Housing Sex Offender Work Group Update

Earlier this month, the legislature held hearings on bills that would prohibit Level 2 and 3 sex offenders from living in public and subsidized housing or emergency shelter or motels. […]

Published in Housing Sex Offenders, Uncategorized on July 30, 2015.

Congratulations Doreen Fadus!

Congratulations to Doreen Fadus, our Network’s co-chair. The Republican reports that Doreen has been tapped to serve as President of the Board for National Health Care for the Homeless Council, a network […]

Published in Network, News on July 24, 2015.

Zero 2016 Progress Report for Springfield/Hampden County: June 2015

As part of the Zero 2016 campaign, we are tracking our monthly progress toward housing homeless veterans and chronically homeless individuals. The progress is tracked against goals that we set […]

Published in Hampden County CoC, Individual Services Committee, Veterans Committee, Zero: 2016 on July 23, 2015.

Webinar Invite: Landlord Recruitment/Engagement – Best Practices

As part of Zero 2016, Community Solutions is offering a webinar series on best practices for recruiting and engaging landlords. With our widespread use of rapid rehousing and tenant-based permanenent […]

Published in Best Practices, Family Services Committee, Housing Sex Offenders, Individual Services Committee, Veterans Committee, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee, Zero: 2016 on July 21, 2015.

Meeting Notice: Springfield/Hamden County CoC Performance and Outcomes Committee

The Springfield/Hampden County CoC Performance and Outcome Committee will meet this Thursday, July 23, at 10 am at the Springfield Office of Housing, 1600 E. Columbus Ave., Springfield. The meeting is […]

Published in Hampden County CoC on July 20, 2015.

Veteran Outreach in Springfield – monthly drop-ins, last Wed. of the month

Data in Springfield/Hampden County shows that a number of our long-term homeless veterans access shelter only sporadically and are not seeking out services. A peer-to-peer outreach worker is looking to find these veterans […]

Published in Hampden County CoC, Veterans Committee on July 20, 2015.

Action Alert: Stop Governor’s Vetoes on Critical Homelessness Funding

Please see the action alert below from the Mass. Coalition for the Homeless. Governor Baker has vetoed the long-sought funding for housing and support services for unaccompanied homeless youth, as […]

Published in Advocacy on July 18, 2015.

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Meeting Minutes – 7/16/15

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee Meeting Minutes July 16, 2015 In attendance: Lynnette Camacho, Springfield Public Schools, Lisa Goldsmith, Dial/SELF, Rani Gould, YWCA, Charlie Knight, former consumer, Jay Levy, Eliot CHS […]

Published in Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on July 17, 2015.

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