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Identify the characteristics of housing associated with instability and an increased risk of
homelessness if the PJ will include such conditions in its definition of “other populations”
as established in the HOME-ARP Notice:
The City of Newport News has made the determination to target HOME-ARP initiatives
that benefit those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Other populations will
not be considered.
Identify priority needs for qualifying populations:
● Mental health counseling and treatment
● Substance use counseling and treatment, including residential
● Financial and computer literacy
● Life skills
● Education (training, certification, skills building)
● Career training of all varieties
● Domestic violence training and awareness
● Homeless prevention funding for low-income above 30% AMI
● Transportation to/from shelters, job training, DSS and medical appointments
Explain how the level of need and gaps in its shelter and housing inventory and service
delivery systems based on the data presented in the plan were determined:
All agencies with governmental funding utilize the Homeless Management Information
System. By ensuring agencies maintain high data quality standards, the data provides
useful information to inform the CoC, city leadership, regional and statewide partners,
and funder agencies about the homeless population and services in GVPHC to assist
with policy and funding decisions. GVPHC agencies review gaps in the system through
ongoing data review during the monthly Leadership Team and Program Monitoring
Committee (PMC) meetings. Data from the Housing Crisis Hotline is also presented to the
membership and Commission on Homelessness, and reviewed quarterly, demonstrating
the number of unduplicated callers and the variety of stated needs.
Data is also visualized in several places – the GVPHC website, Stella P (via HUD), and
soon to be through the statewide Homeless Data Integration Project. These dashboards
and charts all provide easy to understand graphs and charts that highlight what the
housing and service needs are, how the population is moving through the system
towards housing placement (or failing), and the trends within those experiencing
homelessness.
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