News updates: what’s happening with homelessness in Western Massachusetts


Western MA Shelter and Housing in the News

Check out today’s Daily Hampshire Gazette article featuring the work at Craig’s Doors shelter in Amherst. Kudos to the great leadership and partnership across the community! And congratulations to the City […]

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Published on November 22, 2022.

Easthampton and Craig’s Doors Partnership in the News

Hats off to the City of Easthampton and Craig’s Doors for creating a partnership that will help address winter emergency shelter needs for residents of Easthampton, and thanks to the […]

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Published on November 3, 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 […]

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Published on June 14, 2022.

We gathered 250 strong to end homelessness; catch up to it all here!

This post is one big shout-out to the amazing unity demonstrated at last Friday’s 6th Annual Gathering of the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness. We showed up, over 250 […]

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Published on May 10, 2022.

In the News: Western MA Legislators’ advocacy for a better shelter system

23 of our Western MA legislators – all 6 of our Senators and 17 Representatives – signed on to a joint letter to the MA Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) […]

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Published on December 6, 2021.

How should Massachusetts fund its emergency shelter system? Lawmakers vouch for regional equity, 24/7 shelters

THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE—As the state eyes a new funding system for homeless shelters, Western Massachusetts lawmakers have said they want funding to be equitable across regions, available for non-congregate sites […]

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Published on November 29, 2021.

Legislators, advocates urge state to improve shelter system for homeless

DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE—As the second winter in a global pandemic approaches, advocates in Western Massachusetts are fighting to ensure some of the lessons learned last year on sheltering systems for […]

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Published on November 26, 2021.

Advocates urge the state to improve its shelter system

THE RECORDER—As the second winter in a global pandemic approaches, advocates in Western Massachusetts are fighting to ensure some of the lessons learned last year on sheltering systems for homeless […]

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Published on November 25, 2021.

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