Hampden County Individual Services Meeting Minutes – 7/24/18
Individual Services Committee Meeting Minutes July 24, 2018 In Attendance: Grechar Aquino, Friends of the Homeless, Jesus Arce, City of Springfield, Olivia Bernstein, Mental Health Association, Lynn Conway, PDPR/BSAS, […]
FY19 Budget Update and Action Steps from the MA Coalition for the Homeless
From the MA Coalition for the Homeless: On Thursday, July 26, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law parts of the FY’19 state budget, vetoed other sections, and amended certain outside […]
Governor Signs FY19 Budget – good news!
Below is an update from CHAPA – overall good news for housing and homelessness programs! Also, in related good news: the Network received its $125,000 earmark in this budget as […]
Help Pass Zoning Reform Bill This Week!
See below from Great Neighborhoods: Any day now the House is likely to vote on a zoning reform bill and send it to the Senate. We don’t want to waste […]
One-Minute Advocacy Action from the MA Coalition for the Homeless
Please see below from the MA Coalition for the Homeless: The Legislature’s FY’19 budget is very strong on homelessness, housing, and benefits issues… but key language and funding may be cut by Governor […]
More on FY19 Conference Committee Budget
Please see this update from Kelly Turley of the Mass Coalition for the Homeless: After an extended period of budget negotiations, the FY’19 Budget Conference Committee has completed its work, […]
Conference Committee Released its FY19 budget
Below please find information and summary on the FY19 budget from Eric Shupin of CHAPA: The Conference Committee released its FY2019 Budget. I’ve attached three documents for your review: Overviewof […]
Three County CoC Competition Guidelines: Deadline 8/17
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the Continuum of Care (CoC) FY 2018 Notice of Funding Announcement (NOFA). Acting as the Collaborative Applicant for the Three […]

