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Articles Of Interest

MHSA works to raise public awareness of the plight of homelessness and best practices for ending it.  Below you will find a selection of both local and national media coverage:

Coverage of Recently Released Nationwide Homeless Data:

"U.S. Reports Drop in Homeless Population" - The New York Times 7.30.08

"Homelessness: Ending rather than treating saves money" - Star Telegram 8.10.08

"Progress on the Homefront" - Boston Globe editorial 8.3.08

"Homeless No More: Pathways to Housing" - Huffington Post 8.1.08

"Progress Not Noted and Learn from Springfield: Responses to the Sharp Rise of Homelessness in Massachusetts" - Boston Herald 7.31.08

2008

"Following a vision of self sufficiency" - Boston Globe 11.9.08

"Tough Test for Homeless Policy" - Boston Globe 11.3.08

"FOCUS ON/Sept. 22: Homelessness Can Be Ended" - Star Telegram 9.22.08

"OP-ED: MANGANO: Ending homelessness. What Doesn't Work and What Does" - The Washington Times 9.1.08

"New Results in Ending Chronic Homelessness as Massachusetts Home & Healthy for Good Initiative Posts New Data in Ending Chronic Homelessness and Saving Tax Dollars" - United State Interagency Council on Homelessness e-newsletter 8.14.08

"Housing First Works as Nothing Else Has" - The News Tribune 8.12.08

"Home is Where the Heroes Are" - Cape Cod Times 8.12.08

"City Backs Housing for Homeless" - Billings Gazette 8.5.08

"Housing Plan Unveiled" - The Berkshire Eagle 7.23.08

"Springfield law firm teams up with Northampton veterans' agency to help homeless vets" - Springfield Republican 7.21.08

"Federal, State and Local Partners Announce Award of Veterans Permanent Housing Resources in Boston as Part of National Hud-Vash Inititative" - United State Interagency Council on Homelessness e-newsletter 7.14.08

"Good people can turn up homeless" - Worcester Telegram and Gazette 7.10.08

"EDC Backing Plan to Fight Homelessness City Council to Get a Unanimous Recommendation" - Worcester Telegram and Gazette 7.5.08

"14 Women Find Rooms of their Own" - Boston Globe 6.22.08

"Massachusetts Mayors Commit to New Regional Planning Partnership" - United State Interagency Council on Homelessness e-newsletter 6.20.08

"City Commits to Timetable on Homeless" - Boston Globe 6.12.08

"Gaeta Speaks at Rotary Club" - The Medford Transcript 6.6.08

"Creating Housing, Closing Shelters, and Ending Homelessness" - United States Interagency Council on Homelessness e-newsletter 5.23.08

"Down Payment on a Solution" - Boston Globe 4.29.08

"Prescription for Change: Dr. Jessie Gaeta's Extraordinary 'House Calls'" - Brookline Magazine March 2008

"House Budget to Include $10M for Project to End Homelessness" - Associated Press 4.15.08

"Brockton Develops 10-year Plan to End Homelessness" - Boston Globe 4.6.08

"Fewer People Living in Shelters" - Worcester Telegram and Gazette 4.5.08

"Brockton to Unveil 10-year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness" - Brockton Enterprise 4.1.08

"Not Just Shelter, but Home for Homeless" - Boston Globe 3.24.08

"Regional Efforts Can End Homelessness on the North Shore" - Salem Evening News 3.11.08

"Homeless Strategy Targets Root Cause" - Worcester Telegram and Gazette 2.26.08

"Summit Promotes Housing First Approach" - Spare Change News 2.8.08

"Reduction in Homeless Population Lauded" - Springfield Republican 2.6.08

"Cost of Compassion" - Grand Forks 2.9.08

"Patrick Pumps $10M into Eliminating Homelessness" - Associated Press 1.25.08

"Housing First" - Spare Change News 1.17.08

"Nests, and Nest Eggs" - Boston Globe editorial 1.12.08

"Homeless Numbers Down, but Homeless Families Increase" - Boston NOW 1.7.08

"Safe at Home" - Boston Globe editorial 1.6.08

"Number of Homeless Families Rises" - Boston Globe 1.5.08