Hampden County Legislators and Network Partners Discuss Budget and Policy Priorities to End Homelessness
Thanks to our Hampden County legislators Assistant Majority Leader Joseph Wagner, Representative Michael Finn, Representative Carlos Gonzaléz and Representative José Tosado for joining our 30-strong Network team that came together […]
How the State Budget and Laws Get Made: The Network gets educated and mobilized!
Over 100 Network partners from across the four Western counties gathered at Holyoke Community College on January 28, 2020, to learn about how the state budget and laws get made […]
TODAY: Call your legislators on housing bill priorities!
Under rules that govern law-making in the State Legislature, state legislative committees have until Wed., Feb. 5 to “report out” a bill from its committee. If it is not given […]
The Governor’s FY21 Budget; the Network’s FY21 Budget Priorities
Governor Baker released his proposed FY21 budget last week. See these preliminary analyses on housing and homelessness programs by Mass Coalition for the Homeless and Mass Law Reform Institute with […]
Hampden Individual Services Committee Minutes – 1/28; next meeting TBD
In attendance: Grechar Aquino, FOH, Aumani Harris, Boston Medical Center, Dave Havens, MHA, Janice Humason, FOH/CSO, Mark Jachym, FOH/CSO, Nichole King, FOH/CSO, Todd Koniezhny, Viability, Jay Levy, Eliot Services, Bill […]
Career Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 1/24; next meeting 4/3
In attendance: Carmela Albano, Way Finders, Irving Concepción Way Finders, Bud Delphin, MassHire Holyoke, Lisa Lapierre, Community Action, Eneida Molina, SpringfieldWorks, Maegan Pedemonti, Way Finders, Konrad Rogowski, MassHire Springfield, Pamela […]
Youth and Young Adult Services Committee Minutes – 1/15; next meeting Wed., 2/26
In attendance: Sy’air Bey Legacy Youth Core/ARISE, Rosemary Fiedler,Thrive HCC, Lisa Goldsmith, Community Action, Jill Fijal, Chicopee Public Schools, Amanda Lesnick, Gandara Center, Gerry McCafferty, City of Springfield, Lizzy Ortiz, […]
Three County Individual Services Meeting Minutes – 1/13; next meeting date 2/10
In attendance: Marissa Abel, CHD, Jaylin Abreu, CHD, Diana Canales, CHD, Sam Cunningham, ServiceNet, Erin Forbush, ServiceNet, Andy Klatka, Eliot CHS-Homeless Services, Jay Levy, Eliot CHS-Homeless Services, Kevin Noonan, Craig’s […]
