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  2. Saint Francis House (Boston) - Wikipedia

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    Saint Francis House is a nonprofit, nonsectarian, daytime shelter, primarily for the homeless, located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, and founded in the early 1980s. It is the largest daytime shelter in New England and serves as an early model of such a center. It serves free breakfast and lunch in its dining room to over 600 guests each ...

  3. Rosie's Place - Wikipedia

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    On April 14th 1974, at age 48, Tiernan founded Rosie's Place, America's first shelter for homeless women. The organization started in a former Rozen's Supermarket, which Tiernan leased from the Boston Redevelopment Authority for a dollar. She fixed the place up with $250 in donations she gathered from friends in the suburbs.

  4. Horizons for Homeless Children - Wikipedia

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    Horizons for Homeless Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Massachusetts which provides early education and services for children and families experiencing homelessness. [ 1 ] Horizons for Homeless Children provides spaces for children experiencing homelessness to play and learn. [ 2 ]

  5. Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, an outbreak of fatal bacterial meningitis occurred amongst the City of Boston's homeless population, especially in shelters. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated the outbreak and found close contact over a series of hours to be a risk factor. Close contact is difficult to avoid in congregate settings, such as ...

  6. Transitional housing programs in Boston - Wikipedia

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    There were six transitional housing programs created under the Wu administration in Boston in January 2022. Mayor Michelle Wu's administration cleared a tent encampment of several hundred people living in the area known locally as the Mass and Cass (also known as "Methadone Mile"), and created six low-threshold, transitional housing sites to divert people displaced from the encampment.

  7. Natick woman has lofty donation goal for local shelters. How ...

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    Natick woman who was previously homeless has started a holiday tradition where she collects pairs of socks to donate to area shelters. Natick woman has lofty donation goal for local shelters. How ...

  8. Aftermath of Orion blast: Donations of food, clothing ... - AOL

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    After a tragic explosion caused by a suspected natural gas leak, two seniors were hospitalized and dozens left homeless. Now, donors are stepping up. Aftermath of Orion blast: Donations of food ...

  9. List of tent cities in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Homeless tent city in Fremont Park, Santa Rosa, California, in August 2020. Tents of homeless people in San Francisco, 2017. Santa Rosa, California: There is only one encampment with four or more tents/structures: located by a church and small shopping district near Sebastopol Road and South Wright Road. There was one on 4th Street in front of ...