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REGISTER NOW: Care Lodge Domestic Violence Conference
Care Lodge will be hosting their 24th Annual Domestic Violence Conference on August 16th – 17th. The event will be held at the MSU Riley Center (2200 5th Street, Meridian, MS 39301)
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PIT 2018 Follow-Up Information
There are two ways to submit your initial survey data to the MS Balance of State CoC:
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HUD Awards Record $2 Billion to Thousands of Local Homeless Assistance Programs Across the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded a record $2 billion to support more than 7,300 local homeless assistance programs across the nation. HUD’s Continuum of Care grants provide critically needed support to local programs on the front lines of serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
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Press Release: State Homeless Agencies Plan 2018 Annual Homeless Census
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 22-26, 2018. The BoS’s target area includes all the state, excluding the Jackson Urbanized area and the…
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Register Now for 2018 PIT Count!
We are a month away from conducting the PIT Count for the Balance-of-State! As the time nears, the BoS wants to adequately supply all volunteers with sufficient resources to Count.
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HUD: Homelessness Declines in Most Communities of the U.S. with Increases Reported in High-Cost Areas
Homelessness crept up in the U.S., especially among individuals with long-term disabling conditions according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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SAVE-THE-DATE: 2018 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.
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Rural communities need coordinated housing assistance
The loss of federally assisted housing is a growing crisis for rural communities, where housing costs may be low, but incomes are even lower.
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With New Urgency on Opioids, Can Resources Be Leveraged for People Experiencing Homelessness?
Opioid use disorders are particularly hard on homeless populations, where prevalence of mental health conditions and substance misuse is high, and health care access is often limited.
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Training: Sharpening Your CoC Program Skills
Sharpening Your CoC Program Skills is an interactive, virtual Training and Question and Answer session about the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. Participants will be able to access this training using their own personal computers.