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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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Register Now for the 2017 PIT Count
We are just over a month away from conducting the Point-In-Time Count for the Mississippi Balance-of-State! The 2017 Point-In-Time Count will be held January 23rd-27th across the Balance of State. The reference period for the count will be January 23rd @ 12AM until January 24th @ 12AM. The MS Balance of State CoC wants to…
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2018 East Central Homeless Connect
During the 2018 Point-In-Time Count, the Balance of State will partner with advocates of the Central Homeless Coalition to offer the Central Homeless Connect to the homeless community in Meridian, MS. During this event, homeless participants will be able to meet with various agencies serving the homeless population, receive a meal and take a wellness…
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DOWNLOAD: 2016 SSVF & ESG Coverage Maps
The MS Balance of State wants agencies and individuals alike to have knowledge of the organizations endeavoring to serve homeless families and veterans. As a resource, the CoC has developed resource maps showing the coverage of SSVF and ESG resources in each county of the State of Mississippi.
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Obama Administration Announces Nearly 50 Percent Decline in Veteran Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) today announced the number of veterans experiencing homelessness in the United States has been cut nearly in half since 2010.
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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.
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JUST RELEASED: FY 2016 CoC Program NOFA
The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) establishes the funding criteria for the FY 2016 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. HUD is making available approximately $1.9 billion in Fiscal Year 2016 for the CoC Program.
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Criteria and Benchmark for Achieving the Goal of Ending Chronic Homelessness
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness has just released criteria and benchmark for achieving the goal of ending chronic homelessness. The criteria and benchmark are intended to help communities build and fine-tune robust, coordinated systems to ensure that people experiencing chronic homelessness are on a path to permanent housing with tailored supportive services as…
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Presentation: Analyzing the 2016 PIT Count for the State of Mississippi
During the MS Balance of State (BoS) Continuum of Care (CoC) Annual Meeting, CoC Coordinator Reginald Glenn gave a presentation analyzing the PIT Count for the State of Mississippi. This presentation contains data for sheltered and unsheltered persons, as well as homeless subpopulations. This presentation will be continued and tailored for the CoC Regional Coalitions.
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NOW AVAILABLE: 2016 CoC Annual Report
concerning the business, initiatives, and events of the Mississippi Balance of State. See the report below