Veterans Coming Home: Veteran Homelessness

Veterans Coming Home: Veteran Homelessness

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) states that the nation’s homeless veterans are predominantly male, with roughly 8% being female. The majority are single; live in urban areas; and suffer from mental illness, alcohol and/or substance abuse, or co-occurring...

Christina’s House Follow-Up

Shannon Mumblo and Linda Mumblo from Christina’s House, a transitional home for women and their children to get back on their feet after homelessness, come back to give us an update on the money they’ve raised for the house itself, including a very...

Homelessness

Ron Willoughby and Miguel Cabrera of Springfield Rescue Mission, a privately funded organization, talk about the high rate of homelessness in Western Mass and how they are taking a different approach to it. Springfield Rescue Mission Follow on Twitter: ...

Christina’s House

Linda Mumblo, President and Founder of Christina’s House, along with daughter-in-law Shannon Mumblo, discuss how Christina’s House serves homeless women and their children in the Springfield area. They are hoping to raise enough money to close on a house...

Soldier On

1 in 5 homeless in this country is a veteran, which means that on any given night more than 275,000 veterans in this country are sleeping on the streets. But a new approach to housing theses veterans is being pioneered in our region at Soldier...

Links to Libraries

Susan Jaye-Kaplan, President & Co-Founder, and  Janet Crimmins, Co-Founder, of “Links to Libraries” discuss the organization’s work.   Gail Baquis, Project Director for Links to Libraries  “RAP (Reading Any Place)” program for...

Homelessness

Pamela Schwartz, Regional Coordinator for Western Mass Network to End Homelessness;  Bill Miller Executive  Director of Friends of the Homeless in Springfield; and Noel Rivera, resident at Friends of the Homeless Emergency Shelter and volunteer at FOH kitchen, discuss...

Horizons for the Homeless

Joanna Carrington, Playspace Programs West Regional Director at Horizons for Homeless Children; Nicole Lussier, Program Director for “Open Pantry” Teen Living Program in Springfield; and Playspace Activity Leader Denise Donnelly discuss the efforts to...

Charitable Deductions

Ron Willoughby, Executive Director and CEO Springfield Rescue Mission and Miguel Cabrera, Chaplain for the Rescue Mission Emergency Shelter will discuss his concerns about proposal to end federal tax deductions for charitable donations and impact that would have on...

Homeless Run

Pastor Greg Dyson organized a program at Springfield College called the “Homeless Run”. He and some college students take to the streets to help homeless people in need of food, shelter or anything they are able to give...

Friends of the Homeless

Bill Miller, Executive Director of Friends of the Homeless in Springfield and Daniella Rhodes, who is currently homeless, will discuss the increasing demand for homeless services in the area....