3 Things To Know About Eviction
Eviction: Put Your Thinking to the Test With the expiration of the Massachusetts ban on Saturday, eviction is in the public consciousness now more than any time in memory. While…
This Is The Biggest Barrier We Face In Covid-19 Relief & Recovery
Ending Homelessness
What would you do if you got the call? Imagine picking up your phone and having your suspicions confirmed – that run down, miserable feeling you’d been dealing with was…
These Are The Biggest Concerns Our Communities Face In COVID-19 Recovery
Disaster Relief
Summer is officially here. With warmer weather, businesses slowly re-opening, and people cautiously coming together again, our communities are looking toward recovery. Yet, the world we are stepping into is…
This Is Who We’re Funding During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Disaster Relief
This is a time of immense challenge for us all. We worry about long term impact to the economy, growing unemployment rates, an overburdened healthcare system, and what extended school…
How Nonprofits Are Sparking Statewide Change
Ending Homelessness, Moving Families Out of Poverty, Preparing Youth to Succeed, Supporting Young Children
Over a third of early educators in Massachusetts rely on public assistance to make ends meet. These preschool teachers, family child care providers, and infant/toddler caregivers are teaching the state’s…
Liberty Mutual Commits $5 Million To Help End Youth Homelessness
Ending Homelessness
“Ending youth homelessness requires an all-hands-on-deck approach. I’m grateful for Liberty Mutual’s partnership and commitment to this important issue.” – Mayor Martin J. Walsh A recent national study from the…
How Can You Help Someone Experiencing Homelessness?
Ending Homelessness
On any given night in Massachusetts, 20,068 people are experiencing homelessness: 4,149 are in families with children 900 are veterans 465 are under 24 On a typical night, the state’s…
In Their Own Words: Boston’s Youth Action Board is Critical to Efforts to End Youth Homelessness
Preparing Youth to Succeed, Supporting Young Children
“I think that young adults who experience and survive homelessness and housing instability are some of the most resilient, resourceful, interesting, and creative people on the planet, and I feel…
“Nothing About Us, Without Us” – Ending Youth Homelessness
Ending Homelessness, Preparing Youth to Succeed
Youth and young adults lead the way in new action plans in the City of Boston and across Massachusetts focused on ending homelessness. Speaking to a room that includes the…
A Year of Uniting – Ending Homelessness
Ending Homelessness
This week in a community meeting with school officials, we heard of a family of five renting a single room; it is what they can afford as they balance the…