Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) Cochrane Aboriginal Request for Proposals

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1 Hmelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) Cchrane Abriginal Request fr Prpsals Applicatin Package Deadline fr submissin: January 30, 2015

2 Prpsal Submissin Infrmatin: Prjects are anticipated t begin April 1, 2015 and end March 31, The ttal Cchrane Abriginal HPS allcatin fr 4 years is $306,520 brken dwn by pririty identified in the Cmmunity Plan as fllws: 1. Supprt Services Outside Husing First: $260, T preserve r increase the capacity f facilities used t address the needs f peple wh are hmeless r at imminent risk f hmelessness: $39, T ensure crdinatin f resurces and leveraging: $6,130 The maximum allcatin available fr a prject is $306,520 ver a 4 year prject perid. Prpsal submissins must crrespnd t the frmat f the prvided prject applicatin frm and referenced supprting dcuments must be attached. Prpsal submissins nt in this frmat r with missing sectins r supprting materials will nt be evaluated by the Prpsal Review Cmmittee. Handwritten applicatins will nt be accepted. The OFIFC takes n respnsibility fr delays r lsses by Canada Pst r ther curier cmpanies. Prpsals arriving after the deadline date and time will nt be accepted. N exceptins will be made. OFIFC will establish a Prpsal Review Cmmittee t review all submissins, determine eligibility and make funding decisins. The adjudicatin and selectin prcess is the sle respnsibility f the OFIFC and its determined decisin-making bdy. Applicants wh are nt successful in btaining funding may request further infrmatin frm the OFIFC regarding their specific adjudicatin prcess. Preference will be given t Abriginal rganisatins. Any questins can be directed t Audrey Davis, OFIFC Urban Abriginal Cmmunity Activatr Cntact by phne: r by at adavis@fifc.rg SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 30, 2015

3 Prpsal Requirements: Prpsals will be assessed accrding t the fllwing: Demnstratin f tangible benefits t urban Abriginal hmeless individuals/families and/r Abriginal individuals/families at risk f becming hmeless in Cchrane; Demnstratin that the prpsed prject is aligned with the bjectives f the Hmelessness Partnering Strategy, and that it meets expected HPS utcmes, and that activities are linked t the Cchrane Abriginal HPS Cmmunity Plan pririties and timelines; Descriptin f the activities t be undertaken; Identificatin f expected and measurable results within a specified timeframe as well as the intended impact n Abriginal hmelessness and hw the expected results will be measured; Detailed budget frecast; Cashflw; Terms f the sustainability f the activities prpsed r prvisin f an exit strategy, as the prject must be cmpleted and all funds spent by March 31 each fiscal year; Applicants previus experience delivering culturally apprpriate prgrams and services t Abriginal peple. Intrductin The Ontari Federatin f Indigenus Friendship Centres (OFIFC) is the Cmmunity Entity (CE) t administer the federal gvernment s Hmelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) t the urban Abriginal ppulatin in Cchrane. The OFIFC will wrk with the Cchrane Abriginal cmmunity and Advisry Bard t ensure that Abriginal peple wh are hmeless and thse at risk f becming hmeless are adequately supprted thrugh quality and culturally apprpriate prgrams and services that align with HPS eligible activities and address Cchrane s established HPS pririties. Thrugh this request fr prpsals, $306,520 is available fr distributin t successful prject(s) ver fur years, ending March 31, HPS Backgrund The HPS prmtes strategic partnerships and structures, including husing slutins and supprts, t assist hmeless persns and thse at risk f becming hmeless mve tward self-sufficiency. The HPS recgnizes that stable husing is a basic requirement fr imprving health, parenting, educatin, and emplyment. As a result, cmmunities are encuraged t develp lnger-term slutins t address their hmelessness-related needs.

