Stephanie Bailey Maine CoC, Maine Statewide Homeless Council, News

ATTENTION: The Maine Homeless Planning Website Redesign – Soft Launch

The Maine Homeless Planning website redesign is almost ready for launch.  We will be doing a soft launch of the site on April 1, 2025, conducting some final tests to the functionality.  We would like to encourage public traffic to the site beginning Friday April 4th, 2025.  At that time, please go to www.mainehomelessplanning.org and subscribe to the site by … Continue reading ATTENTION: The Maine Homeless Planning Website Redesign – Soft Launch

Stephanie Bailey Coordinated Entry, Maine CoC

CANCELLED: Coordinated Entry March 18th, 2025, will not be meeting this week.

On the topic of one of our current issues, allocating CoC resources in response to an emergency situation (e.g. public health crisis in encampments), we are seeking input from Dean Klein, ED, Maine CoC, that would provide more guidance in decision making in this area. We have a meeting scheduled with Dean next week. More … Continue reading CANCELLED: Coordinated Entry March 18th, 2025, will not be meeting this week.

Scott Tibbitts Maine CoC, News

HMIS Lead Announcement from MaineHousing

MEMORANDUMTo: Dean KleinExecutive Director, Maine Continuum of Care From: Daniel BrennanExecutive Director, MaineHousing Date: March 5, 2025Subject: Maine Continuum of Care HMIS Lead Agency MaineHousing has made the difficult decision to step down as the HMIS Lead Agency of the CoC at the end of calendar year 2025. Over the years, the HMIS has seen … Continue reading HMIS Lead Announcement from MaineHousing

Scott Tibbitts HUD, Maine CoC

HUD News Update/MCoC Grant Agreements Information 

From Dean Klein, Executive Director of the Maine Continuum of Care Lynn Morrow, at our HUD Field Office, who has been responsible for sending out all of our MCoC Grant Agreements/Contracts, provided additional clarity today that Field Office staff are DRAFTING the Grant Agreement Letters in preparation for release, but they have not been authorized … Continue reading HUD News Update/MCoC Grant Agreements Information 

Stephanie Bailey Maine CoC, Maine Statewide Homeless Council, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3

Call to Attention – Public Hearing to testify on Three Bills.

LD698 Talking PointsDownload Talking Points LD 731 An Act to Prohibit Municipalities from Barring the Creation of Homeless SheltersDownload Three bills which have been scheduled for public hearings – one of which is the Maine Homeless Policy Committee’s shelter funding bill: LD 698, An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine LD 641, An … Continue reading Call to Attention – Public Hearing to testify on Three Bills.