Legislative Action Day 2024
Posted December 6, 2023; last updated March 6, 2024 Please register today for Legislative Action Day 2024, taking place back at the State House on Thursday, March 7th, starting at 10 a.m. This year’s Legislative Action Day (LAD) event will be sponsored by State Representative Jim O’Day. For Legislative Action Day, look forward to hearing […]
Sign our online action to State Representatives in support of the Mass ID access bill!
Legislative Action Day 2023
Posted December 20, 2022; last updated March 2, 2023 Please register today for Legislative Action Day 2023, taking place online on Thursday, March 2nd, 9:30-11:30 a.m. This year’s Legislative Action Day (LAD) event will be sponsored by State Representative Jim O’Day. For Legislative Action Day, look forward to hearing from inspiring speakers, learning how to […]
Massachusetts YOUth Count 2021 Survey Tools
** Are you looking for Massachusetts Youth Count 2022 materials? If so, click here. *** The 2021 YOUth Count report is now available. Please download and share it! Posted March 11, 2021; last updated May 27th The links to each of the Massachusetts YOUth Count 2021 survey tools are below. Please note that this year’s […]
Materials from March 30th Legislative Briefing on COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Issues
Posted April 1, 2021 Thank you to everyone who participated in the March 30th online briefing on COVID-19 housing and homelessness issues, organized by the Coalition, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Greater Boston Legal Services, National Consumer Law Center, Homes for All Massachusetts, and the offices of Senator Pat Jehlen, Representative Frank Moran, and Representative […]
The Return of Massachusetts Youth Count: Join Us for YOUth Count 2021!
* Are you looking for Massachusetts Youth Count 2022 materials? If so, click here. Posted January 22, 2021, last updated May 27th The Coalition is proud to be a lead collaborator once again with the Massachusetts Commission on Unaccompanied Homeless Youth for the annual Massachusetts Youth Count. The Massachusetts Youth Count, YOUth Count, mobilizes youth, […]
Legislative Action Day 2020: Sharing Our Gratitude and Next Steps
Our hearts are filled with gratitude for all of your support for last week’s Legislative Action Day at the State House! We had more than 200 people with us: families, youth, and adults with lived experience of homelessness, providers, advocates, legislators, and other people of conscience, all speaking up for solutions to homelessness, housing instability, and poverty, and […]
Massachusetts Youth Count 2020
Last updated March 16, 2020 ** This year’s Youth Count, which had been scheduled for Monday, April 13th – Sunday, May 17th, is postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. *** The results of last year’s Massachusetts Youth Count are now available. Read the 2019 Youth Count report (PDF) and Executive Summary (PDF) from the Massachusetts Commission on Unaccompanied Homeless Youth here. Regional data will be posted […]
Everyone Counts: Make Sure People Experiencing Homelessness Are Part of the 2020 U.S. Census
Last updated August 6, 2020 Our voices matter, especially during a pandemic. Replying to the 2020 U.S. Census is safe and easy to do remotely and doesn’t require in-person interaction. Households should have received a mailing with a unique identifying ID code that they can input at 2020census.gov. If taking the census online isn’t an […]
Legislative Action Day 2020: Please Plan to Join Us at the State House on February 27th
Last updated February 26, 2020 We hope to see you at the State House in Boston for our annual Legislative Action Day tomorrow, Thursday, February 27, 2020 in the Great Hall. * Our agenda for the day is here (PDF).* The event will be hosted by State Representative Jim O’Day. Our keynote speaker will be Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low […]