Homelessness Advisory Committee

Pittsfield Homelessness Advisory Committee approves March minutes, receives Point in Time Count briefing. Vice Chair Justine Dodds led the meeting in the absence of Chair Kim Borden. Michele LaFleur and Natalie Burtzos from the Three County Continuum of Care reported that regional weather disrupted

The Homelessness Advisory Committee heard the Board of Health's recommendation against a camping ban. Director of Public Health Andy Cambi told the committee the health department instead proposed a peer support program modeled on Northampton's work, with trained staff hired through the health

Pittsfield's Homeless Advisory Committee unanimously approved prior minutes and heard from Gabriela Leon, the new City Social Worker for the Berkshire Atheneum, about her plans to build trauma-informed staff training and expanded services at the library. Leon has already established relationships

Pittsfield's Homelessness Advisory Committee unanimously approved prior minutes and heard from the Three County Continuum of Care on federal funding shifts and the January 25 winter point-in-time count. Michele LaFleur, Data and Evaluation Manager, reported that the Department of Housing and Urban