Network submits comments on Draft WIOA Combined State Plan
The draft Massachusetts Workforce and Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined State Plan for FY17-20 is available for review and public comment. You can read more about the Plan and find […]
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Meeting Minutes – 2/10/16
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Meeting February 10, 2016 In attendance: Jesus Arce, City of Springfield, Lisa Goldsmith, DIAL/SELF, Charlie Knight, Rainville/former consumer, Jay Levy, Eliot CHS – Homeless Services, Kim Majewski, […]
Family Services Meeting Minutes – 2/9/16
Family Services Meeting Minutes February 9, 2016 In attendance: Liz Bewsee, Arise for Social Justice, Lisa Darga, Arise for Social Justice, Brittany Gordon, YWCA, Sean Hemingway, CHD, Jenise Katalina, Square […]
President Obama’s FY17 Housing Budget Request
A federal budget update from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition: FY17 Request Goes Bold to End Family Homelessness President Barack Obama’s FY17 budget request seeks a long-overdue, significant investment in […]
Amherst One-Stop Resource Center Open!
Amherst Community Connections has opened a One-Stop Resource Center. Walk-ins welcome Monday-Friday, 8 am – 11 am 121 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst (next to the Downtown Post Office) Services: Free […]
Individual Services Meeting Minutes – 2/4/16
Individual Services Meeting February 4, 2016 In attendance: Jesus Arce, City of Springfield, Elizabeth Bienz, ServiceNet, Carl Cignoni, Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office/DOC Office of Re-Entry, Steve Connor, Veterans Services, Toni […]
Secure Jobs Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes – 2/2/16
Secure Jobs Advisory Committee February 2, 2016 In attendance: Debbie Bellucci, STCC, Ashley Brehm, HAPHousing, Bud Delphin, CareerPoint, Dawn DiStefano, Square One, Sean Hemingway, Center for Human Development, Lisa Lapierre, […]
The Region’s EOHHS Proposals for Coordinated Entry Systems
This week, the Western region submitted applications in response to the MA Executive Office of Health and Human Services’ RFR to “Establish Local Consortiums to Provide Services to those Facing […]

