Veteran Outreach in Springfield – monthly drop-ins, last Wed. of the month
Data in Springfield/Hampden County shows that a number of our long-term homeless veterans access shelter only sporadically and are not seeking out services. A peer-to-peer outreach worker is looking to find these veterans […]
Local Ties and the Point in Time Count
Where were people living on the night of the 2015 Point in Time Count? Where did they live prior to entering shelter? The 3 County CoC has prepared hyperlocal reports […]
RFPs Available: Springfield ESG program; Hampden-Hampshire-Franklin HOPWA program
The City of Springfield has released Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDs (HOPWA) program. The RFPs and […]
A Housing System Built for Zero Part Two: Assessment and the Role of By-Name Lists
The second part of a three part post from the Zero 2016 campaign: A Housing System Built for Zero Part Two: Assessment and the Role of By-Name Lists Last month, […]
Zero 2016: A Housing System Built for Zero
Community Solutions, the entity behind the Zero 2016 campaign, is posting a three-part series on coordinated intake and assessment. The information is so critical to what we do that I […]
Here’s what a coordinated system looks like
Like the Hampden County CoC, Arlington, VA is a Zero 2016 Community. But Arlington is ahead of us, because they participated in the 100,000 Homes campaign. The Washington Post describes […]
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 […]
