Sip and Stretch

MHSA YPG “Sip + Stretch”

Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance Young Professionals Group invites you to SIP + STRETCH Saturday, January 21, 2017 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Dorchester Brewing Company 1250 Massachusetts Avenue Dorchester, MA 02125 Grab your exercise mats and get active with MHSA YPG and other young professionals for a 45-minute yoga session led by Boston Guru…

2016 MHSA Annual Meeting

2016 MHSA Annual Meeting

Pictured above: Pamela Driscoll; Steven Kadish, Chief of Staff, Executive Office of the Governor; Timothy Driscoll of the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC); family of Ed O’Neil; Jennifer Reed, daughter of Canon Brian S. Kelley; and former New England Patriot Jerod Mayo, Optum Senior Vice President, Business Development.Photo credit: David Fox Photographer. MHSA honored Secretary Marylou Sudders, Executive Office of Health…

Honorees - Peter Corbett, Gwen Robinson, Jerry Ray

MHSA’s 13th Annual Spring Fundraising Event

On May 12, MHSA supporters gathered at the Hyatt Regency Boston to celebrate MHSA’s 13th Annual Spring Fundraising Event, Home for Good: Solutions Start Here. At the event, MHSA honored Jerry Ray, who recently retired from Mental Health Association, Inc., along with Santander Bank, N.A. and Goulston & Storrs for their outstanding contributions to ending homelessness in the Commonwealth.…

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Ending Homelessness in Our Communities

On Sunday, April 2, 2016, Social Action Massachusetts (SAM), a program of the Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance (MHSA), hosted clergy members, lay leaders and students for the workshop Ending Homelessness in Our Communities at Church of the Covenant in Boston. The workshop explored ways communities of faith and ethical commitment could take action to end homelessness.…

Young Professionals Group Networking & Fundraising Event

MHSA Young Professionals Group Networking & Fundraising Event

On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, the MHSA Young Professionals Group (MHSA YPG) presented an evening of networking and fundraising at J.J. Foley’s Bar & Grille in Downtown Boston. This free event hosted networking among Greater Boston area young professionals while raising funds and collecting household items for formerly homeless individuals in MHSA’s permanent housing programs. People who have experienced…

2015 MHSA Annual Meeting

2015 MHSA Annual Meeting

Pictured above: Mark Dagnall of Justice Resource Institute, the family of Angela Berry and the O’Neil family join Ed O’Neil Award recipient Angela Berry of Justice Resource Institute (center). Photo credit: Matthew Dastoli Photography. Over 80 MHSA member agency representatives, Board Members and community partners gathered in Boston on December 16 for the 2015 MHSA Annual Meeting. In…

Cut-A-Thon Fundraiser image

Boston Homes for the Brave Cut-a-Thon

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…

MHSA's 12th Annual Spring Fundraising Event

MHSA’s 12th Annual Spring Fundraising Event

On May 20, MHSA supporters gathered at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston to celebrate MHSA’s 12th Annual Spring Fundraising Event, Home for Good: Solutions Start Here. Special Guest Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito shared remarks at the event, which honored Joseph V. Roller II of Cambridge Trust Company, Linda Wood-Boyle of HomeStart and the…