Novel program pairs homeless women with temporary housing, and a social worker, to rebuild their future
Unlike much of the country, women in Greater Boston experience homelessness at higher rates than men, in part because there ...
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Massachusetts' right-to-shelter law originated in 1983. Why it's controversial today
There were 29,360 homeless people in Massachusetts last year, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, ...
Healey reduces shelter capacity to 5,800 families, releases new background check rules
Gov. Maura Healey reduced the cap on the number of families allowed in the state-run shelter system by 1,700 and released ...
New England’s largest permanent supportive housing development opens in Boston
More than 200 new apartments for people escaping homelessness or struggling to pay rent are now open in Boston.
‘Play is essential’: Retrofitted school bus brings pre-school education to local homeless shelters
A “Magic” school bus of sorts is bringing experiences to children who wouldn’t otherwise have those opportunities.
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Lowell homeless shelter hit with scabies outbreak
LOWELL — The Lowell Transitional Living Center, the largest homeless shelter and support organization north of Boston, is treating an outbreak of scabies in its building on Middlesex Street ...