Page 32 - Homeless Program News Today

Funding is part of UnitedHealthcare’s $11.1 million in Empowering Health grants focused on expanding access to care and addressing social determinants of health for people in underserved...

Stephanie Sullivan, CEO of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Project, was in Roanoke Thursday for the Rescue Missions 75th Anniversary.

The animal tranquilizer called xylazine or tranq is increasingly found mixed with fentanyl and linked to opioid overdose deaths, the CDC reported Thursday.

Officials with Gov. Maura Healey’s administration on Wednesday announced a coalition led by Boston Medical Center (BMC) has been awarded provisional designation to develop a recovery campus on the existing 13-acre Shattuck Hospital site on Morton Street. The plans call for more than 400 units of supportive housing and 120 emergency beds.

The medical center also proposed the development of a new clinical center and increased green space for residents.

The San Diego City Council is set to vote on a proposed ordinance that will make life much more difficult for those living on our streets, especially seniors who already have few options left.

Thank you, Nicky and Ahmed. Students, faculty, staff, family, and friends, good afternoon and welcome! It is a true honor to be here with you today. If I seem out of breath, it’s because I rushed over here after attending our son’s graduation from Harvard across the river. So today is especially meaningful for me, and I have a deeper appreciation for your special day here on the Quad.

Advocates at Alliance for Health Policy briefing called for increased awareness, new therapies

A Wellington woman is facing charges after she used her position to steal nearly $100,000 from a fund for people in need, Palm Beach police said.

Tracy Kidder's latest book is an investigation of homelessness titled Rough Sleepers. A strength of the book is the time the author invested in getting to know people whose daily lives on the streets are almost unimaginable.