I don't live in Boston, though obviously like everyone else in the area I'm affected by decisions made by the mayor and city council. I won't be taking a side in the mayoral race; but the preliminary election is nigh upon us, September … [Read more...]
Gov’s budget would cut homeless, mental health and employment programs
Please take a moment to review the areas of the budget that impact your clients/consumers and advise us as to any other line items in jeopardy that we should be monitoring by emailing Bill Yelenak.This is the first of several … [Read more...]
Building a stronger human service system in Massachusetts
2011-2012 Human Services Legislative AgendaPrior to the 2011-12 legislative session, the Providers' Council surveyed its statewide membership of human services providers about the challenges and opportunities that can be addressed to … [Read more...]
30 Million long term unemployed
30 Million long term unemployed many of whom have never been unemployed before, and have worked 20 or 30 years. Can our weakened, privatized "safety net" absorb 30 million starving homeless people? If those natural and corporate persons … [Read more...]
Why we are losing population – and what we can do about it!
On October 27, 2009 Prof. Barry Bluestone gave a pre-release presentation of the Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2009 As part of that presentation, Prof. Bluestone stated that the United States is in the midst of a third - but … [Read more...]
Homeless teens have no where to go
Sound like YOUR teen high school years? How about Pagliuca's High School yrs - or Deval Patrick's? This kid's goal is to keep his grades up, and pass the MCAS, but he says: It was hard keeping my grades up when I didn't know where I … [Read more...]
2009 Deacon Frank Mandosa Community Sevice Award to Liz Jaramillo of the Friends of Gateway
More good news! The hard work, all unpaid, by Liz Jaramillo as the work horse of the Ad Hoc Friends of Gateway will be recognized with the 2009 Deacon Frank Mandosa Community Sevice Awardm at the annual meeting of the Arlington … [Read more...]
Common sense and a real plan to reduce homelessness from Lt. Gov. Murray
Today's Boston Globe has a column written by Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray about the progress made in ending homelessness by emphacizing housing over shelters. Tim Murray's column A new approach is being managed by a new division … [Read more...]
One in fifty children homeless in USA per report
Here is the link: http://www.time.com/time/natio... Imagine if even 1/3 of the money poured down a black hole to bailout financial institutions - who then used so much money overseas, to buy other institutions, to pay bonuses...had been … [Read more...]
Why not just shoot fish in a barrel, or tied up animals? This is shameful.
The only words I have for this is "more mean-spirited cuts, more balancing the budget on the backs of the powerless who are already crawling". Here is a quote that really says it all: By reducing those eligible for shelter, Kehoe said the … [Read more...]