TODAY: Hearing on Ending Criminalization of Homelessness
Today, July 22, 1 pm, the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Governments will be hearing testimony on H.2261, An Act ending the criminalization of homelessness.
Please see this template for written testimony that you can utilize in any way. However you want to express your support of this bill is exactly what you should do!
Send written testimony to: jointcommittee.municipalities®ionalgovernment@malegislature.gov and copy your state legislators.
TOMORROW: Hearing on 5 Network Priority Bills
Wednesday, July 23, 1 pm, the Joint Committee on Housing will be hearing testimony on 5 of our priority bills: Improving RAFT (access prior to Notice to Quit), improving HomeBASE (making renewals more possible to avoid return to homelessness); Older Adult Homelessness Bridge Subsidy Program; strengthening the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program and creating the Interagency Supportive Housing Finance and Strategy Board to address our critical need for more supportive housing.
Please see this template for written testimony that you can adapt as well.
Send written testimony to: luke.orourke@mahouse.gov and meg.ribera@masenate.org and copy your state legislators.
Copying and pasting is fine! Using your own words is fine! All that matters is making your voice heard.
And tune into the hearings if you can (go on committee web page hyperlinked above) – see democracy in action.
Please let Pamela know if you submitted testimony and please reach out if you have any questions at pschwartz@westernmasshousingfirst.org.
Let’s make sure western Massachusetts is counted!
