Groundbreaking marks start of construction for $12.5 million homeless resource center on Worthington - November 6, 2009News
Local and state officials and donors on Friday celebrated the start of construction of a $12.5 million homeless resource center on Worthington Street... |
New homeless center provides hope - November 6, 2009News
The city of Springfield is making an effort to address homelessness by building a support center that will help people get back on their feet... |
Governor Patrick Targets $45.5 Million in Recovery Funds to Move Housing Developments Forward - August 18, 2009News
As part of his Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state’s economic future, Governor Deval Patrick today announced the state will target $45.5 million in federal recovery funds to... |
Kathy Tobin leaving abc40 to become development director for Friends of the Homeless in Springfield - July 23, 2009News
Kathy Tobin, a fixture in Western Massachusetts television for nearly three decades, is leaving broadcasting to become director of development for the Friends of the Homeless... |
Springfield's Friends of the Homeless director says demand straining shelters' resources - May 25, 2009News
The executive director of Friends of the Homeless said Friday there has been a great demand for beds at the Worthington Street shelter... |
FRONTLINE; What really happens to mentally ill offenders when they leave prison - April 24, 2009News
Five years ago, FRONTLINE's groundbreaking film, The New Asylums, went deep inside the Ohio prison system as it struggled to provide care to thousands of mentally ill inmates... |
Homeless Advocates Rap State Funding Disparity - March 20, 2009Springfield Massachusetts is nationally recognized for its efforts to help the homeless. But, advocates say the state of Massachusetts is seriously shortchanging the city's largest homeless shelter. |
Legislators say Springfield is not getting its fair share of aid for homeless shelter - March 20, 2009News
Area legislators said on Friday that they will lobby for additional state funds for the Friends of the Homeless Shelter on Worthington Street, convinced that the... |
The Cost of Homelessness; A Perspective from the United States - January 1, 2009News
This paper discusses how researchers and others have analyzed the services histories of persons who have experienced homelessness... |
To help meet the emergency shelter needs of our community... - November 1, 2008News
To help meet the emergency shelter needs of our community, Friends of the Homeless has for the second year in a row opened a winter overflow shelter with the gracious support of the... |
Yolanda Chapman and David Ware - November 1, 2008News
Staff Members Yolanda Chapman and David Ware showcased in Friends of the Homeless Newsletter. |
600 Homeless, Needy Given Helping Hand - June 7, 2008News
The welcome mat was out yesterday at the MassMutual Center as volunteers and service providers helped more than 600 homeless... |
Friends of the Homeless Plans Expansion - May 20, 2008News
The Friends of the Homeless Shelter on Worthington Street revised plans from developing what was going to be a 150 bed shelter ... |
Housing added to homeless project - May 20, 2008News
A nonprofit agency that operates two Worthington Street shelters has revised the design of a $9.6 million homeless center by expanding the emphasis on new housing. |
AnnouncementsLieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray will be focusing on the problem of homelessness in Western Massachusetts Tuesday, August 24, 2010. The Lieutenant Governor will tour the newly constructed Friends of the Homeless Resource Center, serve lunch in the FOH dining room and meet with the Western Massachusetts Regional Network to End Homelessness. |
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