Common to Reopen to Public, Not Campers
BY MELINA BOURDEAU THE RECORDER SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2018 GREENFIELD — The tape and sawhorses will be removed and the benches will be put back on the Common on Monday, according to Department [...]
Persisting in our Efforts to Move People Out of Homelessness
BY SUSAN STUBBS THE RECORDER SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2018 Homelessness is a complex issue, and it’s becoming more so. The opioid epidemic, plus funding cuts to vital support programs, and housing [...]
The Community Needs Long-Term Solutions for Homelessness
THE RECORDER SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2018 Homelessness has bedeviled Greenfield and the region for years. An overnight “emergency” shelter was established with state money decades ago, yet the [...]
Advocates, Homeless Debate Solutions
BY JOSHUA SOLOMON THE RECORDER SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2018 GREENFIELD — First went Justin Costa from the Center for Self Reliance, then Mary McClintock of Community Action, followed by Elizabeth [...]
Early Intervention is Key
BY MICHAEL HUTTON-WOODLAND DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2018 The article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, “Baystate touts rooming-in program for drug-dependent babies, mothers,” [...]
Plan for Shelter Beds Hits Snag
By Joshua Solomon, Staff Writer The Recorder September 1st, 2018 GREENFIELD — The plan to quickly provide more shelter beds for the homeless, especially those who had camped on the [...]
