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.

Housing Sex Offender Work Group Update

Earlier this month, the legislature held hearings on bills that would prohibit Level 2 and 3 sex offenders from living in public and subsidized housing or emergency shelter or motels. […]

Published in Housing Sex Offenders, Uncategorized on July 30, 2015.

Zero 2016 Progress Report for Springfield/Hampden County: June 2015

As part of the Zero 2016 campaign, we are tracking our monthly progress toward housing homeless veterans and chronically homeless individuals. The progress is tracked against goals that we set […]

Published in Hampden County CoC, Individual Services Committee, Veterans Committee, Zero: 2016 on July 23, 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.

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 […]

Published in Hampden County CoC, Veterans Committee on July 20, 2015.

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Meeting Minutes – 7/16/15

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee Meeting Minutes July 16, 2015 In attendance: Lynnette Camacho, Springfield Public Schools, Lisa Goldsmith, Dial/SELF, Rani Gould, YWCA, Charlie Knight, former consumer, Jay Levy, Eliot CHS […]

Published in Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on July 17, 2015.

Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 7/14/15

Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes July 14, 2015 In attendance: Jane Banks, CHD, Sarah Cloutier, YWCA, Charity Day, Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Linda Driscoll, CHD, Anthia Elliott, […]

Published in Family Services Committee, Uncategorized on July 17, 2015.

Veterans Committee Meeting Minutes – 7/12/15

Veterans Committee Meeting July 10, 2015 In attendance: Beth Barbra, Veterans Inc., Ben Cluff, DPH, Steve Connor, Northampton Veterans Services, Anthony DiStefano, Western MA Hospital, Andy Fahey, VA Springfield, Scott […]

Published in Veterans Committee on July 17, 2015.
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