Massachusetts spending $45M per month to assist migrant families
By Ellen Fleming and Amy Phillips – 22 News WWLP BOSTON (WWLP) – On Tuesday, Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency due to emergency shelters reaching capacity. The Governor says that the state can’t keep up with the number of migrants headed to the Bay State, and the emergency shelter system is being […]
Healey declares state of emergency amid migrant shelter crisis, new relief fund launched
By Maria Papadopoulos and Ted Daniel – Boston 25 News Gov. Maura Healey has declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts due to the “rapidly rising numbers of migrant families” arriving in the Bay State in need of shelter and services, with state officials calling the current expansion on the state’s shelter system “unsustainable.” State officials on […]
Healey declares state of emergency for ‘unsustainable’ migrant housing crisis
By Jennifer Smith – Common Wealth Beacon THE RATE OF MIGRANTS coming into Massachusetts, fleeing unsafe countries and looking for work and housing, is “unsustainable” without intervention from the federal government, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday. She declared a state of emergency, the state’s first since the 2020 start of the Covid-19 pandemic, to marshal state […]
Eastern Nazarene College to offer services, shelter for immigrants: What to know
By David R. Smith – The Patriot Ledger QUINCY – Eastern Nazarene College will host the state’s second Family Welcome Center, which is designed to connect immigrant families and others experiencing homelessness to social services and shelter. A dorm on the campus will serve as a temporary shelter for up to 58 families and will be overseen by AMI Expeditionary Healthcare, […]
Healey says ‘state of emergency’ exists due to skyrocketing migrant arrivals, shelter demand
By Katie Lannan and Sarah Betancourt – GBH News Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in connection with a sharp uptick in the number of migrant families arriving in Massachusetts and needing shelter. The governor coupled the order with what she called an “urgent and formal appeal” for the federal government […]
State opens second welcome center for migrants and families experiencing homelessness
By Sarah Betancourt – GBH News State officials on Monday opened the second welcome center for resident and migrant families experiencing homelessness on the campus of Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy. Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh said the center, the first to also accommodate an on-site shelter, is meant to serve the growing […]
State opens second migrant shelter at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy
By Maria Papadopoulos – Boston 25 News QUINCY, Mass. — State officials have opened a shelter and resource center on the campus of Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy for people experiencing homelessness and “newly-arrived families,” Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday. The “Family Welcome Center” on the private, Christian college campus in Quincy’s Wollaston section is […]
Mass. opens second intake center and shelter for unhoused, migrant families
By Alison Kuznitz – State House News Service More than five weeks after the Healey administration pledged to establish more resource centers to help migrant families and people experiencing homelessness, state officials opened their second site in Quincy on Monday as makeshift hotels and motels being used as emergency shelters continue to fill up. The […]
NPR Outlet Begs Citizens to House Migrants
By Joe Schaeffer – Liberty Nation News NPR objects to being labeled a state-affiliated media outlet — yet it often churns out “news reports” so brazenly in sync with the progressive ruling establishment that they resemble government press releases. If you’re looking for a recent example, it’s hard to top Boston’s NPR affiliate putting a positive […]
State plans more ‘welcome centers’ for migrants, homeless families
By Alison Kuznitz – 10 Boston More centers that are designed to provide resources to a mounting influx of migrants and people experiencing homelessness will soon launch in Massachusetts as officials grapple with steadily rising demand, a Healey spokesperson pledged Thursday. But for weeks, officials have refrained from disclosing where exactly those additional “family welcome […]