4 The Federal Gvernment s Ecnmic Actin Plan includes HPS funding ttaling nearly $600 millin starting April 1, 2014 thrugh March 31, A Husing First apprach has been adpted by the HPS and will invlve mving individuals wh are primarily chrnically r episdically hmeless frm the streets r hmeless shelters directly int permanent husing. Permanent husing is cmplemented by the prvisin f services t assist clients t sustain their husing and wrk twards recvery and reintegratin int the cmmunity. The six principles under the Hmelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) Husing First (HF) apprach: 1. Rapid husing with supprts: helping clients lcate and secure permanent husing as rapidly as pssible and assisting them with mving in r re-husing if needed. 2. Offering client chice in husing: Clients must be given chice in terms f husing ptins as well as the services they wish t access. 3. Separating husing prvisin frm ther services: Accessing services, treatment, r sbriety, is nt a requirement fr accessing r maintaining husing. Accepting regular supprt visits is required. 4. Prviding tenancy rights and respnsibilities: Clients are expected t cntribute a prtin f their incme twards rent and the remainder prvided thrugh rent subsidies. Hused clients have rights cnsistent with applicable landlrd and tenant acts and regulatins. 5. Integrating husing int the cmmunity: In rder t respnd t client chice, minimize stigma and encurage client scial integratin, mre attentin shuld be given t scattered-site husing in the public r private rental markets. 6. Strength-based and prmting self-sufficiency: The fcus is n strengthening and building n the skills and abilities f the client, based n self-determined gals, which culd include emplyment, educatin, scial integratin, imprvements t health r ther gals that will help t stabilize the client's situatin and lead t self-sufficiency. The OFIFC, as the Cmmunity Entity (CE) administers the Abriginal Hmelessness stream f HPS in Cchrane. This stream funds prjects delivered primarily by Abriginal service prviders, t address the specific needs f the urban hmeless Abriginal ppulatin. It includes activities that prmte inclusin within the Abriginal cmmunity and are cngruent with Abriginal identity and practices t ensure services are integrated and culturally-apprpriate. The HPS is a cmmunity driven prcess. Cmmunity members and ther service prviders with a stake in hmelessness issues make up the lcal Cmmunity Advisry Bards (CABs). The CAB develps the HPS Cmmunity Plan which identifies gaps in

5 services while establishing pririties. These pririties in cnjunctin with HPS terms and cnditins define the bjectives that must be addressed fr a prpsal t be cnsidered. HPS Objectives These utcmes supprt Emplyment and Scial Develpment Canada s strategic bjective t enhance incme security, access t pprtunities and well-being fr individuals, families and cmmunities by facilitating greater scial and ecnmic integratin f hmeless individuals and thse at risk f hmelessness. This is achieved thrugh the mbilizatin f partners and enhancement f cmmunity netwrks t address barriers t well-being faced by hmeless persns and thse at risk f hmelessness. HPS Outcmes Increased investment in Husing First activities: Cchrane as a cmmunity that receives Abriginal HPS allcatin less than $200K annually des nt have a requirement t dedicate any f this funding tward Husing First activities. Reductin f the number f Abriginal hmeless individuals and families: Thugh an integrated, culturally apprpriate framewrk prvide lnger-term and permanent husing slutins, shelter, and supprt and preventin services that will aid in imprving the quality f life fr Abriginal peple and lead t self-sufficiency, husing stability and preventing a return t hmelessness. Creatin and maintenance f partnerships: Thrugh the engagement f partners, the HPS facilitates the develpment f a seamless cntinuum f supprts and services fr hmeless individuals and families. Partners include key stakehlders within cmmunities, municipalities, Abriginal rganisatins, prvincial and territrial gvernments, federal gvernment departments and agencies, and research bdies, amng thers. Investments are strategic and aligned: Thrugh the administratin f grants and cntributins, develpment f partnerships and assciated tls, the HPS invests funds in a manner that targets the greatest needs and affected client grups with the gal f alleviating hmelessness, while ensuring that thse investments cmplement thse f ther stakehlders and partners. Evidenced prgress with prject bjectives: Specific perfrmance indicatrs have been included in the Cmmunity Plan and they frm part f the funding agreement alng with targets that have been established by the Abriginal CAB. These indicatrs and targets will be peridically reviewed and reprted n by the CAB with the gal f demnstrating prgress and demnstrate necessity f cntinuatin f HPS funding. Enhanced understanding f hmelessness: Thrugh results reprting and analysis, and knwledge develpment and disseminatin, cmmunities, partners and stakehlders, as well as all rders f gvernment, will have access t the infrmatin required t: increase understanding f the causes f hmelessness; the increased capacity t crrelate factrs impacting husing stability; a better understanding f the services

