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-Approved Consolidated Application is now available! The MA-505 (New Bedford) Continuum of Care has, through a vote of its membership, accepted the 2023 CoC Collaborative Application and CoC Priority Listing. As a result, this material, as well as the project submissions are all now available here for public review. You may access each[ Continue reading. ] The Draft MA-505 (New Bedford) Continuum of Care’s 2023 CoC Collaborative Application, the Project Priority Listing and the final version of the ranked CoC Project Applications are now available for review at the following links: 2023 COLLABORATIVE APPLICATION DRAFT PROJECT PRIORITY LISTING DRAFT COC PROJECT APPLICATIONS This material is being made available through the CoC’s[ Continue reading. ] 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 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.
News Now!
2023 COC – APPROVED CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE!
The DRAFT CoC Consolidated Application is now available!
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!
