Public Transportation Cuts: Hearings NOW and Advocacy Needed!

The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority is holding public hearings regarding proposed elimination of certain bus routes. Click here for the flyer on the scheduled hearing dates and times (produced by ARISE for Social Justice) […]

Published in Advocacy on June 22, 2017.

Final Conference Committee Advocacy for FY18 Homelessness Priorities

The Conference Committee is currently meeting to resolve differences between the House and Senate budgets. This is the last week to weigh in on this process. I will be reaching […]

Published in Advocacy on June 20, 2017.

Family Homelessness Resource Fair: A Great Success!

What an amazing morning! 45 providers from every sector and every county of Western Massachusetts came together today – housing and shelter providers, domestic violence service providers, mental health and substance […]

Published in Family Services Committee on June 8, 2017.

Family Homelessness Resource Fair for Providers: TOMORROW

The Family Homelessness Resource Fair for providers is taking place TOMORROW: Thursday, June 8, 9:30 am – 12 noon, 69 Capital Drive, West Springfield. 43 providers are attending, bringing […]

Published in Family Services Committee on June 7, 2017.

Ken Demers

It is with great sadness I write to announce the death of Ken Demers, the Executive Director of Berkshire Works. Ken was a long-time member of the Network’s Leadership Council and […]

Published in Meeting Minutes on June 6, 2017.

Family Homelessness Resource Fair: Thursday, June 8, 9:30 am – 12 noon

Please see the Media Advisory below and please join us! Advisory: WMass Family Homelessness Resource Fair Provider-to Provider Program to Focus on Preventing and Ending Homelessness WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – […]

Published in Family Services Committee on June 1, 2017.

Senate Budget Outcomes and Network Priorities

Please click here for a revised spreadsheet summarizing the outcomes of the Senate budget that was approved late last week. Overall, the Network priorities fared very well with one glaring exception of […]

Published in Advocacy on May 31, 2017.

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee Minutes – 5/25/17

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee May 25, 2017 In attendance: Courtney Godbolt, Friends of the Homeless, Lisa Goldsmith, DIAL/SELF, Sarah Hills, Eliot CHS, John Lewis, Springfield Police/Shannon Grant, Kim Majewski, Gandara […]

Published in Uncategorized, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on May 26, 2017.

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