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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
