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 […]
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 […]
October 16 Action Alert: TODAY on the MA ID Bill
Yesterday, the MA Joint Transportation Committee heard testimony on the MA ID Bill – S. 2043/H. 3066 – to make it possible to obtain a MA ID with a fee […]
FY20 State Budget is final and so is good news for housing and homelessness priorities!
Governor Baker signed into law the FY20 budget of $43.32 billion yesterday without any spending vetoes. This is great news for the Commonwealth in general and for housing and homelessness […]
The FY20 Conference Committee Budget: Good news!
Yesterday, the House and Senate voted to adopt the Conference Committee’s proposed FY20 budget. A resounding THANK YOU to our fabulous Western MA delegation for their leadership in making this budget possible. […]
