Zero 2016 Progress Report for Hampden County

As part of the Zero 2016 campaign, we have set housing targets for both our chronically homeless population and our homeless veterans. We have targets, and we are counting placements; […]

Published in Zero: 2016 on March 20, 2015.

Advocacy Alert for Supplemental Funding

Please read this notice below from the Mass. Coalition for the Homeless and please act! Thursday, the State Senate took up the pending FY’15 supplemental budget, which includes desperately needed funds […]

Published in Advocacy on March 20, 2015.

Mission West Final Report Issued (SAMHSA project for chronically homeless individuals)

Three years ago, the Western/Central region received a 3 year, 1.5. million grant (administered by UMass Medical School) to provide clinical support services to 120 chronically homeless individuals suffering from […]

Published in SAMHSA Mission West Community Consortium on March 20, 2015.

RFPs Available: Springfield ESG program; Hampden-Hampshire-Franklin HOPWA program

The City of Springfield has released Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDs (HOPWA) program. The RFPs and […]

Published in 3 County CoC, Funding Opportunity, Hampden County CoC on March 19, 2015.

Urgent Advocacy for HomeBASE Supplemental Funding

The HomeBASE program is at risk of abruptly ending on April 30 without supplemental funding. The House of Representatives did not include any HomeBASE funding in its supplemental budget. The […]

Published in Advocacy on March 17, 2015.

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Meeting Minutes – 3/11/15

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee March 11, 2015 In attendance: Lisa Goldsmith, Dial/SELF; Rani Gould, YWCA, Lizzy Ortiz, City of Springfield, Jean Rogers, CHD, Pamela Schwartz, Network Governor’s Budget Update: We […]

Published in Uncategorized, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on March 16, 2015.

Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 3/10/15

Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes March 10, 2015 In attendance: Jane Banks, Center for Human Development, Ashley Brehm, HAPHousing, Bonnie Caldwell, DHCD, Cris Carl, ServiceNet (Franklin), Loletta Collins, Springfield Housing […]

Published in Family Services Committee on March 16, 2015.

Advocacy Alert on Unaccompanied Homeless Youth

Please see below the petition to advocate for funding for unaccompanied homeless youth in the FY16 budget. The Network has adopted this funding allocation as a top priority for the […]

Published in Uncategorized on March 16, 2015.

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