A Big Push for Rent Control and TOPA – Submit YOUR Testimony Here!
Yesterday, the Homes for All MA Coalition, with our local partner Springfield No One Leaves, organized tenants and their supporters at the State House to make the case for the […]
New Medical Respite Beds Coming to Western MA
Good news for our region: the Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced funding for Medical Respite Beds, specifically designed for people experiencing homelessness who are in need of medical care. […]
Funding Opportunity: Transitional Housing for Young Adults Exiting Corrections – Deadline 12/1
Please see this announcement below from the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (HLC). HLC is seeking applicants to operate sponsor-based transitional housing for young adults exiting corrections. This […]
TIME TO SHOW UP for Rent Control and TOPA: Tuesday, November 14
The Joint Housing Committee is holding a hearing next Tuesday, Nov. 14 on two of our priority bills: the local option to enact rent control (S.1299 /H.2103 ) and the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase […]
WMNEH September and October 2023 Meeting Minutes
September Meetings Quarterly Career Services Committee – 9/13/23Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 9/14/23Family Services Committee – 9/19/23Quarterly Youth and Young Adult Services – 9/20/23Quarterly Veterans Services Committee […]
Organizational Sign-on Letter: Recommendations to Move Beyond Family Shelter Crisis
Last week, you saw (and perhaps signed) a sign-on letter urging the State Legislature to uphold the right to family shelter. Now, the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Massachusetts Law Reform […]
Organizational Sign-On Letter to Keep Families Safe – by Monday, 10/30, 12 noon
The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts of Massachusetts are partnering on a quick-turnaround sign-on letter to the Legislature urging them to […]
Statewide Family Homelessness Meeting 10/26; Advocacy Statement in Response to EA Changes
Healey Administration Meeting on Family Homelessness Emergency – Thurs., 10/26 Please join members of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s cross-secretariat Incident Command team for an update and discussion on changes regarding EA […]
