Homelessness in the Movies Understanding homelessness, the housing crisis, and homing insecurity can come from more than just current events. These movies offer insight into the complex issue of homelessness that continues to i...

Understanding #homelessness, the #housing crisis, and housing insecurity can come from more than just current events:

Learn more at the link: bit.ly/4bL8DcY

Homelessness is rising fast among a surprising group: infants and toddlers - The Boston Globe In 2023, nearly 450,000 infants and toddlers in the United States were in families that lacked a stable place to live.

Between 2021 and 2023 there was a 23% increase in the number of infants and toddlers in the United States whose families lacked access to stable #housing.

via @bostonglobe.com: bit.ly/4m8KmRK

#Boston #homeless #advocacy #children

Examining Boston's Winter Warming Response As we begin wrapping up a very cold and snowy winter, it's time to reflect on how the cold weather affects the homeless population, and how cities respond.

As we begin wrapping up a very cold and snowy #winter, it's time to reflect on how the cold #weather affects the #homeless , and how cities respond: bit.ly/4lT51cn

@bostoncitycouncil.bsky.social

Bridge Receives Public Health Vending Machine from Boston Public Health Commission - Bridge Over Troubled Waters Bridge received a Narcan vending machine from the Boston Public Health Commission.

In 2025, Bridge Over Troubled Waters acquired a public health vending machine thanks to funding from @publichealth.boston.gov. It contains Narcan, fentanyl and xylazine testing strips, and more. Initiatives like this are critical to meet the rise of youth homelessness.

bridgeotw.org/news-events/...

We're participating in 2026's Winter Walk in #Boston, raising awareness and funds to support organizations working to end #homelessness:

haku.ly/91e597ebd3

@clt-housing.bsky.social
@familyaid.bsky.social
@hearth-inc.bsky.social
@endhomelessnessma.bsky.social

#WinterWalk2026 #homeless

Keep Massachusetts Home

The Keep Mass Home campaign has collected more than 124,000 signatures for their ballot initiative, a Petition to Protect Tenants by Limiting Rent Increases.

Learn More Here: www.keepmasshome.com

#Advocacy #Boston #KeepMassHome #RentControlMA #MAPoli

Legislative Action Day 2026 Registration Form Please complete this form to let us know if you will be joining us at the State House for the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless' Legislative Action Day on Thursday, March 5th. Registration will...

Legislative Action Day is just a few days away! RSVP to attend on Thursday, March 5th, at the Mass State House at 10 AM.

Join @endhomelessnessma.bsky.social, to advocate for the #homeless in #Massachusetts and address legislative action:

bit.ly/4rZ4WWw

#Advocacy #Boston

Dug out from the blizzard and on campus at #Emmanuel College ? Stop by and say hello! We're here until 5:30 today to share our mission to help our #homeless neighbors get the help they need.

If you're looking for a summer or fall term internship, we'd love to talk to you!

#Boston

Legislative Action Day | Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless | Statewide Nonprofit | Community Organizing Join us for Legislative Action Day, hosted by the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless. Collaborate with advocates, legislators, and community leaders to develop and promote legislative solutions ...

The @endhomelessnessma.bsky.social will be holding their annual advocacy event at the #Massachusetts State House on March 5. You can register to take part in Legislative Action Day Here: www.mahomeless.org/legislative-...

#advocacy #boston #endhomelessnessma

Haitians Facing Uncertainty Regarding TPS Revocation Federal Judge Ana Reyes has temporarily blocked the Trump Administration's plan to strip temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants, following a train of pushing by the Trump administration to ...

#Massachusetts politicians are taking a stand to protect those who fled #Haiti for a better future in the US, as the #Trump administration fights to revoke #TPS status:

www.helprehumanize.org/post/haitian...

@ayannapressley.bsky.social
@ruthzee.bsky.social
@migrationpolicy.bsky.social

#Boston

Advocacy Committee Meetings | Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless | Statewide Nonprofit | End Homelessness Discover how the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless is addressing housing and benefits issues. Engage with us at our Advocacy Committee Meetings to contribute to meaningful change

The @endhomelessnessma.bsky.social is hosting its monthly housing and benefits committee. The next meeting is on Feb 27th from 10:00 - 11:30.

Anyone who is interested is welcome to RSVP:

www.mahomeless.org/advocacy-com...

#Advocacy #Boston #endhomelessnessMA #Homelessness #Housing

Coming Together to Tackle Youth and Family Homelessness Local Boston nonprofits are creating pathways out of instability for youth and families. Together, they’re creating a safety net that goes beyond housing, aiming to transform lives and give vulnerable...

#Boston #nonprofits are creating pathways out of #homelessness and instability for #youth and families. They’re creating a safety net that goes beyond #housing.

Learn more: www.helprehumanize.org/post/coming-...

@justice4housing.bsky.social
@lifesciencecares.bsky.social
@bostonfdn.bsky.social

The Trump administration’s enforcement of ICE and National Troops can disproportionately affect homeless individuals. Minority groups are targeted through Trump’s new ordinances regarding housing. Learn more here:

www.helprehumanize.org/.../ice-acti....

#housing #endhomelessnessMA #Boston

Congrats to @projectbread.org, St. Francis House and BAGLY for #grant awards from Sincere Corp.'s Foundation!

As part of the Foundation's latest round , these organizations have shown they are essential community services ready to adapt to client needs in these uncertain times.

