coalition (HHHC) Executive Committee discussed proposed updates to the HHHC written standards of service intended to clarify who may participate and advocate in Coordinated Entry System (CES) Case Conference Committee meetings and to adjust prioritization rules for certain funding streams.
The Committee reviewed two primary changes: moving the list of organizations authorized to participate in CES case conferences from the defunct HMIS Release of Information (ROI) form into the HHHC written standards so the membership list can be amended by the coalition; and removing the chronic‑homelessness requirement that currently applies to prioritization of domestic‑violence (DV) housing slots. Members also agreed the DV‑related change should be applied to youth‑related housing slots.
Committee members noted that some fund sources require chronic‑homelessness prioritization while others do not, and that the CoC maintains a separate order of priority for beds that do not require chronic‑homeless status. Participants raised concerns that service providers who do not use HMIS are currently limited in their ability to advocate for clients in case conferences; the proposed language would open the door for referring organizations to be invited to advocate when appropriate.
DHHS agreed to draft specific language based on the discussion, circulate options to the Executive Committee by email, and place the item for a vote at the next Executive Committee meeting (scheduled May 27). No formal policy change was adopted at the May 13 meeting.