6 required and available t address hmelessness; and innvative appraches and best practices t address the unique needs f hmeless peple and thse at risk f hmelessness. Cchrane Abriginal Cmmunity Plan Pririties 1. Supprt Services utside Husing First: $260,542 Target grup: Abriginal men T imprve the self-sufficiency f hmeless individuals and families and thse at imminent risk f hmelessness thrugh individualized services. These services are ffered t individuals and families wh are hmeless r at imminent risk f becming hmeless. Husing placement (utside Husing First) Cnnecting clients t incme supprts Pre-emplyment supprt, and bridging t the labur market Life skills develpment (e.g. budgeting, cking) Supprts t imprve clients scial integratin Culturally relevant respnses t help Abriginal clients Cnnecting clients t educatin and supprting success Husing lss preventin(nly fr individuals and families at imminent risk f hmelessness) Liaise and refer t apprpriate resurces Basic r urgent needs services 2. T preserve r increase the capacity f facilities used t address the needs f peple wh are hmeless r at imminent risk f hmelessness: $39,848 Existing emergency shelter facilities 3. T ensure crdinatin f resurces and leveraging: $6,130 Partnership develpment in supprt f a brader systematic apprach t addressing hmelessness Nte: Applicatins can be fr ne r mre f the pririties listed abve The HPS Directives can be fund at the fllwing link;

7 Ineligible Activities Husing First Dedicated Funding Building r purchasing new facilities Repurpsing existing facilities Cre functins f an Assertive Cmmunity Treatment (ACT) team (e.g. prvisin f direct medical/clinical services t clients) Under all activities and Hmelessness Partnering Strategy funding streams Building, renvating r repurpsing facilities fr Affrdable husing New cnstructin r purchase f facilities fr emergency shelters (except under the HPS Rural and Remte Hmelessness funding stream and nn-designated cmmunities receiving funding under the Abriginal Hmelessness funding stream) Emergency husing funding (e.g. rent subsidies, husing allwances) when the client is supprted by existing prvincial/territrial and municipal rent subsidies prgrams Repeated and regular direct incme supprt t individuals wh are hmeless, at risk r at imminent risk f hmelessness Medical/clinical staff Clinical health and treatment services Daycare Advcacy and lbbying activities twards elected representatives n questins related t hmelessness and public awareness activities Public Educatin (e.g. educatin tuitin, teaching salary) Activities and supprts taking place n-reserve; Sftware develpment and/r the purchase f hardware fr the cllectin and/r management f hmelessness data that results in an inability t participate in the Natinal Hmelessness Infrmatin System initiative (NHIS); and that cnstitutes a redundant use f funds and duplicates activities already ffered thrugh the Hmeless Individuals and Families Infrmatin System (HIFIS) sftware. Fr example: purchasing alternative sftware that perfrms similar functins t the HIFIS sftware. Hlding meetings slely t prvide netwrking pprtunities r in recgnitin f past effrts. Assist with regular cleaning and general maintenance f any Husing First r nn-husing First clients. Harm reductin and related activities Any csts related t the direct delivery f a harm reductin apprach and related activities

8 Purchase, strage, distributin, prvisin and/r supervised use f materiel and/r supplies in supprt f harm reductin (e.g. needles, alchl, drugs, substitutes, etc.) Delivery f basic needs services that may serve t maintain hmeless peple n the street rather than stabilize and imprve their living cnditins, (e.g. distribute fd r hygiene kits withut any demnstrated utreach r interventin t imprve husing stability r scial/ecnmic integratin fr clients as part f the prject activities).