shelters
Healey administration sued after announcing cap on emergency shelters
Local News Lawyers for Civil Rights say the changes will leave “destitute women and children out on the street.” Mass. Gov. Maura Healey announced earlier in October that the state’s emergency shelter system would soon reach capacity. Suzanne Kreiter/Boston Globe Two weeks ago, Gov. Maura Healey announced that Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system would soon reach […]
Shelters nearing capacity, Lt. Gov. Driscoll says, as feds conclude visit to Mass.
Local News With federal officials returning to Washington after assessing the situation, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said the state’s emergency shelter system is inundated. Gov. Maura Healey chats with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll in June. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll warned Thursday that Massachusetts’s emergency shelter system is on the verge of […]
This concert series for Boston-area homeless shelters takes inspiration from the shelter clients themselves
Music The public can hear Shelter Music Boston’s “Songs of Life” program at a free performance on Sept. 27. Shelter Music Boston performs at CASPAR Emergency Shelter in Cambridge in 2019. Carrie Eldridge-Dickson Shelter Music Boston’s latest concert series, “Songs of Life,” was inspired by — and created for — the clients of local homeless […]