Housing families in state-funded shelters in Mass. can cost taxpayers $300 a night
The cost of housing families in state-funded shelters at hotels can often cost hundreds of dollars per night, contracts show.
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The cost of housing families in state-funded shelters at hotels can often cost hundreds of dollars per night, contracts show.
While state officials and shelter providers work to avoid displacing longtime motel residents to make space for unhoused families, housing advocates say they are aware of cases where people have been pushed out of motels and into homelessness.
A Concord day camp that welcomed children of migrant and homeless families is a direct example of what Governor Maura Healey’s administration asked for when she declared a state of emergency.
When Marine Capt. Seth Moulton returned home from four combat tours in Iraq, he realized firsthand the scars he sustained from his service went beyond the physical.
It has now been one year since the full establishment of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the United States, and mental health experts said that it has been a great tool to add to the arsenal combating a worsening mental health crisis in this country.