#Boston #nonprofit

Telehealth has made access to healthcare easier for some of our most vulnerable populations. For those looking for a space to meet, here are some suggestions:

1) Private rooms at libraries
2) Benches in public parks
3) Community centers
4) Cafes

#Advocacy #Boston #Telehealth #Health #homelessness

2026 MRVP Cookie Day

Wednesday, the Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants is hosting an advocacy event at the State House. Those who have experienced #homelessness and allies are welcome.

www.saveourhomes.org/2026_mrvp_co...

#Boston #housing

@chapadotorg.bsky.social
@bostonfdn.bsky.social
@endhomelessnessma.bsky.social

Housing First Under Threat: How Project 2025 Targets Homelessness Policy Housing First has spent decades working to prove that stable housing saves lives and money. The National Low Income Housing Coalition found through multiple studies that compared to traditional models...

Housing First has spent decades working to prove that stable housing saves lives and money. #Housing First programs decreased #homelessness by 88% and improved housing stability by 41%. Learn more here:

www.helprehumanize.org/post/housing...

@nlihc.org #Boston #Massachusetts

Boston's Student Housing Crisis The Boston housing crisis affects everyone, including local residents and graduating undergraduate students. With the vast amounts of students in the Boston area, housing costs are soaring. Students w...

The #Boston #housing crisis affects everyone, including local residents and graduating undergraduate #students. With the vast amounts of students in the Boston area, housing costs are soaring.

Read today's dispatch: www.helprehumanize.org/post/boston-...

At @northeasternu.bsky.social today? Stop by the Spring #Volunteer fair in the Curry Student Center. Find out more about how we #help #rehumanize our unsheltered neighbors in Greater #Boston. While you're at it, enter to win prizes from the organizing team!

#gohuskies #homeless #community #service

Davis Square confronts new normal with unprecedented surge in homelessness, drug use, and violence - The Boston Globe "Police are here all the time. People are overdosing. There’s needles all over the place," said a Somerville native.

#Somerville’s Davis Square has seen a surge in people out on the streets and in shelters.

Many have expressed deep empathy for those struggling, and feel there needs to be some accountability to give them the help they are in need of.

www.bostonglobe.com/.../davis-sq...

(via @bostonglobe.com)

H.H.S. Reverses Decision to Cut $2 Billion for Mental Health and Addiction Services

After an outrage from people around the nation, funding for mental health and substance use programs has been restored.

We celebrate this as a win, but we should be cautious of what this means for mental health programs and their future funding.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...

(via @nytimes.com)

‘Surprise and relief’ from homeless patients: ‘This works for me’ — Harvard Gazette Doctors report ‘fascinating and counterintuitive’ results delivering healthcare to hard-to-reach population via telehealth

Dr. Katherine Koh, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, recently published an article in JAMA International Medicine journal emphasizing the success of a new approach to accessible #health care for #homeless individuals.

news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

#Boston #HelpRehumanize

Every #volunteer that comes our way takes the time to fill out a brief survey to help us understand what is motivating them to spend their precious time and energy with us. Occasionally (and especially when things seem difficult) it helps to read them.

www.facebook.com/therehumaniz...

TRP's Winter Reading List If you want to understand homelessness, poverty, and housing injustice beyond headlines and stereotypes, start here. Books by those with lived experience. Books by those who have loved ones living it....

Looking to better understand homelessness, poverty, and housing injustice beyond headlines and stereotypes, start here. Books by those with lived experience. Books by those who have loved ones living it. Books by those in the trenches for years or decades.

www.helprehumanize.org/post/trp-s-w...

Exciting news! We have received a #grant from the #Ramlose Foundation to support our upcoming #winter #outreach season, which means warm sleeping bags, hats, gloves, and more!

Want to add to our efforts? Give gear, time, or money here: www.helprehumanize.org/give-help

#homeless #Boston #Give

Our intern Emma is building a student-focused guide to local orgs that accept donations, offer flexible volunteer options, and make big change from small acts!

If you’re an area student, group, or organization fighting homelessness or food insecurity, connect!

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Partnership Development: A Critical Pursuit for ALL Leaders The Nonprofit Quarterly recently published Rethinking Nonprofit Survival: Why Partnership Is the New Leadership, as we enter a time of deep division and a need to better leverage what we have, while w...

#Nonprofits can’t go it alone anymore.
Partnerships, side hustles, and fractional leadership are reshaping how we serve our communities.

In Massachusetts, that shift could make the difference between housing stability and homelessness.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/partne...

#INProud2Lead #Massachusetts

Part of our table at the festival, with water available for both people and dogs!

Day two at the #African #Festival of #Boston!

To quote my grandmother, "it's gonna be a scorcha!" so stop by to hydrate yourselves and your #dog companions!
#water

#Thanks again to: @masscultural.bsky.social, @boston.gov, @patriots.bsky.social, @parks.boston.gov

We’re live at the African Festival of Boston!

Stop by, get a water & a duck, learn how we bring wraparound care to our unhoused neighbors, and how you can make a real impact today.

@masscultural.bsky.social, @boston.gov, @patriots.bsky.social, @parks.boston.gov

SNAP Cuts Put Food and Housing Stability At Risk On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a sweeping tax and spending package that makes $1.2 trillion in cuts to social programs over the next decade. While the White...

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” will reduce #SNAP funding by $186B and #Medicaid by $15B over the next decade.

In #Massachusetts:
• ~$2.1B in SNAP benefits lost
• ~$30M/year cut from #Malden alone
• up to 29% of Malden residents could lose Medicaid coverage

www.helprehumanize.org/post/snap-cu...