Leadership Council Meeting, June 24, 10 am to noon
The Leadership Council meets tomorrow in at Westfield State College, in Scanlon Hall. Here’s the agenda. Relevant documents for review include minutes from the March 25 meeting, an overview of grant […]
Cell phones & minutes for low-income people
This site has previously provided information on free cell phones and minutes for low-income people. Today a Republican article notes that the program is under-used by people who are eligible. The […]
Soldier On proposal for veterans’ housing in Agawam gaining support
The Republican reports today that a bill in the state legislature would authorize conveyance of the property to Soldier On, and there’s support at the Agawam City Council for the project.
MRVP FY10 budget comes out of Conference Committee mostly intact
There have been several requests on this blog for advocacy on the budget for MRVP–here, here, here, and here. The line item had been funded at $35.8 million for the […]
Bob Pulster to be Associate Director of DHCD’s new Division of Housing Stabilization
A message from Bob Pulster– Greetings, I am writing to inform you that I have accepted the position of Associate Director of the new Division of Housing Stabilization at DHCD effective July […]
Hiring Update: Regional Coordinator Position
We’ve come through our RFP process with three experienced candidates to be interviewed. Peg Keller will be leading the interview process, and interviews will be conducted by the Leadership Council members on […]
President Obama signs HEARTH Act
President Obama has signed into law the first significant reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance programs in nearly 20 years. The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) […]
Philip Mangano stepping down as director of US Interagency Council on Homelessness
Today’s Republican has an article about Philip Mangano stepping down as director of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness. In the article, Mangano praised Springfield’s work in ending homelessness, calling it a […]
