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. If you’re interested in joining the City of New Bedford’s Homeless Service Provider Network (HSPN), now is your opportunity! The 2021 HSPN Membership Form is available here in a convenient fillable format. Simply complete the application and either mail it in to Jennifer.Clarke@newbedford-ma.gov or drop it in the mail to the HSPN c/o the City[ Continue reading. ] The HSPN presented its Annual Sister Rose Award for 2020 to Danielle Brown with Steppingstone during its virtual December HSPN membership meeting. The award recognizes an outstanding current or former member of the New Bedford HSPN or member agency staff and is named in honor of its first recipient, Sister Rose Ellen Gallogly, former Executive[ Continue reading. ] There’s a tremendous amount of information that has recently been made available relative to the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations. But what about those experiencing homelessness? Whether you are unsheltered or sheltered, or if you operate a program for those experiencing homelessness, be sure to take a look at this “Resource Snapshot” that presents some introductory[ Continue reading. ] A new website is now up and running specifically identifying New Bedford-based resources needed in the wake of COVID. The “New Bedford COVID Housing Resources” website reflects a collaborative effort between PACE, the HSPN, South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Catholic Social Services and NeighborWorks Housing Solutions. Resources include those around rental/mortgage assistance, legal assistance, finding[ Continue reading. ] Covid Eviction Legal Help Project was formed to expand the capacity of legal aid organizations in MA to provide urgently needed legal assistance in COVID-related eviction cases. They have launched a new website to provide information about resources and services. If you need help with an eviction in Massachusetts you may be eligible for free[ Continue reading. ] The City of New Bedford’s Office of Housing & Community Development has released a COVID-19 Edition of its StreetSheet. This special edition sheet includes important community resources that are especially relevant during the public health crisis. Information includes resources for shelter access, prevention of homelessness, legal services, housing assistance, food access and where to[ Continue reading. ] With all that is going on in the word it might be easy to dismiss the importance of registering to vote, especially if you live in a shelter, your car, the woods or at a friend’s house. Just because someone might be experiencing homelessness doesn’t mean they can’t register to vote and then vote! Your[ Continue reading. ] The City of New Bedford has conducted its annual “Point In Time” (PIT) count that creates a census of those individuals and families experiencing homelessness within the city, both sheltered (living in emergency or transitional housing) and unsheltered (on the streets/in places not meant for human habitation). Concurrent with that is the development of the[ 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!
2021 HSPN MEMBERSHIP NOW OPEN!
SISTER ROSE AWARD 2020 ANNOUNCED
RESOURCE SNAPSHOT for COVID VACCINATIONS
The New Bedford Rent Help website (NBRENTHELP.COM) is up and running!
COVID-19 Legal Help Project Website Now Open
STREETSHEET COVID-19 EDITION RELEASED!
Valuing the voice of those experiencing homelessness…through the VOTE!
2020 POINT IN TIME NUMBERS RELEASED!
