The FY 2017 Cambridge CoC Consolidated Application and Priority Listing are available for review:
Consolidated Application (attachments included): 2017.09.25_ConsolidatedApplication_MA509
Priority Listing: 2017.09.25_PriorityListing_MA509
Please visit our resource page for information and training materials on HUD’s Equal Access Rule:
Read MoreWe have released a new update of the Directory of Resources for People Homeless in Cambridge. As programs’ information changes frequently, your corrections are always welcome and appreciated.
Read MoreOctober 1st, 2017 marks another year of changes to the HMIS Data Standards. The good news is that the changes this year will have very little impact on front end users. Most users will notice some changes in wording of answer choices.
Read MoreThe 2017 CoC Program competition offers the opportunity to include New Project submissions in the CoC’s application for funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Organizations interested in applying for a new CoC project should complete the New Project Proposal Form.
Read MoreEach year the Cambridge Continuum of Care applies for funds for homeless services from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Read Morerainings listed in the flyer are offered by the Continuum of Care to Cambridge CoC provider agency
staff, free of registration cost. An application to provide CEUs to social workers is in process.
Each year the Cambridge Continuum of Care applies for funds for homeless services from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Read MoreAllyson Allen, Director of Cambridge’s Office of Workforce Development, presented on her office’s Cambridge Employment Program and Cambridge Works at the June HSPC meeting.
Read MoreThe Cambridge CoC has three documents available for review and feedback. Please take a few minutes to review these brief documents and offer your feedback and comments.
Read MoreBeginning July 5, 2017 at 10am, the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) will be accepting online pre-applications for the Elderly/Disabled site-based waiting lists. Click the thumbnail below to download a PDF file with more information.
Read MoreFree mail service is now available at the Cambridge Multi-Service Center, for people who:
are homeless, staying in a Cambridge shelter;
are homeless, sleeping outside in Cambridge; or,
are “doubled-up” in Cambridge.
Running Reports in Clarity Are you making the most of your Clarity user account by running reports? As a Clarity user, you have several types of aggregate and non-aggregate program level reports available. If you haven’t used the reporting module yet, we encourage you to take a look at the choices find one or more that are meaningful.
Read MoreClarity Security Enhancement Earlier this month Clarity released a software update that prevents any internet browser from saving your HMIS password for future logins. This is an important security provision that helps to protect sensitive data and is required for compliance with HUD’s baseline standards for security.
Read MoreSites on the schedule whose names are marked with an asterisk are demographically restricted based on the specific population served by the host site; click a site’s “more details” link for specifics. Other sites are open to anyone homeless in Cambridge.
Read MoreCambridge has a network of homeless service providers, faith-based partners, and public services that coordinate efforts during extreme weather conditions. The attached plan and Resource Sheet describe these efforts.
Read MoreOur monthly CoC-wide Homeless Services Planning Committee meeting for October featured two informative guest presentations.
Read MorePlease note location change to the School Committee meeting room at 459 Broadway St.
Cambridge Vice Mayor McGovern is convening the first meeting of a regional summit on homelessness on October 27, 2016. The goal of the summit is to bring together policymakers and department heads from Cambridge, Boston, Somerville, Everett, Chelsea, Medford and Malden for four meetings over the course of the next several months to address homelessness on a regional basis.
Read MoreData Quality in Clarity Planning and Development staff review data on a quarterly basis at the minimum, but Program Managers and front end users are encouraged to run their own reports more frequently to evaluate data for your specific programs. Remember, your data quality influences not just your project and agency’s reporting, but our CoC’s System Level Performance Measure Report to HUD.
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