UPDATED: USDA reopens public comment period. Help maintain access to free school lunch and SNAP for millions!

From our partners at EMPath (Note: housing stability depends on resources like this one): Dear Friend, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reopened the public comment period for […]

Published in Advocacy on October 29, 2019.

Advocacy tool to protect tenants from “political storms”

FYI on this new release from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Tenant Talk: Protecting Public Housing from Political Storms NLIHC released today the fall 2019 edition of Tenant Talk: […]

Published in Advocacy on October 23, 2019.

The Network presents at FCRN’s legislative breakfast; take-aways available here

On Friday, October 18, I was honored to provide the key-note talk for Franklin County Resources Network’s 15th Annual Legislative Breakfast. The event’s theme, Steps to Stability: Finding Hope and […]

Published in Advocacy on October 22, 2019.

October 16 Action Alert: TODAY on the MA ID Bill

Yesterday, the MA Joint Transportation Committee heard testimony on the MA ID Bill – S. 2043/H. 3066 – to make it possible to obtain a MA ID with a fee […]

Published in Advocacy on October 16, 2019.

FY20 State Budget is final and so is good news for housing and homelessness priorities!

Governor Baker signed into law the FY20 budget of $43.32 billion yesterday without any spending vetoes. This is great news for the Commonwealth in general and for housing and homelessness […]

Published in Advocacy on August 1, 2019.

The FY20 Conference Committee Budget: Good news!

Yesterday, the House and Senate voted to adopt the Conference Committee’s proposed FY20 budget. A resounding THANK YOU to our fabulous Western MA delegation for their leadership in making this budget possible. […]

Published in Advocacy, Uncategorized on July 23, 2019.

A big day on Beacon Hill for the Network’s legislative agenda

I am pleased to provide an update on the Network’s legislative activity that culminated in hearings on Beacon Hill yesterday regarding 5 of the Network’s legislative priorities:  Right to counsel […]

Published in Advocacy on July 18, 2019.

TODAY: Join National Tweetstorm or Comment to Keep Families Together

Please see this action alert below from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Whether it’s a tweet or submitting a comment, it will take only a minute and we have […]

Published in Advocacy on July 8, 2019.
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