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Category: Affordable Housing

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Mass. Rental Voucher Program Deadline April 19, 2016

Ten Massachusetts Rental Vouchers (MRVPs) are available for chronically homeless individuals in any Cape & Islands Continuum of Care community.  Coordinated entry applications are being used to establish eligibility and […]

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Local Radio Show Hosts Panel on Homelessness

Cape Cod’s WXTK “Town Hall LIVE! Faces of the Homeless” forum on April 8, 2016 invited Department consultant and Cape and Islands Regional Network on Homelessness coordinator, Paula Schnepp, to be […]

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Public Information Session for Masphee Housing Lottery

Job’s Fishing Neighborhood at Masphee Commons, a 52 unit rental apartment community, will be hosting an information session for the apartments, income eligibility, and application/lottery process on May 6, 2016.  Read More…

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HAC Report Connects Substance Use and Homelessness

Housing Assistance Corporation has published the white paper “Closer to Home: Substance Abuse Treatment Options for the Homeless on the Cape and Islands.” The report is the first in an ongoing effort […]

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Cape and Islands State Delegation Discuss Homelessness

The Cape and Islands Regional Network on Homelessness hosted the Cape and Islands Legislative Delegation at the March 28, 2016 Policy Board Meeting.   Regional Network Policy Board members were joined by Representative […]

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HOME Consortium Announces 2016 Annual Plan Comment Period

The Barnstable County HOME Consortium is preparing its 2016 Annual Plan, and Citizen Participation Plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These plans serve as the […]

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Goodbye Old Website! Welcome to the New!

Welcome to Barnstable County Department of Human Services’ NEW Website! Yes, you are in the right place!   The Barnstable County Department of Human Services redesigned our website for easier access to […]

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HUD Awards Over $1.6 Million for Cape and Islands Homeless Programs

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the 2015 Continuum of Care (CoC) competition funding awards. The Cape and Islands received $1,682,047 million dollars in funding to […]

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“Toward a More Just Society” Forum Scheduled

The Network of Human Services and Faith Communities of the Lower/Outer Cape will host their next Forum: “Toward a More Just Society – Inequality & Quality of Life on Cape Cod” on April […]

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