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GREENFIELD — Greening Greenfield and Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR) continued their housing forum series Wednesday afternoon, this time focusing on homeless people in the county and beyond and the challenges they face to...
A space to just ‘be’: Northampton seeks place to house ‘Community Resilience Hub’ for those in need Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz is shown Monday at City Hall. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz. Photographed on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at City Hall. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Published: 12/22/2020 7:18:19 PM NORTHAMPTON — Several years after the Mayor’s Panhandling Work Group was formed, a key recommendation from its 248-page report is closer to becoming a reality. One of the “top issues” that came out of the Panhandling Work Group, Mayor David Na...
Hampshire Hope: Housing First model responds to the interplay between substance use disorders and homelessness Modified: 12/11/2020 2:01:58 PM There are so many reasons people find themselves without homes or precariously housed, as I’ve learned in my nearly two decades working with the most vulnerable among us. I’m sure it’s no surprise that one of those factors is substance use disorders. I am the director of Community Action’s Three County Continuum of Care, the on-the-ground administrator for federal funds awarded to local agencies that offer housing and support programs to people...