Massachusetts to provide grant funding for immigration legal services for migrants
By Sophie Lewis – The Daily Free Press Due to the recent surge of migrants into Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office is now accepting applications for a $750,000 grant program that provides funding for nonprofit legal services focused on providing immigration-related legal counsel. Under the grant program, legal service organizations can receive up to […]
‘We Feel Overwhelmed’: Allston Struggles to Support Migrant Families Amid Record Influx
By Jack R. Trapanick and Sami E. Turner, Crimson Staff Writers – The Harvard Crimson As the Massachusetts shelter system strains to accommodate record numbers of arriving families, Allston expanded services in June with the opening of a new family welcome center — though the neighborhood continues to struggle to meet the needs of all. In June, […]
Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed?
By NICHOLAS MILLER – The Nation. Around 20 years ago, Julia found a job as a nanny with what seemed to be the perfect family. Having arrived in Connecticut from Ecuador a few years earlier, she was grateful to have secured employment, and the family seemed like a particularly great match: The mother was fluent […]
Healey activates Mass. National Guard to help at emergency shelter hotels
By Asher Klein and Jericho Tran – 10Boston Gov. Maura Healey has activated up to 250 members of the Massachusetts National Guard to help at hotels providing emergency shelter services. Thursday’s move comes weeks after Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts over a historic influx of migrants seeking help from the Commonwealth’s strained shelter system. […]
