McKinney-Vento Reauthorization Bills Introduced
Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Acts have been introduced in identical form in the House and Senate. H.R 1877 and S. 808 are available at http://thomas.loc.gov […]
FAMILY GROUP MEETING
There will be a Family Group meeting on Tuesday, April 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.. The meeting will held at the Springfield Liberty DTA office, 95 Liberty St., […]
Soldier On Creating 100 Units in Agawam for Formerly Homeless Veterans
The USICH reports on Soldier On’s development of the police academy facility in Agawam for housing for formerly homeless veterans.
Free SSI/SSDI training for case managers who work with people who are homeless
Clare Deucher, the Statewide HIV/Homeless Liaison for Disability Determination Services, will present a training about accessing Social Security disability benefits on Monday, April 27th from 9:30AM – Noon in Springfield. This free […]
ICHH Grant: Status
I know we’re all anxious to get to the real work of the ICHH grant, but we’re still in start-up mode. Here’s a status update: We are waiting for a contract from […]
Recommendations: Using the New Prevention and Rapid ReHousing Funds
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has released recommendations for use of the new stimulus funds devoted to homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing. One of the challenges with prevention programs is […]
Federal Stimulus: Homelessness Prevention (ESG)
HUD has released community allocations for the homelessness prevention funds passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Allocations for the state and cities within our region are […]
HUD McKinney Awards Announced
HUD has announced the 2008 McKinney Continuum of Care Awards. Click to see the awards for the Three County Continuum, Berkshire Continuum, and the Springfield Continuum. Many of the awards are […]