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Just in time for Father’s Day!
Many of our Young Parent Providers have said they want to get the father’s involved. Some programs are already creating opportunities to involve fathers. For those who want to but are not sure how, here is a great resource I … Continue reading
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Stabilization: developing a framework
If affordable housing is the foundation of a Housing First system, stabilization is the key to making it work. High caseloads, inadequate funding, limited staff training, geographic inconsistencies and changing policies have made developing a true stabilization SYSTEM a challenge. On May … Continue reading
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Amendment Time
Senators filed 694 amendments to the Senate Ways and Means Budget. Friday was the deadline to file…and getting co-signers and supporters is still encouraged! The debates will start on Wednesday. For a quick explanation of the process from the … Continue reading
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The Word on the Street/ YP Providers are Talking!
I am getting some really good feedback from providers. I seems as thought this whole understanding the neurodevelopment of young parents has some substance. Providers are emailing me to tell me about the “aha” moments that they’ve had since returning from the … Continue reading
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Senate Ways and Means Budget Released…what ways do they propose to change Emergency Assistance and what will it mean?
Have you ever read the Emergency Assistance Line Item? It is one long sentence, filled with semi colons, the words, “provided further” repeated over and over, and confusing language that have great impact on the poorest children of the Commonwealth. … Continue reading
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Guide for Young Parent Service Providers and Program Administrators
The National Center on Family Homelessness has published a guide for service providers and program administrators who work with young parents. On day three of the YPP training, all providers attending on that day were given a copy. Since many providers stated, in … Continue reading
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Forum on Commutation and Parole in Massachusetts
Wednesday May 16, 2012 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Harvard Law School Langdell Hall North 1545 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 Speakers include: Professor Margaret Burnham, Mel King, Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Harold Adams, Jamie Bissonette, Candace Kochin, Patty … Continue reading
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Self Care Webinar
Some Young Parent Providers mentioned the need for self-care training for themselves and other staff.This webinar titled “Building a Culture of Self-Care to Support Service Providers”, is offered by the National Center on Family Homelessness. If you can carve some time out on Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EDT please register for this. Feel free to pass this information on to your colleagues. Click here to register.
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Young Parent Training
HFF is pleased to announce that Day 1 of our Young Parent Provider Training was a success. We partnered with the National Center on Family Homelessness to develop a training for shelter providers who are adapting to working with a younger parent population. The … Continue reading
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Question from the Field to the Field
We get lots of positive feedback (and lots of web traffic) on this blog (even if we have not had the capacity to keep it totally updated lately), but not much interaction with posts…which is understandable considering the nature of the work … Continue reading
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