[Update: DCF has expended all of the money allocated for this program. See September 1 announcement at the bottom of this post.] The following announcement comes to us via Tom Pierce at the Florida Office on Homelessness:
The following announcement comes from Esther L. Washington, Executive Director of Tree of Life Ministries in Orlando: The Tree of Life Ministries of Orlando, Inc. would like to inform you of two opportunities for Homeless Veterans and/or their families. The first opportunity, made possible through the City of Orlando’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) is for [...]
The following grant opportunity comes via Tom Pierce at Florida’s Office on Homelessness: On August 9, 2010, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services announced the availability of up to $250 million in grants for the “New Access Point” program to deliver primary health care services for underserved and vulnerable populations under [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
The following public notice summarizes the State of Florida’s allocation process for the remaining funding for the Homeless Prevention and Rapid-Rehousing Program (HPRP) and Homeless Services Network’s grant preparation process to apply for such funding. HSN welcomes public feedback regarding this process. You may contact us by commenting below, using our Contact Us form, or [...]
The Florida Department of Children and Families has released some video from our Project Homeless Connect event in downtown Orlando last Friday, 12/4.
About a month ago, we told you about DCF’s Emergency Financial Assistance for Housing Program (EFAHP). Well, by the time you finish reading this, that program will be out of money. The unfortunate news came from Tom Pierce, Director of the Office on Homelessness, earlier today: “As expected, we have received an enormous number of [...]
Instructions for HSN’s 2010 Homeless Housing Assistance Grant (HHAG) are available for download. Please also review the overview of the HHAG application process.
The Florida Department of Children and Families is preparing to staff up and be in a position to once again accept and fund applications from families with minor children who are behind in their rent, or who are homeless and need aid for a security deposit to get back into an apartment. Tom Pierce, Director of the Office [...]
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