News updates: what’s happening with homelessness in Western Massachusetts


Greenfield featured in the news for success in ending family homelessness in motels

Congratulations to everyone involved for this success story on Channel 22 news on ending family homelessness in Greenfield motels, a success that is mirrored across the entire Western region!  

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Published on August 29, 2016.

Springfield Republican Reports on Individual Shelter Funding Needs

The Springfield Republican published a comprehensive piece on state funding needs for individual emergency shelters in Western MA, including a well-documented visit by Western MA legislators to Friends of the Homeless […]

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Published on March 17, 2016.

Daily Hampshire Gazette Editorializes on Network Progress

The Daily Hampshire Gazette published an editorial in response to our Progress Report event on March 4 at Holyoke Community College.   It reported on the progress itself and in so […]

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Published on March 7, 2016.

Network Legislative Gathering Gets Advance Media

In yesterday’s Springfield Republican and Daily Hampshire Gazette, the Network’s upcoming Legislative Gathering on March 4 received advance press.  As the Gazette reported: This Friday, the region’s main task force […]

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Published on March 1, 2016.

Gazette editorializes on our Western MA Opening Doors Plan to End Homelessness

The Daily Hampshire Gazette published an editorial this morning that featured the Western MA Opening Doors Plan to End Homelessness.  The editorial – Attack on area homelessness will include more […]

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Published on July 8, 2015.

Springfield Republican Article on Individual Shelter Funding

On Friday, May 15, The Springfield Republican ran a front page article on the statewide disparities in funding rates for individual emergency shelters.  This issue drives The Network’s FY16 budget […]

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Published on May 18, 2015.

Secure Jobs Celebration a great success!

The snow stopped long enough for the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to bring together almost 20 state legislators, 6 mayors, Administration officials, business partners, our funders and over […]

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Published on February 9, 2015.

Media Advisory: Secure Jobs Celebration this Friday, 2/6, 10 am, HCC

Contact: Pamela Schwartz, Director Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness pschwartz77@gmail.com; 413-219-5658 Elected Officials Will Convene to Celebrate Jobs for Homeless Families, Honor Businesses WHAT:  The second annual celebration of Secure […]

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Published on February 2, 2015.

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