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 […]
Housing First Training: June 12-13
The Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care is pleased to offer: Housing First TrainingJune 12 and 139 am – 4 pm each dayCarriage House at the Barney – in Forest Park200 […]
Time to Make Some Noise on the Transfer Fee!
The Transfer Fee is at risk! Late last week the Speaker of the House announced that he doesn’t want to allow communities to implement a local option Transfer Fee on luxury real estate […]
You’re Invited: MA Poverty Commission Hearing – May 30
The MA Legislature established the MA Poverty Commission to study ways to promote opportunity, address inequality and reduce poverty in the Commonwealth and make recommendations that, if implemented, would significantly […]
USICH Webinar on Encampments – June 4
On June 4, 3-4 pm, the US Interagency Council on Homelessness will host an interactive 1-hour webinar to provide a brief overview of new federal guidance on encampments, to facilitate a conversation with communities […]
