Access to Counsel Heads to the Governor’s Desk!
Last Friday, July 19, the House and the Senate adopted an FY25 budget which includes $2.5 million to launch a statewide Access to Counsel pilot program. Over 240 organizations worked to advance this […]
Action Alert: Last Push for Strongest Possible Affordable Homes Act!
Right now, the Affordable Homes Act Conference Committee – 3 State Representatives and 3 State Senators – are deciding which policies will go into the final Affordable Homes Act that […]
Act TODAY for Senate Affordable Homes Act Amendments!
YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED to make the Senate’s Affordable Homes Act much more responsive to our communities’ needs. Here’s what’s missing: So let’s BE HEARD TODAY. First, join this Homes for All sign-on […]
Three Minutes, Three Things, Impact!
We’ve got almost 850 of us on this email list! If we each take 3 minutes to do these 3 things, western MA will MAKE AN IMPACT! 1. Email your Senator the […]
Senate Action on the Affordable Homes Act Starts Now!
First, a recap: Last Wednesday, June 5, The MA House of Representatives passed its redraft of Governor Healey’s Affordable Homes Act. It contains good news and bad news. Good news: a version of The Tenant […]
April and May 2024 Committee Meeting Minutes
Family Services Committee Minutes – 4/9/24Individual Services Committee Minutes – 4/23/24 Western MA Task Force for Housing First Minutes – 4/29/24 Career Services Committee Minutes – 5/2/24Family Services Committee Minutes […]
Our Legislators, Our Housing Secretary, ALL OF US SAY: EMAIL HOUSE LEADERS NOW!
We just said good-bye to each other at our 8th Annual Network Gathering: over 150 of us in a room, Housing Secretary Ed Augustus, over a dozen western MA legislators, mayors, […]
Positives for Housing, More to Do in Conference
Late last week, the MA Senate passed its FY25 budget totaling $57.9 billion. Overall, housing and homelessness programs stayed intact with some funding increases in some areas. Thank you to our […]
