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Families eligible for state safety-net shelters will need to be recertified each month to remain in the overflow family shelter sites as of May 1, according to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's office.
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The nonprofit Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds purchased a stretch of storefronts in Pittsfield. It has converted one into a food pantry where classes and events are held, including dance classes for children and a recent meeting on immigration law.
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An attempt by Congress to sort out the immigration issue fell apart last week. The question of how Massachusetts' governor will handle the ever increasing number of unhoused families seeking shelter in the Commonwealth, continues to be top-of-mind for many across the Baystate.
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Since arriving in Massachusetts in mid-December, John's family has been on a harrowing journey. With their young daughter, he and his wife spent 12 nights sleeping on the hard floor at Logan Airport. Now, they're staying at an overflow shelter that's only open at night, and has just two bathrooms for roughly 200 people.
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The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security heard from advocates and lawmakers in support of the bill and those in opposition.
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Some 391 families are on the waitlist in Massachusetts, according to Healey spokesperson Karissa Hand said. The waitlist was at 242 families on Dec. 13.
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Springfield leads the way in western Massachusetts with almost 300 families in the emergency shelters, followed by Holyoke and Chicopee.
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A new report offers the fullest look to date at the costs of an emergency shelter crisis that caused Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey to declare a state of emergency in August.
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The Massachusetts Legislature and Gov. Maura Healey last week quietly restored a policy to offer state-funded food benefits for immigrants who are in the U.S. legally, but who are not citizens.
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Language requiring updates every two weeks on the emergency shelter system in Massachusetts was tucked into a spending bill that passed and was signed by Gov. Maura Healey last week.