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:

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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.

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#Boston #homeless #advocacy #children

The cold turned deadly once again this year. Learn how Boston is adapting to address deep winter cold and how it affects our homeless neighbors:

Vending machines can be used in a lot of different contexts. These machines help meet the needs of some of our most vulnerable neighbors: homeless youth.

Come walk with me!

Affordability is a crisis. Rent increases increasingly displace our neighbors, and there are efforts underway to keep those increases in check.

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:

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#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

Are you an advocate, service provider, or person with lived experience with housing instability or homelessness? Consider joining @endhomelessnessma.bsky.social at the State House on March 5th to hear stories from the field, and learn about legislative priorities for the coming months and years:

Haitians left their home country for a more stable, safer future for themselves and their families. Today, they face a revocation of their TPS status by the Trump administration, which could force families to separate, leaving parents and children in an anxious position.

Join advocates, providers, people with lived experience, and other stakeholders to learn how the @endhomelessnessma.bsky.social is working on policy, programs, and advocacy efforts to address homelessness here in Boston, and throughout the Commonwealth:

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:

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#Advocacy #Boston #endhomelessnessMA #Homelessness #Housing

While interventions around homelessness and housing instability can happen at any age, helping youth and their families provides an early opportunity to keep them from falling into even more significant hardship.

ICE raids have significant impacts on our homeless population, with additional concerns for those who are immigrants.

We'll be looking forward to applying in the next round!

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.

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#Boston #housing

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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

Students face exorbitant rents as they look for post-graduation housing. Simultaneously, residents are being displaced. Learn more about what students, and their future neighbors, are facing across the City of 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...

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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...

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‘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.

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#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.

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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...

Our first grant at @helprehumanize.bsky.social !

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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Time to bring it in, team!

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.

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#INProud2Lead #Massachusetts

Anyone listening to the wind?

The State police have roadblocks up at Logan airport.