Friends of the Homeless upset with Gov.'s budget
January 29, 2010 at 1:56 PM
Several agencies that count on state funds weren't too pleased to hear Governor Patrick's speech regarding the budget.
One of them is "Friends of the Homeless" in Springfield. The shelter's Executive Director, Bill Miller, told 22News, they get 13-dollars from the state for each person that stays there.
Other shelters in the state get as much as seventy dollars. "We were looking to the Governor to increase our funding and not have it be level funded. Springfield is under funded compared to the rest of the state," said Miller.
Kathy Tobin
After almost thirty years covering the news for television affiliates in Western Massachusetts, Kathy joined Friends of the Homeless in the fall of 2009 to help raise money and the profile of the organization to fulfill its mission. As Director of Development, Kathy is available to help you understand the work we are doing and how you might contribute to end homelessness in our community.