Last June, the Mayor's Welfare Reform Task Force in Boston released a report examining the challenges which face the city with the onset of welfare reform. The need for information in this format still exists.
Advocacy group tries to get solid, action projects under way.
Early this winter, it recognized that people's need for welfare information had not disappeared. This March's meeting was an attempt to bring together key groups to see if momentum and consensus existed on the concept of a hotline. Unfortunately, many people could not attend due to schedule conflicts. The ensuing discussion did flesh out the form a hotline could take, however. We first discussed the existing hotlines and other information sources which currently are on the landscape to see if they cover Boston's needs.