HUD on Access for Transgender People

HUD’s Special Needs Assistance Office has sent out the following message regarding access to for transgender people to HUD-funded shelter and transitional housing programs. Please see below. SNAPS In Focus: Equal Access […]

Published in Best Practices, News on December 10, 2015.

Recent reports on Family and Youth Homelessness

Please see below interesting reports related to family and youth homelessness that we will be discussing more in our upcoming family and youth committee meetings (see events calendar for meeting […]

Published in Best Practices on November 30, 2015.

From the Zero 2016 Campaign: Leadership Training, Webinars, and Online Resources

Please see the message below from the Zero 2016 campaign. If you are part of Zero 2016 work in Hampden County and are interested in attending the Leadership Academy, please […]

Published in Best Practices, Hampden County CoC, Individual Services Committee, Veterans Committee, Zero: 2016 on October 1, 2015.

Springfield/Hampden CoC: Seeking Your Input on Performance Goals

The Springfield/Hampden County CoC Performance and Outcomes Committee has been working very hard the last two months to create performance goals for our CoC. Over a number of meetings, the committee […]

Published in Best Practices, Hampden County CoC, Performance and Outcomes Committee on September 3, 2015.

News from the national Zero 2016 campaign

The following is a report on the national effort. In the diagram, Hampden County is among the 12 green communities on the veteran chart (within 10% of meeting goals) and […]

Published in Best Practices, Hampden County CoC, Zero: 2016 on August 27, 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.

Network meeting with US ICH and Federal agency leader to discuss family homelessness

The Network enjoyed the privilege of meeting in Boston yesterday with Acting Assistant Secretary Mark Greenberg of the federal Administration for Children and Families and Bob Pulster, regional director of […]

Published in Best Practices on July 30, 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.
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