Western MA Veteran Expo and Job Fair: Provider Sign-up Now!

Provider/Exhibitor/Participant:  Please join us for the 2nd Annual Western Mass Veteran Expo & Job Fair  October 1st from 10:00 am – 4:00 p.m. MassMutual Center generously donated 40,000 square feet for this […]

Published in Veterans Committee on August 30, 2015.

Increasing Housing Placements of Homeless Veterans

In a recent SNAPS in Focus post, HUD’s Ann Oliva has communicated strategies about using VASH to house homeless veterans–and includes a shout-out to Massachusetts’ Tenancy Preservation Program, The entire […]

Published in Best Practices, Veterans Committee on August 7, 2015.

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.

Webinar Invite: Landlord Recruitment/Engagement – Best Practices

As part of Zero 2016, Community Solutions is offering a webinar series on best practices for recruiting and engaging landlords. With our widespread use of rapid rehousing and tenant-based permanenent […]

Published in Best Practices, Family Services Committee, Housing Sex Offenders, Individual Services Committee, Veterans Committee, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee, Zero: 2016 on July 21, 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.

Veterans Committee Meeting Minutes – 7/12/15

Veterans Committee Meeting July 10, 2015 In attendance: Beth Barbra, Veterans Inc., Ben Cluff, DPH, Steve Connor, Northampton Veterans Services, Anthony DiStefano, Western MA Hospital, Andy Fahey, VA Springfield, Scott […]

Published in Veterans Committee on July 17, 2015.

Veterans Committee Minutes 6/12/15

Veterans Meeting June 12, 2015  In attendance: Dave Christopolis, Three County CoC, Jim Clark, Pittsfield Veteran Services, Ben Cluff, DPH, Steve Connor, Northampton Veterans Services, Tony Forzgalia, Veterans Inc., Lisa […]

Published in Uncategorized, Veterans Committee on June 19, 2015.

Criteria for Achieving the Goal of Ending Veteran Homelessness

The Network’s Veterans Committee met this morning (stay tuned for minutes) and some of the conversation was about what it means to end veteran homelessness.  Recently, the USICH answered this […]

Published in Resources, Veterans Committee on June 12, 2015.
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