Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 3/28/18
Family Services Meeting Minutes March 28, 2018 In attendance: Shelly Benoit, BHN, Project FIT, Joel Cox, NEFWC, Dawn DiSefano, Square One, Emily English, Gandara Center, Tavar Jones, Arise for Social […]
Hampden County Individual Services Meeting Minutes – 3/27/18
Hampden County Individual Services Meeting Minutes March 27, 2018 In attendance: Grechar Aquino, Friends of the Homeless (FOH), Olivia Bernstein, Mental Health Association, Steve Connor, Veterans Services, Marvin Gonzalez, Eliot […]
CHAPA FY19 Budget Priorities for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention
On March 16, the Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing on the FY19 state budget. CHAPA attended and provided testimony in support of its priorities. Below […]
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee Meeting Minutes – 3/14/18
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Committee Meeting Minutes – 3/14/18 In attendance: Emily English, Gandara Center, Rosemary Fiedler, HCC, Lisa Goldsmith, DIAL/SELF, Rebecca Guimond, STCC, Jayson LaBombard-Morse, HCC student, Ann Lentini, Domus, […]
NEW Network Individual and Veterans Services Meeting Structure
Following the Network evaluation process of the last few months, the Network, in collaboration with the Hampden County and Three County CoC’s, has decided to merge its Individual Services and […]
Opioid Overdose Resources for Congregate Housing and Shelters
The Boston Public Health Commission and Boston Health Care for the Homeless produced Guidelines for Opioid Overdose Preparedness and Response in Congregate Housing & Shelters. Version 1, Intended Audience: Housing & […]
Art and History on SRO Housing: Friday, 3/9, Northampton
Single Room Occupancy: Portraits and Stories from Northampton Lodging 1976 – 2016 Opening Reception | Friday, March 9th 5-8PM Arts Night Out Historic Northampton 46 Bridge Street Northampton, MA Northampton Lodging occupied […]
Leadership Council Decided Network Structural Changes and Focus Going Forward
At the last Leadership Council meeting on February 28 (meeting minutes here), the Leadership Council of the Western MA Network to End Homelessness made some big changes! First among them […]
