Soldier On Veterans Give Back to the Community
Albany’s chanel 9 has news coverage of Soldier On veterans helping the community by shoveling snow.
Notice of Hearing on Proposed EA Changes
In response to the feedback that the Patrick/Murray Administration has received on the proposed regulation changes to the Emergency Assistance Program (EA) program, there will be a public hearing on: Friday, […]
Homeless Families in Motels
The Local Buzz has been writing about homeless families in motels. Recent stories include The Making of a Welfare Motel, about the River Inn in Springfield, and Alone on the […]
Local Press Coverage of Stimulus Funds for Homelessness Prevention
The Republican has a report today about the homelessness prevention funds in the stimulus bill enacted last week. Massachusetts will receive $44.6 million over the next two years. An earlier post here […]
Free cell phones and minutes for low-income people
SafeLink Wireless is a government supported program that provides a free cell phone and airtime each month for income-eligible customers. Customers must be recipients of a state or federal assistance program for […]
SAMHSA Funding Opportunity
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year 2009 grants for the Development of Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment Systems for Persons […]
Federal Stimulus: Homelessness Prevention (ESG)
HUD has released community allocations for the homelessness prevention funds passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Allocations for the state and cities within our region are […]
Death in Springfield
The Republican reported sad news this week, of a man found dead outdoors in Springfield. A later story indicated that the man, who had been homeless for years, had most recently been living […]
