Roles and Responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities in the Regional Long-Term Homeless Projects

This list is not intended to include all possible or existing County or Band / Hearth Connection / Provider activities,
or to negate other areas of shared responsibility with government or providers.

	County/Band administration	Hearth Connection	Service Providers
Design and Planning	Participate Review and improve proposed specifications	Convene stakeholders Draft proposed specifications Maintain stakeholder engagement	Participate Review and improve proposed specifications
Finance	Draw State and Federal resources for services Sponsor and draw Federal rental assistance Allocate county in-kind contributions Manage financials Assist with advocacy for State funding	Advocate for State funding Negotiate access to Federal mainstream service funding Secure State and Federal rental assistance Secure supplemental private investments Manage financials Integrate revenues for providers Report financials to the State	Bill for some funding streams (e.g., MA TCM) Spend service, housing and flexible funds Report financials to Hearth Connection Assist with advocacy for State funding
Housing and Services	Help resolve system-level barriers	Assure quality Support providers Research and train on best practices Maintain integrity of service approach Identify and resolve system-level barriers Facilitate information exchange	Engage and recruit participants Deliver individualized services Help participants access and maintain housing Convene and lead support teams Identify and resolve barriers for participants
Accountability	Perform oversight Maintain compliance	Manage data, analysis and reporting Evaluate Maintain compliance Ensure consumer involvement	Provide participant and program data Assist with evaluation Maintain compliance Ensure consumer involvement