FY25 House Budget Amendment Advocacy Begins Now!

The House Budget Debate Begins April 24 – Let’s Push Our Amendments! Next week, the MA House of Representatives will debate and decide its proposed FY25 state budget.  This is […]

Published in Advocacy on April 18, 2024.

ACT NOW for Automatic Eviction Record Sealing

We are making progress but NOW is the time for a big push! Use the sample letter here to urge the HOMES Act lead sponsors and House and Senate leadership to […]

Published in Advocacy on April 16, 2024.

Take Action to Support Key Housing and Homelessness Priorities

 Check out this one minute action from the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless.  Let’s be heard in advance of the House Ways and Means FY25 Budget release this Wednesday, April 10!

Published in Advocacy on April 8, 2024.

Action: Your Written Testimony on the Affordable Homes Act – by 5 pm, Tuesday 4/2

As you may recall, the Affordable Homes Act (the housing bond bill) was reported favorably out of the Joint Housing Committee on March 6 and referred to the Joint Committee […]

Published in Advocacy on March 29, 2024.

ACTION NEEDED to Protect Families in Shelter

ACTION NEEDED to Protect Families in Shelter Please see this action alert from the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless and please contact your senator: The full Senate is scheduled today […]

Published in Advocacy on March 21, 2024.

Action Needed on Eviction Record Sealing!

There are two eviction record sealing bills pending in the Legislature right now, and neither one provides tenants ANY version of automatic sealing. We need to change that!  Action Steps:Contact […]

Published in Advocacy on March 15, 2024.

President Biden Submits FY24 Budget Request

The National Low Income Housing Coalition reports: The President’s budget calls for funding HUD programs at $73.3 billion, or approximately $1.1 billion – or 1.6% – more than the FY23-enacted level. […]

Published in Advocacy on March 15, 2024.

Housing Bond Bill Advances

On Monday March 5, the Joint Housing Committee issued a “favorable report” on Governor Healey’s Affordable Homes Act, the $4.1 billion Housing Bond Bill that also includes significant Network priority policy changes […]

Published in Advocacy on March 6, 2024.

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