Carmelina Romano in the news!
Carmelina Romano, the Network’s guest speaker at our April 26th gathering, was featured in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on June 29. The story describes her extraordinary journey: None of what […]
Community Engagement Committee Minutes – 6/28/10
Community Engagement Committee Meeting Minutes: June 28, 2010 In Attendance: Father Stan Aksamit, Andrew Baker, Jane Banks, Sylvia Dehaas-Phillips, Dave Gadaire, Andrew Morehouse, Pamela Schwartz Leadership Council Recruitment status: Confirmed […]
Action Needed NOW on McKinney Funding
Jeff Naylor of Homes for Families passed on this action alert. OUR calls/emails can make a big difference since OUR Western Mass. Representative John Olver chairs the Congressional Committee that […]
Conference Budget Passed
Thanks to the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless for this budget update: The Legislature has approved the Joint Conference Committee’s Version of the FY’11 State Budget. Now it is on […]
Report on “Boomerang Homeless Families”
Thanks to Tom Salter of New England Farmworkers Council for locating this report and passing it on to the rest of us. An important discussion topic for us all. An […]
Triage meeting minutes – 6/24/10
Triage meeting re: Hampden County local control over shelter placement – 6/24/10 Attendance: Jane Banks, CHD, Karen Cavanaugh, Womanshelter, Martha Ceplikas, DHCD, Steve Huntley, VOC, Eneida, Madho, DCF, Ita Mullarkey, […]
Budget Update from Mass. Coalition for the Homeless
The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless offers this summary budget update and suggested advocacy: As we move closer to the July 1st start of state fiscal year 2011, a Joint Conference Committee is […]
Resource flyer for people losing unemployment benefits
Thousands of people across Massachusetts have just received, or will soon receive, notice of the loss of their unemployment insurance benefits. The Executive Office of Health and Human Services has […]

