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Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee Meeting Minutes – 12/9/15
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee Meeting December 9, 2015 In attendance: Pamela Cook, Gandara Center SHINE program, Lisa Goldsmith, Dial/SELF, Charlie Knight, former consumer, Tracy Maldonado, CHD (street outreach), Rebecca Muller, […]
Family Homelessness Committee Meeting Minutes – 12/8/15
Family Services Committee Meeting December 8, 2015 In attendance: Jane Banks, CHD, Toni Bator, HAPHousing, Mary Grace Biastoff, TPP, Yoshi Bird, CHD, Ashley Brehm, HAPHousing, Sarah Cloutier, YWCA, Hillary Cronin, […]
Domestic Violence/Homelessness Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes:
Domestic Violence/Homelessness Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes December 7, 2015 In attendance: Jane Lindfors, DTA/DV unit, Heather Marshall, Elizabeth Freeman Center, Gerry McCafferty, City of Springfield, Pamela Schwartz, Network, Rachel Trant, DCF […]
HUD on Access for Transgender People
HUD’s Special Needs Assistance Office has sent out the following message regarding access to for transgender people to HUD-funded shelter and transitional housing programs. Please see below. SNAPS In Focus: Equal Access […]
CORRECTED info for the Homeless Person’s Memorial Service – Dec. 18, 1 pm
New Definition of Chronic: HUD Explains, Part 2
HUD has sent out more information about the change to the chronic definition. See below. SNAPS In Focus: Final Rule on Defining “Chronically Homeless” Part II: Policy and Practical Implications […]
Individual Services Meeting Minutes – 12/3/15
Individual Services Committee Meeting December 3, 2015 In attendance: Elizabeth Bienz, ServiceNet, Matt Castleman, SMOC, Steve Connor, Veterans Services, Donna Duval, Westfield Next Step, Chris Gelonese, Hampden County Sheriff’s Dept., […]

