Governor Healey Adopts Drastic Limits on Family Shelter
HEALEY ADMINISTRATION RULE CHANGES EFFECTIVELY END MA RIGHT TO SHELTER FOR CHILDREN On Tuesday, July 23, Governor Healey announced a major overhaul to the family shelter system, imposing dramatic limits […]
Access to Counsel Heads to the Governor’s Desk!
Last Friday, July 19, the House and the Senate adopted an FY25 budget which includes $2.5 million to launch a statewide Access to Counsel pilot program. Over 240 organizations worked to advance this […]
Action Alert: Last Push for Strongest Possible Affordable Homes Act!
Right now, the Affordable Homes Act Conference Committee – 3 State Representatives and 3 State Senators – are deciding which policies will go into the final Affordable Homes Act that […]
Senate Affordable Homes Act Passes; US Supreme Court Criminalizes Homelessness
The U.S. Supreme Court Punishes Unhoused People Please see this statement from the National Low Income Housing Coalition: On Friday, June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in City of Grants […]
Act TODAY for Senate Affordable Homes Act Amendments!
YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED to make the Senate’s Affordable Homes Act much more responsive to our communities’ needs. Here’s what’s missing: So let’s BE HEARD TODAY. First, join this Homes for All sign-on […]
Three Minutes, Three Things, Impact!
We’ve got almost 850 of us on this email list! If we each take 3 minutes to do these 3 things, western MA will MAKE AN IMPACT! 1. Email your Senator the […]
Senate Action on the Affordable Homes Act Starts Now!
First, a recap: Last Wednesday, June 5, The MA House of Representatives passed its redraft of Governor Healey’s Affordable Homes Act. It contains good news and bad news. Good news: a version of The Tenant […]
Many Topics, Many Trainings!
Thanks to our Hampden and Three County Continuums of Care and partners for bringing these trainings to the region: Tuesday, June 11, 3-4 pm: Reimagining Interim Housing project webinar focused on Transforming Approaches to Sheltering People […]
