Budget Hearing Today! And Keep Pushing on Eviction Protections!

TODAY’s Joint Ways and Means Committee Hearing Apologies for the late notice, but consider this a spontaneous opportunity: TODAY the Joint Committee on Ways and Means is holding its annual […]

Published in Advocacy on April 9, 2023.

Exciting News: More Permanent Supportive Housing Funds for Western MA!

Yesterday, the Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing (MASH) Announced Funding to Help Create More than 360 Units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) across the Commonwealth, including 66 new units in […]

Published in Resources on April 4, 2023.

March 2023 Committee and Task Force Meeting Minutes

Youth and Young Adult Services Committee – 3/8/23Three County Individual Services Committee – 3/13/23Veterans Services Committee – 3/15/23Career Services Committee – 3/17/23Family Services Committee – 3/28/23Hampden Individual Services Committee – […]

Published in Career services, Family Services Committee, Individual Services Committee, Meeting Minutes, Western MA COVID-19 Task Force for Housing First, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on April 4, 2023.

MRVP Cookie Day – Join the Virtual Advocacy on April 4!

We have an opportunity to join with our statewide partner Homes for Families’ annual MRVP Cookie Day to advocate for the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP). Please join virtually on: […]

Published in Advocacy on March 31, 2023.

HUD Awards $10 million to Western MA

HUD announced its Continuum of Care (CoC) FY2022 awards this week, and it includes great news for our two CoCs: The Hampden County CoC was awarded $6,923,576, fully funding all […]

Published in Resources on March 31, 2023.

IMPORTANT Information and Tools on MassHealth Redetermination

Please see this important message from MassHealth regarding eligibility redetermination: Starting April 1, 2023, MassHealth will begin the eligibility redetermination process, renewing all 2.3M members over the following 12 months. […]

Published in Resources on March 28, 2023.

Supplemental Budget Passed; new EA Procurement is Out

Supplemental Budget PassedOn March 23, the MA Legislature passed a $388.6 million supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2023, which included several time sensitive needs for an array of programs relied […]

Published in Resources on March 28, 2023.

LGBTQIA+ Equal Access Rule Webinar – April 5

HUD’s Equal Access Rule, which was expanded upon in 2016, ensures that HUD’s housing and shelter programs are open to all eligible individuals and families regardless of sexual orientation, gender […]

Published in Training on March 28, 2023.

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