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Watch how HomeStart transforms homelessness into hope. #EndingHomelessness #HomeIsTheStart

Tenants facing eviction need lawyers commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/tenant… via @cwbeacon

Help provide a little token of warmth this Holiday Season by donating a gift card –or two– for our clients! Many of HomeStart's clients are in need of basic necessities such as medicine, toiletries, food and more. ❄️Donate a Gift Card❄️ interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblin…

Exclusionary zoning in Mass. led to housing shortage, segregation, report says masslive.com/news/2023/11/e…

"Increased housing is essential to stimulate the economy, create diverse communities, revitalize urban areas, promote environmental sustainability, generate tax revenue, foster social integration, and support local businesses." masslive.com/opinion/2023/1…

A massive THANK YOU to @BankofAmerica for their recent donation! Thank you for your commitment to helping neighbors in housing crisis maintain a safe, stable home!

“These are people who worked their whole lives. They had typical lives, often working physically demanding jobs, and never made enough to put money away.” finance.yahoo.com/news/unconscio…

This is a great interview! Senator @LydiaMEdwards and @MHSA_Revolution's Caitlin Golden outline key policies that would address the housing crisis, making MA housing more affordable. We have the solutions- Now it's time to fund them! wgbh.org/news/politics/…

Help us ensure that the Massachusetts state budget allows families get the essential cash assistance, housing support, and the childcare they need to be economically stable. Please contact your state legislators and ask them to urge the Conference Committee on these vital needs!

Visit homestart.org/welcomehome for information about organizing your own Welcome Home Project.

We’re grateful to the volunteers from @DayPitneyLLP and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Northeast who helped us purchase and assemble Welcome Home packages for clients moving out of homelessness and into a place of their own!

Get your questions answered at a virtual informational session held by the Mayor's Office of Housing on Tuesday, June 13th @ 2pm. Register here: lnkd.in/eicAk_xu (If you want to get started leasing a unit ASAP, you can email info@newleasehousing.org)

The City of Boston is offering incentives for landlords to lease to individuals who are moving out of homelessness– Including a $4,000 lease-signing bonus, or up to 2x the rent per unit!

The fund will provide organizations with small public subsidies to buy and maintain affordable housing properties that would otherwise be bought by developers and turned into luxury condos, evicting current residents regardless of how long they have been there.

The Small Properties Acquisition Fund would provide $12 million towards the long-term preservation of  affordable housing units throughout Massachusetts–helping fight displacement, stabilize families and neighborhoods, and safeguard affordability.

Write to your State Senator today to ask them to co-sponsor Amendment #241 to the Senate budget: secure.everyaction.com/invayGjUMkS2QK… Thank you @DSNI_org for your work on this!

Here's more from different community-led groups about the importance of the HOMES Act: newbedfordguide.com/second-chances…

Thank you Senator @LydiaMEdwards and Representative @staterepmike for your leadership on access to safe and stable housing for Massachusetts residents. #mapoli

It's novel to see an academic institution seriously consider how they can respond to the commonwealth's need for places to live! How unfortunate that the potential neighbors were dead-set on keeping their community closed-off: wamc.org/news/2023-05-1…

#housingforall is doable. We can choose to support the policies and funding priorities that will lead to stronger, thriving communities. #HomeistheStart governing.com/housing/how-ou…