Notes from Hampden County ICHH-funded Family Providers
The Family Services Committee decided to have meetings of ICHH-funded providers by county. The Hampden Couty providers (NAP, NEFWC and VOC) met Wednesday. Here are summary conclusions from the meeting: The […]
NPR on Home & Healthy for Good
NPR’s Neal Conan reports on Housing First: Home and Healthy for Good Fixes Homelessness. The summary, from NPR’s website: August 3, 2009 Dr. Jessie Gaeta co-founded the Home & Healthy […]
Meeting Notes: Aug. 4 meeting of Western MA ICHH-Funded Family Providers Meeting with DHCD and DTA
The core of the Family Workgroup met today at the DTA/DHCD office in Holyoke. Participants included staff from the ICHH-funded entities, DHCD and DTA. Now that our ICHH-funded entities have been […]
EA Eligibility: Assessment Tool Roll-Out
Email from Bob Pulster: Dear friends, On Monday DHCD staff working in local DTA offices began using a Pre Assessment Tool as part of their determination process of EA eligibility. […]
Regional Coordinator hired! (And other staff changes in our agencies)
The Western Mass Network to End Homelessness has hired a Director of Regional Coordination: Pam Schwartz will start work the week of July 20. Pam’s involvement with homelessness began in […]
Family homelessness: proposed MA legislation and news from NY
Massachusetts Senator Stephen Buoniconti and Representative James Welch have introduced legislation that would, among other welfare changes, makes changes to the family shelter system in Massachusetts. The bill would impact family […]
ICHH baseline evaluation visit scheduled for Aug. 26, 9 am to 4 pm
The ICHH has scheduled a site visit to the Western Mass Network on August 26, 2009, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. A proposed agenda for the day is attached. The ICHH evaluation […]
DHCD releases RFR for state Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program
The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development has released it request for responses (RFR) for the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program. The state ESG program provides up to $2,510,228 annually to meet […]
