Patrick administration harsh on the poor/potentially homeless . . .

[Casey Harrington]

That's the gist of this post from a group called Arise for Social Justice, an organization based in Springfield. If you agree, they suggest you voice your discontent . . .

 

http://ariseforsocialjustice.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-insane-cruelty-of-gov-patrick.html

[paul schack]

Thanks for posting this Casey. I agree these regulations that affect the most vulnerable families and children are cruel and have to be stopped. 

 

Please call today!  Ask the Governor and the Legislature to PUT A STOP to emergency assistance (EA) regulations that would leave homeless children and their families in dangerous situations.

Under the new rules that will go into effect in 60 days unless we stop them, children and their families will be ineligible for shelter even if they

• ·        have nowhere to sleep except a bus station or a hospital emergency room
• ·        are in a double up situation where the child is being abused by a neighbor
• ·        are in a housing situation where the mother is being regularly raped by the primary tenant
• ·        are in a housing situation that is unfit for human habitation (such as not having running water) and the landlord could fix it but won’t
• ·        are in a housing situation with lead paint, exposed wires, overcrowding that violates the sanitary code, or infested with rats (as long as the infestation isn’t caused by accumulated garbage)
• ·        were evicted through no fault of their own (for example, because the landlord wants to put the building on the market) and have no place to go

And many of the families who might meet the new standards won’t be eligible due to new unreasonable third-party verification requirements.

Please call the Governor, 617.725.4005 or 888.870.7770. 
Ask him to PUT A STOP to these inhumane rules.

Please call your State Senator Ben Downing 617-722-1625 and Representative Pignatelli 617-722-2582 , Mark 617-722-2210, Farley-Bouvier 617-722-2240 or Carridi 617-722-2130, via the State House switchboard at  617.222.2000 (or get their direct numbers at www.wheredoivotema.com). 

Ask your Senator and Representative to ask Senate President Murray and House Speaker DeLeo to PUT A STOP to these inhumane rules.