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Mass. makes moves to figure out what happens after state shelter cap is reached
The state and United Way of Massachusetts Bay announced a $5-million grant program for local organizations to stand up short term overnight sites for “families and pregnant individuals with no alternative shelter options.” -
Healey anticipates ‘hard calls’ as emergency shelters near capacity
Time limits for shelter stays are on the table. -
Judge denies request to halt Healey’s shelter cap for homeless families
The governor is looking to set a 7,500-family cap on the state’s shelter system. A team of lawyers argues it’s out of step with state law. -
Few answers on what’s next for homeless and migrant Mass. families as shelter cap looms
State leaders are ducking direct questions. -
As Mass. shelters near capacity, Healey says migrant crisis is entering a 'new phase'
Starting Nov. 1, the state will start triaging families and launch a shelter waitlist. -
Healey announces ‘historic fund’ to establish ARPA-H national hub in Cambridge
The governor also praised a new tax relief bill announced Tuesday, hours before details were revealed. -
A New Bedford teenager’s 21-hour days
How a migrant teen tried to juggle going to high school and working overnights at a seafood processor. -
Biden administration speeds up work permits that could help thousands of Mass. migrants
The announcement also included expanded temporary protected status for Venezuelans. -
Quincy's new welcome center sees outpouring of community support for migrant families, employees say
Employees at Quincy's Family Welcome Center on the Campus of Eastern Nazarene College say they receive almost daily calls from local residents asking how they can help. -
Plymouth County extends its contract with ICE for the only county detention center left in Mass.
Advocates are calling for the end of the the federal relationship to detain immigrants.
