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Victory Programs welcomes inquiries from the media. As leaders in helping individuals and families stabilize and move on from crisis, our expert staff can provide nuanced perspectives regarding a broad spectrum of challenges such as addressing homelessness and community health concerns like substance use disorder, STIs, HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, and food and nutritional justice.

To speak with one of our staff experts please contact:
Stephanie Ploof
Communications Specialist
T: 617-541-0222 x144
E: sploof@vpi.org.

In The News

BC News – May 5, 2023
Pillars of strength, community

Boston.com – April 27, 2023
She provides counseling to the most entrenched individuals at Mass. and Cass. She wants you to know her story.

The Suffolk Journal – April 4, 2023
Suffolk CCE leaves mark on community during 25th Service Day

BU Today – March 2, 2023
Alternative Service Break Trips Return to Normal after Three Years

WGBH – December 12, 2022
Amid calls to increase policing at Mass. and Cass, overtime spending surges under Mayor Wu

POZ Magazine – November 14, 2022
The 2022 POZ 100: Celebrating Latino Advocates

Boston Herald – October 15, 2022
Boston, nonprofits giving out drug pipes, tourniquets, ‘cookers’ on Mass and Cass

Boston.com – October 4, 2022
Low-threshold day spaces will open in Roxbury, Back Bay, part of Boston’s effort to address Mass. and Cass

City of Boston – October 4, 2022
New Day Spaces and Expanded Substance Use Services Announced

The Bay State Banner – September 19, 2022
Nonprofits plan for 400 units, addiction services at Shattuck

Jamaica Plain News – September 6, 2022
Non-Profit Helps Those in Crisis, Victory Programs, Opens Headquarters in Jamaica Plain

Boston Guardian – July 1, 2022
Victory Programs Wants to Expand

Mission Hill Gazette – March 4, 2022
CAMH Hosts Q&A About Homeless Housing Project

Mission Hill Gazette – February 4, 2022
Hotel takes in homeless individuals from Mass and Cass

Boston Globe – February 1, 2022
Life sciences nonprofit donates $1.5m to fight poverty in Greater Boston

WBUR – January 27, 2022
Fewer women are seeking addiction treatment in Mass. as use and overdoses increase

Bloomberg – January 14, 2022
Boston’s New Mayor Tries a Different Tack on Homelessness

The Journal – January 4, 2022
McGovern Foundation Awards $6M to Groups Expanding Access to Tech Education

Boston 25 News – December 18, 2021
MassHousing awards grants for new substance-free housing

Boston.com – December 6, 2021
Mayor Michelle Wu says ‘everything is on the table’ in effort to get people at Mass. and Cass into housing this month

The Patriot Ledger – October 28, 2021 
‘Mass and Cass’ crisis isn’t shaking Quincy’s resolve to fight Long Island Bridge rebuild

Boston Magazine – October 27, 2021
24 Ways to Give Back and Volunteer around Boston This Year

Boston Globe – October 14, 2021
Transitional housing is key to solving the crisis at Mass. and Cass

Spirit Magazine Boston – Sept/Oct 2021
Forty Years Later – On this anniversary of the first report of HIV/AIDS, Boston Living Center is still giving long-term survivors strong support

WGBH – September 3, 2021
How Will $90 Million Of Sackler Family Opioid Settlement Money Be Spent in Mass?

WBUR – August 27, 2021
Boston Neighbors Hope A New Mayor Can Help One Of The City’s Bleakest Neighborhoods

Boston Globe – June 1, 2021
Boston mayoral hopefuls will have to rise to challenge of ‘Mass. and Cass’

Boston Herald – May 12, 2021
Massachusetts opioid deaths spike 69% among Black men with fatal overdoses on the rise overall

Boston Herald – May 11, 2021
Kim Janey floats idea of ferries to Long Island recovery campus

Boston Herald – April 24, 2021
After coronavirus pandemic drop, more women are seeking addiction treatment with acute needs

BU News Service – March 18, 2021
Gardening in the Era of COVID-19

Boston25 – January 17, 2021
Health experts, providers worry about surge of HIV infections in Boston during pandemic

Boston Herald – September 12, 2020
Unemployment, childcare, coronavirus stacked against homeless families in Boston

Boston Globe – June 10, 2020
Opioid overdose deaths decline slightly in first quarter of 2020

Boston Patch – May 20, 2020
Feeling Blue? Think Green: 5 Tips for City Gardeners

Boston 25 News – April 7, 2020
Local restaurant keeping doors open to feed frontline workers amid outbreak 

WBUR – March 20, 2020
‘The Calm Before The Storm’: Coronavirus Testing And Precautions For Mass. Homeless Population Ramp Up 

Dig Boston – March 16, 2020
OUTREACH VAN ADDRESSES MORE THAN JUST COVID-19 TO AID THOSE ON STREET

Boston Herald – March 12, 2020
City’s homeless are among the most vulnerable to coronavirus, advocates say

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