Kim never expected to be homeless. The 58-year-old woman shared a home with her boyfriend of more than three decades. But when he died two years ago, she couldn’t afford the rent. The disabled woman, who gets around with a…
A new homelessness count in Massachusetts found 500 people without stable housing across Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket, an increase of 135 people from 2025. The figure included 95 children. In a news release, the Barnstable County Department of Human Services detailed the…
Lynn and MBTA police moved in Monday morning and cleared out a persistent homeless encampment that had sprawled beneath the Central Square train tracks for weeks, following a wave of public health and safety complaints from residents and commuters. The…
The Kitchen Inc. will mark the opening of its expanded emergency shelter with a public ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Oct. 27 at 1855 E. Chestnut Expressway in Springfield. The event will include public tours of the facility from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to a community announcement.
Safety is the throughline of the next Worcester City Council meeting, and the body is expected to discuss several reports related to school and traffic safety on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Additionally, councilors will hear from the city about the Department of…
A vacant hotel on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester has reopened as 99 supportive apartments for older adults who have experienced homelessness, giving residents like Reginald a permanent address after years without one. Reginald lived on the street for two years after…
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