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Regional Steering Committee on Housing and Homelessness (RSC)

Next two 2008 meetings: Friday, July 25th & Friday, October 17th

The RSC began in 1988 as two separate groups, one focusing on regional policy issues and one on program planning. Sponsored by ABAG and Public Advocates, HomeBase extended invitations to homeless service providers, imtermediaries whose work touched relevant issues (i.e. California Housing Coalition), advocacy and service provider coalitions, and self-help advocacy and services organizations in the region. Academics, philanthropy, corporate leaders, and homeless people were invited to participate as well.

Over the next five plus years the two group coalesced into one and set a regular meeting schedule and format. This format, still used today, allows a wide range of issues and concerns to be the focus of regional problem solving and direction setting. Every two years HomeBase reviews the membership roster, asks for revisions, interviews members and others about meeting content and sets priorities for the future.

The RSC is designed to be an open, respectful forum for dialogue, with time and space for all views to be heard, if not adopted. There is no hierarhcy and all meeting participants are equal at all times. Collectively we identify common needs and problems areas, design workplans, and create products in which a wide-range of people can share. Our work has covered a large number of topic areas, from childcare to land use planning, and we have produced numerous products, from reports to seminars to legislative text.

Meetings are located at:

Joseph P. Bart MetroCenter
101 Eighth Street
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 464-7700

If you would like to be added to the RSC list-serve, please send your name and email address to beth@homebaseccc.org

2008 RSC Meetings and Materials:

April 18 Meeting:

Agenda

Emergency Shelters

Changes in Funding

Update on Mental Health Services Act

Recent Changes to Proposition 1C

Shelter Alternative PowerPoint

Discharge Planning by State Institutions

January 25 Meeting:

Agenda

Fair Share Zoning Bill

2007 NOFA Results

Federal and State Legislative updates

Rural Homelessness

2007 RSC Meetings and Materials:

October 19 Meeting:

Agenda

10 Year Plan Implemention examples

Administering and Coordinating Participation

Potential Sources for Funding

Family Homelessness - Updates and latest research

McKinney-Vento Act bill requirements

Housing First and mental illness

Juvenille Justice Reform Bill

July 20 Meeting:

Agenda

Homeless Families

Homeless Count Results

HomeBase Convenings

April 20 Meeting:

Agenda

2006 McKinney-Vento Continuum of Care Awards

2007 Homeless Count Results

Legality and Mainstreaming: Homeless Court

Changing Homelessness at the State Level: There was no memorandum for this agenda item; HomeBase Executive Director, Marty Fleetwood, announced the availability of the last draft on the HomeBase website, and Sharon Rapport from Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) provided a review of the priorities recently set by CSH and Housing California.

Proposal of Permanent Supportive Housing Block Grant

Discharge Planning for Veterans from Current Wars

January 19 Meeting:

Agenda

Mainstream Access

Increasing Housing Availability by Creating New Units: There was no memorandum for this agenda item; HomeBase Staff Lawyer, Bridget Kurtt DeJong, facilitated a discussion on local development in the last 20 years and common obstacles.

The McKinney-Vento Reauthorization Legislation

Employment Programs for the Chronically Homeless

California State Ten Year Plan: There was no memorandum for this agenda item; HomeBase Executive Director, Marty Fleetwood, provided an update on the Plan's progress.

2006 RSC Meetings and Materials:

September 29 Meeting:

Agenda

Proposition 1C: There was no memorandum for this agenda item; Marco Montenegro from East Bay Housing Organizations led a discussion about the work of his agency, and the vital role that the passage of Prop. 1C will be in terms of the work of his agency as well as the housing/homelessness agenices who are involved with the RSC.

Increasing Access to SSI

Shaping the Next McKinney-Vento Reauthorization Bill: Giving feedback on a bill in draft stage

National Conference Highlights: There was no memorandum for this agenda item; HomeBase Staff Attorney Gina Allendorf from HomeBase spoke of her experiences at recent conferences (CoC, HMIS and NAEH) and referred those in attendance to the agenda for further web resources.

Evaluating Homelessness Prevention and Discharge Planning Efforts

July 7 Meeting:

Agenda

Handout Ballots from California's First State Policy Academy

A Status Update of State Bills being Supported or Opposed by Housing California and the RSC

Proposed Changes to CDBG Funding Allocations

CDBG Chart Attachment

Federal Appropriations and Other News Updates

Ensuring a Positive Response to the Homelessness Crisis: Reauthorizing the McKinney-Vento Act

Alternative Poverty Threshold Measures

March 17 Meeting:

Agenda

2006 HUD NOFA Changes

Reed Bill Update

Federal Issues and Budget Updates

Developing Regional Priorities

State Budget Update

January 20th Special Meeting on S.1801 Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act / 'The Reed Bill':

For information on and materials from this meeting please see 'McKinney-Vento Act Reauthorization S.1801 'The Reed Bill'.'

2005 RSC Meetings and Materials:

November 18:

Agenda

Federal Update: There was no memorandum for this agenda item, HomeBase Projects Director Jessica Flintoft led a discussion on nationwide homelessness news.

State/Regional Update: Two items.

Governor's Homeless Initiative Handouts: to be posteed shortly, please check back.

Proposed Amendment and Reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Act

Global Homelessness

Mental Health Services Act Debrief

Family Homelessness Update Part II

SAMHSA Update: There was no memorandum for this agenda item, HomeBase Staff Attorney Piper Ehlen gave a brief update from the October 26-28 SAMHSA Conference in Washington DC and a handout on BluePrint for Change was circulated.

September 16:

Agenda

Federal Update

State Update

Housing California: Guest Speak Megan Schatz, Homeless Policy Director of Housing California. There was no memorandum for this agenda item, Ms. Schatz hosted a discussion regarding priorities for state homeless policy action.

Disaster Relief

2005 NOFA Issues Brief

Family Homelessness Update. This agenda item will be revisited at November's meeting due to lack of time to fully explore and discuss it at this meeting.

Base Closures

July 29:

Agenda

Discharge from State Corrections Memorandum

Discharge from Foster Care Memorandum

Sample Letter and Template to Use to Support SB 436

Sample Letter and Template to Use to Support AB 824

Mental Health Background Briefing For more information on this topic as well as articles profiling individual state best practices go to www.samhsa.gov and click on their Mental Health Transformation Trends link.

Federal Budget and Other Legislative News Update

2005 HUD NOFA Changes

Update on State Action

NAEH Update Verbal Presentation for more information see NAEH meeting materials posted under hot topic 'Ten Year Planning'

Real ID Act Memorandum

March 18:

Agenda

Barriers to Implementing Strategies to End Homelesses Handout

2005 Survey of Regional Continua of Care

Mainstream Benefits Memorandum

California Reduced Fee I.D. Card Memorandum

Federal Budget Memorandum