Using Data to Predict Family Homelessness

Interesting article on Co.Exist: Facing a Homelessness Crisis, New York City Pinpoints Vulnerable Families by Mining Eviction Filings. Among homeless families, about one in three first enter the shelter system […]

Published in Best Practices, News on February 3, 2014.

Youth Count

So many of you participated in our first-ever youth count! We’ll be collecting surveys this week and sending them on to the data input and analysis folks.  We’re looking forward […]

Published in News on February 2, 2014.

Hartford Launches Universal Housing Application

It’s reported today that the Greater Hartford area has launched a Universal Housing Application.  From the Hartford Courant article: Twenty-one housing programs across 10 different agencies are currently participating. In addition, […]

Published in Best Practices, News on December 12, 2013.

HUD report on decline in US Homelessness since 2010

Please see below for HUD’s press release regarding a decline in U.S. Homelessness since 2010. Thanks to Lauren Voyer of HAPHousing for pulling out these key findings for quick review: […]

Published in News on November 24, 2013.

United Way of Pioneer Valley Releases Community Impact Basic Needs RFP

Community Impact Basic Needs Grant Program   United Way of Pioneer Valley (UWPV) is releasing a Request for Proposals for its Community Impact Basic Needs Grant program. Letter of Intent […]

Published in News on May 24, 2012.

Correction on EFSP funding blog post

In yesterday’s blog post regarding EFPS funding through United Way of Hampshire County, I mistakenly introduced the post as coming from United Way of Pioneer Valley.  My apologies! If you […]

Published in News on May 23, 2012.

SAMHSA Community Consortium Meeting Minutes – 5/21/12

Community Consortium Meeting –  May 21, 2012 In attendance:  Brian Bickford, CHL, Steve Como, Soldier On, Tracey Greenfield, BHN, Robert Guerino, Mass Health, Jay Levy, Eliot CHS-Homeless Services,  Andrea Miller, […]

Published in News, Uncategorized on May 23, 2012.

Unaccompanied Youth Meeting Minutes – 5/17; Next meeting 6/12

Please see below the minutes of our meeting last Thursday, May 17.  For our next meeting, we agreed to invite other programs to share information with us about their innovations […]


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