The Massachusetts Special Commission on Unaccompanied Homeless Youth and local Continuums of Care (CoCs) are currently conducting the 2016 Youth Count, an annual statewide survey to better understand the housing and service needs of unaccompanied youth and young adults under the age of 25. If your organization serves youth or young adults, we encourage you…
MHSA’s 13th Annual Spring Fundraising Event, Home for Good: Solutions Start Here, will be held tomorrow, May 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Boston. Today, we conclude this year’s Spotlight on the Honorees blog series with an interview with honoree Santander Bank, N.A. About Santander Bank, N.A. Santander Bank is…
On Thursday, May 12, 2016, MHSA will celebrate three outstanding honorees at our 13th Annual Spring Fundraising Event, Home for Good: Solutions Start Here. Today, our Spotlight on the Honorees blog series highlights honoree Goulston & Storrs with an interview with Peter D. Corbett, Director at Goulston & Storrs. About Goulston & Storrs Goulston & Storrs is an Am Law…
At MHSA’s 13th Annual Spring Fundraising Event, Home for Good: Solutions Start Here, we will celebrate three honorees who have made outstanding contributions to ending homelessness. Today we launch this year’s Spotlight on the Honorees blog series with an interview with Jerry Ray, Vice President of Homeless Services at MHSA member agency Mental Health Association, Inc. (MHA) in Springfield, MA. For…
MHSA member agency Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) will host a screening of UNDER THE BRIDGE: The Criminalization of Homelessness on Monday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Harvard University Science Center, Hall D. The screening is open to the public. The Harvard University Science Center is located at 1 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138. UNDER THE BRIDGE:…
Household Goods, Inc., a nonprofit organization located in Acton, MA, provides a full range of donated furniture and household items, free of charge, to help people in need make a home. Each year, hundreds of volunteers commit over 30,000 hours of their time, working with over 300 social service agencies to help 2,500 families throughout eastern…
MHSA member agency Center for Social Innovation (C4) will host “A Conversation About Racism and Homelessness” on Thursday, April 14 from 7:00–8:30 PM at The Museum of African American History in Boston, MA. A panel discussion will feature Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Commissioner; Jeff Olivet, C4 CEO; and Marc Dones, C4…
MHSA is excited to announce that we will begin another round of our Advocacy in Action Leadership Development Program (LDP) on March 7. This eight-week course is designed for young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who have experienced homelessness. The goal of the LDP is for participants to develop their leadership and advocacy…
As we begin the new year, we are excited to launch our new blog series: Medical Research on Health and Housing. This series will analyze and summarize current medical literature exploring the multiple links between health and housing. For our first post, Andy Hyatt and Andrew Olsen, medical students at Boston University School of Medicine, have worked with…
On Thursday, October 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., MHSA member agency Justice Resource Institute (JRI) will host an open house to display its Boston-based human services programs to individuals and families seeking assistance, as well as to potential community partners. Join Ed Powell, JRI’s Vice President for Community Engagement, along with Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W.…