We are busy putting together an application for funding to make sure we keep our Eviction Clinics going. Every Wednesday, we hold clinics to assist those scheduled to attend Hampden County Housing Court the next day. The overall goal of the Eviction Clinics is to keep people in their homes and out of the shelter system.
So that of course, brings us to the recently released report on Reducing Family Homelessness in Massachusetts commissioned by the Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation. You can read the report at http://www.ppffound.org/documents/whitepaper.pdf
The point of the paper is to suggest ways in which the Emergency Assistance (EA) program in Massachusetts could be redesigned to increase its effectiveness in preventing homelessness without requiring additional budget resources. There is certainly a lot to think about here.
Another group working to help the homeless is the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, a network of providers and the first statewide advocacy organization for the homeless in the nation. Check out their website at http://www.mahomeless.org/
There is much to be done to assist the homeless in our area and to ensure housing for everyone.
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