Senate Housing Committee Chair Lydia Edwards Tours Western MA
Senator Lydia Edwards, Senate Chair of the MA Joint Committee on Housing, traveled west from her eastern district last week, to learn about western Massachusetts’ housing and homelessness challenges. Our […]
CHAPA’s Annual Regional Housing Meeting – October 5
CHAPA invites you to its Annual Regional Housing Meeting on Thursday, October 5th from 10 AM to 12 PM, when they will bring together groups and guests from across the Commonwealth. Register […]
One-Minute ACTION for MA ID Access Bill
Please join the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless’ quick action to advance the Mass ID Access bill. You can sign and share the new one-minute online action here. Background: the […]
SIGN-ON: Joint Statement Re Family Homelessness Emergency Declaration – by 2 pm, Monday, August 14
The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) and CHAPA have joined together to create this statement in response to the emergency declaration regarding family homelessness. Organizations […]
TAKE ACTION to Override Governor’s Vetoes
Governor Healey vetoed funding and language for critical housing programs in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget that she signed into law on August 9. During this state of emergency for […]
Gov. Healey Declares State of Emergency due to Family Shelter Crisis
On August 8, 2023, Governor Healey declared a state of emergency “due to rapid and unabating increases in the number of families with children and pregnant people – many of […]
ACTION Alert: Sign for more federal $ to end homelessness
Let’s join the National Alliance to End Homelessness to send this message to our members of Congress as they debate the FY2024 appropriations bill: Go HERE to sign on. It […]
The FY24 Budget: News on Housing and Homelessness
On August 1, the State Legislature adopted its $56.2 billion Fiscal Year 2024 budget. It includes a lot of good news. We want to take this moment to thank our […]
