Proposed changes to Massachusetts shelter system include phasing out hotels, 6-month stay limit
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey wants to limit stays for migrant and homeless families in emergency shelters to six months.
Massachusetts will phase out use of hotels and motels to shelter homeless families, governor says
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced that the state's reliance on hotels and motels to shelter homeless people will ...
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Family shelter system will undergo massive changes, including phaseout of hotels
Immigrant mothers walk up to the temporary respite shelter in Chelsea, where several were at risk of being kicked out and ...
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Vancouver council OKs tax increases and new taxes to close $43M deficit and pay for homeless ‘bridge shelter’
To close a $43 million deficit in the 2025-26 budget, the Vancouver City Council on Monday passed ordinances for two tax ...
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Vancouver officials approve business tax to expand homeless services with proposed ‘bridge shelter’
“At least 31 [homeless] individuals have died since ... The timeline for building and opening the bridge shelter is unclear, but Spinelli said the city would like to have it operational by ...
Healey admin plan limits family shelter stays to six months, phase out hotels
The Healey administration said Friday that it will phase out hotel and motel stays for migrant and homeless families as it ...