News & Upcoming Events​​​

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The CoC held its Annual Meeting on December 17th!

In our meeting, we reviewed what the CoC has done this year, what we plan to do in the coming year, and held a membership vote on our charters and written standards. Here is our agenda, here is an explanation of the changes made to charters and written standards, here is our 2025 Board Slate, here is an overview of the EMERG Coalition, and here are the documents which were voted on:

• Governance Charter

• CE Written Standards

• HMIS Charter

 

Updated 2023 Governance Charters, Written Standards and Policies

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Three County Continuum of Care Governance Charter 2023

Three County Continuum of Care HMIS Charter 2023

Three County Continuum of Care Written Standards 2023

Anti-Retaliation Policy

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May 12th Western MA Network to End Homelessness 7th Annual Event 

On Friday May 12th, providers, advocates, and elected officials from all four counties of Western Massachusetts gathered at Holyoke Community College and on Zoom to share in the goal of providing safe & affordable housing for everyone. The CoC's very own Shaundell Diaz gave an inspiring presentation about her lived experience! Recording available here (passcode: c%?xTR10). Shaundell begins at the 52 minute mark. For more information, check out the WMNEH blog. 

 

March 10th info session 

For those who were unable to attend our Partner Procurement informational session, here is the presentation and here is a recording of the Zoom meeting (passcode: fw=q8@X^).​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Recent News from Citizens' Housing & Planning Association (CHAPA)

Massachusetts Legislature fails to Pass Economic Development Bill, and Conference Committee releases ARPA spending bill.​

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Leveraging Health Care Resource List

The following resources provide further guidance as you work to leverage health care resources in your homeless system:

• Federal Health and Social Service Programs That Support People Experiencing Homelessness

• Homelessness and Health: What’s the Connection

• COVID-19 and the HCH Community: Needed Actions from Public Health and Emergency Response Systems

• Building Connective Tissue for Effective Housing-Health Initiatives

• Homeless in the ED: Partnerships to Improve Care, Pt. 3 (1-hour webinar)

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“We All Have a Role to Play”: Jeff Olivet’s Full Remarks at NAEH Conference on Ending Homelessness. 

 

The 2nd Edition of the Three County Continuum of Care Newsletter has been released,  Read it Here!

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Four Rivers School Spotlight on Upstanders! 

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Read more from the Students at Four Rivers School on Upstanders in the community.  The students have been focusing on food insecurities and homelessness for the last year.  As part of the Livable Franklin County Unit in 8th grade at Four Rivers, students researched, interviewed, and wrote spotlight profiles about 11 different incredible upstanders in our community. To us, an upstander is someone who recognizes injustice in the world and not only takes action but dedicates themselves and their work to resolving the many inequities present in our communities.

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Read about House America 

 

An All-Hands-on-Deck Effort to Address the Nation’s Homelessness Crisis is a federal initiative in which the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) are inviting mayors, city and county leaders, tribal nation leaders, and governors into a national partnership. House America will utilize the historic investments provided through the American Rescue Plan to address the crisis of homelessness through a Housing First approach. Read the powerpoint here.

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Visit the Western Mass Network to End Homelessness blog to learn about upcoming advocacy needs!​​

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