Action Alert: Sign-on letter to support affordable housing!

Thanks to the National Low Income Housing Coalition for this action alert below – let’s join them! President Trump’s and HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request […]

Published in Advocacy on February 12, 2020.

Hampden County Legislators and Network Partners Discuss Budget and Policy Priorities to End Homelessness

Thanks to our Hampden County legislators Assistant Majority Leader Joseph Wagner, Representative Michael Finn, Representative Carlos Gonzaléz and Representative José Tosado for joining our 30-strong Network team that came together […]

Published in Advocacy on February 7, 2020.

TODAY: Call your legislators on housing bill priorities!

Under rules that govern law-making in the State Legislature, state legislative committees have until Wed., Feb. 5 to “report out” a bill from its committee.  If it is not given […]

Published in Advocacy on February 3, 2020.

The Governor’s FY21 Budget; the Network’s FY21 Budget Priorities

Governor Baker released his proposed FY21 budget last week. See these preliminary analyses on housing and homelessness programs by Mass Coalition for the Homeless and Mass Law Reform Institute with […]

Published in Advocacy on January 31, 2020.

Great News on RAFT increase! And public hearing on Jan. 14

Please see below this exciting update from Kelly Turley of the MA Coalition for the Homeless: We have some exciting updates to share about the Upstream RAFT/rent arrearage program, our […]

Published in Advocacy on January 6, 2020.

Way Home America Update on Recent Federal Actions – 12/19/19

Way Home America, a national organization working to end homelessness, provided this update on the impact of recent federal Administration actions on the efforts to prevent and end homelessness. An […]

Published in Advocacy on December 20, 2019.

Action: Sign on to Right to Counsel and Eviction Sealing (HOMES) Bills!

The Western MA Network to End Homelessness has joined two statewide legislative campaigns that would help prevent and end homelessness: Right to Counsel in Eviction Cases and Eviction Sealing (HOMES). […]

Published in Advocacy on November 13, 2019.

CHAPA Update on State Supplemental Budget – Nov. 2019

Thanks to CHAPA for this update: On October 24, 2019, the State Senate concluded debate on its FY2019 Supplemental Budget, S.2386, which closes out the FY2019 budget, which ended with a large […]

Published in Advocacy on November 13, 2019.
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