The Family Services Committee gets together monthly to discuss challenges and solutions to family homelessness in the region. Its work includes: Coordination of regional initiatives and responses to funding opportunities; review of state policy and budget proposals; state budget advocacy and collaboration on program implementation.
Groups across the globe will mark World Homeless Day next Thursday, October 10th. The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless is partnering with State Representative Jim O'Day to sponsor a World Homeless Day event here in Massachusetts, targeted to legislators and aides. We will be holding a legislative briefing that day at the State House in […]
REACH meetings bring together housing providers, service providers, and street outreach staff to create matches between long-term homeless individuals and available housing units.
REACH meetings bring together housing providers, service providers, and street outreach staff to create matches between long-term homeless individuals and available housing units.
REACH meetings (Regional Engagement and Assessment of the Chronically Homeless) bring together housing providers, service providers, and outreach workers to create matches between long-term homeless individuals and available housing. Join us!
Conference Highlights:
§ Discussion of the early policy and program responses to family homelessness, with Massachusetts shelter system pioneers Philip Johnston and Nancy K. Kaufman
§ Insight and reflection from families impacted by homelessness at various times over past decades
§ Dialogue about the status and challenges of current policy and program responses with Rep. Byron Rushing, Sr. Margaret Leonard, Ruth Bourquin, Esq., and Undersecretary Aaron Gornstein
§ Call to Action Lunch – Facilitated conversations focusing on opportunities for public policy and business practices; community investment; advocacy, volunteerism and philanthropy
§ Honor Roll of Change Agents: Preventing and Addressing Family Homelessness to recognize individuals, businesses and partners who have made a deep and lasting impact on the root causes of family homelessness
Please contact us to add an event to the calendar!
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