Governor Healey’s FY25 Budget – Housing and Homeless News

Mixed reactions with a big bright spot: Access to Counsel is in the budget! On January 24, Governor Healey filed her Fiscal Year 2025 budget, totaling $56.1 billion.   For a big picture […]

Published in News on January 26, 2024.

TIME TO SHOW UP for Rent Control and TOPA: Tuesday, November 14

The Joint Housing Committee is holding a hearing next Tuesday, Nov. 14 on two of our priority bills: the local option to enact rent control (S.1299 /H.2103 ) and the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase […]

Published in News on November 10, 2023.

More on the MA FY24 Budget Here!

The Fiscal Year 2024 budget, passed by the State Legislature on July 31, now awaits the Governor’s signature or line-item vetoes by August 10. This budget provides many significant investments […]

Published in News on August 3, 2023.

New Federal Strategic Plan to Reduce and End Homelessness Released

The US Interagency Council on Homelessness released its new strategic plan  All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, which will guide the federal response to homelessness. […]

Published in News on December 21, 2022.

New Federal Point in Time Count Data: Unsheltered and chronic homelessness up; family, youth, veteran homelessness down

Thanks to the National Alliance to End Homelessness for this summary: This week, HUD released the first full Point-in-Time Count results since 2020. While homelessness overall essentially remained at the […]

Published in News on December 21, 2022.

Congress’ Proposed Budget Increases Funding for Homelessness

From the National Alliance to End Homelessness: As Congress has released its final spending bill, there are notable spending increases for housing and homelessness that will have a definite impact […]

Published in News on December 21, 2022.

In the News: Western MA Hotel-Based Shelter Success Featured

The National Public Radio Affiliate in Boston – WBUR – did a story last week on hotel-based shelter during the pandemic titled “Hotel-based homeless shelters changed lives in pandemic. Some […]

Published in Media/Press Coverage, News on June 14, 2022.

Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness Honored by the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance

The Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness was thrilled to receive the Cornerstone Award from the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA) for its commitment to ending homelessness. A group […]

Published in Network, News on May 5, 2022.

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