Community Housing Advocates, Inc.

Manager

• Provide service coordination to unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness in the Greater Hartford region
• Locate and engage clients through daily canvassing of encampments, woods, abandoned buildings, parking lots, emergency departments, soup kitchens, shelters, libraries, and other locations
• Assess client needs related to housing, basic needs, vital documentation, mental health, substance use, and income
• Help clients find safe shelter and identify affordable housing opportunities
• Reduce harm and risk, provide advocacy, and link individuals quickly to resources
• Collaborate with the Greater Hartford Coordinated Access Network, City of Hartford, and Hartford Police Department to identify clients
• Conduct face-to-face outreach and distribute essential supplies such as hygiene kits, blankets, food, and water
• Complete intake assessments and obtain missing vital documentation
• Develop and implement individualized service and housing plans using person-centered and strengths-based approaches
• Facilitate referrals and warm hand-offs to shelters, housing staff, treatment centers, and healthcare providers
• Maintain an active caseload and provide consistent follow-up
• Connect clients to immediate housing options, the CAN By Name List, shelter waitlists, and longer-term housing
• Develop provider relationships for employment, job training, transportation, medical and behavioral care, benefits, entitlements, and crisis prevention/management
• Assist with housing searches, applications, inspections, leasing, and transitions into housing
• Attend Hartford CAN meetings to provide client updates, advocacy, and referrals
• Complete documentation properly and within required timelines in CT HMIS and Smartsheet
• Maintain professional relationships with partner agencies
• Perform other tasks supporting the agency’s mission

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