EA Shelter Contract Funding Update from Homes for Families

This update was provided by Homes for Families on Friday, March 27. By the end of business on 3/27, EA shelter providers were given a 3 day contract extension. The […]

Published in Advocacy on March 30, 2015.

Secure Jobs Advisory Committee Minutes – 3/17/15

Secure Jobs Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes March 17, 2015 In attendance: Toni Bator, HAPHousing, Ken Demers, BerkshireWorks, Donna Harris, Franklin Hampshire Career Center, Dave Gadaire , CareerPoint, Joanne LaCour, DTA, […]

Published in Secure Jobs News, Uncategorized on March 30, 2015.

Update and Advocacy Alert on the Supplemental Budget

Thanks to Homes for Families for this update: On February 27, the Governor filed a Supplemental Budget – “An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2015 to Provide for Supplementing Certain […]

Published in Advocacy on March 26, 2015.

Western Mass. Health Equity Network Survey

Our Western Mass. Network to End Homelessness has become a partner of the Western Mass. Health Equity Network in recognition that ending homelessness bears directly on public health outcomes. The Health […]

Published in Advocacy on March 26, 2015.

Advocacy Alert for Supplemental Funding

Please read this notice below from the Mass. Coalition for the Homeless and please act! Thursday, the State Senate took up the pending FY’15 supplemental budget, which includes desperately needed funds […]

Published in Advocacy on March 20, 2015.

Mission West Final Report Issued (SAMHSA project for chronically homeless individuals)

Three years ago, the Western/Central region received a 3 year, 1.5. million grant (administered by UMass Medical School) to provide clinical support services to 120 chronically homeless individuals suffering from […]

Published in SAMHSA Mission West Community Consortium on March 20, 2015.

Urgent Advocacy for HomeBASE Supplemental Funding

The HomeBASE program is at risk of abruptly ending on April 30 without supplemental funding. The House of Representatives did not include any HomeBASE funding in its supplemental budget. The […]

Published in Advocacy on March 17, 2015.

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Meeting Minutes – 3/11/15

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee March 11, 2015 In attendance: Lisa Goldsmith, Dial/SELF; Rani Gould, YWCA, Lizzy Ortiz, City of Springfield, Jean Rogers, CHD, Pamela Schwartz, Network Governor’s Budget Update: We […]

Published in Uncategorized, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on March 16, 2015.

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