Homeless families: news coverage of move from congregate shelters to apartments
The Republican spoke with families affected by the shift from congregate shelters to scattered site apartments: coverage here.
WFCR on MA Shelter Regulation Changes
SPRINGFIELD, MA (2009-03-13) Patrick Administration officials say changes made in regulations that govern state-run emergency homeless shelters for Massachusetts’ families are needed, in order to close a multi-million dollar budget […]
News and Seeking Input: RFP for Consultant Regional Coordinator
Per Bob Pulster, the new target date for a contract between PVPC and DHCD is the first week of April. PVPC has indicate that it would like us to hire […]
WCFR Report: Number of Homeless Families on the Rise
AMHERST, MA (2009-03-11) A new report from the National Center on Family Homelessness says one child in 50 in the US is homeless. The NCFH’s Ellen Bassuk told WFCR’s Bob […]
Editorial: A Way to End Homelessness
By The Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 6, 2009 Staff Writer Christopher George, a 43-year-old homeless man well-known around Amherst, died Feb. 15 at an apartment where he was staying with several […]
Family Workgroup Meeting Scheduled for March 17
Yasmin Otero has scheduled the next meeting of the family workgroup. It will take place Tuesday, March 17, 10 am to noon, at the DTA Liberty Street office, 95 Liberty […]
What’s Our Name? Please Weigh In
We’ve said on numerous occasions that we have a clunky name, and we should come up with something better. I’m terrible at naming things, so I hope our network will […]
Characteristics of Homeless Youth
Another important study was released yesterday: Youth in Crisis, an overview of the characteristic of homeless youth accessing the crisis shelter of New York’s Covenant House. The study was covered […]
