Last week Episcopal City Mission hosted The Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation’s luncheon to announce the release of “Ending Family Homelessness in Massachusetts,” the result of recently commissioned research and strategic thinking from nationally-recognized expert, Dr. Dennis Culhane. ECM was proud to be part of this exciting event and to continue to partner with [...]

Rally & Lobby Day May 6 – 12:00 PM Massachusetts State House AGENDA 12:00pm – Rally on the State House Steps 1:00pm – Visit Legislative Offices 2:00pm – Debrief and Next Steps – Room B1 CORI, the state’s criminal background check system, keeps residents from accessing jobs and housing. CORI Reform was passed last November [...]

Episcopal City Mission has partnered with over 20 other funders to support the Massachusetts Census Equity Fund. This collaborative has awarded grants to organizations across Massachusetts to provide financial support and educational resources to nonprofits throughout the state to more accurately count under-served communities in the 2010 Census, and to ensure a transparent, fair and [...]

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Dear Friends, This is a note from one of our Burgess Urban Fund Grantees. Please take a moment to read and take action! Nearly 1.5 million Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) reports are issued each year, these reports are notoriously flawed and difficult to interpret. CORIs display all court arraignments–regardless of the eventual outcome of [...]