DTA Issue Guidance to Exempt Homeless from SNAP 3 month Time Limit
Please see this message below from the Mass. Law Reform Institute: Massachusetts has taken steps to protect the chronically homeless from loss of SNAP food benefits. DTA Central – with […]
An Update on the FY16 Omnibus Spending Bill re: Housing and Homelessness
FY16 Omnibus Spending Bill Released Congressional leaders released the text of the omnibus spending bill at about 1:30 am on December 16. The omnibus bill funds all 12 appropriations bills, […]
Thanks to our legislators for important overrides!
A huge thanks to our Western MA legislators for their leadership and their votes that resulted in an override of the Governor’s vetoes of funding for unaccompanied homeless youth services […]
Action Alert: Stop Governor’s Vetoes on Critical Homelessness Funding
Please see the action alert below from the Mass. Coalition for the Homeless. Governor Baker has vetoed the long-sought funding for housing and support services for unaccompanied homeless youth, as […]
Great Budget News for the Network and Ending Homelessness
We are so pleased to share that the Conference Committee’s FY2016 budget released yesterday included continued funding of $125,000 for the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness “to facilitate regional […]
Network Advocacy for Conference Committee Budget
The House and Senate Conference Committee has been named and is meeting now to determine its final FY16 budget. The Network is continuing its advocacy for its priorities and asks […]
Senate Budget Update
The Senate passed its budget last Thursday. We are vey grateful to our Western MA Senators for their advocacy and support of Network priorities. It’s now onto Conference Committee where […]
Senate Budget Amendment Requests – Act Today!
The Network is communicating with our Western MA Senators to request their support of the following amendments to the Senate Ways and Means (SWM) Budget, per our FY16 budget priorities. […]
