April – July 2025 Meeting Minutes
April, 2025Family Services Committee Meeting – 4/8/25Individual Services Committee Meeting – 4/22/25Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 4/29/2 May, 2025Family Services Committee Meeting – 5/13/25Individual Services Committee Meeting […]
Federal Budget Update
Following the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ annual conference in Washington, DC last week (over 2,000 gathered, including several from our region!), their CEO Ann Oliva released her weekly update which offers […]
Support the Collection Drive for Unhoused Neighbors
The People with Lived Experience Action Board of the Three County Continuum of Care is organizing a collection drive to support the creation of Emergency Summer Cooling Kits for community […]
Let’s Go to the Renters Rally – Wed., July 16, 5 pm, Easthampton
Easthampton tenants are organizing a rally to push back against 35-50% rent increases imposed by out-of-state landlords. We heard Nancy Dorian at our Network Annual Gathering speak powerfully about her own 40% […]
Governor Healey Signs FY26 Budget; Vetoes Several Housing/Homelessness Programs
On July 4, Governor Healey signed the FY26 budget and sent her vetoes back to the Legislature. The vetoes included three line items related to shelter and housing: The Governor also decided to delay the release […]
The FY26 Federal Budget: Sign on, Stay on
With thanks to our partners at the National Low Income Housing Coalition, we want to make sure your organization has signed on to the national letter opposing cuts to federal housing […]
Final Push on FY26 State Budget Priorities
As the FY26 budget Conference Committee works to resolve the differences between the House and Senate budgets, now is the time to press for the adoption of the highest possible […]
Act Now to Prevent Severe HUD Cuts
As our partners at the National Alliance to End Homelessness put it:“The latest details of the President’s budget proposal would decimate the very infrastructure of the homeless response system – […]
