Pittsfield Homelessness Response – August 2022
Berkshire Housing and Development Corporation recently released a report on the development of a Housing Resource Center in the City of Pittsfield. Please read the details on the exciting plans […]
Conference: Housing Production Strategies – 9/15, 9/22, 9/29
CHAPA is offering this upcoming series on:Tools and Strategies for Housing ProductionVirtual Conference REGISTER HERE Calling all planning and zoning board members, public officials, municipal staff, affordable housing developers, housing […]
Funding Opportunity: Hampden and Three County CoC Requests for Proposals – Due August 31
The Three County Continuum of Care and the Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care have both has released Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in response to HUD’s August 1st Notice of Funding Opportunity […]
FY23 Budget and Legislative Session Wrap-up
The Fiscal Year 2023 State Budget was signed into law in late July and the 2021-2022 Formal Legislative Session concluded on July 31, 2022. Below are highlights relative to our […]
FY23 Conference Committee Budget Released
Good news on many of our funding priorities. Please see the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance’s summary analysis for a breakdown of priorities impacting individual homelessness. You can see outcomes […]
July 2022 Task Force and Meeting Minutes
Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 7/14/22 Hampden Individual Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 7/19/22Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 7/12/22Three County Individual Services Committee Meeting Minutes – […]
ASAP TODAY: Copy-Paste-SEND on Housing Priorities!
This afternoon, the MA House of Representatives will be debating the economic development bill (House Bill 5007) which provides a critical opportunity to advance housing and homelessness priorities. Please copy this […]
3 actions, 3 bills, the time is NOW: HOMES, Transfer Fee, Regional Transit
Things are MOVING QUICKLY, so take a few minutes right now on our key priorities and let’s get Western MA heard! On HOMES – the Eviction Record Sealing bill:We need […]