Community Mediation Program Launched for Tenants Facing Eviction
The MA Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced the launch of another component of the Administration’s Eviction Diversion Initiative: Community Mediation. Please see this announcement from DHCD Undersecretary […]
Vermont’s model response: use of hotel rooms and testing
This article on Vermont’s response to COVID-19 was published on November 19. Unfortunately, since that short time ago, Vermont is no longer being spared the COVID spike that is happening […]
CHAPA’s FY2021 Budget Recommendations for the Conference Committee
Please see CHAPA’s recent update below regarding the FY2021 budget: On November 23, the FY2021 state budget was assigned to a conference committee to reconcile the differences between the versions […]
FY21 Budget Update on Housing/Homelessness
Thanks to Kelly Turley and the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless for this comprehensive housing/homelessness update on the FY21 Budget: After many months of COVID-19-related delays, the state budget process […]
Act Fast! Support Eviction Prevention in the Budget!
As soon as you can (how ’bout now?), please write Conference Committee members to urge them to adopt the Senate’s Amendments in the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget. Please see this […]
Report out on Mayors/Managers Meeting with Secretary Sudders and COVID-19 Command Center
As an outgrowth of the convening of the Network’s Western MA COVID-19 Task Force, last Friday, November 20, Western MA Mayors and Town Managers and city and town staff met […]
Senate Budget Adopted; On to Conference Committee
Late Wednesday night, the Senate adopted its proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget. While the Senate did not adopt the Housing Stability Amendment, it did pass additional protections for tenants facing […]
Calls for President-elect Biden to Address the Housing Crisis
In recent days, leading national housing organizations have issued recommendations for President-elect Biden to implement immediately upon the start of his term. Here are two below: The National Housing Law […]
