(Approved by the HSPN membership on June 16.2022) The City of New Bedford's HSPN membership adopted its CoC Community Priorities at its regular meeting of June 16.2022. Those priorities are available here: 2022 COC COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. [ Continue reading. ]
2022 Data is Now Available
The City of New Bedford has completed its annual “Point In Time” (PIT) count creating 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 has been the development of the city’s “Housing Inventory Count” (HIC) that provides an inventory of specific emergency, transitional and permanent housing opportunities for those experiencing homelessness in New Bedford. As was [ Continue reading. ]
IMMIGRATION 101 for SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
April is Fair Housing Month so the HSPN asked Rebecca Eissenova, Legal Director with Catholic Social Services in Fall River, to share her presentation on Immigration, particularly as it intersects with the work homeless service providers undertake. The resulting presentation, a copy of which is provided here, offers a great overview into this complicated subject. Take a look through the IMMIGRATION 101 POWERPOINT 2022 used in this presentation or check out the recording of the video presentation at this link: [ Continue reading. ]
EARLY UNSHELTERED STATS for 2022
Although typically a complete Point In Time (PIT) Count and Housing Inventory Chart (HIC) is presented on this website, in advance of that publication this year, an early snapshot of the unsheltered statistics collected in February 2022 has been published in a brief PowerPoint. Check out the early numbers from the street count here: UNSHELTERED PIT 2022 A complete 2022 PIT and HIC analysis will be published during the spring of 2022. [ Continue reading. ]
2022 HOMELESSNESS INFOGRAPHIC
Interested in a quick snapshot about the New Bedford Continuum of Care? Here's an infographic that highlights some information, current as of 2022: 2022 HOMELESSNESS INFOGRAPHIC [ Continue reading. ]
CITY WINS FEDERAL HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FUNDS!
Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that the City of New Bedford has been awarded $2,090,727 in homeless assistance funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as part of a competitive grant process under HUD’s Continuum of Care Program. Read the complete PRESS RELEASE here. [ Continue reading. ]
2022 STREETSHEET IS AVAILABLE!
The City of New Bedford's Office of Housing & Community Development has released the 2022 StreetSheet. Go to the HSPN Resource Page to access a copy of the sheet in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Hard copies of the StreetSheets are also available upon request by contacting Jennifer.Clarke@newbedford-ma.gov. (Copies are available while quantities last). [ Continue reading. ]
COLD WEATHER OVERFLOW SHELTER – WINTER 2021-2022
Overiew prepared by Steppingstone, Inc. Steppingstone Inc. is providing emergency shelter through a Cold Weather Overflow Shelter Project to unsheltered homeless at a local motel (with a total of 25-30 units set aside for the overflow shelter). This will be offered when there is no vacancy at either of the Catholic Social Services’ (CSS) Shelters. The following information is provided to ensure clarity as to how the Cold Weather Overflow shelter will operate this season: Conditions Activating the Shelter. The Cold Weather Overflow Shelter [ Continue reading. ]
2022 HSPN MEMBERSHIP NOW OPEN
If you're interested in joining the City of New Bedford's Homeless Service Provider Network (HSPN), now is your opportunity! The 2022 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 of New Bedford's Office of Housing & Community Development, 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford MA 02740. All received applications will be presented to the HSPN's Executive Committee for final review and [ Continue reading. ]
SISTER ROSE AWARD ANNOUNCED FOR 2021
The HSPN presented its Annual Sister Rose Award for 2021 to Patrick J. Sullivan during its virtual January 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 Director of Market Ministries (renamed the Sister Rose House) and one of the founding members of the HSPN. Mr. Sullivan was recognized for his almost three decades of service as Director of the Office of Housing & [ Continue reading. ]
