Soldier On Creating 100 Units in Agawam for Formerly Homeless Veterans
The USICH reports on Soldier On’s development of the police academy facility in Agawam for housing for formerly homeless veterans.
Free SSI/SSDI training for case managers who work with people who are homeless
Clare Deucher, the Statewide HIV/Homeless Liaison for Disability Determination Services, will present a training about accessing Social Security disability benefits on Monday, April 27th from 9:30AM – Noon in Springfield. This free […]
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 […]
Recommendations: Using the New Prevention and Rapid ReHousing Funds
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has released recommendations for use of the new stimulus funds devoted to homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing. One of the challenges with prevention programs is […]
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 […]
HUD McKinney Awards Announced
HUD has announced the 2008 McKinney Continuum of Care Awards. Click to see the awards for the Three County Continuum, Berkshire Continuum, and the Springfield Continuum. Many of the awards are […]
News from Springfield CoC
The Springfield Continuum of Care met today and discussed the concept of “trauma-informed services.” The Continuum has committed to putting on a training about this important topic within the next several […]
Training: Assisting People Who Are Homeless With SSI/SSDI Applications
Clare Deucher, statewide SSA HIV/Homeless Liaison, ia scheduled to provide two hands-on training sessions in Springfield for case managers working with clients pursuing Social Security benefits. The sessions are scheduled for […]
