For Steve Hardy of Gloucester, the stable home he accessed through the Commonwealth’s Pay for Success partnership to reduce chronic individual homelessness helped to change the trajectory of his life. In this recent interview with Boston Globe reporter Felice Freyer, he says, “I felt such an…
Turning this point in time into a moment in time when we achieve housing justice for all COVID-19 has pushed an already under-resourced and overstretched shelter system to the brink.…
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 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…
Ending homelessness is within our grasp. We’ve identified 4 innovative solutions to end homelessness for families and individuals in our region. Aishia was about to lose her apartment. Laid off…
Imagine someone who has spent years on and off the streets, in and out of shelters, hospitals, and temporary homes, navigating this vicious cycle over and over again and hoping each…