Governor Healey Adopts Drastic Limits on Family Shelter

HEALEY ADMINISTRATION RULE CHANGES EFFECTIVELY END MA RIGHT TO SHELTER FOR CHILDREN On Tuesday, July 23, Governor Healey announced a major overhaul to the family shelter system, imposing dramatic limits […]

Published in Advocacy, Family Services Committee on July 24, 2024.

April and May 2024 Committee Meeting Minutes

Family Services Committee Minutes – 4/9/24Individual Services Committee Minutes – 4/23/24 Western MA Task Force for Housing First Minutes – 4/29/24 Career Services Committee Minutes – 5/2/24Family Services Committee Minutes […]

Published in Meeting Minutes on June 5, 2024.

Elder Homelessness on the Rise Nationwide

Our Network partners are talking a lot about a marked increase in elder homelessness across the region.  The National Alliance to End Homelessness offers this recent analysis that puts our own […]

Published in Individual Services Committee on May 13, 2024.

State Report on Individual Homelessness: Permanent Supportive Housing is the cost-effective solution

It’s not every day that a state agency steps out front to showcase what is working and what isn’t and what can be done to make things work better.  That’s […]

Published in Individual Services Committee, Stats & Facts on April 26, 2024.

February and March 2024 Committee Meeting Minutes

February, 2024Quarterly Career Services Committee Meeting – 2/1/24 Family Services Committee Meeting – 2/13/24Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 2/27/24 March, 2024Quarterly Youth and Young Adult Committee Meeting […]

Published in Career services, Family Services Committee, Individual Services Committee, Meeting Minutes, Veterans Committee, Western MA COVID-19 Task Force for Housing First on April 2, 2024.

January 2024 WMNEH Meeting Minutes

Family Services Committee Meeting – 1/16/24Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 1/25/24Individual Services Committee Meeting – 1/30/24

Published in Family Services Committee, Individual Services Committee, Meeting Minutes, Western MA COVID-19 Task Force for Housing First on February 6, 2024.

Organizational Sign-On Letter on EA Regulations

With over 300 families currently on the waiting list to access family shelter, please consider weighing in with the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) on their new EA […]

Published in Advocacy, Family Services Committee on December 20, 2023.

November and December 2023 Meeting Minutes

November, 2023Family Services Committee Meeting – 11/14/23Western MA Task Force for Housing First – 11/16/23Individual Services Committee Meeting – 11/28/23 December, 2023Youth and Young Adult Services Committee – 12/6/23Family Services […]

Published in Family Services Committee, Individual Services Committee, Meeting Minutes, Veterans Committee, Western MA COVID-19 Task Force for Housing First, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on December 20, 2023.
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