Network Leadership Council Meeting Minutes of 4/23/14
Leadership Council Meeting Minutes April 23, 2014 In attendance: Jim Ayres, United Way of Hampshire County, Paul Bailey, Springfield Partners for Community Action, Tim Brennan, Pioneer Valley Planning Council, Kathryn […]
Is your program a housing first model?
Research shows that use of a Housing First model leads to better outcomes for people who have been homeless, and better outcomes for communities. In the most recent CoC funding […]
DHCD Job Posting for Homeless Coordinator in Western MA
Please see below: View this job at https://jobs.hrd.state.ma.us/recruit/public/3111/job/job_view.do?postingId=J41142
Western Mass. Secures Funds to Secure Jobs for Homeless Families
Governor Patrick announced yesterday $1 million in funding for the Secure Jobs Connect Initiative statewide, which includes $250,000 for Western Massachusetts. This funding will allow our Secure Jobs Connect project […]
Springfield Issues Request for Proposals for Emergency Solutions Grant Program
The City of Springfield has been allocated $305,439 in federal Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds for FY14. These funds are to be used for homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing, and […]
Secure Jobs Initiative in House Ways and Means Budget!
To our great surprise and delight, we learned last Thursday that the Secure Jobs initiative was written into the House Ways and Means budget! It is $500,000 funding statewide, which […]
Secure Jobs Connect Advisory Committee Minutes – 4/8; next meeting 5/6
Secure Jobs Connect Advisory Committee April 8, 2014 In attendance: Toni Bator, HAPHousing, Ken Demers, New England Farm Workers Council, Donna Harris, Franklin/Hampshire Career Center, Joanne Glier, DTA, Lisa Lapierre, […]
Family Services Committee Minutes – 4/8; next meeting 5/13
Family Services Committee Meeting April 8, 2014 In attendance: Shannon Barry, Springfield Public Schools, Cris Carl, Family Inn/ServiceNet, Bonnie Caldwell, HAPHousing, Ken Demers, New England Farm Workers Council, Anthia Elliott, […]
