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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 ...
The Playspace Program installs rooms in family homeless shelters across Massachusetts which provide safe environments for children experiencing homelessness to play. [10] Playspaces are staffed by volunteers. [11] Many Playspaces are located in hotels and motels which have been converted into emergency shelters for families experiencing ...
On average, 17 to 18 families a day seek shelter supports, and many of the more recent applicants have been Massachusetts families experiencing financial struggles or forced from their homes due ...
The overflow shelter at the state transportation building, which opened at 10 Park Plaza in mid-November after the state capped its emergency family shelter system at 7,500 families, has housed up ...
South Middlesex Opportunities Council, commonly referred to as SMOC, is one of the largest private, non-profit social services groups in Eastern Massachusetts. Operating in the Metrowest region of the state, the group provides homeless shelters, drug rehabilitation programs, family counseling handicapped transportation and numerous other social services.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey unveiled new restrictions Tuesday on the state's homeless family shelter programs. Beginning Aug. 1, families that are not prioritized for placement in emergency ...
On October 8, 2014, the city of Boston condemned the Long Island Viaduct, the neighborhood's only access point to Long Island. [9] This led to closure of all homeless shelters and treatment services previously located on the island, leading to the displacement of approximately 700 people.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu toured a recreational complex Wednesday hours ahead of its planned opening as a temporary shelter site for families experiencing ...