At the HIC Strategic Planning Session in November 2022, the common goal to develop 100 new dedicated supportive housing units was established for the Balance of State. When broken up across six regions that translates to about 17 new units per region. Regions 1-6 will work toward this goal, supporting HIC’s vision, “A Home for Everyone.”

Supportive housing units must adhere to the following guidelines:

• Placement (unit): A dwelling must be safe, decent and sanitary with a private, suitably sized living space.
• Dedicated: The placement (unit) is dedicated to remain in inventory for an extended period of time.
• Supportive Services: Supportive services associated with the placement (unit) should considered at a level appropriate for the population being served.
• Household eligibility: Eligible households will be selected through the Coordinated Entry system. Projects may narrow eligibility to specify a population such as DV, disabled youth, elderly, at-risk of homelessness, etc. In all cases, projects should comply with all requirements of the Federal Fair Housing Act.

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Local housing and homeless service providers and HIC have partnered to create a comprehensive statewide homelessness response system to help standardize the process for persons experiencing a housing crisis and help families or individuals gain access to the supportive services they need. The process ensures clients experience consistency when accessing housing resources by documenting the clients’ needs and coordinating housing and service referrals. Local housing and homeless providers within the homelessness response system share guiding principles and a set of common operational policies that seek to:

1. Provide ease of access to resources
2. Ensure housing volume and type is proportionate to the population
3. Increase system uniformity
4. Build partnerships among various resources/programs
5. Reduce first time homelessness and returns to homelessness

Together we are creating a front door to Idaho’s many providers working to end homelessness for single adults, youth and families.

Click here to see a full list of homelessness services providers throughout the state.

HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES
To ensure anyone experiencing a housing crisis has fair and equal access to housing and services, an individual or family at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness begins the process of accessing these services at a centralized location in each region serving as an Access Point.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Homelessness service providers, view brochure for complete details.
• View more information and resources for each Region here
• Request outreach materials here

HIC Governance Charter
The Governance Charter is the official guiding document for all polices and procedures of the House Idaho Collaborative.

• Governance Charter

Written Standards
HIC has developed policies and procedures, referred to as Written Standards, to provide guidance to local providers on the administration of ESG and CoC-funded assistance. They are also intended to ensure that persons experiencing homelessness who enter programs throughout the CoC will be given similar information and support to access and maintain permanent housing. The policies and procedures are not intended to be in lieu of or in place of program regulations, but are intended to establish and clarify local decisions regarding program administration. All HUD funded providers must follow the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 in its entirety, as well as HIC’s Written Standards.

• Written Standards

Collaborative Agreement
The Collaborative Agreement identifies the responsibilities of each party in the Idaho Balance of State Continuum of Care.

• Collaborative Agreement

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
For more information go to: HMIS

Community Management Information System (CMIS)
The Community Management Information System (CMIS) provides valid and reliable data that can inform HIC’s response to victims of domestic violence. Due to privacy and security concerns for victims of domestic violence, victim service agencies are prohibited by VAWA from participating in the HMIS. However, the HMIS funding sources still require comparable data collection and reporting capabilities.

Since HIC is required to utilize the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a Community Management Information System (CMIS) has been established to support victim service providers’ compliance with funding reporting requirements.

As the Administrative Agency, Idaho Housing sends surveys to gauge performance and creates an action plan based on the results.

View the result summaries of the most recent surveys below:

• SNAP
• HMIS Lead
• Administrative Agency