Elizabeth Curtis

Senior Director Community Impact

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Mon, 07/27/2009

Remembering Father Bill

I saw in the Boston Globe this morning that Father Bill, a local champion for ending homelessness, passed away late last week. While I didn't know Father Bill personally, his work is something I have tremendous respect for. He served as the priest at St. John's in Quincy for 18 years, and while there experienced more and more people coming to him for help finding housing. read more »

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Elizabeth Curtis

Wed, 07/08/2009

New Blog Focused on Issues Related to Homelessness

I wanted to post a quick entry about a new blog that has just begun, coming out of the National Alliance to End Homelessness . This national advocacy organization is one that I personally have found to be among the most plugged in to current trends in homelessness and the attempts to abolish it from our communities. They launched a new blog today that I encourage you to check out. read more »

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Elizabeth Curtis

Thu, 05/28/2009

Voices of Strength and Determination

What it's really like to be living on the edge and facing the cliff effects of making too much for benefits but too little to pay all the bills.

I wanted to attract everyone's attention to a new report that Crittenton Women's Union put out this week. The Cliff Effect Experience provides us with an understanding of the challenges low income families face as they strive to earn better incomes, yet face the risk of losing their supports like child care vouchers and food stamps. read more »