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 […]
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 […]
Profile of son of USICH’s John O’Brien
Many of us know John O’Brien, the New England regional cordinator for the USICH. John’s son runs an emergency shelter in Maine, and the Portland Herald recently profiled him: Shelter director […]
A profile of family homelessness
The Local Buzz’ next installment on family homelessness: Help Yourself.
Request from ICHH: Data representative to attend 3/26 meeting
In order to help facilitate the data needs from the state perspective as well as the ICHH Regions, the ICHH is hosting a meeting between the ICHH Data and Evaluation Working Group […]
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 […]
Local News Coverage of DTA Shift Away from Congregate Shelters
The Republican had a story yesterday about homeless families placed in apartments, and the Local Buzz wrote on Monday about what happens when a shelter closes.
