Join the Rent Control Campaign!
The campaign to get rent control on the November 2026 ballot starts NOW! We need to collect 75,000 signatures statewide by December 3rd. The campaign kicked-off on September 13 in front […]
Rent Control Campaign is ON!
Great news! Earlier this week, the Attorney General’s Office certified the rent control ballot question for the 2026 ballot—it’s a GO! We need to collect 75,000 signatures statewide by December 3. […]
Real Estate Transfer Fee for Affordable Housing: Legislative Hearing September 9
It’s time for our next push to pass the Real Estate Transfer Fee for Affordable Housing! The Joint Committee on Revenue is convening a hearing on this bill on Tuesday, September 9 at 10 […]
NEW: Western MA Housing Study Shows Continuing Massive Affordable Housing Gap
The UMass Donahue Institute, in partnership with Way Finders, recently released its new study of housing in western MA: Building Homes. Building Futures. The report captures the exorbitant rent increases in the […]
Rent Control Heading for the Ballot!
Western MA is coming together—thanks to Homes for All MA and Springfield No One Leaves—to learn about the rent control ballot initiative on: Wednesday, August 276 pm on ZoomRegister Here […]
Join the One Million Rising Campaign
As the Trump Administration continues to assault the fundamental human rights of people experiencing homelessness and virtually every other vulnerable population, the national One Million Rising Campaign, led by Indivisible and […]
Fighting Back: Actions You Can Take
Ann Oliva, the CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, offers this quick analysis of Trump’s takeover of Washington, DC by federal law enforcement: “It was thinly veiled as a “public […]
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 […]
