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End of the 2016 / Beginning 2017 News…

December 27, 2016 By NBHSPN

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. ]

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Information from HUD

December 4, 2015 By NBHSPN

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has released the CHRONIC HOMELESS FINAL RULE describing changes to the federal HUD definition of what it means to be chronically homeless.  Although the previous definition considered individuals and families as being “chronically homeless” if they were homeless up to four times in a three year period, the definition has been modified to mean that chronic homelessness can only be declared after four years in a three year period equal 12 months in the aggregate.  This change, along with others [ Continue reading. ]

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The Call is Here

November 15, 2015 By NBHSPN

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. ]

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HSPN Outreach Task Force Holds First Meeting

August 2, 2015 By NBHSPN

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. ]

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2015 National Alliance to End Homelessness Meeting

July 18, 2015 By NBHSPN

Great information throughout this year’s NAEH Conference in Washington D.C. in July provides important insight into federal priorities and local best practices toward ensuring greater efficiencies and longer stabilization for those working to end homelessness.  A limited number of conference session presentations area available at this link: NAEH Conference 2015 You may also want to check out some of the major takeaways city staff had from this conference at this link: NAEH Conference Tidbits and Takeaways.2015 [ Continue reading. ]

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  • Home
  • About Us
  • Meetings
  • Organization
    • Structure
    • History
    • Executive Board
    • HSPN Bylaws (PDF)
    • Agencies
    • Membership
    • HSPN Planning
    • HSPN Accomplishments
  • CoC Funding Competition
    • 2022 CoC Funding Competition
    • 2021 CoC Funding Competition
    • 2020 CoC Funding Competition
    • 2019 CoC Funding Competition
    • 2018 CoC Funding Competition
    • 2017 CoC Funding Competition
    • 2016 CoC Funding Competition
  • Resources
    • StreetSheets (Homeless Assistance)
    • Federal, State & Local
    • For Agencies
    • For Veterans
    • Acronyms, Etc. Guide (PDF)
  • News
    • HUD News
    • Annual CoC Funding Competition
    • Local Events
    • Press
    • Publications
    • HSPN Meeting Presentations
  • Contact