Our Network delivered in its truest form yesterday—legislators, mayors, city and town staff and our family and individual shelter providers—to meet with Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus to discuss the unprecedented rise in homelessness in western MA and our requests for action. Go here for our recommendations to Secretary Augustus.
Over 50 partners convened, in person at Ludlow Town Hall and on Zoom, to demonstrate the urgency at hand. Secretary Augustus heard us and promised fast follow-up. We are grateful to him!
Special thanks to Representative Saunders and Senator Oliveira for hosting us, with special thanks to Representative Saunders for arranging the meeting. Big thanks to many in our western MA delegation and our western MA mayors and staff for showing up in force as well.
And of course no greater thanks than to our extraordinary shelter and housing partners who are doing the work every single day.
Onward!
