Homeless Families in Motels
The Local Buzz has been writing about homeless families in motels. Recent stories include The Making of a Welfare Motel, about the River Inn in Springfield, and Alone on the […]
Free cell phones and minutes for low-income people
SafeLink Wireless is a government supported program that provides a free cell phone and airtime each month for income-eligible customers. Customers must be recipients of a state or federal assistance program for […]
SAMHSA Funding Opportunity
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year 2009 grants for the Development of Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment Systems for Persons […]
Federal Stimulus: Homelessness Prevention (ESG)
HUD has released community allocations for the homelessness prevention funds passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Allocations for the state and cities within our region are […]
Death in Springfield
The Republican reported sad news this week, of a man found dead outdoors in Springfield. A later story indicated that the man, who had been homeless for years, had most recently been living […]
Study: Effective Homelessness Prevention
A recently released paper, Evaluating Homelessness Prevention, examines the implementation in the UK of homelessness prevention activities and evaluates the effectiveness of different approaches to preventing homelessness. The study examines […]
WMIC: February 20 meeting summary
WMIC convened as scheduled on Friday February 20 with twenty members attending. Following introductions and welcome to new community representatives, members of the Leadership Council in attendance provided an overview […]
Leadership Council Meeting, March 25
The next Leadership Council meeting will take place March 25, 2009, 10 am to noon, followed by lunch. The meeting will be held in the Scanlon Living Room, Scanlon Hall, […]
