Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Download PDF Version Here) The Mississippi Balance of State CoC (BoS), a group whose membership includes the majority of homeless service providers in Mississippi, is conducting a funding application competition. The BoS’s target area includes all the state, excluding the Jackson Urbanized area and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The BoS … Continue reading Press Release: Mississippi Balance of State Seeks Applicants for HUD Homeless Program Funding In 2020-2021
In this webinar USICH Policy Director Susan Pourciau and Policy Analyst Katie Jennings provide a high-level overview of HUD’s FY 2019 CoC Program NOFA, including policy priorities, scoring, and key changes from the FY 2018 NOFA. They also offer key considerations and resources for communities as they embark upon the FY 2019 Application Process. CoC … Continue reading CoC NOFA FY 2019: What’s New and How to Build Upon Your Work to End Homelessness
Mississippi Home Corporation is seeking interested organizations of the availability of Emergency Solutions Grant funds to provide housing assistance to homeless or nearly homeless Mississippians. The Emergency Solutions Grants program is a competitive grant that awards funds to private nonprofit organizations, cities, and counties in the State of Mississippi. The ESG program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is administered by Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC).
MUTEH Inc. will host The Rapid Rehousing Institute on June 6th-7th, 2019 for non-profits, state agencies, and faith-based organizations, to build capacity with agency staff and organizational structure to better serve homeless population.
As of April 2019, the Southwest Regional Coalition is changing their scheduled meeting dates for the remainder of 2019. The official meeting day is now the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10AM. To see the adjusted dates, see the Coalition homepage, https://msbos.org/southwest/. To become a part of the Coalition's mailing list for meetings and … Continue reading Schedule Adjustments: Southwest Regional Coalition
The article originally appeared on the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Blog. The 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) tells us something we all should know by now: African Americans are glaringly overrepresented within the homelessness system. African Americans represent 13 percent of the general population but account for 40 percent of people experiencing homelessness … Continue reading Racial Disparities in the Homeless System: Moving Forward
The NHIP has completed a ranking of Homeless Continuums of Care using data from system performance measures submitted in 2017. The rankings divide CoCs into Higher, Average and Lower Performers with separate rankings for each of the three (3) geographic divisions of Continuums. The NHIP cautions against reading too much into the ranking since many … Continue reading NHIP Ranks Homeless Continua of Care
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded approximately $2 billion to renew support to thousands of local homeless assistance programs across the nation. HUD's Continuum of Care grants will provide critically needed support to 5,800 local programs on the front lines of serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
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 in identifying and … Continue reading SAVE-THE-DATE: 2019 Point-In-Time Count
Sharpening Your CoC Program Skills is an interactive, virtual Training and Question and Answer session about the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. It is required for CoC-funded agencies.
