Western MA Homelessness in the Media
Thanks to Greta Jochem’s excellent reporting, MassLive just published a 2-part series on homelessness in western Massachusetts. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Kudos to our Network partners who supported this article […]
Western Massachusetts Homeless Advocates Worried About Healey’s Shelter System Changes
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced Friday that families living at long-term shelters will have the maximum length of their stays cut to six months from the current nine months, for most.
Getting Answers: State’s Homeless Encampment Laws
Several unhoused community members in Northampton were swept out of their encampment by police recently. See the video to learn more.
Legislators, advocates meet to support Gov. Healey’s Affordable Homes Act
HOLYOKE, Mass. (New England Public Media) – State and local legislators, mayors and advocates gathered at a Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness event on Friday. The event, held at […]
Western Mass News: Annual gathering held to fight against homelessness and eviction in western Massachusetts
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – Over 150 people came together at Holyoke Community College for the 8th Annual Gathering of the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to call attention to the […]
WWLP Channel 22: Massachusetts Housing Secretary meets with officials at HCC to address homelessness
HOLYOKE: The Massachusetts Housing Secretary met with more than 150 state and local officials at Holyoke Community College on Friday morning to address the homeless problem in our state.
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Getting a fix on homelessness—Advocates convene, strategize
HOLYOKE — After a disabling truck crash left Jocephus Grant unable to work, his wife moved out and the bank foreclosed on the Springfield home he had bought in 2009.
MassLive.com: Homelessness in Hampden County has increased. What are some solutions?
HOLYOKE — Springfield and Holyoke are seeing among the highest rates of homelessness in Western Massachusetts, according to housing officials.
