Fundraiser: Groovin’ for Grove Street
ServiceNet is hosting a dinner/silent auction called Groovin’ for Grove Street on December 4th. Eastside Grill’s Chef Jake Perkins is preparing the meals, and there’s three delicious entrees to choose […]
Viewpoint: No family deserves to go homeless
On Thanksgiving Day, the Springfield Republican published a Viewpoint piece I wrote (with help from Pamela Schwartz) about our regional network and the Housing First approach to ending homelessness. This was […]
Los Angeles study shows fiscal wisdom of supportive housing
Thanks to Lynne Wallace, Leadership Council Vice Chair, for sharing the information below. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) today released a study by the Economic Roundtable that provides […]
Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades
On Sunday, November 29, The New York Times reported: MARTINSVILLE, Ohio — With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed […]
After 2 years of being homeless, Karleen Ramos of Springfield is grateful just to have a home for her family this Thanksgiving
The Springfield Republican reports on a family that has recently been housed with rapid rehousing assistance. Photo by Don Treeger / The Republican Karleen M. Ramos and her family sit in front […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
I wanted to wish you all a happy and restful Thanksgiving. Here’s to gratitude for the good things. All the best, Pamela
Washington Post: Renters becoming latest victims as foreclosure crisis widens
Today’s Washington Post: A new wave of foreclosures stands to hurt people who may have never taken out a mortgage: renters. In cities such as New York, Chicago and Los […]
New Blog Address: WesternMassHousingFirst.org
We still have the old blog address, but now we also have a more memorable address that also takes you to the blog. From now on, when you want to […]
