We 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 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.
Allyson 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.
Sites 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 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 MoreBeginning in October, the Cambridge Housing Authority will open up their waitlist to apply for Housing Choice Vouchers. All eligible clients joining the waitlist in October will have equal priority based on a lottery, and clients joining from November on will be added to the list on a first come first served basis.
Read MoreCambridge’s Community Preservation Act Committee will hold a hearing at 6:00 pm next Thursday, July 28, at City Hall, on how Fiscal Year 2017 CPA funds should be allocated between the three allowable uses: affordable housing, open space, and historic preservation.
Read MoreEarlier this week, Lynne Tyree of the Cambridge Multi-Service Center trained provider staff from a number of CoC agencies on housing search techniques they can use to assist their clients while the community deals with the gap in HomeStart’s funding until it returns as part of Coordinated Access in January 2017.
Read MoreThe Cambridge CoC is required to review and update its Governance Charter on an annual basis (24 CFR Part 578.7). The original Charter was adopted by the CoC in April 2014 after several weeks of review and revisions by CoC stakeholders.
Read MoreCambridge provider agencies’ staff are invited to attend an upcoming training on Housing Search taking place Monday, July 18, 2016 from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM at the Cambridge Multi-Service Center (Western Ave entrance).
Read MoreCambridge CoC partner agency On The Rise will offer a 1-day training on Seeking Safety, an evidence-based model for trauma and/or substance abuse, next Tuesday, May 17.
Read MoreThe Youth Count is an annual state-wide initiative overseen by DHCD and the Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness (ICHH) intended to determine the number and characteristics of youth facing housing instability in the Commonwealth
Read MoreAs many are already aware, the CoC is currently in the process of transitioning our Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) from ETO Software to Clarity Human Services by Bitfocus, Inc.
Read MoreHUD recently released a number of helpful documents related to ensuring equal, fair, and respectful access for LGBT clients
Read MoreToday we feature a guest post from one of the members of our CoC, Hasson Rashid of the Alliance of Cambridge Tenants and Cambridge Community Television, who is seeking input from the community on his draft for a proposed Homeless Trust Fund.
Read MoreOn March 21st, the Cambridge Multi-Service Center for the Homeless will host a housing search workshop that in addition to English will also offer support for speakers of Bangla (Bengali), Chinese, Haitian Creole, and Spanish
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