In new strategy, state asks locals to host unhoused, migrant families as officials scramble to expand shelters
By: Gabrielle Emanuel – WBUR Massachusetts officials are seeking residents willing to host newly arrived families in need of shelter. Hosts are asked to provide a room or apartment for a few days, until longer-term accommodations can be arranged. A significant portion of the families in need of housing in the state are new immigrants. […]
Migrant Influx Fills Hotels, Strains State Shelter Capacity
By Alison Kuznitz BOSTON (State House News Service) – A triage center in Allston for migrants and people experiencing homelessness remains the only such facility to be opened so far by the Healey administration, even as officials for nearly a month have pledged more sites will open soon. Immigration and refugee resettlement advocates say the […]
