Three County CoC Annual Meeting Coming Up
Tuesday, December 17 1-3 pm on zoom Register Here Lamont Green, a community organizer and consultant for Technical Assistance Collaborative, will give a keynote address focused on the state of […]
Housing and Homelessness Progress for Western Massachusetts
In Pittsfield: There was cause for celebration in Pittsfield yesterday as the community celebrated the groundbreaking for 37 new permanent supportive apartments and a housing resource center. The projects will […]
The Network Needs Your Support: Please Consider Your Annual Contribution
A Message From the Network Co-chairs Dear Network Partner: We are writing as Co-Chairs of the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to ask for your support of the Network. […]
Rules Include 6 Month Time Limit
On Friday, November 22, Governor Healey announced systemwide changes to the family Emergency Assistance shelter system. You can read about them in her press release here and the Boston Globe article here. The […]
Western Massachusetts Homeless Advocates Worried About Healey’s Shelter System Changes
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced Friday that families living at long-term shelters will have the maximum length of their stays cut to six months from the current nine months, for most.
Getting Answers: State’s Homeless Encampment Laws
Several unhoused community members in Northampton were swept out of their encampment by police recently. See the video to learn more.
October 25, 2024 Family Homelessness Listening Session
We have been hearing dire reports of families living in abandoned buildings, cars, parks and other places not fit for human habitation across the entire western region. YOU ARE INVITED to […]
Winter Shelter Funding Available!
Today, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities released its Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) seeking proposals for winter emergency shelter capacity for individuals and households without children. Click here […]
