Join the Rent Control Rally on April 7!

Check out these updates from Springfield No One Leaves and join the bus to Boston if you can! Rent Control Rally and in-House Lobbying!WHEN: Tuesday, April 7, rally at 12pm, lobbying […]

Published in Advocacy on April 2, 2026.

January – February Network Meeting Minutes

January Minutes Family Services Committee – 1/13/26Youth and Young Adult Services Committee – 1/14/26Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 1/15/26Individual Services Committee – 1/20/26 February Minutes Individual Services […]

Published in Family Services Committee, Individual Services Committee, Meeting Minutes, Western MA COVID-19 Task Force for Housing First, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on March 2, 2026.

December 2025 Network Meeting Minutes

Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 12/4/25Family Services Committee – 12/9/25Quarterly Career Services Committee – 12/15/25Individual Services Committee – 12/16/25Quarterly Veterans Services Committee – 12/17/25

Published in Career services, Family Services Committee, Individual Services Committee, Meeting Minutes, Veterans Committee, Western MA COVID-19 Task Force for Housing First on January 15, 2026.

More Court Protection for Housing; More Good Press

First, the Daily Hampshire Gazette provided front page coverage (kudos to reporter Alex MacDougall) on the impact of HUD’s proposed policy changes on Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire Counties. Big thanks to Shaundell Diaz, Three […]

Published in Continuum of Care, Media/Press Coverage on December 24, 2025.

Court Pauses HUD NOFO; New NOFO issued; Springfield Republican Brings Home Impact

Last Friday, December 19, Rhode Island District Court Judge Mary McElroy granted a preliminary injunction enjoining HUD from enacting its new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and ruled that HUD must maintain the […]

Published in Continuum of Care, Media/Press Coverage on December 22, 2025.

September – October – November 2025 Meeting Minutes

September, 2025Family Services Committee – 9/11/25Quarterly Career Services Committee – 9/15/25Quarterly Veterans Services Committee – 9/17/25Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 9/18/25Individual Services Committee – 9/30/25 October, 2025Family […]

Published in Career services, Family Services Committee, Individual Services Committee, Meeting Minutes, Veterans Committee, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on November 23, 2025.

Quick Actions for Critical Impact: Protect Housing for 170,000 People Nationwide and More

We have a lot coming at us while we do the pressing work of every day. Thanks to our state partner Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance and our several national […]

Published in Advocacy on November 18, 2025.

HUD Threatens to Slash Housing; Federal Government Shutdown

First, if you have only one minute, go here and sign on. Next, according to an article reported in Politico yesterday, HUD is planning to impose deep cuts to CoC funding. As summarized […]

Published in Advocacy on October 1, 2025.

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