Relief Fund 5: How to help migrant families in Massachusetts
NEEDHAM, Mass. — In August, Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts due to the rapidly rising number of migrant families arriving in need of shelter and services. The declaration notified the federal government that the state’s shelter system was rapidly expanding capacity in an unsustainable manner. At the time, there were nearly 5,600 […]
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. […]
Worcester considering migrant ‘welcome center’ after two open in Allston, Quincy
By Chris Van Buskirk – Boston Herald A top official in Worcester said the city is considering opening a “welcome center” akin to the two the Healey administration stood up in Allston and Quincy to deal with an influx of migrants from other countries who have arrived in Massachusetts. State officials have used the welcome […]
Healey Declares State of Emergency to Take Care of 20,000 Refugees in Mass.
By Joanna Lin – Sampan On the second floor of an orange building on Allston’s Harvard Avenue, the muted conversations of parents and the loud chatter of young children can be heard, among suitcases and toys. In this pocket of the city that is the Brazilian Worker Center, Haitian families seek temporary refuge before continuing […]
This church is helping unhoused migrants. Healey has asked others to do the same.
By Sarah Betancourt – GBH News The state’s emergency shelter system is strained, catalyzing Gov. Maura Healey to announce a state of emergency last week. With that came a plea for local residents and decision-makers to consider opening up unused spaces to migrant families — who are coming to Massachusetts in growing numbers — both […]
How Bay Staters can help with the migrant crisis
By Steph Solis – Axios Boston Gov. Healey’s state of emergency declaration regarding the migrant crisis is a call to action for every business owner, nonprofit leader and individual willing to help people seeking shelter in Massachusetts. Driving the news: The state is asking anyone able to host homeless families or migrants to open their doors, but first […]
Local church offers temporary housing as Mass. sees surge of migrants
By Abbey Niezgoda – 10Boston As a surge of migrants arrives in Massachusetts, state officials are asking residents with extra room to consider opening up their homes. The plea for help comes as the governor declares a state of emergency to deal with the migrant crisis. One church in Natick is already answering the call. At Hartford […]
