Zero 2016: A Housing System Built for Zero
Community Solutions, the entity behind the Zero 2016 campaign, is posting a three-part series on coordinated intake and assessment. The information is so critical to what we do that I […]
On Solid Ground
The On Solid Ground coalition–of which the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness is a member–has released its first report on family homelessness. The report, On Solid Ground: Building Opportunity, Preventing […]
Message from (national) Zero 2016 leadership
As part of the FY 2016 budget, it was announced that the federal government’s goal of ending chronic homelessness nationwide has been pushed back one year to 2017. This announcement […]
Job posting: community organizers for No One Leaves
Springfield No One Leaves is hiring two community organizers for our Bank Tenant Association campaign and a new Tenant Organizing Project!¡Springfield Nadie Se Mude está contratando a dos organizadores de […]
Here’s what a coordinated system looks like
Like the Hampden County CoC, Arlington, VA is a Zero 2016 Community. But Arlington is ahead of us, because they participated in the 100,000 Homes campaign. The Washington Post describes […]
Senators’ Listening Tours: Feb. 4 in Western MA!
Senators’ Listening Tour There are two forums scheduled for Western Mass., both on Wed. Feb. 4: in Great Barrington from 10 am – 12 noon, and at Holyoke Community College […]
Advocacy Alert from Mass. Coalition for the Homeless
An Advocacy from the Mass. Coalition for the Homeless: There’s Still Time! Help Us Address Homelessness and Poverty: Please Ask Your State Senator and State Representative to Co-Sponsor Three Important […]
Homeless Youth Count – this week!
The homeless youth count is taking place this week. if you are in Western Massachusetts and encounter youth who are homeless or doubled up, please ask them to take this […]
