Why Housing?

Nancy Banks is the Executive Director of the UU Mass Action Network, a network of Unitarian Universalist (UU) churches and fellowships. The mission of the UU Mass Action Network is “to mobilize Unitarian Universalists individually and congregationally to take action in support of Unitarian Universalist principles for a more just, equitable and compassionate Commonwealth.” This week, Nancy Banks shares with us the background behind her organization’s commitment to ending homelessness.

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News Update: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

This week, on June 22, Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Barbara Poppe and the lead Cabinet secretaries from the USICH submitted to President Obama and Congress Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.

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Call to Action: Help Prevent Devastating Cuts to the Massachusetts Budget!

Social Action Ministries is dedicated to engaging faith communities across Massachusetts in efforts to end homelessness, including legislative advocacy. Today we'd like to share an advocacy alert with you and ask you to take action now to prevent significant cuts to the Massachusetts State Budget.

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Politics and the Pulpit: Carter Lindberg on Martin Luther

The relationship between religion and politics in the United States is at times a contentious issue. One only needs to examine the Internal Revenue Service regulations on tax-exempt organizations and political activity to see that for religious leaders, deciding how or whether to address social and political issues from the pulpit may not be a simple task.

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Keys Cure Homelessness

Social Action Ministries is a program of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, a statewide advocacy organization dedicated to ending homelessness. Click here to watch community leaders share why they support ending homelessness. Many thanks to Chris Goff for producing this video!