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.
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.
The small cluster of cabins providing supportive housing at the state’s Shattuck Hospital campus could blossom into hundreds of units for families and individuals under a redevelopment proposal from Boston Medical Center.
A partnership between The Community Builders of Boston and the Pine Street Inn will bring 202 income-restricted and supportive housing units to Jamaica Plain.
If housing instability or a lack of a service-rich environment drives overutilization of the health care system, health care providers should be able to write a prescription for an affordable home, equipped with supportive resident services.
Several new developments providing supportive housing to homeless veterans in Massachusetts have recently opened their doors.
Massachusetts has done something remarkable – it has produced more than 1,750 new units of supportive housing in just three years.