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The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Releases the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
07-26-2010
Cabinet members and Administration officials from the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness deliver plan to finish the job of ending veteran and chronic homelessness by 2015 and among families, youth, and children by 2020
College Scholarship Helps Single Bradford Mom
06-04-2010
Raising two children, Cancel lost two cars — and almost lost her apartment — because of financial difficulties and bad credit. The One Family Scholar program pulled her back from the brink. "It was a big turnaround..."
Graduating FSC student a “Mother of Inspiration”
06-04-2010
Freshman year of college is thought to be a time for high school graduates to “leave the nest” of their hometown and take a little time away from the rules and expectations of parents to explore their newfound freedom before adulthood. Ashley Crosby was doing just this as a freshman engineering major at the University of New Haven in Connecticut until she found out she was pregnant.
Keeping The Faith: Once Homeless Mom Is On Road To Success
06-01-2010
No one knows better than Faith Mello just how quickly your entire life can get turned upside-down. Our family was completely devastated when my father died," recalled the 26-year-old New Bedford resident. "I was in high school at the time and I can honestly say it ripped the spine right out of us."
One Family To Present Four Scholar Success Awards At 2010 Mothers of Inspiration Event
04-20-2010
One Family, Inc., a non-profit organization with a mission of ending family homelessness in Massachusetts, announced today that in addition to celebrating their graduating One Family Scholars, for the first time it will present four Scholar Success Awards to high-achieving One Family Scholars or Graduates at its annual Mothers of Inspiration gala on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Westin Copley Place Boston. Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be in attendance.
Home is What A Family Desires
12-16-2009
Central Mass. Housing Alliance leads the state in re-housing homeless families. A hotel is no place to raise a child, and CMHA knows it!
One Family Scholar Awilda Pimental volunteers to help the homeless at Thanksgiving
11-20-2009
LAWRENCE — Lorna Matthews thought she was going to be missing out on Thanksgiving this year - until
she got an unexpected invitation yesterday.
Choose Law Lunch and Learn - Friday, November 20, 2009 3PM - 4:15PM
11-04-2009
One Family and the MBA are offering this Lunch & Learn for our One Family Scholars and our fellows, the graduates of our program. Many One Family Scholars have gone on to law school and careers in the law.
One Family Inc Launches New "Right Resources" Website
10-08-2009
The Right Resources site, available to all members of regional networks to end homelessness, is http://rightresources.org/phpBB3/index.php. The Right Resources site includes details about the innovations happening across Massachusetts to promote housing first models. Registration is required.
Dancing Deer's CEO Trish Karter Bikes 1500 miles to Raise Awareness for Family Homelessness and Supports One Family
05-06-2009
Coverage for Trish's bike ride was widespread. Her return to Boston was covered on NECN (http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/2009/05/06/Dancing-Deer-CEO-completes/1241653793.html) and in the Brockton Enterprise.
ONE FAMILY TO HONOR SUE BEATON WITH FOUNDERS’ AWARD AT MAY 4TH MOTHERS OF INSPIRATION CELEBRATION
04-14-2009
The Honorable Thomas Menino to present the award at One Family's Mothers on Inspiration Celebration on Monday, May 4, 2009.
ONE FAMILY SCHOLARS PROGRAM CELEBRATES THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FORMERLY HOMELESS AND AT-RISK MOTHERS TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE
04-08-2009
The Annual Mothers of Inspiration Celebration on Monday, May 4, 2009 to celebrate the accomplishments of these 38 One Family Scholars.
President Obama's Homelessness Prevention Fund allocates $45 million to Massachusetts
04-02-2009
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which includes a $1.5 billion for a Homelessness Prevention Fund.
One Family appoints Denise Durham Williams as new Executive Director
03-23-2009
March 10, 2009 - Boston, MA – One Family, Inc., a not-for-profit organization started by Paul and Phyllis Fireman and family with a mission of ending family homelessness in Massachusetts, announced today the appointment of Denise Durham Williams, a for-profit financial services executive, as their new Executive Director.
Regional Innovations to End Homelessness Kick-Off Across the State
03-01-2009
Regional Innovations to End Homelessness Kick-Off Across the State of Massachusetts
Governor's Office Announces Regional Pilot Networks to Lessen Shelter Needs
12-16-2008
$8 Million in Funding to Help Agencies Coordinate, Streamline Services, and Find Permanent Housing for Homeless.
