Homeless Youth Count – this week!
The homeless youth count is taking place this week. if you are in Western Massachusetts and encounter youth who are homeless or doubled up, please ask them to take this […]
Hampden & 3 County CoCs reschedule point-in-time count to Jan. 29
Due to potential snow complications for the unsheltered/street count, the Hampden County and Three-County CoCs have both rescheduled the date for the 2015 point-in-time count to this Thursday, January 29. […]
Swinging Big on Family Homelessness
Ben Forman, writing in this week’s Gateway Cities Journal: Last week Governor-elect Baker made a solid play by signing on Chrystal Kornegay to lead the Department of Housing and Community Development. […]
Upcoming RFP for collaborations that increase employment for homeless jobseekers
The National Center on Employment and Homelessness We’re excited to announce the launch of our newest initiative, the National Center on Employment and Homelessness (NCEH) (website coming soon!). With initial […]
Springfield – Memorial Service for Homeless Persons
This year’s annual Memorial Service for Homeless Persons will take place this Friday, December 19, 1 pm, at Christ Church Cathedral, 35 Chestnut Street, Springfield. The service will recognize homeless […]
MA Launches Social Impact Bond Program for Chronically Homeless Individuals
Governor Deval Patrick today announced the launch of a Massachusetts Pay for Success (PFS) initiative that will leverage philanthropic and private capital investments to reduce chronic individual homelessness, creating a […]
Help us prepare for the 2015 Youth Count
We need your input as we prepare for the 2015 Homeless/At-Risk Youth Count, which will take place the last week of January 2015. We know that homeless youth often try […]
Zero 2016: Adding Registry Week to the Point-in-Time Count
A key recommendation from the Zero 2016 campaign is that CoCs conduct a registry week, and they recommend combining it with the Point-in-time (PIT) Count. While registry is a component of the Zero […]