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Virtual Health Care and Human Services Job Fair – 8/24-8/26

MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center is hosting a Health Care and Human Services Virtual Job Fair August 24-26. See the flyer here.

Published in Resources on August 17, 2020.

Say YES to Progressive Revenue Campaign and Learn How to Make it Happen: 8/20, 11 am

Let’s do this together! The Statewide Task Force on Coronavirus and Equity and Raise Up Massachusetts are joining together to offer this workshop that will equip and empower advocates to […]

Published in Advocacy on August 14, 2020.

Youth and Young Adult Services Committee Minutes – 8/12/20

In attendance: Leslie Garcia, Springfield YAB, Pamela Ferguson, DDS, Lisa Goldsmith, Three County CoC, Kim Lee, MHA, Gerry McCaffferty, City of Springfield/Hampden CoC, Christine Palmieri, MHA, Jordana O’Connell, CHD, Nancy […]

Published in Meeting Minutes, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on August 14, 2020.

SIGN-ON to Keep Families Safe! Deadline Tomorrow 5 pm!

MA Coalition for the Homeless and MA Law Reform Institute are heading up an organizational sign-on letter to the MA Legislature to extend HomeBASE benefits in order to keep families […]

Published in Advocacy on August 13, 2020.

Family Services Meeting Minutes – 8/11/20

In attendance: Barbara Agosto, NEFWC, Melissa Blissett, Square One, Tamicha Colon, WomanShelter, Anthia Elliot, BHN, Jessica King, VOC, Fran Lemay, ServiceNet, Heather Marshall, Elizabeth Freeman Center, Michelle Michaelian, BHN, Donna […]

Published in Family Services Committee, Meeting Minutes on August 13, 2020.

Three County Individual Services Meeting Minutes – 8/10/20

In attendance: Keith Benoit, City of Northampton, Lynn Conway, Eliot Community Services, Sam Cunningham, ServiceNet, Trevor Dayton, Northampton Recovery Center, Shaundell Diaz, Stavros, Erin Forbush, ServiceNet, Jen Glover, Life Path, […]

Published in Individual Services Committee, Meeting Minutes on August 13, 2020.

CHAPA’s State and Federal Budget Update (all the latest news here)

Please see this excellent and comprehensive update from CHAPA on the state and federal budget and related housing initiatives (go to chapa.org to learn more and to receive their updates […]

Published in Advocacy on August 6, 2020.

Let’s get Eviction Sealing Across the Finish Line!

Good news: One of the Network’s major priorities – changing the law to establish eviction record sealing protections – passed as Senate Amendment 47 as part of the Governor’s Economic […]