Individual Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 11/02/09

Note next meeting date change:   While we typically meet on the first Monday of the month, for December we are changing the date due to some conflicts for committee […]

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Published in Individual Services Committee, News, Uncategorized on November 3, 2009.

What Governor Patrick’s 9c cuts mean for our work, and what you can do

When projected revenue is less than projected spending, the Massachusetts Governor is authorized to make mid-year budget cuts.  Today, Governor Patrick announced $277 million in cuts across state Executive branch budgets for the […]

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Published in Advocacy, News on October 29, 2009.

Forum on “Linking Housing and Shelter Providers” – 11/9/09

Homes for Families is holding a forum on Nov. 9th in collaboration with DHCD and MassNAHRO titled “Linking Housing and Shelter Providers.”  Targeted audiences for the event are shelter providers, […]

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Published in News on October 29, 2009.

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

The National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week takes place the week November 15 – November 21, the week before Thanksgiving.  Our Network’s Steering Committee decided it will seize this opportunity […]

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Published in News on October 29, 2009.

SAMHSA Offers New Research on Homelessness and Parenting

SAMHSA’s Homelessness Resource Center (HRC) Announces New Research on Homelessness and Parenting SAMHSA’s Homelessness Resource Center is announcing the release of a Special Section of the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry […]

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Published in News on October 27, 2009.

Roundup of HPRP Resources

Via the National Alliance to End Homelessness: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently posted several resources to help communities implement their Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing […]

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Published in Best Practices on October 27, 2009.

New York Times reports on Homeless Youth, part 2

For Runaways on the Street, Sex Buys Survival By IAN URBINA Published: October 27, 2009 Nearly a third of the children who flee or are kicked out of their homes […]

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Published in News on October 27, 2009.

FCC Comment Period on Tracfone Service and One Phone Per Household Rule

See below for the opportunity to comment on the FCC rule on Tracfone service and one phone per household under the Lifeline program. Universal Service WC Docket No. 03-109 Public […]

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Published in News on October 26, 2009.

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