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THE GREATER NASHUA CONTINUUM OF CARE

WHEREAS the following cities and towns are included within the Greater Nashua Continuum of Care (CoC) geographical service area: Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, and Nashua;

WHEREAS the Greater Nashua CoC was established in 1995 and serves as the gathering of the organizations in that region to address the issues of homelessness, and since its founding has served as the conduit through which flows substantial federal funding for addressing homelessness in the service area;

WHEREAS the Greater Nashua CoC is developing a plan to end homelessness in its service area by the year 2012;

WHEREAS key to the success of that plan is the commitment of government, the private sector and the non-profit and/or volunteer sector to understand the consequences of their actions and the impact that they can make;

WHEREAS we believe that communication, coordination, mutual cooperation, and collaboration will strengthen that commitment:

AND WHEREAS the above named organization is committed to the goal of ending homelessness in the stated time frame;

THEREFORE it enters into this Good Neighbor Agreement with the Greater Nashua Continuum of Care and commits to the following specific activities and/or to providing resources: (please check off those that apply to your organization)

• To actively promote our community-wide efforts to end homelessness;
  
• To participate in the business of the Greater Nashua Continuum of Care through periodic attendance at CoC meetings and participation in committee work and/or outside support on CoC activities;
  
• To cooperate periodically with the Greater Nashua Continuum of Care (COC) in completing the HUD required inventory of homeless individuals and families with children as well as the units of service and shelter/housing provided;
  
• To share information and data to help evaluate our progress in ending homelessness;

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AND, in turn, The Greater Nashua Continuum of Care agrees to act as the central point of communication regarding the status of the efforts to end homelessness, and to inform organizations of areas of opportunity and the social/political and economic challenges facing the effort; and further to act as coordinator of resources such as those received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

This Agreement will stay in force until December 31, 2012 or ___________________, ______ whichever is sooner.

Acknowledged this day: __________________, 2004

Organization Name: ___________________________________

By: __________________________________________
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For the Greater Nashua Continuum of Care:

By: __________________________________________
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