#shelter-system

#shelter-system

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu expresses frustration with using the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex in Roxbury as an overflow shelter for migrants.

Massachusetts is facing a historic level of migration and the emergency shelter system is under stress. [ more ]

Mayor Eric Adams' administration is set to unveil its latest round of budget cuts on Tuesday.

The cuts are necessary to close the budget gap created by the migrant crisis that has brought nearly 170,000 new arrivals to the shelter system. [ more ]

The article discusses the struggles faced by migrants in New York City who have reached the 30-day limit for stays in homeless shelters.

The city is facing a shortage of beds, resulting in some migrants having to wait for days in waiting centers with only a spot on the floor or a chair. [ more ]

Hundreds of migrants in Chicago are living in buses as the city's shelter system struggles to accommodate them.

Migrants are resorting to digging through trash bins for food due to the lack of available resources. [ more ]

A work authorization clinic for migrants in Massachusetts processed over 1,000 people, with another clinic scheduled for this week.

The clinic aims to reduce processing time for work authorizations from months to weeks, freeing up space in the shelter system and connecting migrants with job opportunities.

Governor Maura Healey stressed the importance of helping migrants find work, as many of them come to the country with the desire to work. [ more ]