The City of New Bedford’s HSPN held its final meeting of 2016 and capped it off with a retrospective of the work of the membership over the past year. A copy of the powerpoint presentation is available here, so take a look and consider joining the HSPN in 2017. Membership forms for the new year are also now available at this link and on the Membership page. [ Continue reading. ]
HSPN Meeting Presentations
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. ]
The Call is Here
THE CALL [Coordinated Access to Local Links] is the new coordinated entry system serving the three Continuums of Care within Bristol County. Beginning December 1st, everyone experiencing homelessness will go through one door–the same door–to access services and housing in New Bedford. The Operational Standards for THE CALL were approved at the November 19th HSPN meeting and are available here. These standards are the protocols being used by both THE CALL and local agencies in assisting those who are homeless get connected with the shelter/housing [ Continue reading. ]
HSPN Outreach Task Force Holds First Meeting
Dedicated folks got together for a training/meeting at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church on Wednesday, September 2nd to discuss and learn more about outreach and engagement strategies and resources in New Bedford. There were multiple speakers and the 25+ present in attendance were enthusiastic about collaborating and taking away some great information. Look for announcements of future meetings and check out some of the resource materials that were shared along with a copy of the minutes at these links: Outreach Meeting Minutes.September 2015 How to [ Continue reading. ]
