Each year the Cambridge Continuum of Care (CoC) applies for funds for homeless services from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Read MoreWe are very happy to share the news that the long awaited warming center serving individuals who are homeless will begin operations during the week of January 15 in the basement of the Citywide Senior Center at 806 Massachusetts Avenue.
Read MoreWinter weather poses a particularly high risk to the safety of our neighbors experiencing homelessness. The CoC’s updated 2017-18 winter weather flyer, which identifies resources in Cambridge that can help people who are homeless stay safe during the winter, has been posted to the City’s website.
Read MoreEmbedded below is a new map version of our Directory of Resources for People Homeless in Cambridge. To view full-screen (recommended), visit www.cambridgecoc.org/resources-map-large or click the “full-screen” icon in the map below. To view our PDF document with slightly more information, visit www.cambridgema.gov/cambridgehomelessresources.
Read MoreHomeless provider staff in our CoC who have registered for trainings, please see the following for remaining sessions’ descriptions and locations:
Read MoreThe 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.
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