Yesterday, The Enterprise published “Tent City homeless struggle to find new place to stay,” an article by Benjamin Paulin on the recent removal of those living in Brockton’s homeless encampment known as “Tent City.” Dozens of people had lived in makeshift shelters in the privately-owned wooded property near the city’s downtown area – many staying there…
Spare Change News has published “MHSA Honors Jerry Ray at 13th Annual Fundraising Event.” Written by Katrina Carbone, the article features Jerry Ray, who received the William Lloyd Garrison Lifetime Achievement Award at MHSA’s fundraising event, Home for Good: Solutions Start Here. Jerry Ray, who recently retired from his position as Vice President of Homeless Services at Mental Health Association, Inc., was recognized for his…
Spare Change News quotes MHSA President & Executive Director Joe Finn in “Mayor Walsh Announces New Funding for Homelessness Services,” a recent article by Aneri Pattani. The article covers City of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s budget proposal to invest in housing and services to support the City’s Action Plan to End Veteran and Chronic Homelessness in Boston. Read the Spare Change News article.…
Yesterday, MassLive.com published “State alliance honors Jerry Ray of Mental Health Association for dedication to the homeless,” an article by Peter Goonan that covered MHSA’s recognition of Home for Good: Solutions Start Here honoree Jerry Ray of Mental Health Association, Inc. Ray, who received the “William Lloyd Garrison Lifetime Achievement Award” in honor of his commitment…
On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders presided over a public listening session on the Commonweath’s plans to reform MassHealth, shifting from a fee-for-service model toward accountable care organizations (ACOs). Shira Schoenberg of MassLive.com covered the listening session in her article “Baker administration plans overhaul of $15 billion MassHealth system.”…
The National Center on Homelessness among Veterans of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released the Housing Navigator Toolkit in order to provide support for communities interested in integrating Navigator programs into their efforts to end homelessness among Veterans: This Toolkit is designed to provide Navigators, program managers, administrators, staff, and other key stakeholders working to end…
t3, an initiative of the Center for Social Innovation, recently published “Stories of Youth Homelessness & Resiliency: Kay,” a blog post written by Kay, a graduate of MHSA’s Fall 2015 Advocacy in Action Leadership Development Program for young adults. Kay reflects: Since those first nights on the streets, I have joined the Advisory Board of Y2Y…
t3, an initiative of the Center for Social Innovation, recently published “Stories of Youth Homelessness & Resiliency: Lauren,” a blog post written by Lauren, a graduate of MHSA’s Fall 2015 Advocacy in Action Leadership Development Program for young adults. Reflecting on her experiences with homelessness, Lauren writes: Now, at 23 years, I am trying to make…
Spare Change News recently published “Flipping the Sheet: Reflections on the 2016 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness,” an article written by Andrew Giampa, a graduate of MHSA’s Fall 2015 Advocacy in Action Leadership Development Program (LDP) for young adults. Andrew joined LDP co-facilitators Ayala Livny and Kitty Zen at the conference, which was…
Spare Change News recently published “Young and Homeless,” an article featuring Andrew, a graduate of MHSA’s Fall 2015 Advocacy in Action Leadership Development Program for young adults. Reflecting on his experiences with homelessness, Andrew writes: I want you reading this today to know that even though this situation is really hard, people who are homeless can be resilient and…
