Annoucements
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RESCHEDULED: Southwest Regional Coalition – March 2017
The Southwest Regional Coalition meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 21st has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 23rd.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS ANNOUNCEMENT: State of Mississippi 2017 Annual Action Plan
The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) and The Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) will conduct public hearings to obtain input from citizens for the development of the 2017 Annual Action Plan.
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Webinar Recording Posted: Equal Access and Gender Identity Rules Training
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) held a series of webinars for Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicants and providers, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) recipients and sub-recipients, and Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids (HOPWA) grantees to educate participants about the requirements of the Equal Access Rule and Gender Identity Rule…
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Update From the HUD Exchange: Homelessness Data Collection, Reporting Updates, and Deadlines
Data continues to be an important component of making progress towards the goal of ending homelessness. With this increased focus, HUD is working to provide more tools for communities to better assess the quality of their data and provide more data for both national and local data analyses. Your community will need to review the…
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PRESS RELEASE: State Homeless Agencies Plan Annual Homeless Census 2017
The Mississippi Balance of State CoC (BoS), a group whose membership includes the majority of homeless service providers in Mississippi, plans to conduct a homeless census – also known as a Point in Time Count (PIT) – on January 23-27, 2017. The BoS’s target area includes all the state, excluding the Jackson Urbanized area and…
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View Our 2017 Meeting Calendar
In order to better prepare advocates and members for the CoC’s 2017 meetings. The MS Balance of State has compiled a meeting calendar of its important information and gatherings.
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VIDEO: 2017 PIT Teaser – “Are You In?”
In January, the Mississippi Balance of State CoC will work together to count 72 Mississippi counties with one goal: count the homeless in our state. ARE YOU IN? The 2017 PIT Count will happen January 23-27, 2017. For more information about the PIT, visit muteh.wordpress.com.
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COMING IN JANUARY: 2017 Point-In-Time Count
During a 24-hour period in the last ten days of every January, homeless advocates across the nation seek to count the homeless persons within their coverage areas. The Point in Time (PIT) Count greatly affects funding, both private and public, for homeless services and affects the methodology of those services. A thorough count is crucial…
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2016 PIT Count Distribution Map
The CoC has released a graphic distribution map to display the results of the 2016 PIT Count.