Western Massachusetts on a mission to end homelessness in region
The Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness has assembled a group to address the consequences of living in poverty.
Western Massachusetts homeless providers leave workshops with resources and renewed commitment
HOLYOKE — The more than 200 people who attended a homelessness resources fair Thursday morning left the program with a Rolodex of resources and energy to continue the mission to help those in need, said Pamela Schwartz, director of the Western MA Network to End Homelessness.
Gazette editorializes on our Western MA Opening Doors Plan to End Homelessness
The Daily Hampshire Gazette published an editorial this morning that featured the Western MA Opening Doors Plan to End Homelessness. The editorial – Attack on area homelessness will include more than veterans – was written in the context of Northampton Mayor Narkewicz joining the Mayors’ Challenge to End Homelessness (thank you Mayor Narkewicz!). The Gazette […]
Secure Jobs Celebration a great success!
The snow stopped long enough for the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to bring together almost 20 state legislators, 6 mayors, Administration officials, business partners, our funders and over 100 Network partners to celebrate our Secure Jobs program. Thank you to everyone who made this celebration possible! We also launched our new Secure Jobs […]
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 member of our Secure Jobs Advisory Committee, seized the opportunity to bring our Secure Jobs program to the Governor-Elect’s attention as a core solution. That […]
Jane Banks Awarded for Inspiring Leadership!
Our Network’s own Jane Banks, program director of Center for Human Development, received an award from the statewide advocacy group Homes for Families at a ceremony yesterday in Worcester for Inspiring Leadership in her work for homeless families in the Western region. You can read more about it here in the article that appeared yesterday […]
Announcement of Citizen’s Bank-MHSA-Mental Health Association partnership targeting chronic homelessness in Springfield
March 17, 2011 Yesterday, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced new funding that will put the city one step closer to its goal of ending long-term homelessness. With an investment from the Citizens Bank Foundation, MHSA has pledged $50,000 to the Mental Health Association’s Regional Engagement and Assessment for the Chronic Homeless (REACH) II program, which […]
Project Homeless Connect 4 Today
Today’s Republican highlights the incredible volunteer effort that goes into making Project Homeless Connect happen, as well as the tremendous results produced–see the story here. Hope to see you at the event!
