Trump’s Dehumanization in his Executive Order on Homelessness
Last week, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order titled Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets. The Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance captures the crux of the order’s impact in […]
Rent Control and More: the Network’s Testimony Here; Submit Yours!
Thanks to all who showed up at the legislative hearing on the rent control bill yesterday! A full bus from Springfield – shout-out to Springfield No One Leaves! – joined […]
Federal Budget Update
The National Low Income Housing Coalition provides us with this latest update on the FY26 federal budget: The Senate Appropriations Committee released and approved on July 24 their fiscal year (FY) 2026 […]
Rally for Rent Control! Tuesday, July 29 – bus to Boston! See Latest Report on Sky High Rents
Join the bus from Springfield – go here to register and more details will follow (departing at 9:30 am from Springfield). And read on for the call to action from our […]
Today and Tomorrow! Submit your testimony to stop criminalization and support key housing bills
TODAY: Hearing on Ending Criminalization of Homelessness Today, July 22, 1 pm, the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Governments will be hearing testimony on H.2261, An Act ending the criminalization of homelessness. Please […]
A Big Two Weeks on Our Priority Bills!
We have three state legislative hearings on deck over these next two weeks that offer us an opportunity to be heard on critical bills! In chronological order: End Criminalization of […]
Three County CoC Summer Point in Time Count – July 20 – Surveys 7/21-7/26
The Three County Continuum of Care – for Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire Counties – is conducting a Summer Point in Time Count on the night of Sunday, July 20. If you support […]
April – July 2025 Meeting Minutes
April, 2025Family Services Committee Meeting – 4/8/25Individual Services Committee Meeting – 4/22/25Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 4/29/2 May, 2025Family Services Committee Meeting – 5/13/25Individual Services Committee Meeting […]
