Congress Releases HUD Funding Bill with Over $7.2 Billion Increase for HUD Programs – Take Action!
Please see this important and positive update from the National Low Income Housing Coalition: Thanks to the hard work of advocates and affordable housing champions in Congress, key rental and homelessness assistance programs received […]
Emergency Winter Shelter/Warming Centers
With the winter storm and frigid weather approaching, we want to make sure you have access to the most recent summary of shelter/warming center resources:
Sign up Now: Help the Point in Time Counts for Hampden and Three County CoCs
The PIT Count is a snapshot taken on a single night to count the number of people experiencing homelessness in our community. It is critically important as it helps to […]
December 2025 Network Meeting Minutes
Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 12/4/25Family Services Committee – 12/9/25Quarterly Career Services Committee – 12/15/25Individual Services Committee – 12/16/25Quarterly Veterans Services Committee – 12/17/25
Your Thoughts Needed: Join a Fair Housing Listening Session
Here’s a reminder plus additional information: Western Massachusetts has 3 more opportunities to be heard on the issue of fair housing – your experiences and challenges in gaining access to […]
More Court Protection for Housing; More Good Press
First, the Daily Hampshire Gazette provided front page coverage (kudos to reporter Alex MacDougall) on the impact of HUD’s proposed policy changes on Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire Counties. Big thanks to Shaundell Diaz, Three […]
Good News for Now; Uncertainty Ahead
Last Friday, December 19, Rhode Island District Court Judge Mary McElroy granted a preliminary injunction enjoining HUD from enacting its new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and ruled that HUD must maintain the […]
Watch the HUD/CoC Litigation in Real Time Tomorrow at 10 am; Sign On to Action Here
The two court cases related to sustaining funding for our CoC’s permanent housing—close to 600 units in western MA alone—is happening tomorrow, Friday, December 19 at 10 am. And if you haven’t […]
