By Bob Oakes Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and 300 volunteers took the streets Wednesday night to tally up the city’s homeless population for the annual city homeless census. It’s been a very tough winter for the homeless, and last year’s census found more than 7,200 homeless people in Boston. To Read More, Click Here.
NECN: Need for Homeless Shelter Grows in Boston
By Josh Brogadir Five weeks after he lost his job as an executive and lost his home in the North End, Peter Boyle is among the thousands who will be counted in the 35th annual Boston homeless census by workers and volunteers, on foot and in vans. “I made some bad decisions and had aContinue reading NECN: Need for Homeless Shelter Grows in Boston
WBZ Radio: CHI working to increase funding to end homelessness
Listen to St. Francis House’s Karen LaFrazia’s interview with Mike Macklin on WBZ Radio:
Patriot Ledger: Homeless numbers press hard on local shelters
By Patriot Ledger Staff Local organizations serving the homeless are pointing to two unrelated events – the harsh winter and last October’s abrupt closure of the Long Island Bridge – as pressing reasons to boost state spending on helping homeless people. The Coalition for Homeless Individuals, which includes Quincy-based Father Bill’s & MainSpring, announced plansContinue reading Patriot Ledger: Homeless numbers press hard on local shelters
MassLive: Coalition for Homeless Individuals calls for Mass. lawmakers to increase funding to combat causes of homelessness
By Robert Rizzuto A coalition of organizations who work to assist homeless individuals in Massachusetts is calling on state lawmakers to provide additional resources to assist with the mission amid what they describe as increased need and stagnant state funding. The Coalition for Homeless Individuals announced this week that it will be speaking with stateContinue reading MassLive: Coalition for Homeless Individuals calls for Mass. lawmakers to increase funding to combat causes of homelessness
Boston.com: Kicked Off Long Island, Homeless Turn to Boston Shelters for Help
By Kristin Toussaint On Tuesday, Hadley Douglas, owner of the Urban Grape liquor store, sat in her car, listening to a WBUR story about the Boston Night Center reopening. The center has helped provide the city’s homeless population with a way to escape the recent bitter cold. Douglas wrote a Facebook post linking to the story.Continue reading Boston.com: Kicked Off Long Island, Homeless Turn to Boston Shelters for Help
Metro: Advocate — Boston homeless shelters are at 110 percent capacity
By Danny McDonald The city’s shelters have been overcrowded due to the recent stretch of horrific weather, according to the city’s director of the Emergency Shelter Commission. Jim Greene told the Metro Tuesday that the city has about 1,500 beds or spaces for the homeless to sleep but are making room for a population ofContinue reading Metro: Advocate — Boston homeless shelters are at 110 percent capacity
WBUR: Amid Scramble To House Homeless, Boston Night Center Reopens
By Deborah Becker While Boston continues to deal with mountains of snow and extreme cold, the city is also grappling with an even larger than usual number of homeless people. Advocates for the homeless say the extreme weather, the move to ban people from sleeping at places like South Station and Logan Airport and theContinue reading WBUR: Amid Scramble To House Homeless, Boston Night Center Reopens
WBUR: Report: To Reduce Mass. Family Homelessness, Focus Less On Shelters
By Bob Oakes and Shannon Dooling More than 13,000 Massachusetts families applied for housing assistance during the last fiscal year. Gov. Charlie Baker has made tackling homelessness one of his top priorities, and a new report released Wednesday offers the administration a few suggestions. The report, which was spearheaded by the group Citizens’ Housing And Planning Association,Continue reading WBUR: Report: To Reduce Mass. Family Homelessness, Focus Less On Shelters
Worcester Magazine: A red knit scarf offers hope to those in need
By Joshua Lyford With Worcester’s recent, seemingly never ending snow storms making “Snowmageddon” a local reality, the accumulated snowfall and cold threaten the well-being of area homeless and those without the financial means to keep themselves warm this winter. Luckily, some anonymous area resident is doing his or her best to provide a helping handContinue reading Worcester Magazine: A red knit scarf offers hope to those in need
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