Emergency Legislative Briefing on Eviction Prevention – Monday, 11/9, 5 pm
Please join us at this Emergency Legislative Briefing with our Western MA Legislative Delegation on: The Eviction Diversion Initiative: Gaps and SolutionsAction steps to keep people safely in their homesMonday, […]
House Ways and Means FY21 Budget Released
Thanks to the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless for this update: Yesterday, the House Committee on Ways and Means released their long-awaited budget recommendations for FY21, the fiscal year that […]
Economic Impact Payments Available to People Experiencing Homelessness – must sign up by 11/21
See this announcement from the Internal Revenue Service: Americans without a permanent address qualify for a $1,200 Economic Impact Payment and $500 per child. You do not need to receive […]
Let’s stop the Cliff Effect – last push on this Western MA pilot!
The Western MA Network to End Homelessness is a supporter of the effort led by the Western MA Economic Development Council and Springfield Works in their efforts to pass cliff […]
HSF Training: Supporting Clients with Community Legal Aid – Nov. 18, 10 am
Offered by the Human Services Forum: Join Human Service Forum and Community Legal Aid, Inc. (CLA) for a new training for direct care supervisors and staff! Presenters from CLA will be sharing tools and resources […]
Judge Denies Landlords’ Motion to Halt Implementation of CDC Moratorium
This just in from the National Low Income Housing Coalition: A federal district court judge in Georgia today denied a motion for preliminary injunctionfiled by individual landlords and the National Apartment Association […]
The Growing Crisis of Unsheltered Homelessness
Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA) continues to provide a forum for discussing the crisis of COVID-19, cold and lack of sufficient shelter. They offer these observations below: Winter is […]
Human in Common, Interrupting Racism Training
Registration is now open for Human In Common “Interrupting Racism” Level I Training. This is a two-part interactive training on November 17th and 19th at 9am-12pm. This online training is sponsored by COSA with […]
