The FY26 Federal Budget: Sign on, Stay on
With thanks to our partners at the National Low Income Housing Coalition, we want to make sure your organization has signed on to the national letter opposing cuts to federal housing […]
Final Push on FY26 State Budget Priorities
As the FY26 budget Conference Committee works to resolve the differences between the House and Senate budgets, now is the time to press for the adoption of the highest possible […]
Act Now to Prevent Severe HUD Cuts
As our partners at the National Alliance to End Homelessness put it:“The latest details of the President’s budget proposal would decimate the very infrastructure of the homeless response system – […]
We Showed Up in Our Commitment to End Homelessness!
150 of us gathered in a room and over 60 on Zoom at the Network’s 9th Annual Gathering. We collected fuel for the work! Let’s spread the energy even farther! Click […]
The Federal Government Shutters Westover Job Corps by June 30
The U.S. Department of Labor announced last Friday its plans to close all Job Corps across the country, including the one right here in western Massachusetts. A protest took place […]
Northampton and Easthampton Join with the Network to Testify on Older Adult Homelessness
On Monday, May 12, western Massachusetts showed up at a legislative hearing of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs to call out the alarming increase in older adult homelessness and […]
The Western Mass Housing Coalition Pushes for the Region’s Needs
Thanks to the Western Mass Housing Coalition (WMHC), a broad coalition of housing developers, cities and towns, regional organizations (including the Network) and housing advocates, for their work to create […]
Click and Be Heard on Senate Budget Amendments
Thanks to the Massachusetts Coalition for Homelessness for creating this one click action to weigh in our priority amendments (and more!). The Senate will start debating the budget next Tuesday – let’s be heard one more […]
