Family Services Meeting Minutes – 12/11/12
Family Services Committee December 11, 2012 In attendance: Paul Bailey, Springfield Partners for Community Action, Shannon Barry, Springfield Public Schools, Tana Bloom, Franklin Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Alvina Brevard, […]
Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes: 11/20/12
Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes November 20, 2012 In attendance: Shannon Barry, Springfield Public Schools, Bonnie Caldwell, HAPHousing, Cris Carl, ServiceNet, Karen Cavanaugh, WomanShelter, Marcia Crutchfield, HAPHousing, Anthia Elliott, Safe […]
EA Reform Sub-Committee Minutes: 11/20/12
EA Reform Sub-Committee Committee November 20, 2012 In attendance: Bonnie Caldwell, HAP, Steve Huntley, Valley Opportunity Council, Oonagh Doherty, Mass. Justice Project, Wendy Kane, Community Legal Aid, Lizzy Ortiz, City […]
EA Reform Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes 11/9/12
EA Reform Sub-Committee Meeting November 9, 2012 In attendance: Alvina Brevard, DHCD, Oonagh Doherty, Mass. Justice Project, Steve Huntley, VOC, Wendy Kane, Western Mass. Legal Services, Jim Reis, HAP, Pamela […]
Family Services Update: Emergency Protocol for Homeless Families
Over the last several weeks, the Network’s EA Reform Sub-Committee has been hard at work devising a local response system to families who are denied Emergency Assistance under the new […]
Family Services Update on EA Regulations; Next Meeting 9/5
At the last family services meeting on Tuesday, 8/14, the Family Services Committee had en engaging and provocative conversation around DHCD’s proposed regulatory changes to the EA program. Ruth Bourquin […]
Important Employment Survey Re: Homeless Families – Please Complete!
The Fireman Foundation provided support to the Network to creates its jobs action plan for homeless families. It is now following-up with an online survey below (more context provided below […]
Family Services Minutes – 7/10/12
Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes July 10, 2012 In Attendance: Jane Banks, Center for Human Development, Shannon Barry, Springfield Public Schools, Tammie Butler, Community Action, Charity Day, Franklin County Regional […]