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November 28, 2011 – Families in homeless shelters attest to unmet need – Boston Globe

November 27, 2011 – Thousands of Massachusetts Homeless Families Still Hotel-Based not HomeBASED – The Republican

November 24, 2011 – Finding Shelter at Taunton Family Center this Holiday Season – Taunton Daily Gazette

September 6th, 2011 – Families Feel Sharp Edge of Budget Cuts – NY Times

September 2, 2011 – As Income Gap Widens, Boston Tests New Anti-Poverty Program – WBUR NPR

August 24, 2011 - Working poor left behind in Massachusetts’ economic rebound – The Herald News

August 24, 2011 – Homeless Families Strain Food Pantry, School Bus Costs – The Salem News

August 24, 2011 – Danvers Selectmen Appeal to State foe Help with Homeless Costs – Boston.com

August 23, 2011 – Selectmen to meet about motel homeless – The Salem News

August 17, 2011 – Subsidies and Suspicion – New York Times

July 21, 2011 – Top housing adviser to Patrick announces she is stepping down – Boston Globe

July 21, 2011 – State’s new aim: no homeless in motels – Boston Globe

July 16, 2011 – Out of poverty, family-style – New York Times

July 7, 2011 – The unexamined society – New York Times 

July 6, 2011 – Poor often dont know benefits of banks – Boston Globe

June 13, 2011 – Homeless population rises again – 113 families living inDanversmotels, up from 21 in January – Salem News

June 11, 2011 – Housing Group Faces Budget Ax – Cape Cod Times

May 19, 2011 – State spending plan hits services – Boston Globe

May 14, 2011 - A mother’s route from homeless to home – Washington Post

May 13, 2011 – Some good employment news where you wouldn’t expect to find it – Crosscut.com

May 9, 2011 – Rent Aid Ending, Fenway Tenants Fret – Boston Globe

April 28, 2011 – What Government Does – NY Times

May 1, 2011 – Homeless, but Finding Sanctuary at School – Ny Times

April 28, 2011 – Senate President Therese Murraymulls $38 million plan to aid homeless – Boston Herald

April 27, 2011 – No Place Like Home – The Boston Herald

April 19, 2011 – Homelessness on the Rise In Cape Cod after a 3-year decline – Cape Cod Today

April 16,2011 – Child Nutrition Program Faces Cuts – Boston Globe

April 15, 2011 – Homeless Faring Better Despite Economy – Worcester Telegrams and Gazette 

April 13, 2011 – Preliminary Analysis: The House Ways & Means Fiscal Year 2012 Budget – Mass Budget and Policy Center

Feb. 27, 2011 – The affordable housing crisis is a problem that will affect all of us – Boston Globe

Feb. 25, 2011 – The Governor is Hoping to Get Homeless Families Out of Motels – CBS 3 Springfield

Feb. 18, 2011 – Back to Public Housing’s Roots – Worcester Telegram

Feb. 18, 2011 – News Team 5 Investigates – Millions Spent on Motels for Mass Homeless

Feb. 17, 2011 – News Team 5: Editorial – Housing for Homeless

Feb. 17, 2011 – The Less Visible Homeless – Worcester Telegram

Feb. 16, 2011 – Coalition Forum Seeks Collaboration on Homelessness – iBerkshires

Feb. 10, 2011 – Patrick Offers Changes in Aid – Boston Globe

Feb. 6, 2011 - Mass. human service groups step up lobbying push – Boston Globe

Feb. 4, 2011 – For some, no direction toward home - Worcester Telegram

Jan. 27, 2011 – Patrick Proposes Funding Cut to Emergency Homeless Shelters

Jan. 27, 2011 – Do budget Cuts to Homeless Shelters Actually Hurt the Homeless – Boston.Com Blog

DHCD Press Release about Governor’s Proposal for a New Family Shelter System

12/8/2010: NY Times: Despite the Mayor’s Homeless Program, Many Return to Shelters, Critics Say

12/8/2010: NY Times: To Test Housing Program, Some are Denied

10/17/2010: NY Times: Culture of Poverty Makes a Comeback

10/12/10: Dedham Transcipt: Patrick gets spending bill after Democrats overcome GOP resistance

10/12/10: The Republican: Housing Effort Gets New Funds

10/10/10: The Boston Globe: Mass. continues push to end homelessness by 2013

10/10/10: The Boston Herald: Mass. continues push to end homelessness by 2013

8/25/2010: The Seattle Times: The fastest-growing group among local homeless: families

8/27/2010: The Dedham Transcript: Massachusetts Depends heavily on the income tax

8/26/2010: Change.org: After the Demolition: What About the Kids

8/25/2010: Change.org: After the Demolition: Residents are Safer But Sicker

8/24/2010: Change.org: After the Demolition: Better Housing, Same Lack of Opportunity

8/23/2010: Change.org: After the Demolition: Where Did Public Housing Residents Go

8/23/2010: Change.org: After the Demolition

8/19/2010: Change.org: A homeless child in every classroom

8/18/2010: Scripps News: Networth: Help Renters as well as homeowners

8/16/2010: Patriot Ledger: South shore school work to serve homeless students

8/10/2010:Rentals harder to find, afford

8/9/2010: Family housing program goes bust

8/5/2010: More families, clean-and-sober individuals finding themselves at risk of homelessness

8/1/2010: The Telegram: Wait for popular housing program can be long –  8,000 Worcester families are lined up for vouchers

8/1/2010: 22 News WWLP: New Guidelines for CORI Reform Passes

7/31/2010: More Slots for Homeless Kids but not Nearly Enough

7/6/2010: The Salem News – Danvers Sees a Dramatic Drop in Motel Homeless

7/1/2010: Change.org – At First Place School, Homeless Students are Heard

6/30/2010: The Daily Caller – Obama’s urban policy seeks to shelter 1.6 million, but has a long way to go

6/29/ 2010: The Washington Post – DC Shelter System Over Hot Weekend Left Homeless Family Feeling Out in the Cold.

