Eviction Moratorium Extended!
The CDC has extended the June 30 eviction moratorium to July 31.This is intended to be the final extension. NPR article is here. Join the AG's Office for a Landlord/Tenants Rights webinar July 8.
Census Data Summits
Making Sense of the Child Tax Credit:
July 14 and 15

Join Community Action's Money Matters program to learn more about this important tax credit that could provide $250-300 per child of monthly support to qualifying families. Payments will begin in July.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Kids Count 2021 Data Book

This annual report has been released with helpful data about kids across the US.

You can look at the whole book here or take a quick peek at the Massachusetts information right here.

For more information and details about the work of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, you can read it all here.
A groundbreaking report released this spring by Friends of Children continues to reverberate among policymakers statewide. Learn more and read the report HERE.
Kaiser: Black and Hispanic Americans suffer most in largest decline in life expectancy since WWII
The Nonprofit Times: Only 10% of nonprofits will require a COVID vaccine for staff
MassLive: Country Bank donates $1M million dollars to food banks in central and western Mass
Job Postings from the Center for Women and Community at UMass:
Jun 30: Hampshire HOPE: How Fentanyl Test Strips Save Lives
Jul 06: Human Service Forum: HR Virtual Roundtable
Jul 08: Attorney General's Office: Landlord & Tenant Rights (moratorium extension)
Jul 08: Northampton Recovery Center: Peer Grief Support After Overdose Death
Jul 13: Census Data Summit: Persons with Disabilities and Aging Populations
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