What Governor Patrick’s 9c cuts mean for our work, and what you can do
When projected revenue is less than projected spending, the Massachusetts Governor is authorized to make mid-year budget cuts. Today, Governor Patrick announced $277 million in cuts across state Executive branch budgets for the […]
Roundup of HPRP Resources
Via the National Alliance to End Homelessness: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently posted several resources to help communities implement their Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing […]
New York Times reports on Homeless Youth, part 2
For Runaways on the Street, Sex Buys Survival By IAN URBINA Published: October 27, 2009 Nearly a third of the children who flee or are kicked out of their homes […]
New York Times reports on Homeless Youth, part 1
With More Troubled Families, More Runaways By IAN URBINA Published: October 26, 2009 As more families face economic hardships, experts have seen an increasing number of children leave home for […]
Exciting report from another network: shelter diversion works
One Family reports early results from ICHH funding: With its 3-month-old family diversion program now well underway, the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance (CMHA) has fundamentally changed the way at-risk families […]
Funding Availability: Springfield McKinney RFP Released
The City of Springfield has released its RFP for new projects to be included in the Continuum of Care application to be submitted to HUD. The RFP is available here. […]
Press coverage of Network funding announcement
The Republican covered the Network’s recent announcement of funding to agencies in the region. From the article: The effort to end homelessness in the region received another boost in funds this […]
SAMHSA Awards Announced
Last week U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that 43 organizations from around the country working to end chronic homelessness in their communities have been […]