The Carroll McKenney Foundation for Public Media has continued its series “On Being… Homeless in Seminole County”. In part 1, HSN’s own Cathy Jackson was featured. In part 2, the focus is on three homeless people living in a camp in Seminole County and also features the Sanford HOPE Team, a project of Homeless Services [...]
The following job opportunity comes from Catholic Charities of Central Florida: The Case Manager is responsible for the Social Work functions of Shepherd’s House, a Transitional Housing facility for mothers with young children under the age of eight, to ensure efficient and effective delivery of the highest quality transitional and support services for previously homeless [...]
Quick agenda for tomorrow’s Continuum of Care meeting: Availability of 2010 Homeless Housing Assistance Grants (HHAG) from DCF East Orange Prevention Center update HSN’s partnership with Orange County Corrections for their Re-Entry Program Follow-up on topics from April’s CoC meeting As usual, the meeting will be in the Dr. Phillips conference room at the Heart [...]
Two new resources pertaining to homelessness are available through SAMHSA: Permanent Supportive Housing: An Effective Strategy For Ending Homelessness Among Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders addresses how permanent supportive housing is a recovery strategy that can help people who have co-occurring disorders and are homeless. Homelessness Among Youth: Understanding the Population and Designing Targeted Interventions discusses [...]
The following announcement comes to us via Tom Pierce at DCF’s Office on Homelessness: The Department of Children and Families, in cooperation with the Florida Peer Network, is proud to be hosting Building Capacity for Trauma-Informed Systems of Care, six regional seminars throughout the state. These seminars will be held in July and August 2010. [...]
HSN’s Cathy Jackson has been featured on the Central Florida Matters program by the Carroll McKenney Foundation for Public Media: In part-1 of a new feature titled “On Being…Homeless in Seminole County,” we talk with Cathy Jackson, executive director of the Homeless Services Network (HSN) of Central Florida. In a wide-ranging interview she defines the [...]
The following announcement comes to us via Carolann Duncan, Program Administrator for DCF’s Substance Abuse/Mental Health Program and HSN Board Member: The Department of Children and Families Mental Health Office is proud to be partnering with The Florida Peer Network to host six regional seminars “Building Capacity for Trauma-Informed Systems of Care.” The seminars are [...]
