Homeless Awareness Community Event in Amherst – 11/19/13

Homeless Outreach & Housing First: A reading & discussion with Jay Levy November 19 6:00 – 7:30 pm Food for Thought Books 106 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst In Celebration of National […]

Published in Meeting Minutes on November 14, 2013.

Family Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 11/12/13

Family Services Meeting Meeting Minutes November 12, 2013 In Attendance:  Toy Allston, DCF, Shannon Barry, Springfield Public Schools, Bonnie Caldwell, HAPHousing, Dawn DiStefano, YWCA, Oonagh  Doherty, Mass Justice Project, Linda […]

Published in Family Services Committee, Uncategorized on November 14, 2013.

Statewide Plan to End Veteran Homelessness: Western Mass. Launches Local Effort

Statewide Plan to End Veteran Homelessness Regional Implementation November 6, 2013 In attendance:  Jesus Arce, City of Springfield – Housing, Linda Candage, Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development/CareerPoint, Dave Christopolis, […]

Published in Meeting Minutes, Uncategorized, Veterans Committee on November 14, 2013.

Take Action to Protect Food Stamps/SNAP

A Message from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition: Tell Your Members of Congress to Support SNAP Benefits in the Final Farm Bill The struggle to afford food gets more difficult […]

Published in Meeting Minutes on November 11, 2013.

Individual Services Meeting Minutes – 11/7/13

Individual Services Committee Meeting Minutes November 7, 2013 In attendance:  Carl Cignoni, Hampshire County Corrections/DOC Re-entry, Christina Densmore, ARISE, Jay Levy, Eliot CHS – Homeless Services, Kevin Noonan, Craig’s Doors, […]

Published in Individual Services Committee, Uncategorized on November 11, 2013.

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Meeting Minutes – 11/6/13

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Meeting Minutes November 6, 2013 In attendance:  Shannon Barry, Springfield Public Schools, Lisa Goldsmith, Dial/SELF, Rani Gould, YWCA of Western Mass., Sarah Kline, North Adams Public Schools, […]

Published in Uncategorized, Youth and Young Adult Services Committee on November 11, 2013.

Action Alert: Contact Your Representative re: Welfare Reform Bill

Mass. Coalition for the Homeless provided this factsheet and advocacy information: On Wed., 11/6, the Massachusetts House of Representatives will debate their version of the welfare reform bill, House Bill 3737, […]

Published in Meeting Minutes on November 5, 2013.

Please complete brief survey to support count of homeless youth

In January 2014, the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness and its partners will undertake a comprehensive point-in-time count of youth under age 24 who are homeless and not with […]

Published in Meeting Minutes on November 4, 2013.
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