Homeless families: news coverage of move from congregate shelters to apartments
The Republican spoke with families affected by the shift from congregate shelters to scattered site apartments: coverage here.
News and Seeking Input: RFP for Consultant Regional Coordinator
Per Bob Pulster, the new target date for a contract between PVPC and DHCD is the first week of April. PVPC has indicate that it would like us to hire […]
Family Workgroup Meeting Scheduled for March 17
Yasmin Otero has scheduled the next meeting of the family workgroup. It will take place Tuesday, March 17, 10 am to noon, at the DTA Liberty Street office, 95 Liberty […]
What’s Our Name? Please Weigh In
We’ve said on numerous occasions that we have a clunky name, and we should come up with something better. I’m terrible at naming things, so I hope our network will […]
Characteristics of Homeless Youth
Another important study was released yesterday: Youth in Crisis, an overview of the characteristic of homeless youth accessing the crisis shelter of New York’s Covenant House. The study was covered […]
Massachusetts Ranks 8th in Nation in Addressing Child Homelessness
The National Center on Family Homelessness has released a new report on child homelessness in the United States. Today’s report card updates a study NCFH released in 1999, and indicates that the problem […]
ICHH Grant: Status
I know we’re all anxious to get to the real work of the ICHH grant, but we’re still in start-up mode. Here’s a status update: We are waiting for a contract from […]
Article 87 Passes House and Senate
Yesterday, Article 87, proposed by the Patrick Murray administration as part of a broad overhaul of the state’s response to homelesness, passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and Senate. The approval […]
