emergency shelter

A resolution that would allow Burlington, Vermont city councilors the ability to access city programs, especially a city-operated emergency shelter, was the most controversial item on the council agenda this week.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey will give her latest State of the Commonwealth address tonight. The Democrat is likely to touch on last year’s accomplishments while previewing priorities for 2025. The ballooning costs of the state’s emergency shelter system, an $8 billion transportation spending plan and housing are expected to figure prominently. WAMC spoke with western Mass. lawmakers about what they’re hoping gets spotlighted.

With shelters in Springfield hitting capacity and a cold spell on its way, the city says a new emergency overflow shelter is coming online, thanks to a collaboration that quickly came together

Changes to the emergency shelter system in Massachusetts go in effect today – including policies on who gets priority when seeking emergency assistance shelters. The changes, which some critics say diminish the state’s right-to-shelter policies, were the focus of rallies in both Boston and Springfield earlier in the week.

Massachusetts state lawmakers were unable to agree on a new spending bill that includes $250 million to address the state’s migrant crisis when their session ended Wednesday night.

With beds rapidly filling up in the Massachusetts emergency shelter system, 32 families are being temporarily housed in Berkshire County as the commonwealth scrambles to address the influx.

An interview with MCLA Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Gina Puc.

Burlington, Vermont announced today the Champlain Housing Trust will manage the city’s new emergency shelter community.

As the temperature drops, emergency shelters have been opening across the region. But in Glens Falls, one shelter remains closed, as officials work to…

Community leaders in Saratoga Springs are seeking to establish a Code Blue program, just days after a woman succumbed to the elements outside the Saratoga…