Staff Spotlight: Lou Valasquez, Medical Director
Staff Spotlight Lou Valasquez, Medical Director Counseling & Psychiatry Dr. Louis Velazquez, Medical Director for ServiceNet’s outpatient clinics, loves the narrative of Psychiatry. “This is [...]
PITTSFIELD HOMELESS SHELTER ON HUNT FOR NEW HOME BASE
BY AMANDA DRANE SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2019 THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE PITTSFIELD — Clothing and toiletries sat in a clear plastic bag beside a bunk bed in the women’s area of Barton’s [...]
SHOULD WE SHOW COMPASSION?
BY JOSHUA SOLOMON FRIDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2019 THE RECORDER GREENFIELD — The story of a couple who were found dead inside of a tent at a homeless encampment has led to questions in the community: [...]
GREENFIELD STILL SHORT OF SHELTER BEDS
BY JOSHUA SOLOMON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2019 THE RECORDER GREENFIELD — As talks of finding additional beds for the city’s homeless fizzled this summer, questions grew about what exactly would [...]
‘NO BACKUP OPTION’: SHELTERS AT THEIR LIMITS DURING WINTER
BY JACQUELYN VOGHEL SATURDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 2019 THE DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE Four years ago, those seeking refuge at Grove Street Inn spent about four to six weeks on the shelter’s waiting list. [...]
SHELTERS: WHEN YOU DON’T WANT LIFE ON THE STREET
BY JOSHUA SOLOMON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 2018 THE RECORDER THIRD IN A SERIES: AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERIES GREENFIELD — Wendy Perry is the woman you see sitting on the ground next to Green Fields [...]
WHY CAN’T YOU FIND A HOME IN GREENFIELD?
BY JOSHUA SOLOMON MONDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, 2018 THE RECORDER FIRST IN A SERIES: AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERIES GREENFIELD — Crawling into the space under the wooden steps of a decrepit Bank Row [...]
Homelessness no longer just a big-city issue
By Linda Enerson CommonWealth Magazine November 14th, 2018 MADELYNN MALLOY and Bob Morin, a homeless couple frustrated by the lack of affordable housing in rural Franklin County, rolled [...]
PITTSFIELD’S NEW HOMELESS PREVENTION COMMITTEE OUTLINES EARLY GOALS
BY AMANDA DRANE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH, 2018 THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE PITTSFIELD — To better help homeless people, the city and service providers need to improve the lines of communication. That was [...]
