3 - MOU w/ OCSSA for Family Unification Program NOFA_2018-07-17 (2)

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EXHIBIT 2 for other applicants.) 3. Determine if any families with children, or youths age 18 through 24 on its HCV waiting list are living in temporary shelters or on the street and may qualify for the FUP, and refer such applicants to the PCWA. 4. Determine if families with children, or youths age 18 through 24 referred by the PCWA are eligible for HCV assistance and place eligible families/youths on the HCV waiting list. 5. Amend the administrative plan in accordance with applicable program regulations and requirements, if needed. 6. Administer the vouchers in accordance with applicable program regulations and requirements. 7. Comply with the provisions of this MOU. 8. Upon notification that vouchers have been awarded, train PCWA staff on the PHA's HCV procedures. 9. Conduct regular meetings (at least quarterly) with the PCWA and CoC. PCWA Responsibilities (the following elements, listed in a. — h., are threshold requirements) Address how the PCWA will fulfill each of the following responsibilities: 1. Establish and implement a system to identify FUP-eligible families and FUP-eligible youths within the agency's caseload, and to review referrals from the PHA and CoC. For families, the statement should state the system used for prioritizing families with an open case, along with a substantiated report of child abuse and neglect, and whose children are already in out -of -home care, at high risk for experiencing additional negative child welfare outcomes (e.g., long-term open cases, reentry to the child welfare system in the form of re -reports of abuse or neglect, and repeat open cases), and where housing assistance could help the parent(s) to stabilize and participate in any other services necessary for subsequent reunification. The MOU should clarify that referrals should be made for priority families as soon as they are identified and not only upon successful completion of other aspects of families' case management plans. 2. Establish and implement a system to identify FUP-eligible youth not currently within the agency's caseload in cooperation with the CoC. 3. Provide written certification to the PHA that a family qualifies as a FUP-eligible family, or that a youth qualifies as a FUP-eligible youth, based upon the criteria established in Section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and the Family Unification Program Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018. 4. Commit sufficient staff resources to ensure that eligible families and youths are identified and determined eligible in a timely manner. This commitment must include a process to ensure that the PCWA's active caseload is reviewed at least once a month (when the PHA has FUP vouchers available) to identify FUP-eligible families and FUP- eligible youths, and refer them to the PHA. Additionally, the PCWA must be prepared to provide referrals to the PHA within 30 working days of receiving notification from the PHA about voucher availability. 5. Commit sufficient staff resources to provide follow-up supportive services after the youth leases a unit, documenting the source for funding for these services (PCWA's are encouraged to leverage non -Federal funds, including State, local, philanthropic, and 43 of 45 3-55