Today, The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Stateline blog quoted MHSA President & Executive Director Joe Finn in “States Freed to Use Medicaid Money for Housing,” an article by Michael Ollove exploring how states like Massachusetts are utilizing Medicaid to support formerly homeless individuals in moving into – and maintaining – permanent housing: Communities with big homeless populations…
ADVISORY November 13, 2015 For more information contact: Caitlin Golden (617) 367- 6447 ext. 28 cgolden@mhsa.net MILTON COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HOLD NOVEMBER 14th CUT-A-THON TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS Funds raised will support City of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Boston Homes for the Brave Initiative The Boston Homes for the Brave Initiative is…
On the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) blog this week, USICH Deputy Director Richard Cho highlighted MHSA’s Home & Healthy for Good cost savings information in his blog post about ending chronic homelessness. “Aligning Hearts, Heads, and Budgets to End Chronic Homelessness in 2017” emphasizes that permanent supportive housing can dramatically reduce Medicaid costs…
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Boston Homes for the Brave Cut-a-Thon in Milton on Saturday, November 14, 2015! Thanks to the generous support of all who participated in the event, we have raised nearly $10,000 through sponsorships, 100 haircuts, raffle tickets, and donations! We extend our special thanks to the Pariser family and Mackie’s Barber Shop…