Today, HUD issued a memorandum providing regulatory waivers of certain Continuum of Care (CoC), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Housing for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA), and Consolidated Plan requirements to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to provide additional supports to individuals and families eligible for CoC, ESG, and HOPWA assistance who are economically impacted by COVID-19.
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VOCM to Host Case Management Conference
Voice of Calvary Ministries is preparing to host its first ever case management conference in November! The conference theme is entitled: "Case Management to Self-Sufficiency".
MS Home Corp: Notice of Funding Availability National Housing Trust Fund Program
The Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) announces the availability of $2,700,000 for the purpose of developing affordable rental housing under the Housing Trust Fund(HTF) program.
TRAINING: DIVERSION WORKSHOP – FEB. 27TH-28TH
Oak Arbor is hosting a 2-day diversion workshop will be held on Wed., Feb. 27 and Thurs. Feb. 28 2019. The event will be held the following location PRCC Lowery Woodall Center906 Sullivan DriveHattiesburg, MS Cost The price is $150 per person. Make checks and money orders payable to: Pine Belt Mental Healthcare ResourcesATTN: SSVFPO Box 18679Hattiesburg, … Continue reading TRAINING: DIVERSION WORKSHOP – FEB. 27TH-28TH
CES Outreach & Engagement Training – January 18th
On Friday, January 18th, our CoC is planning a free, mandatory, one-day training to sharpen agency skills in implementing outreach and engagement related to the CoC Coordinated Entry Systems.
HUD Releases 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report
This article first appeared on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's website. WASHINGTON – Homelessness in the U.S. remained largely unchanged in 2018, according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD’s 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found that 552,830 persons experienced homelessness on a single … Continue reading HUD Releases 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report
Strategies for Ending Youth Homelessness in Rural Areas
This article first appeared the on the National Alliance to End Homelessness' blog. Although people commonly think of homelessness as an urban phenomenon, data from HUD’s 2017 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) indicates that nearly 75,000 people experiencing homelessness were in Balances of State or Statewide Continuums of Care, a rough proxy for estimating the scale … Continue reading Strategies for Ending Youth Homelessness in Rural Areas
What’s the Role of Emergency Shelter in Diversion?
In the most recent installment of the Alliance’s Emergency Shelter Learning Series, NAEH addressed one of the most important practices in emergency shelter: the role of diversion.
PIT 2018 Follow-Up Information
There are two ways to submit your initial survey data to the MS Balance of State CoC:
CANCELLED: Southwest Coalition Meeting – January 16th
The Southwest Coalition Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 has been CANCELLED due to pending winter weather conditions.