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NOW AVAILABLE: 2017-18 CoC Application
MS Balance of State CoC is accepting applications for the 2017-2018 Continuum of Care funding cycle! This funding will renew/fund projects that have end dates in 2017 and continue through 2018.
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HUD Announces Additional Funding for Homeless Programs in Mississippi
Earlier today, Secretary Julián Castro announced $355 million to more than 1,200 local homeless housing and service programs across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This funding includes $725,424 to support 7 local homeless housing and service programs in Mississippi. These Continuum of Care (CoC) grants support the Obama Administration’s efforts…
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REGISTER NOW: CoC Annual Membership Meeting – June 9th
The Mississippi Balance of State Continuum of Care (MS BoS CoC) will hold an Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, June 9, 2016 starting at 10 AM. This meeting will include presentations as well as an introduction to the CoC Coordinated Entry Systems Implementation. To register for the event, scroll to the form below or click…
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2016 PIT Update: How To Volunteer & Access Resources
The MS Balance of State CoC wants to adequately supply all volunteers with sufficient resources to have a successful and thorough count! Surveys & forms, links, videos, and other information can be found on muteh.wordpress.com.
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PRESS RELEASE: State Homeless Agencies Plan Annual Homeless Census 2016
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 25-29, 2016. The BoS’s target area includes all of the state, excluding the Jackson Urbanized area…
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Defining Chronically Homeless: Final Rule
HUD is making changes to the definition of chronic homelessness. This final rule establishes the definition of “chronically homeless” that will be used in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, and in the Consolidated Submissions for Community Planning and Development (CPD) Programs. This definition has been the…
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MHC Sets Public Meeting & Extends Comment Period
JACKSON, MS – Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) will hold a 2nd Public Meeting to obtain input on Amendments to the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and 2015 One Year Action Plan relative to the HOME, ESG and HOPWA Programs only. The amendments can be found here: https://www.mshomecorp.com/amendments.
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SAVE-THE-DATE: 2016 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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HUD Reports Homelessness Continues to Decline Nationally
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro today announced HUD’s latest national one-night estimate of homelessness, highlighting a continuing decline across the nation. The results are based on HUD’s Point-in-Time (PIT) estimates, which seek to measure the scope of homelessness on a single night in January each year. HUD’s 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment…
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#EndVetHomelessness: Unsheltered Encampment Survey
Do you know of any homeless encampments in or around your local area? We would like for to provide us with the whereabouts of all the encampments you or your agency peers are aware of. To submit this information to the BoS, fill out the following form: http://goo.gl/forms/h8IaxtUuzg.