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Virtual town hall discusses options for residents at risk of eviction due to pandemic Updated 10:48 AM; Today 10:48 AM Department of Housing and Community Development and Way Finders will hold a virtual conversation on May 4, 2021 about evictions due to the pandemic and where to get help. Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD - The coronavirus pandemic has had devastating effects on people around the world with many people becoming ill, losing their jobs and often times their homes. Way Finders in partnership with the state Department of Housing and Community Development will host a virtual Town Hal...

3:37 Government funds have helped people in western Massachusetts stay in their homes as jobs were lost and income shrank during the pandemic.  Last June, the city of Springfield announced a $2 million emergency housing fund to help people pay rent, mortgage, and utility bills.  All but $140,000 has now been claimed. The state has put millions into housing assistance.  Additionally, Springfield last year awarded $5 million to four social service agencies to assist the homeless.  Most of that money has not yet been spent, according to Gerry McCafferty, the city’s Director of Housing. ...

Published: 12/11/2020 3:06:21 PM Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the state of evictions as a federal moratorium is set to expire at the end of the year. Part 2 will run Monday. CHICOPEE — All they want is a clean slate. After nine-plus months of dealing with the tumultuous life upheaval caused by the pandemic — on-again, off-again jobs, opening and closing of public schools, and the overall anxiety posed by COVID-19 — Paige Spaulding and her husband, Jordan Jones, are now facing an even scarier prospect: eviction. Spaulding, 23, first lost her job as a barista...