‘Outrageously High’ Discrimination Found Against Black Renters in Boston
The Boston Globe published an article yesterday revealing severe discrimination against Black renters in Boston seeking housing. The report underlying the article can be found here: Qualified Renters Need Not […]
Racial Inequity and Money and Housing
This New York Times article The Stark Racial Inequity of Personal Finances in America brings home the relationship between economic inequity and racial inequity. The Network’s priority regarding progressive tax […]
Exciting News on Ending Youth Homelessness!
Thrilling news to report: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the Western MA region over $4.3 million to end youth homelessness as part of its Youth Homelessness Demonstration […]
150 Leaders Gathered to Combat Homelessness in Western Massachusetts
Over 150 leaders from across the four Western Massachusetts counties came together today to combat homelessness in the region and to learn from a newly released report by the Western […]
With great sadness: State Representative Peter Kocot
I am so terribly sorry to share the news that First Hampshire District’s State Representative Peter Kocot died yesterday after an illness. The article in today’s Daily Hampshire Gazette captures […]
Article: “Why Poverty is Like a Disease”
Rebecca Muller, a Network Leadership Council member, asked to post this article from Nautilus Magazine, Why Poverty is Like a Disease.” Food for thought and discussion as we go forth […]
News from Friends of the Homeless
The Friends of the Homeless recently announced its merger with Clinical & Support Options (CSO). You can read more about it here.
New Housing for Homeless Veterans in Chicopee
News from Collin Finn at Soldier On: Soldier On, Inc. has exciting news regarding our Chapin School project. The Commonwealth of MA had committed rental subsidies for all 43 units […]
