The New Bedford 2018 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count is approaching fast and your help is needed! This year, the homeless count is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, January 24th @ 2pm until Thursday, January 25th @ 2pm (24 Hours). Please be part of the Count! HOW TO HELP… PIT Volunteers. Fifty (50)+ or more volunteers are needed to help conduct the PIT Count. Teams of volunteers will be out surveying from Wednesday, January 24th @ 2pm thru Thursday, January 25th @ 2pm. Volunteers are asked to sign up for a two hour period. Similar to last year, [ Continue reading. ]
Looking Back at 2017…
The HSPN accomplished a great deal in 2017; from data counts to mental health discussions, encampments to displacement, the HSPN has been busy. Take a look at just how busy with the HSPN ANNUAL SUMMARY.2017. [ Continue reading. ]
Special StreetSheet release for those coming to New Bedford and who are displaced as the result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
In cooperation with the United Way of Greater New Bedford and its Family Resource Center, the City of New Bedford's Homeless Service Provider Network has now published a special StreetSheet intended to assist those individuals and families displaced as a result of Hurricane Maria's devastation in Puerto Rico. This version of the StreetSheet is available here in both English and Spanish and will be available through the United Way and service providers throughout the city. The information provided within the brochure was accurate and available as of [ Continue reading. ]
FY2017 Final Rank and Order of Projects
On August 17, 2017 the HSPN membership voted to accept the ranking of this year's CoC projects. Get all the information on our CoC funding competition page! [ Continue reading. ]
2017 CoC RFP RELEASED!
The City of New Bedford’s Department of Planning, Housing & Community Development [DPHCD] issued a Continuum of Care [CoC] Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2017 applications for funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The RFP notice included an application for both new projects (including those created as a result of a reallocation process) and for renewal projects to be used for existing CoC permanent supportive housing and CoC rapid rehousing programs. Please contact Jennifer Clarke, [ Continue reading. ]
The First Annual NB Connect
The City of New Bedford’s HSPN, along with its committee, “Rise Up for Homes” undertook its first NB Connect event on Friday, September 30th in which over 40 area agencies, resources and providers came together under one roof to provide a single point of access for those experiencing homelessness as well as those living in poverty. The event was held in the gym of the downtown YMCA and was a big success in its inaugural year. Many people were involved in making this event so valuable to the community but the leadership of HSPN Chair Carl Alves, [ Continue reading. ]
2016 CoC Competition is Completed
The City of New Bedford has established its annual CoC Competition Web Page available on this website [see the “2016 CoC Funding Competition”menu tab above]. On that page you’ll see the 2016 RFP for new and renewal Continuum of Care projects, the application forms that were available in concert with that RFP, the final ranking results and the final application submitted by the New Bedford CoC to HUD on September 9, 2016. Check out the 2016 CoC Funding Competition page for all the details! And for a look at the city’s approach, process and funding [ Continue reading. ]
HUD Awards CoC Tier 1 Grants
HUD has just released the Tier I Continuum of Care awards for the recent competition. New Bedford has been awarded $1,575,909 for six programs (the Family Preservation Program, Portico, Step Up, THE CALL, Transition to Stability, Welcome Home and the City of New Bedford HMIS Project) that were ranked in Tier I. The Tier II announcements will be announced in the spring. Congratulations to the New Bedford Continuum, the program recipients and the Homeless Service Provider Network! This application was a great collaboration and truly a team effort. [ Continue reading. ]
NPR Conversation About the Call
NPR CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CALL… From WCAI’s website: Advocates on the South Coast have launched an effort to make it easier for those experiencing homelessness to access services. WCAI’s Brian Morris talked about THE CALL with Jennifer Clarke, Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development for New Bedford. Follow this link to have a listen. [ Continue reading. ]
2015 in Review
As the calendar year draws to a close, the HSPN takes a look at what it accomplished in 2015 and considers the work it has to do in the coming year. Take a look by clicking on a PDF of the powerpoint recapping HSPN’s 2015. [ Continue reading. ]
