Welcome to the New Bedford Homeless Service Provider Network website!
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. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2020 PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR ABOUT TO BE HOMELESS: Individuals If you are in need of emergency shelter, please contact the shelter directly. For individual men and individual women, please contact the Sister Rose/Grace House shelters at 508.997.3202. For those fleeing domestic violence, please contact the New Bedford Women’s Center’s 24 hour hotline at 508.999.6636. For unaccompanied youth ages 18-24, please contact Killians shelter at 774.206.6445. Families All families must call the DHCD Telephonic Intake line at 1.866.584.0653. (Only the state can intake families; this cannot be done locally so please refer to the number provided here). IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HOMELESS PREVENTION OR PERMANENT HOUSING OPTIONS: Please contact the New Bedford Coordinated Entry System through Catholic Social Services at 508.999.4757 Monday-Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm. The MA-505 CoC Consolidated Application is now available! As discussed at its October 2021 monthly HSPN membership meeting, the New Bedford 2021 CoC Consolidated Application materials are now available on this site. All materials were submitted to HUD on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. You may access all three components of the Consolidated Application through the[ Continue reading. ] Emergency Housing Vouchers – Round #1 Applications Being Accepted As has been discussed for several months in HSPN monthly meetings, this is to advise you that applications will be accepted for Round #1 of the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program beginning Monday, November 8th through Monday, November 22nd. Every inquiry and every application begins with New[ Continue reading. ] The City of New Bedford’s HSPN has received, reviewed and voted on the 2021 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 FY2021 round received, reviewed, vetted, evaluated, scored and ranked all applications[ Continue reading. ] The process 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. The 2021 Ranking and Review Process is available here: NB COC REVIEW and RANKING PROCESS.2021 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 2021 Reallocation Plan[ Continue reading. ] The Homeless Service Provider’s Network (HSPN) outreach/fundraising committee called “Rise-Up for Homes” is sponsoring this year’s New Bedford Connect, a one-day event that brings together, in a single location, a wide variety of community volunteers, vital resources and services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Direct services[ Continue reading. ] COC COMPETITION MA-505 COC RFP NOW AVAILABLE! On Friday, September 10, 2021, 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 instructions and both new and renewal application forms for 2021 funding from the U.S. Department of Housing[ Continue reading. ] The 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) funding competition in New Bedford’s CoC runs through the November deadline set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Check out the competition timeline for 2021 here: 2021 COMPETITION TIMELINE 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.
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2021 CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION PACKAGE
EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS :: Round #1 Open
2021 RANKING of COC PROPOSALS
2021 COC RANKING AND REVIEW PROCESS
COC 2021 REALLOCATION PLAN
NEW BEDFORD CONNECT IS BACK in 2021…
COC COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN!
COC COMPETITION TIMELINE 2021
