State Report on Individual Homelessness: Permanent Supportive Housing is the cost-effective solution
It’s not every day that a state agency steps out front to showcase what is working and what isn’t and what can be done to make things work better. That’s […]
The Transfer Fee for Affordable Housing – Great Toolkit for Action Here!
The Affordable Homes Act (AHA) was recently reported to the House Committee on Ways and Means and debate is predicted to happen in early May. This is the time to weigh […]
Take a Minute to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the House Budget!
Big thanks to our statewide partner Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless for offering us a one-minute tool this week (do it today or tomorrow!): Go HERE to ask your State […]
Join National Action To Oppose Criminalizing Homelessness
Read this important update from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Today, April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, the most significant […]
FY25 House Budget Amendment Advocacy Begins Now!
The House Budget Debate Begins April 24 – Let’s Push Our Amendments! Next week, the MA House of Representatives will debate and decide its proposed FY25 state budget. This is […]
HLC Coming to Western MA for Listening Sessions – 4/23, 5/15, 5/16
An Opportunity to be Heard Here in Western Massachusetts! The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC or HLC) – the state agency that oversees individual and family shelter […]
ACT NOW for Automatic Eviction Record Sealing
We are making progress but NOW is the time for a big push! Use the sample letter here to urge the HOMES Act lead sponsors and House and Senate leadership to […]
Our Homes Our Votes Webinar Series Starts April 15
The Our Homes, Our Votes campaign – the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s nonpartisan initiative to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and elevate housing as an election issue – is hosting a webinar […]