Seeking your input: Massachusetts Youth Count 2015
Massachusetts is conducting its second annual count of youth who are homeless or unstably housed. The CoCs are coordinating the count, which will take place January 28–February 3, 2015. It […]
Here we go…we are ready for Zero!
We had our initial orientation call this week for the Ready for Zero campaign.,,gearing up for a big launch in January. A key first task we will accomplish during January […]
Hampden CoC selected to be part of Zero 2016 campaign
Community Solutions has announced the CoCs selected to be part of the Zero 2016 campaign, and the Hampden County CoC is in! See the press announcement below: Community Solutions Announces […]
Western Mass missing person, formerly homeless: have you seen him?
Massachusetts State Police continue to search for a missing and endangered man who disappeared this summer. MILTON ELDREDGE, 59, left his residence on Herrick Road in Blandford on June 20 […]
Hampden County CoC Report on System Change
Opening Doors, the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, provides a national framework for improving our response to homelessness. The plan emphasizes both prevention and rapid exit from […]
HUD Report on the 2014 AHAR: Homelessness in U.S. Continues to Decline
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro today announced HUD’s latest estimate of homelessness in the U.S., noting a continued general decline and specifically among veterans and persons […]
The Fix: A Film & Panel Discussion about Addiction and Social Justice
This FREE community event is sponsored by Human Service Forum, Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, and Mercy Medical Center. Register Here
USICH’s Richard Cho about Housing First
Four Clarifications on Housing First, by Richard Cho, USICH Senior Policy Director I must make a confession. When I first came to Washington to work for USICH, I was a […]