Pet Co-Sheltering Conference – An Invitation from “My Dog Is My Home”

I hope this letter finds you and your loved ones well, happy, and safe. My name is Sarah and I work for My Dog Is My Home, a national nonprofit in the U.S. dedicated to expanding access to shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness with their companion animals. Our systems changing work includes an annual conference … Continue reading Pet Co-Sheltering Conference – An Invitation from “My Dog Is My Home”

For any Homeless Services Workers who might be interested . . .

HAPPY (NO MORE NOFA) NOVEMBER, CoCs!My name is Amanda Aykanian, and I am a researcher and professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington. I am leading the National Homeless Services Workforce Survey. This is the first survey of U.S. homeless services workers in nearly 30 years! The survey … Continue reading For any Homeless Services Workers who might be interested . . .

MCOC Chair Nomination and Election Information: Now Accepting Nominations! Voting in December!

The Maine Continuum of Care has three Tri-Chairs who are each elected to serve a three year term of office. Typically, this means we have one seat up for election each year, but right now, we have two! Awa Conteh’s term is ending in December, so her seat is up for election as part of … Continue reading MCOC Chair Nomination and Election Information: Now Accepting Nominations! Voting in December!

MCoC Special NOFO Application and Project Listing

Here are the Final Versions of the Maine Continuum of Care's Application and Project Priority Listing for HUD's 2022 Special Notice of Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness. Pending approval by the MCOC Board, these will be submitted to HUD in esnaps early next week, ahead of the Thursday, October 20th, 2022 deadline. … Continue reading MCoC Special NOFO Application and Project Listing

The 2022 MCOC NOFO Application has been Submitted to HUD!

The Maine Continuum of Care 2022 NOFO Application and Project Priority Listing were submitted to HUD on Wednesday, September 28th - well ahead of the Sept. 30th deadline, and the technical difficulties that esnaps began reporting yesterday. Both components were unchanged from the versions posted here on Sept. 27th (aside from a few minor spelling … Continue reading The 2022 MCOC NOFO Application has been Submitted to HUD!