Contributors

We are deeply grateful for the support of the following volunteers from Massachusetts, Boston Scientific, Liberty Mutual, and Baker McKenzie who were each essential in creating the Homeless Youth Handbook - Massachusetts. 

A special thanks to Jake Hofstetter and Melanie Rush for their leadership in spearheading this project.  Our gratitude is further extended to the many legal experts throughout Massachusetts who were essential to producing the content in this Handbook.  Those experts include individuals from: Attorney General's Office, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, Casa Myrna Vasquez, Center for Law and Education, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, Children's League, the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, Fenway Health, Greater Boston Legal Services, Healthcare for All, Justice Center for Southeast Massachusetts, KIND, Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, UMass Boston, Y2Y Network. 

We are especially grateful to the youth who participated in focus groups to share their insights and perspectives on the Homeless Youth Handbook - Massachusetts. 

We are proud to share that the work product resulting in the Homeless Youth Handbook - Massachusetts is the culmination of thousands of pro bono volunteer hours contributed from upwards of 120 volunteers.