Thursday, May 4, 2023 Dear Friends of MHSA: I am writing to share some important news with you. With the full support of the MHSA Board of Directors, Joe Finn has transitioned to the role of MHSA’s President and Joyce Tavon has been appointed to the new position of Chief Executive Officer. As many…
DetailsHost a presentation by MHSA’s Speakers’ Bureau for your workplace, congregation, school or other community group! MHSA Speakers’ Bureau provides people who have experienced homelessness with the opportunity to tell their personal stories to audiences who might not otherwise have an understanding of homelessness. Presentations raise awareness of homelessness in Massachusetts, expand understanding about personal…
DetailsMassachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance is pleased to welcome three new member agencies dedicated to ending homelessness in Massachusetts: the Center for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and Neglect at Hebrew SeniorLife, Craig’s Doors – A Home Association, Inc., and the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH). The Center for the Prevention of Elder…
DetailsMassachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance Welcomes New Board Member Delphia Bizzell Delphia Bizzell and her husband experienced homelessness for two years. They now have an apartment and enjoy the happiness, freedom and peace that brings. Delphia passionately advocates for people experiencing homelessness and is an active member of Boston’s Advisory Council on Ending Homelessness (BACHome…
DetailsMassachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA) and Bay Cove Human Services recently held a ribbon cutting for the newly-renovated Chelsea Commons, formerly known as Chelsea Community Center. The structure itself has a long history of serving the community of Chelsea in various capacities. From its beginnings as a YMCA housing veterans who had returned from…
DetailsWe are excited to see many of our member agencies at the upcoming MHSA Member Retreat and we are grateful to MHA (Mental Health Association) for helping to make it possible through their support as Lead Sponsor. We are proud to partner with MHA and thank them for their incredible work. MHA (Mental Health Association)…
DetailsAs MHSA member agencies gather at our upcoming retreat to discuss trends, challenges, and solutions to lay the groundwork for MHSA’s advocacy in the upcoming year, we are grateful to Lead Sponsor Eliot Community Human Services for helping to make this event possible. We are proud to partner with Eliot and thank them for their…
DetailsThis Sunday, April 17th, MHSA will be highlighted as the “nonprofit of the night” at the 4:05pm WooSox game at Polar Park. We will be featured in the 3:30pm pre-game ceremony and interviewed on the radio show at the top of the third inning. Look for MHSA at Polar Park’s main concourse during the game!…
DetailsMHSA has launched its first ever Member Advisory Board to advise MHSA on policy issues and to help shape its advocacy. The board consists of staff at MHSA member agencies who will share insight about emerging trends and practices in addressing homelessness. The Member Advisory Board will elect a Chair, who will serve on the MHSA Board of Directors. The Application Review Committee included Robin Callahan, MHSA Board…
DetailsIn June, the MHSA board of directors voted to formally adopt a RACIAL and ETHNIC EQUITY COMMITMENT as an organizational priority of MHSA’s mission to end homelessness in Massachusetts. The RACIAL and ETHNIC EQUITY COMMITMENT was drafted through input from staff and board members and focuses on how racial and ethnic equity will be incorporated…
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