Welcome to the New Bedford Homeless Service Provider Network
The City of New Bedford coordinates a comprehensive response to homelessness using a “Continuum of Care” approach through its Homeless Service Provider Network (HSPN). The HSPN meets regularly to address the most pressing issues around the complexity of homelessness and works toward ensuring every individual and every family has access to appropriate, sustainable safe, decent and affordable housing. If you are interested in working toward this end, join with us and check out the work the HSPN is doing in New Bedford. New Bedford’s HSPN has Coordinated Entry System that focuses on, and works to, assist those CURRENTLY sleeping outside or in an emergency shelter. Beyond that, we want to remind you of the following resources that may be available to you if you are in a housing crisis: EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024 PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING… IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY SLEEPING OUTSIDE, IN A CAR, IN AN ABANDONED BUILDING, IN OTHER PLACES NOT MEANT FOR HUMAN HABITATION OR IF YOU ARE IN AN EMERGENCY SHELTER ALREADY, PLEASE CONTACT COORDINATED ENTRY: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm For individuals needing shelter, please contact the shelter directly: Sr. Rose (men) – New Bedford – 508-997-3202 For families with minor children or women who are pregnant, please contact the state’s Emergency Housing Assistance Program call center: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm For those needing rental assistance for past due rent (which typically needs a 14 day notice to quit), please contact: RAFT – www.nhs.mass.org For those seeking subsidized housing/apartment options check out: HUD Guide for housing opportunities (click on “find affordable housing opportunities near me”) NB Age Friendly’s Housing Resources Guide New Bedford Housing Authority’s Online Application, State Champs Application and Housing Briefing The HSPN is committed to the concept that each person is entitled to live in dignity and is focused on the elimination of homelessness in New Bedford. The HSPN has produced and distributed a flyer highlighting training and resource opportunities around the Intersection of Homelessness and LGBTQI+. You may access the LGBTQ+ HOMELESS TRAINING RESOURCE FLYER which provides multiple links to HUD Exchange resources addressing LGBTQI+ and its intersection with homelessness. Resources include Equal Access relative to Gender Identity, Equal Access to[ Continue reading. ] The City of New Bedford’s HSPN has received, reviewed and voted on the 2023 Final CoC Rank and Order of Projects. the HSPN’s Performance Review Committee (PRC) comprised of HSPN members with no relationship–financial or otherwise–to any of the applicants for funding in the FY2023 round received, reviewed, vetted, evaluated, scored and ranked all applications[ Continue reading. ] The HSPN has once again joined with GBCATCH (Greater Bristol County Attleboro Taunton Coalition to End Homelessness) and the HSPC (Fall River’s Homeless Service Provider’s Coalition) in hosting a virtual training session. The third in this series is on Domestic Violence and was held August 23, 2023 as part of the HSPN Resource | Training[ Continue reading. ] The HSPN joined with GBCATCH (Greater Bristol County Attleboro Taunton Coalition to End Homelessness) and the HSPC (Fall River’s Homeless Service Provider’s Coalition) and hosted a virtual training session on Medicare on August 9, 2023 as part of its Resource | Training Series. Matthew Dansereau, engagement Coordinator with the Dartmouth Council on Aging and a[ Continue reading. ] The HSPN hosted a virtual training session on MassHealth on July 26, 2023 as part of its Resource | Training Series. Emily Cooper, special Advisor on Housing, MassHealth and Chief Housing Officer with the Executive Office of Elder Affairs presented a variety of MassHealth updates including: — Changes to CSPECH — New Community Support Program[ Continue reading. ] COC COMPETITION MA-505 RFP is NOW AVAILABLE! On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, the City of New Bedford’s Continuum of Care (CoC), acting through the Office of Housing & Community Development, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) that includes both instructions and new/renewal application forms for 2023 funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban[ Continue reading. ] The procedures used by the CoC in the review, evaluation and ranking of renewal, new and reallocation projects is annually updated and made available to the CoC, project applicants and the community. This information is also referenced within the published RFP. The 2023 CoC’s Review and Ranking Procedures are available here: NB COC REVIEW and[ Continue reading. ] REALLOCATION PLAN In anticipation of each CoC funding cycle, the City of New Bedford’s Continuum of Care (Homeless Service Provider’s Network or “HSPN”) issues its guidance regarding its policies/process for the reallocation of funding from an existing project to a higher performing and/or new permanent housing project. A copy of the CoC’s Reallocation Plan.2023 can[ Continue reading. ] Need Help?
508-501-0900
ce@comcounseling.org
Grace House (women) – New Bedford – 774.628.9743
Samaritan House – Taunton – 508-824-6497
Domestic Violence – New Bedford – 508.999.6636
866-584-0653
Catholic Charities – 508-999-4757
PACE – 508-993-0033
https://resources.hud.gov/
https://s3.amazonaws.com/newbedford-ma/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/20201117102348/AGING-HOUSING-MANUAL.Final_.pdf
https://newbedfordhousingauthority.org/News Now!
RESOURCES & TRAINING on LGBTQI+ NOW AVAILABLE!
2023 COC RANKING OF PROJECTS
TRAINING VIDEO on DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NOW AVAILABLE!
TRAINING VIDEO on MEDICARE AVAILABLE!
TRAINING VIDEO on MASSHEALTH AVAILABLE!
COC COMPETITION MA-505 RFP is NOW AVAILABLE!
NEW BEDFORD COC REVIEW & RANKING PROCEDURES
REALLOCATION PLAN.2023