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* 1. Please let us know who is completing the survey

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* 2. Have you been authorized to respond on behalf of your organization?

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* 3. Does your organization want to be formally listed as a member of the Illinois Shelter Alliance (there are no dues but we ask that a representative attend the monthly meetings)

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* 4. How many beds of emergency shelter can your organization currently provide?

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* 5. How many beds of emergency shelter are currently occupied?

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* 6. How many people are currently on your emergency shelter waiting list?

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* 7. It is getting cold and winter is coming.  Do you have adequate shelter capacity for this winter?

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* 8. If you need additional shelter capacity this winter, how many beds are needed?

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* 9. In order to prioritize shelter beds for people most in need, one best practice is to conduct diversion screening.  When someone has access to other resources, such as the ability to stay with family or friends, case managers try to help them utilize those resources rather than becoming literally homeless and entering shelter.  Does your organization practice diversion?

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* 10. If you do not have adequate funding for your diversion program, how much additional funding is needed this winter?

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* 11. What is your current annual emergency shelter budget?

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* 12. How much additional funding is needed to provide additional shelter this winter

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* 13. Prior to the pandemic, where did you provide shelter?

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* 14. Currently, where do you provide shelter?

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* 15. Do you currently use CARES Act or ARPA funding to pay for some of your shelter expenses?

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* 16. If you currently use CARES Act or ARPA resources to pay for shelter expenses, when do you expect the funding to end?

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* 17. If you currently use CARES Act or ARPA resources to pay for shelter expenses, how much funding do you use per month?

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* 18. If you are currently using CARES Act or ARPA resources to pay for shelter costs, how many shelter beds will you lose after funding ends?

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* 19. If you used rotating church sites prior to the pandemic, how many sites did you use?

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* 20. If you used rotating church sites prior to the pandemic, how many are currently open?

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* 21. If you are currently using hotels but need to shift back to church sites after CARES Act and ARPA funding ends, how many church sites can you reopen?

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* 22. Many shelter agencies around the state would like to purchase hotels, dorms or other facilities to create fixed-site shelter capacity.  Others already own facilities but need to renovate or expand.  Is your organization working on a facility project?

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* 23. If you are working on a facility project, how many beds of shelter will you create?

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* 24. If you are working on a facility project, how much capital is needed to purchase, build or renovate the facility?

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* 25. If you are working on a facility project, how much capital do you anticipate needing from state sources such as DCEO's CDBG-CV and IHDA's Home-ARP funding?

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* 26. What percentage of your current emergency shelter budget is funded through the IDHS ETH program?

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* 27. How much emergency shelter funding do you currently receive from the IDHS ETH program?

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* 28. If you are working on a facility project, how much additional annual operating funding will you need to support the new project?

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* 29. What else would you like to share about your current shelter operations, challenges and plans?

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* 30. If your organization utilizes diversion, do you had adequate flexible funding for this winter reduce the number of people entering shelter?  

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