Death in Springfield
The Republican reported sad news this week, of a man found dead outdoors in Springfield. A later story indicated that the man, who had been homeless for years, had most recently been living […]
Study: Effective Homelessness Prevention
A recently released paper, Evaluating Homelessness Prevention, examines the implementation in the UK of homelessness prevention activities and evaluates the effectiveness of different approaches to preventing homelessness. The study examines […]
WMIC: February 20 meeting summary
WMIC convened as scheduled on Friday February 20 with twenty members attending. Following introductions and welcome to new community representatives, members of the Leadership Council in attendance provided an overview […]
Leadership Council Meeting, March 25
The next Leadership Council meeting will take place March 25, 2009, 10 am to noon, followed by lunch. The meeting will be held in the Scanlon Living Room, Scanlon Hall, […]
Report on Family Shelter Diversion Pilot
One Family, Inc., in partnership with several other organizations, created a two-month pilot program to divert families from shelter. Read the final report on the pilot.
A new look, and a call for contributers
We’ve had a little redecorating here, in an attempt to make this site cleaner and easier to navigate. The photo at top is from the last regional Project Homeless Connect, which seems fitting […]
Regional Coordinator Job Description: Seeking Input
The Western Massachusetts Interagency Council on homelessness met on Friday February 20th as scheduled at 10am. The group discussed the current draft Regional Coordinator job description as an agenda item. […]
A Note from Bob Pulster on Article 87
Regional Partners: Thank you for your continued dedication to the homeless systems change effort in Massachusetts. As you well know, the legislature is currently deciding on the Article 87 which would transfer […]
