Hampden County CoC Report on System Change
Opening Doors, the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, provides a national framework for improving our response to homelessness. The plan emphasizes both prevention and rapid exit from […]
HUD Report on the 2014 AHAR: Homelessness in U.S. Continues to Decline
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro today announced HUD’s latest estimate of homelessness in the U.S., noting a continued general decline and specifically among veterans and persons […]
The Fix: A Film & Panel Discussion about Addiction and Social Justice
This FREE community event is sponsored by Human Service Forum, Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, and Mercy Medical Center. Register Here
USICH’s Richard Cho about Housing First
Four Clarifications on Housing First, by Richard Cho, USICH Senior Policy Director I must make a confession. When I first came to Washington to work for USICH, I was a […]
DHCD seeks public comment on emergency regulations; comments due by close of business Friday, Oct. 31
To implement relevant provisions of Section 2 of Chapter 129 of the Acts of 2013 (An Act Financing the Production and Preservation of Housing for Low and Moderate Income Residents), […]
State and Federal Officials Join the Network’s Leadership Council
At the Network’s quarterly Leadership Council meeting yesterday, where over 40 leaders gathered from across Western Massachusetts, we had the pleasure of hosting special guests: DHCD Undersecretary Aaron Gornstein, DHCD […]
Secure Jobs Connect Advisory Committee Minutes – 10/22/14
Secure Jobs Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes October 21, 2014 In attendance: Toni Bator, HAPHousing, Debbie Bellucci, STCC, Bud Delphin, CareerPoint, Ken Demers, BerkshireWorks, Harry Duchesne, NEFWC, Joanne Glier, DTA, Donna […]
Presentation: Harm Reduction and Housing First
At the Networks’ October 16 Housing First training, we were fortunate to have Dr. Wayne Centrone, from the Center for Social Innovation and the t3 Institute, give a presentation on […]

