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Winter 08 (PDF, 1.03 MB)
Important News
One Family Featured on Sundays with Liz Walker! 03-04-2008 more..
Boston Globe Editorial: When the Wolf is at the Door 02-15-2008 more..
Boston Globe: Patrick's budget aims to end homelessness 01-22-2008 more..
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. more..
Needham Times: One Family helps those who help themselves 01-10-2008 Am inspiring article about One Family Scholar Courtney O'Reilly. more..
Young Children Without Homes National Conference 01-04-2008 more..
Boston Globe Editorial: From Helpless to Heartening 09-06-2007 An editorial featuring a One Family Scholar, Toddye Anderson. more..
Boston Globe Editorial: A Future Without Homelessness 08-10-2007 An editorial from the Boston Globe on the new state commision on homelessness, to which Sue Beaton, One Family's Campaign Director, has been appointed. more..
Boston Globe Editorial: Fight Homelessness With Data 08-08-2007 more..
One Family Scholar is ABC News' "Person of the Week”! 07-17-2007 more..
One Family Scholars Seeks Program Director 07-10-2007 Please send cover letter and resume to Anne Healy at ahealy@onefamilyinc.org. more..
Boston Globe: A Life Reclaimed 06-26-2007 An inspiring article about a One Family Scholar, Khymi Woo. more..
Toni Wiley Named Executive Director of One Family! 06-12-2007 One Family Inc. is pleased to announce Toni Wiley as Executive Director. more..
One Family Scholars on WMBR 05-09-2007 more..
This year’s Mothers of Inspiration Honors “Truly Courageous” Scholars 05-02-2007 more..
Michelle Botus - Scholar, Mentor and Inspiration to Us All 05-01-2007 From the web magazine Hot Moms.com, a great article about a One Family Fellow, Michelle Botus more..
One Successful Woman Inspires Countless Others 04-24-2007 An article from Northeastern University's "Encore" magazine featuring the director of the one Family Scholars program, Toni Wiley. more..
Young Children Without Homes National Conference 04-20-2007 more..
The Boston Globe - At the base of the ladder out of poverty 2/15/07 02-20-2007 more..
The Boston Herald 1/27/07 There's No Place Like Home Op. Ed. 01-31-2007 more..
The Springfield Republican 1/23/07 Mayors Plan Strategy to End Homelessness 01-30-2007 more..
The Policy Academy on Family Homelessness – Concrete Steps To A Solution 08-08-2006 more..
NECN Covers Mothers of Inspiration! 06-31-2006 more..
Home Safe - Boston Globe, June 9, 2006 06-13-2006 A Boston Globe editorial on the Boston Homelessness Prevention Clearinghouse - a cooperative initiative of the Paul and Phyllis Fireman Foundation and the City of Boston. more..
New Campaign Shows Progress for Homeless - New York Times, June 7, 2006 06-07-2006 Another article that demonstrates the successes of "housing first" policies throughout the country. more..
A solution for the homeless - Boston Globe, June 5, 2005 06-06-2006 A recent Boston Globe editorial, furthering the discussion of ending homelessness versus managing it. more..
Sunday with Liz Walker features One Family Scholars Program! 01-01-2006 Click on the link to learn about our One Family Scholars program, featured on the Sundays with Liz Walker Show. more..
"Doors for the Homeless" Boston Globe, September 4, 2005 09-04-2005 more..
One Family Hails Shift in Homeless Policies 03-30-2005 more..
One Family Press Coverage
The Boston Herald 1/27/07 There's No Place Like Home Op. Ed. - - 02-09-2007 more.. Boston Herald 11.19.06 Homeless Give Prudential a Taste of Home - - 11-19-2006 more.. Homeless Plan Urged for City, Worcester Telegram & Gazette 10/22/06 - - 10-22-2006 Editorial in Worcester's Telegram & Gazette, following the Ending Homelessness: Housing First in Policy and Practice conference. more..
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