A big day on Beacon Hill for the Network’s legislative agenda

I am pleased to provide an update on the Network’s legislative activity that culminated in hearings on Beacon Hill yesterday regarding 5 of the Network’s legislative priorities:  Right to counsel […]

Published in Advocacy on July 18, 2019.

TODAY: Join National Tweetstorm or Comment to Keep Families Together

Please see this action alert below from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Whether it’s a tweet or submitting a comment, it will take only a minute and we have […]

Published in Advocacy on July 8, 2019.

Action Alert! Still time to weigh in on FY20 budget for housing and homelessness priorities

Please see this alert below from the MA Coalition for the Homeless: With July 1st just around the corner, the Legislature is working to finalize the FY’20 state budget before […]

Published in Advocacy on June 21, 2019.

Network Letter in Support of Amherst Affordable Housing Development

The Valley Community Development Corporation is proposing to develop 28 supportive studio units of affordable housing in Amherst. Unfortunately, some residents of the neighborhood are organizing intensely in opposition. Below […]

Published in Advocacy, Network on June 12, 2019.

Network’s FY20 Conference Committee Budget Requests and Advocacy

The FY20 State Budge is now in the hands of the Conference Committee – 3 State Representatives and 3 Senators – as they work out the differences between the House […]

Published in Advocacy on June 10, 2019.

Action Alert: Senate Budget Advocacy This Week!

This week, until Friday 12 noon, is the time to contact our senators to request their co-sponsorship of Senate budget amendments.  Your call or email as an agency and your call […]

Published in Advocacy on May 15, 2019.

Network Priorities and the Senate Ways and Means Budget

There is a lot of good news in the Senate Ways and Means Committee’s proposed budget that was released this week. Click here for a breakdown of the budget in […]

Published in Advocacy on May 10, 2019.

Senate Ways and Means Budget Released Yesterday

Thanks to CHAPA for this preliminary update below regarding many of the Network priorities. Stay tuned for more detail tomorrow! The Senate Ways and Means (SWM) Committee’s proposed budget provided […]

Published in Advocacy on May 8, 2019.

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