The 2016 Point-In-Time Count is happening all this week January 25th-29th across the Balance of State. The reference period for the count will be January 25th @ 12AM until January 26th @ 12AM. The […]
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.
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…
The MS Balance of State consists of 71 of Mississippi’s 82 counties. And we’re charged to count them all. It’s a tough task, but were up to the challenge. WILL YOU JOIN US?
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…
The purpose of the Audi Veterans to Technicians Program is to attract skilled former military maintenance technicians to become brand-certified Audi Service Technicians, Service Consultants / Advisors, and Parts Specialists, which is expanding the pool of qualified personnel employed by authorized Audi dealerships.
The Jackson Regional Office and G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center will hold a town hall and claims clinic specifically designed make the claims process more visible to Veterans. Veterans and survivors will be able to file a claim for compensation, submit evidence and speak to a VA claims processor, if needed, all in the…
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.
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…
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…