The Massachusetts Pay-for-Success Chronic Homelessness Initiative

Joe Finn and Michael Durkin write in Commonwealth Magazine about the Massachusetts innovative pay-for-success model: Now, it is time to begin housing the homeless in Boston and across the state–for […]

Published in Best Practices, News on July 16, 2015.

July 9 Webinar: Housing First for People Experiencing Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Abuse Disorders

SAMHSA is presenting a webinar July 9, 2015, 3-4:30 pm on the topic of Housing First for People Experiencing Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Abuse Disorders. The webinar will […]

Published in Best Practices on July 8, 2015.

Just Released: Western MA Opening Doors Plan to End Homelessness

The Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness is proud and pleased to present Western Massachusetts Opening Doors: A Collective Impact Framework to Prevent and End Homelessness. This Plan is a product […]

Published in Best Practices on June 30, 2015.

Statewide Access to Justice Commission Requests Your Input

This letter below from the Social Services Committee of the Statewide Access to Justice Commission requests input from non-lawyer social service providers on how to improve the justice system for […]

Published in Best Practices on June 30, 2015.

Houston, we have no more homeless veterans

Congratulations to Houston, which announced today that it has effectively ended veteran homelessness. Houston is the second major US City to end veteran homelessness. New Orleans announced in April that […]

Published in Best Practices, Continuum of Care, Network, Veterans Committee on June 1, 2015.

Western Mass. Homelessness Providers: Complete this survey!

The  Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness, in conjunction with the Hampden County CoC and the Three County CoC, is working on an updated and localized plan to end homelessness […]

Published in Best Practices on April 5, 2015.

Urban Institute Study on the 100,000 Homes Campaign

An Urban Institute study, just out, concludes that “the 100,000 Homes Campaign had a major impact on national efforts to end homelessness.” Researchers noted that communities that participated in the […]

Published in Best Practices, Continuum of Care, Zero: 2016 on March 24, 2015.

HUD guidance on prioritizing persons with highest level of need in permanent supportive housing

A message from Ann Oliva, HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs: In a perfect world, there would be enough affordable housing and supportive services to ensure that no one has […]

Published in Best Practices, Continuum of Care on March 22, 2015.
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