Massachusetts’ Growing Ranks of Older Homeless Straining the Safety Net
Here in one of the wealthiest states in the wealthiest nation on Earth, a quiet crisis is unfolding as more and more older adults are losing their homes.
Looming Homelessness Crisis Demands Supportive Housing Ramp-Up
There’s a proven solution to end chronic homelessness. It’s cost effective, good for business and it’s the humane thing to do. It’s called supportive housing.
Housing Everyone Adds to the Greater Good
Efforts to keep people in their homes not only benefit the individuals at risk of homelessness, they also contribute to the overall well-being of our communities.
With Lawsuit Ruling Expected, State Predicts Families in Shelters Could Double
Shortly before a court hearing challenging the Healey administration’s allegedly “rushed” changes to the shelter system, officials filed new emergency regulations seeking to enable a temporary hard cap on the number of families that can be housed.
Wu: Widett Circle Recovery Campus Idea Not ‘Feasible’
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was cool Monday to the idea that Widett Circle could be used as a recovery campus to help address persistent drug use and homelessness in the nearby “Mass & Cass” area.
Groups Pitch Widett Circle to Take Pressure off Mass and Cass
Leaders of the South End Forum, which represents neighborhood associations in Boston’s South End, and the Newmarket Business Improvement District unveiled a proposal that would stand up dozens of temporary cabins that could support residents through various steps of recovery.
Fed Money to Fund Dorm-to-Shelter Lease
Nearly $2 million in federal dollars will flow into Massachusetts and Boston city coffers to tackle the migrant housing crisis, with the money arriving just over a week after Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency due to strained shelter systems.
Healey: Getting Migrants Jobs Necessary to Solve Shelter Crisis
Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday morning over “rapidly rising numbers” of migrant families arriving in Massachusetts and threatening to overwhelm the state’s shelter system.
State Opening New Intake Center to Ease Shelter Pressure
The Healey administration announced Friday it’s opening an intake center in Allston for families, particularly immigrants, experiencing homelessness, where they could be directed to temporary stays in townhouses at Joint Base Cape Cod.
Wu Claims Major Progress at Mass. and Cass
While the confluence of homelessness and substance use in Boston’s “Mass. and Cass” area persists, Mayor Michelle Wu argued Monday that conditions on the ground have improved dramatically in the year since she took office.
Father Bill’s Receives Financing for New Resource Center
Father Bill’s & MainSpring, a nonprofit organization providing services that address homelessness, has received $11.2 million in financing from Rockland Trust to construct a new facility in Quincy.
New Ways to Build Take Center Stage
Houses made out of Lego blocks? How about affordable homes built from 3D printers? All of these ideas and more have moved off the drawing board and into the marketplace.
Embattled Homeless Housing Development Finally Breaks Ground
An affordable housing project for the homeless in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood has finally broken ground after seeing off legal challenges from a neighboring commercial landlord.
Bill to Give Homeless Residents IDs Advances, Key to Bank Accounts
A bill approved by the Massachusetts Senate would make it easier for people who are homeless to obtain a state ID.
The Next Challenge at Mass & Cass: Follow-Through
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Wu and her team deserve credit for first pouring so much effort into outreach at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. But Beacon Hill and business owners need to step up to help build longer-term solutions.
Bill Would Phase Out Shelter-Based Emergency Housing
Advocates for people experiencing homelessness and elected officials are hoping to capitalize on pandemic-era experiences in an effort to shift the state’s shelter system to other settings, like repurposed hotels or purpose-built shelters with individual rooms.
Envision Bank Helps Fund New Home for Veterans
Randolph-based Envision Bank provided partial funding – and made a $1 land sale – to help build a new home for formerly homeless veterans.
At a ‘Breaking Point,’ Newmarket Businesses Seek to Form BID
Property owners in Boston’s Newmarket neighborhood are proposing a business improvement district to provide new security and sanitation services and private transit shuttles to the area, which has become an epicenter of the region’s opioid abuse crisis.
Why We Need Rent Relief Now
We only have a short period of time to ensure that renters, landlords and homeowners do not face a financial cliff when the moratorium ends.
Massachusetts’ Homeless Families Have Waited Long Enough for Solutions
Although Massachusetts is a leader in providing subsidized housing, we are nowhere close to meeting the need. We need new ways and new resources to attack this problem.
