Your input requested: A survey on Network trainings
The Network Steering Committee is now in the process of creating its work plan for the coming year. We are reviewing the trainings we offered last year and we would […]
Action Alert! Still time to weigh in on FY20 budget for housing and homelessness priorities
Please see this alert below from the MA Coalition for the Homeless: With July 1st just around the corner, the Legislature is working to finalize the FY’20 state budget before […]
Network Letter in Support of Amherst Affordable Housing Development
The Valley Community Development Corporation is proposing to develop 28 supportive studio units of affordable housing in Amherst. Unfortunately, some residents of the neighborhood are organizing intensely in opposition. Below […]
The Network at Work: Providers and Legislators Gather in Partnership to End Homelessness
Yesterday, on June 10, 2019, close to 200 people gathered at Holyoke Community College for the Network’s 3rd annual Housing/Homelessness Resource Fair. Over 75 providers from across the four Western […]
Network’s FY20 Conference Committee Budget Requests and Advocacy
The FY20 State Budge is now in the hands of the Conference Committee – 3 State Representatives and 3 Senators – as they work out the differences between the House […]
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee Meeting Minutes – 6/5/19
In attendance: Jamila Bradley, Aaronson consulting, Emily English, Gandara Center, Lisa Goldsmith, DIAL/SELF, Rosemary Fiedler, HCC, Rebecca Muller, Grant Works, Lizzy Ortiz, Mercy Medical, Jeff Olivet, Jo consulting, Mena Regan, […]
HSF Forum: The State of Opioid Addiction in MA
See this opportunity offered by the Human Services Forum: Join us for a look at the current state of the opioid crisis and how is continues to effect Massachusetts. Wednesday, […]
FY20 Senate Budget Outcomes
The Senate adopted its proposed budget last week for Fiscal Year 2020. In relation to Network priorities, the highlights include: Unaccompanied Homeless Youth housing and support services funding was increased […]
