Athol Daily News - Concerned parties back small-house model for Soldiers Home, vets facilities atholdailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from atholdailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Concerned parties back small-house model for Soldiers’ Home, vets facilities >Signs, flags, flowers and wreaths are placed at the entrance to the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, pictured in April 2020. STAFF FILE PHOTO/JERREY ROBERTS > >Published: 7/13/2021 4:59:22 PM
HOLYOKE Gov. Charlie Baker in May signed into law a bill authorizing $400 million in bonds for the design and construction of a new Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. Now, a couple of entities are trying to add their voices to the discussion of how to handle this project.
Dignity Alliance Massachusetts, a statewide grassroots coalition of aging and disability service and advocacy organizations, and Disabled American Veterans, a nonprofit providing support for veterans and their families, are advocating for a small-house model as opposed to the construction of another large facility, which they say is outdated and unsafe.
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