Boston Globe Editorial - Tough Test for Homeless Policy
11-03-2008
The number of homeless families has surged to a record high in Massachusetts. Some 2,500 families are homeless, up from about 1,500 two years ago. And more than 600 homeless families are staying in motels, caring for children in rooms, often far from school, with little more than beds, a TV, and maybe a hotplate. Given the faltering economy, even more families could end up in shelters.
Boston Globe - Homelessness [in MA] Hits Record High
10-06-2008
The number of homeless people in the state is at a record high and likely to rise because of the mortgage crisis and continuing surge in foreclosures.
Lowell Sun - Happyness Worth Fighting For
09-25-2008
One Family's Back-to-School Breakfast featured keynote speaker, Chris Gardner, author of The New York Times bestseller and movie of the same name, The Pursuit of Happyness.
The Lowell Sun's Rita Savard attended the event in her article: 'Happyness' worth fighting for: Man behind hit movie adds inspiration to Mass. homelessness battle.
WBUR - Homeless Families Back in Hotels
09-23-2008
WBUR's Monica Brady Myerov's story of how homeless families in Massachusetts are back in hotels. Link to audio on WBUR's website
Lowell Sun - Hotels Providing Temporary Shelter, Again
09-21-2008
"Every shelter in Massachusetts is filled to capacity, so the state reinstated its hotel/motel program to provide temporary emergency shelter to homeless families"
Boston Globe - Homeless Put Strain on Schools
09-21-2008
In Chelmsford, "local officials are expressing frustration at an influx of homeless families whose children are now streaming into the local schools, adding unexpected costs to the cash-strapped system."
Boston Herald - One Roof At A Time
08-10-2008
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick pledges more than $1 Billion for State's spiraling homeless crisis.
Boston Globe Editorial - Progress on the home front
08-03-2008
This Boston Globe editorial details the huge advances in reducing the numbers of chronically homeless adults nationwide by 30% BUT indicates that the number of families who are homeless in the Bay State during this same study period have increased by 10.8%.
ONE FAMILY CONGRATUATES GOVERNOR PATRICK AND THE LEGISLATURE
07-21-2008
One Family Congratulates Governor Patrick and The Legislature
on their Commitment to Ending Homelessness
Last week, Governor Patrick approved the budget for fiscal year 2009. With his signature he secured $10 million of flexible funding toward ending homelessness in Massachusetts. We now have the resources to take action on the blue print for change that was proposed by the Commission to End Homelessness in the Commonwealth.
With these funds and the recommendations from the Commission, the Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness (ICHH) will begin transforming how we address homelessness in our state. Per the Commission's recommendations, much of the work will be happening out in the regions, through pilots and innovative partnerships - this is a landmark advancement on how services will be delivered and how local/regional solutions will better help those in need.
During the last year, One Family facilitated regional planning efforts to ready the field and build the public will to shift to a more preventative and housing-first approach to ending homelessness. One Family's active participation in the Commission's 5-Year Plan to End Homelessness has helped ensure new solutions to housing families.
This is an exciting time for our state. Homelessness is solvable and we are on the verge of a new day when all the key partners come together to end homelessness in the Commonwealth.
We thank you for your support of One Family and our initiatives to end family homelessness in Massachusetts. And, we ask for your continued support to ensure that these recommendations and solutions keep families strong, housed, living in stable communities and, as the State's Constitution says, "enjoying the - blessings of life."
- One Family, Inc.
Boston Globe - Lowell Commits to Timetable to End Homelessness
06-12-2008
One Family Featured on Sundays with Liz Walker!
03-04-2008
Boston Globe Editorial: When the Wolf is at the Door
02-15-2008
Boston Globe: Patrick's budget aims to end homelessness
01-22-2008
Read the Report from the Special Commission Relative to Ending Homelessness in the Commonwealth
01-15-2008
The Special Commission Relative to Ending Homelessness in the Commonwealth has just released its report - including recommendations to end homelessness in Massachusetts in the next five years. The Commission members, including state and local officials, heads of state agencies, practitioners, and advocates, have recommended:
- Ending the widespread use of shelters and promoting more prevention resources and permanent housing opportunities for those in need.
- Creating flexible resources to stabilize, divert, and re-house those who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness.
- Increasing housing production and affordable housing opportunities statewide.
- Establishing regional coordinating entities, utilizing existing resources and community networks.
- Developing a uniform assessment tool to be used by state and non-profit organizations to better target available resources.
The Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness will now take up the recommendations from the Commission and begin to create a work-plan for success. The council will be chaired by Lt. Governor Tim Murray and includes leaders from the human services agencies and departments of housing, workforce development and veterans' affairs.
We commend the Patrick/Murray administration for taking steps to end the unacceptable and solvable problem of family homelessness.
