3 County Individual Services Minutes – 11/18/19
In attendance: Sam Cunningham, ServiceNet, Allison Duddlestonm, Craig’s Doors, John Fisher, Way Finders, Michele LaFleur, 3 County CoC, Jay Levy, Eliot CHS Homeless Services, Katie Miernecki, ServiceNet, Brooke Murphy, 3 County […]
New HUD Housing Vouchers Awarded to the Region!
Great news! HUD has awarded the region 83 housing vouchers that are designated to serve non-elderly, disabled individuals who are experiencing homelessness. These “Mainstream Housing Choice Vouchers” will be a tremendous asset […]
Action: Sign on to Right to Counsel and Eviction Sealing (HOMES) Bills!
The Western MA Network to End Homelessness has joined two statewide legislative campaigns that would help prevent and end homelessness: Right to Counsel in Eviction Cases and Eviction Sealing (HOMES). […]
CHAPA Update on State Supplemental Budget – Nov. 2019
Thanks to CHAPA for this update: On October 24, 2019, the State Senate concluded debate on its FY2019 Supplemental Budget, S.2386, which closes out the FY2019 budget, which ended with a large […]
Career Services Committee Minutes – 11/5/19
Career Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 11/5/19In attendance: Shawntsi Baret, Springfield Works, Iliana Caez, MassHire Springfield, Bud Delphin, MassHire Holyoke, Kermit Dunkelberg, HCC, Lisa Goldsmith, Community Action, Anne Kandilis, Springfield […]
UPDATED: USDA reopens public comment period. Help maintain access to free school lunch and SNAP for millions!
From our partners at EMPath (Note: housing stability depends on resources like this one): Dear Friend, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reopened the public comment period for […]
Advocacy tool to protect tenants from “political storms”
FYI on this new release from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Tenant Talk: Protecting Public Housing from Political Storms NLIHC released today the fall 2019 edition of Tenant Talk: […]
The Network presents at FCRN’s legislative breakfast; take-aways available here
On Friday, October 18, I was honored to provide the key-note talk for Franklin County Resources Network’s 15th Annual Legislative Breakfast. The event’s theme, Steps to Stability: Finding Hope and […]