Zero 2016 Progress Report for Springfield/Hampden County: June 2015

As part of the Zero 2016 campaign, we are tracking our monthly progress toward housing homeless veterans and chronically homeless individuals. The progress is tracked against goals that we set […]

Published in Hampden County CoC, Individual Services Committee, Veterans Committee, Zero: 2016 on July 23, 2015.

Meeting Notice: Springfield/Hamden County CoC Performance and Outcomes Committee

The Springfield/Hampden County CoC Performance and Outcome Committee will meet this Thursday, July 23, at 10 am at the Springfield Office of Housing, 1600 E. Columbus Ave., Springfield. The meeting is […]

Published in Hampden County CoC on July 20, 2015.

Veteran Outreach in Springfield – monthly drop-ins, last Wed. of the month

Data in Springfield/Hampden County shows that a number of our long-term homeless veterans  access shelter only sporadically and are not seeking out services. A peer-to-peer outreach worker is looking to find these veterans […]

Published in Hampden County CoC, Veterans Committee on July 20, 2015.

Local Ties and the Point in Time Count

Where were people living on the night of the 2015 Point in Time Count? Where did they live prior to entering shelter? The 3 County CoC has prepared hyperlocal reports […]

Published in 3 County CoC, Data, Hampden County CoC on June 16, 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.

A Housing System Built for Zero Part Two: Assessment and the Role of By-Name Lists

The second part of a three part post from the Zero 2016 campaign: A Housing System Built for Zero Part Two: Assessment and the Role of By-Name Lists Last month, […]

Published in Hampden County CoC, Zero: 2016 on February 23, 2015.

Zero 2016: A Housing System Built for Zero

Community Solutions, the entity behind the Zero 2016 campaign, is posting a three-part series on coordinated intake and assessment. The information is so critical to what we do that I […]

Published in Hampden County CoC, Zero: 2016 on February 20, 2015.

Here’s what a coordinated system looks like

Like the Hampden County CoC, Arlington, VA is a Zero 2016 Community.  But Arlington is ahead of us, because they participated in the 100,000 Homes campaign. The Washington Post describes […]

Published in Best Practices, Continuum of Care, Coordinated Assessment, Hampden County CoC, Zero: 2016 on February 1, 2015.
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