Mass. imposes new limits on shelter stays People staying in Massachusetts’ emergency shelters will face a nine-month limit, with some exceptions, under a supplemental funding bill that Gov. Maura Healey has signed into law. A short-term ... 04/30/2024 - 9:56 pm | View Link
Mass. emergency shelter residents limited to 9 months in system after Gov. Healey signs bill Massachusetts emergency shelter residents will only have nine months to live in the system after Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Tuesday that also hands her administration a much-needed cash ... 04/30/2024 - 12:12 pm | View Link
At least 45 people die in western Kenya as floodwaters sweep away houses and cars Police in Kenya say at least 40 people have died after a dam collapsed in the country’s west. The floodwaters swept through houses and cut off a major road. 04/29/2024 - 2:23 pm | View Link
State ends housing programs for those in 'Mass. and Cass' encampment The programs had seemed to help reduce the numbers of people living on the streets while facing mental health and substance use disorders, and address problems such as increasing violence in the ... 04/29/2024 - 10:18 am | View Link
Feds approve Mass. request to use Medicaid funds for shelter crisis The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will allow Massachusetts to use Medicaid funds to pay for up to six months of temporary housing for eligible MassHealth members in the emergency shelter ... 04/25/2024 - 9:52 am | View Link