| On Tuesday, December 2nd, the Bronx Health & Housing Consortium held its 4th Annual Bronx-wide Convening, wrapping up a very busy and successful year. With a packed room of nearly 100 people representing over 40 health, housing, and social service providers, government agencies, and private sector partners, the event was a tremendous success. You can download the following materials from the meeting:
Just a few of our accomplishments in 2014 include:
- The first Hospital Homeless Count in three participating Bronx hospitals
- White Paper on homelessness among Bronx Health Home members
- Updated directory of Health Home contacts
- Partnered with Legal Aid to provide training to nearly 140 of our members and their staff
- Presented at the Supportive Housing Network of New York’s annual supportive housing conference
Every year, at the close of our December Convening, we ask attendees to tell what initiatives we should pursue in the coming year. The results are in and it looks like 2015 will be another busy year for the Consortium!
- Resource Guides: looking into the various resource guide options that exist and whether the Consortium can develop a shared resource.
- Housing Marketplace: organizing a meet-and-greet event where Health Home care coordinators can make contact with housing providers serving different populations and providing different types of housing
- Interagency Case Conferencing and Cooperation: putting together a group where Health Home care coordinators, housing case managers, and other staff can share difficult cases and get input and feedback from the expertise of our Consortium membership
- Targeting MRT Housing Units: as new MRT units come on line, identifying the types of people most in need of this housing
For each of these initiatives, the Consortium will be organizing work groups to take the lead. If you are interested in participating on any of these work groups, please contact us!
What makes the Consortium so unique and successful is that we bring together stakeholders from across sectors to share their experiences and work towards meaningful collaboration. Thank you for your continued involvement in our work.
You can learn more at our website, www.bxconsortium.org.
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