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 the second site to be opened in Massachusetts since June.

The center in Quincy “will connect families experiencing homelessness to essential services and shelter,” Healey said in a statement. “Expanding upon the state’s first Family Welcome Center that opened in June, this second Family Welcome Center will serve as another entry point to shelter and services, especially for newly-arrived families struggling to access basic necessities.”

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Source – Boston 25 News

Published July 31, 2023