Annual Homeless Memorial Candlelight Vigil
Join us for a memorial service for those who died with lived experience of homelessness. Saturday, December 21, 2024 • 4–5pm First Churches of Northampton 129 Main St. Northampton, MA […]
State Awards $1.45 Million to Western Region for Winter Shelter Expansion
Today, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (HLC) announced awards of $9.9 million statewide in supplemental grants for shelter providers, municipalities, and community-based organizations to open or expand […]
Three County CoC Annual Meeting Coming Up
Tuesday, December 17 1-3 pm on zoom Register Here Lamont Green, a community organizer and consultant for Technical Assistance Collaborative, will give a keynote address focused on the state of […]
Housing and Homelessness Progress for Western Massachusetts
In Pittsfield: There was cause for celebration in Pittsfield yesterday as the community celebrated the groundbreaking for 37 new permanent supportive apartments and a housing resource center. The projects will […]
The Network Needs Your Support: Please Consider Your Annual Contribution
A Message From the Network Co-chairs Dear Network Partner: We are writing as Co-Chairs of the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to ask for your support of the Network. […]
Rules Include 6 Month Time Limit
On Friday, November 22, Governor Healey announced systemwide changes to the family Emergency Assistance shelter system. You can read about them in her press release here and the Boston Globe article here. The […]
Western Massachusetts Homeless Advocates Worried About Healey’s Shelter System Changes
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced Friday that families living at long-term shelters will have the maximum length of their stays cut to six months from the current nine months, for most.
Getting Answers: State’s Homeless Encampment Laws
Several unhoused community members in Northampton were swept out of their encampment by police recently. See the video to learn more.
