Governor Baker Announces New Plan on Family Homelessness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2015CONTACT Elizabeth Guyton [email protected] Baker-Polito Administration Unveils Initiatives to Reduce Homelessness, Proposes $20 Million ‘End Family Homelessness Reserve Fund’ BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie […]
On Solid Ground
The On Solid Ground coalition–of which the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness is a member–has released its first report on family homelessness. The report, On Solid Ground: Building Opportunity, Preventing […]
Hampden & 3 County CoCs reschedule point-in-time count to Jan. 29
Due to potential snow complications for the unsheltered/street count, the Hampden County and Three-County CoCs have both rescheduled the date for the 2015 point-in-time count to this Thursday, January 29. […]
Swinging Big on Family Homelessness
Ben Forman, writing in this week’s Gateway Cities Journal: Last week Governor-elect Baker made a solid play by signing on Chrystal Kornegay to lead the Department of Housing and Community Development. […]
Upcoming RFP for collaborations that increase employment for homeless jobseekers
The National Center on Employment and Homelessness We’re excited to announce the launch of our newest initiative, the National Center on Employment and Homelessness (NCEH) (website coming soon!). With initial […]
Springfield – Memorial Service for Homeless Persons
This year’s annual Memorial Service for Homeless Persons will take place this Friday, December 19, 1 pm, at Christ Church Cathedral, 35 Chestnut Street, Springfield. The service will recognize homeless […]
MA Launches Social Impact Bond Program for Chronically Homeless Individuals
Governor Deval Patrick today announced the launch of a Massachusetts Pay for Success (PFS) initiative that will leverage philanthropic and private capital investments to reduce chronic individual homelessness, creating a […]
Secure Jobs Program Touted to Governor-Elect Baker
When Governor-Elect Baker visited Holyoke last week, he met with Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse and Holyoke Representative Aaron Vega and they addressed the topic of family homelessness. Representative Vega, a […]