5/26/2010:The Province – 1,000 New Units a Big Boost for Vancouver’s Homeless

5/24/2010: Boston.com – The Baby for Beer Offer: an inaccurate story that wouldn’t die.

5/24/2010: NY Times: The New Poor -Cuts to Child Care Subsidy Thwart More Job Seekers

5/20/2010: The Republican – Funds for Homeless Families in Budget

5/17/2010: National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty – House Introduces Homeless Education Bill

5/14/2010: The Sun Chronicle – Program aims to help more homeless for less

5/13/2010 – Change.org: Why Motels Aren’t Suitable Housing

5/4/2010: Homeless Families in Malden Received Water

5/4/2010: Business Week: Obama Plans New Rules as For-Profit Colleges Mobilize for Fight

4/30/2010: Bloomberg Businessweek – The Homeless at College

4/30/2010: Boston.com – Homeless, Legislators talk solutions

4/27/2010: Change.org – Increases in Rent = Increases in Homelessness

4/20/2010: The Republican – Editorial: Massachusetts makes headway in fight against homelessness

4/19/2010: The Republican-Number of homeless families living in motels decreasing but for Massachusetts still spending close to $2 million a month

4/18/2010: The Boston Globe -State’s New Workforce chief inherits strained system

4/18/2010: The Boston Globe – No Respite on Rent

4/13/2010: Change.org – Foster Care Fosters Homeless

4/10/2010: New York Times – In a Tough Economy, Old Limits on Welfare

4/7/2010: Cape Cod Times – Fighting for Cape Homeless

4/6/2010: New York Times – Thousands May Lose Rental Vouchers

3/14/2010: New York Times – The Obesity-Hunger Paradox

3/31/2010: 3-Day Effort Aims for Accurate Census of Homeless

3/30/2010: New York – City Will Stop Paying the Poor for Good Behavior

3/26/2010: Hingham – Helping the Homeless One Step at a Time

3/25/2010: Apartment rents cheaper than stays in homeless shelter

3/25/2010: Somerville – Somerville Students compete in fair housing poster contest

3/25/2010: Change.org – Meet the child trying to end child homelessness

3/23/2010: The Republican – Editorial: Homeless Kids Face Special Hardships

3/19/2010: Boston Globe – More cuts loom as state faces $295 m in red ink

3/4/2010: The Poverty Line Gets a Makeover: Change.org

2/20/2010: The New York Times: The New Poor – Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs

2/20/2010: The Salem News: Number of Motel Homeless Wanes to 67 in Danvers

2/17/2010: The Republican: Legislators will file bill on homelessness

2/16/2010: The Republican: Homeless Families increase

2/16/2010: The Republican: Homeless Seek Better Options

2/16/2010: Boston Herald: Lawmakers say no more homeless families in motels

2/12/2010: WFCR: Homeless Coordinator Western Mass

2/14/2010: The Republican: Motels ‘not a place you call home’

2/11/2010: NY Times: Hunger in America

2/9/2010: Change.org: Students Shouldn’t be punished for being homeless

2/2/2010: The Boston Globe: Food Pantry Use Skyrockets in Massachusetts

1/28/2010: The Metro West Daily News: New Regional Network to Tackle Homelessness

1/15/2010: Daily Times Chronicle: City’s homeless numbers climbing quickly

1/15/2010 Salem News: Homeless interviewed for rapid re-housing program

1/14/2010 Salem News: Part 4 – Affordable homes and more jobs the key to helping homeless

1/13/2010 Salem News: VIDEO Far From Home: Danver’s Motels Are Homeless Families Last Resort

1/13/2010 Salem News: Danvers steps up to assist homeless

1/13/2010 Salem News: Part 3 – Schools, police, town departments rally to deal with influx of motel families

1/12/2010 Salem News: Part 2 – Life in one room

1/12/2010 Mass Budget and Policy Center: An Unstable Ladder: How the Fiscal Crisis is Threatening Education and Work Support Programs for Many Women

1/12/2010 Boston Globe: Women are especially hard hit by state budget cuts

1/11/2010 Salem News: Part 1 – Boost in homelessness strains families, taxpayers

12/20/2009 Boston Globe: Making a life in a motel

12/18/2009 Boston Globe: Appropriations bill OK’s after deal made

12/17/2009 Boston Globe: Mass. Democrats meet amid disorder in House

12/15/2009 Boston Globe: Frustrated lawmakers block action in House

12/14/2009 The Worcester Telegram: A home is what a family desires

12/8/2009 The Daily Item: United Way aids Lynn’s homeless

12/8/2009 Boston Globe: Safety Net Wears Thin

12/8/2009 New York Times: Hunger, Family Homelessness on Rise in U.S. Cities

12/8/2009 Change.org: Why Advocates Should Re-frame Homelessness as a Human Rights Violation

12/5/2009 Boston Globe: Tax boost lets state close gap in budget

11/30/2009 Boston Globe: $4.4m budget cut could affect child care

11/30/2009 Boston Globe: A place for dreams and a better future

11/20/2009 Harwich Oracle:  Cape loses RAFT: Program supports those in danger of becoming homeless

11/19/2009 WWLP: Big boost to end homelessness in WMass

11/17/2009 Boston Globe: Budget cuts will imperil state’s poor

11/7/2009 Boston Globe: Budget trims lead homeless shelters across Mass. to cut services and beds

10/26/2009 WBUR: Housing In Boston Less Affordable Than Ever

10/26/2009 Lowell Sun: Plight of homeless: One paycheck isn’t enough