CHAPA’s Update on the Just Released FY2021Conference Budget
Thanks to Eric Shupin, CHAPA’s Director of Public Policy, for this hot-off-the-presses FY21 Budget Update to the Building Blocks Coalition: Yesterday evening, the conference committee released the FY2021 conference budget. For […]
November 2020 Committee and Task Force Meeting Minutes
Three County Individual Services Meeting Minutes – 11/9/20Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 11/10/20 (with EA data report)Hampden County Individual Services Meeting Minutes – 11/17/20 Western MA COVID-19 Task Force […]
Study: Expiring Eviction Moratoriums linked to Excess COVID-19 Infections and Excess Deaths
Today, two studies were released that have powerful implications for our state and national policymaking on stopping evictions during COVID-19: Expiring Eviction Moratoriums and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality Pandemic Housing […]
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 […]
